The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS
The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS
"Lets recap: Where else can you find a WILBURY BAND born of the ensembles and friendships enjoyed by bands who love the music at Abbey Road On The River? That my friends is greatness. Solo acts like PETER CONRAD, can do anything, really well. Duos like TWO OF US have been nailing it for 6 years. Have you missed them? Why?" (1/27/08)
- Gary Jacob / Abbey Road On The River promoter
The TRAVELIN' BEATLEBURYS @ AROTR-Canada - 8/2/08
(left to right:)
PHIL BERUBE - bass guitar & vocals
KEVIN ASHBA - keyboads & vocals
SAM PELLEGRINO - acoustic guitar & vocals
PETER CONRAD - electric & acoustic guitars & vocals
~ photograph (c) 2008 by Bruce & Penny. All rights reserved.
The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS are five musicians, from three different states, who perform the music of The Traveling Wilburys (group & solo), The Beatles (group & solo, focusing on George Harrison) and songs from the “British Invasion to the Summer Of Love.”
PETER CONRAD, from Columbus, OH, sings and plays lead/slide guitar. He has been performing in the Central OH area for over 30 years and has recorded & released 2 solo CDs, “Dream Come True” (1999) & “Half Alive” (2005), both with very obvious Beatle influences. He has performed at every AROTR as a solo artist, beginning in 2002, where he performed his own song “Goodbye George” in the “Tribute To George Harrison” show at the 1st AROTR in Cleveland, OH. In 2003, Peter was one of the 5 finalists in the “We Hope We Passed The Audition Contest.” The winner of that year’s contest was the duo Two Of Us. Peter has performed at every AROTR since 2002, including shows in Scranton, PA & Belleville, Ontario, Canada.
SAM PELLEGRINO, from Pennsylvania, sings, plays acoustic guitar and with former Beatlebuy, Ken Vold, was part of the duo Two Of Us. They had been performing at AROTR since 2003 and won the “We Hope We Passed The Audition Contest” that same year. It was at this contest that Sam & Ken first met Peter, and a mutual musical friendship began, resulting in them sitting in on each other’s sets the following years. In 2006, Peter & Two Of Us were paired together as a trio for a couple of shows at AROTR, and during that year’s fest, they met up with bass player Phil Berube.
PHIL BERUBE, from Boston, Massachusetts, sings and plays bass guitar. Phil has played bass, toured, and/or recorded with The Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, Joe Perry, and Donny Osmond and was in one of the original touring productions of “Beatlemania!” In 2006 Phil met Peter, Sam & Ken as they were rehearsing in the lobby of the Galt House for their shows. Phil sat in and played piano during this rehearsal/jam session and was invited to perform with them at their next show. Phil showed up at the gig with his Hofner bass guitar, and the idea behind the Traveling Beatleburys was born.
KEVIN ASHBA, from Lima, OH, sings and plays keyboards. Kevin performs with The Will Freed Band, whose first CD features the harmonica work of John Popper, from Blues Traveler. Kevin was the 2nd runner up in the “We Hope We Passed The Audition Contest” at 2006’s AROTR, where he met Peter and gave him a copy of his solo Beatles tribute CD “A Soap Impression.” Kevin was invited to join the Beatleburys after Peter gave his CD a listen and was impressed by what he heard.
BRUCE GOLL, originally from Shawnee, KS but now living in Dublin, OH, plays drums and percussion. Bruce grew up playing with various rock, blues and R&B bands in the Kansas City area, mainly as the driving beat for Burnt Worm in its many incarnations. Bruce also played for various bands in CO, OK, MO and KS during his ‘Traveling’ days. Bruce met Peter at the Dolphin Lounge Electric Open Stage, and was invited to join the Traveling Beatleburys, based on his drumming style, & abilities.
In addition to this “official” line-up, there is also a “Columbus Edition” of the Beatleburys, who perform in the Central, OH area in the fall and winter months. This line-up features Peter, Kevin & Bruce, and includes Bruce Burton on bass guitar & vocals and Michael Ravage on electric guitar & vocals.
To view more band photos, visit: www.MySpace.com/petermconrad
The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS @ AROTR, Louisville, KY - 5/21/09 (left to right):
Peter Conrad, Sam Pellegrino, Bruce Goll, Phil Berube & Kevin Ashba
2008 COMMENTS:
"Lets recap: We have a former Beatle, Pete Best, performing at AROTR for the first time. We have former Hollie lead singer, Terry Sylvester for three days. We are reprising Love-no other event or band in the world has performed this show. We are replicating White with over 30 players. Where else can you find a WILBURY BAND born of the ensembles and friendships enjoyed by bands who love the music at Abbey Road On The River? That my friends is greatness. All the greatness I need is right here at Abbey Road. Duos like Scott and Dave and TWO OF US have been nailing it for 6 years. Have you missed them? Why? Solo acts PETER CONRAD, Stan Bullock, Gary Quinn, and Charlie Guitar can do anything, really well. Not good enough? Well, then you have too many toys. We can't help you".
~ Gary Jacob (AROTR Promoter) Cleveland & Louisville / AROTR Guest-book - 1/27/08
"Since everyone seems to be on a band rant I will add my two cents. I'm glad to see Mario DaSilva, The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS and The Yellow Submorons. All of these bands are great".
~ Amanda / Louisville, KY /AROTR Guest-book - 1/26/08
"You'd be surprised how I have your appearances earmarked... the guitar will be in Louisville, but perhaps it'll hang in the hotel room more than not... , but I am looking forward to hearing The BEATLEBURYS ... I liked what you guys did last year... ...plus KEVIN had my back last year at a Thursday night into Friday am sing-a-long thing... he's cool heck, I like all of you...! Will see ya there..."
~ Joe Perri / Atlanta, GA / MySpace message - 5/4/08
"I'm psyched and ready to go. Coming in Thurs. early and leaving Mon. late. Very much looking forward to seeing the BEATLEBURY GUYS. You can bet I'll take in several of your shows".
~ Randy Davis / Dallas, TX / MySpace message - 5/7/08
"Definitely happy to say I'll be in Louisville for the Fest and am hoping to stop in and twist with the BEATLEBURYS. See you there!"
~ Susan Beales / Washington state / MySpace message - 5/11/08
"For those of you who are planning to attend the event please be sure to check out the various performances by my good mate PETER CONRAD & his TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS band. A splendid time is guaranteed for all."
~ Rex Van Zandt / Dark Horse The Tribute / e-mail - 5/21/08
"This morning I seen 'JESSE BEATLEBURY' on TV singing 'Here Comes the Sun' and got me really excited about AROTR! Can't wait to see the TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS and everyone again!"
~ Andrea Lynn / Louisville, KY / AROTR Guest-book - 5/22/08
"Thank you so much Gary and staff. I do not have one complaint, this weekend was the best yet. Special thanks to Gavin, Jimmy and the BEATLEBURYS for all the great George music! Every band was amazing".
~ Judy (of the Rochester Girls) / Rockester, KY - AROTR Guest-book - 5/27/08
"This is from the picture lady for anyone reading this who knows who I am. This year's placing of the stages was a great improvement and showed off the talent of all those wonderful bands much better! This year there were so many special moments that I can't even list them all, but the TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS at the pool stage was a blast! This was my fourth year and I love this festival. Hope it gets to continue. Good job, Gary. It just keeps getting better!"
~ Melanie Roesser / Jeffersonville, IN / AROTR Guest-book - 5/28/08
"WHOA! It's over guys... and I am soooooo very sad! I will throw out a couple hellos and compliments to a few of you guys: Mario DaSilva: Love you sooooooo, so, so, so, so much! I really hope you can find something up here in the near future. Miss you already. Jimmy Pou: Really good show and glad to have met you at last! PETER CONRAD & the TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS were fab. Sent by the gods. Truly. Can't wait to meet up with you again next year. Los Beatles: Without you, there wouldn't be any of this. Thank you. Love you all!"
~ Brooke Starkey / Louisville, KY / AROTR Guest-book - 5/28/08
"Kudos to (1) Lucy In The Sky for their own, tightly-arranged twists to their songs, (2) the incredible Jay Goeppner & Instant Karma's "Rock & Roll" show, (3) the unbeatable tie between Gavin Pring & Jimmy Pou as George, and (4) The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS for bringing some variety to the party".
~ Fab Five Paul / Liverpool, NY / AROTR Guest-book - 5/28/08
"Those must sees include British Export and Jim Ringo Martin's All Star show, Gavin and Jimmy Pou, two guys that over the years have given this "Paul girl" a new appreciation for George, oh and can't forget PETER CONRAD, your BEATLEBURYS have added such a unique and special touch to the mix, love how you had so many guys sitting in on your shows".
~ Nancy / N. Olmstead, OH / AROTR Guest-book - 5/28/08
"Thank you for making my time at AROTR 2008 the best for the last couple of years, it was so much fun and loved seeing you all again and hearing 'Goodbye George', that song is still stuck in my head. I love the CD!! I enjoyed all the BEATLEBURYS performances, the songs, the music and the humor, you can't just listen to a BEATLEBURY performance without smiling and feeling cheerful. You better come back next year, no excuses!"
~ Andrea Royce / MySpace message - 5/30/08
Visit JANET GRAHAM's photos of the TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS
@ the Valparaiso Popcorn Festival (9/6/08 in Valparaiso, IN) :
http://picasaweb.google.com/photoglady/TravelingBeatleburys#
The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS @ AROTR, Belleville, Ontario, Canada - 8/2/08 (left to right):
Phil Berube, Sam Pellegrino, Barry Katz & PC
MISC COMMENTS (Canada & more):
"Hello, everybody, The fabulous Rochester Girls are back from Abbey Road on the River Canada, and we are able to report that Belleville, Ontario ROCKED. Imagine three days of the finest Beatles-based music you've ever heard delivered by the absolute best musicians in the business, in the company of simply terrific people. That's what we just experienced.
The Girls compared notes on the way home and will hereby report the superlatives....
Best George Harrison channelers: The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS.
Thanks for "For You Blue", guys, it KICKED.
Best hair: A tie between PETER "Tom Petty" CONRAD and Paula E.
Prettiest guitars: PETER CONRAD's "Rocky" and anything Mark Rashotte touched.
Best fans: Well, in all humility, we think we are!
Best Music: That of John, Paul, George, and Ringo, the Beatles...of course!
Thanks for the memories, Belleville. Thanks to Mark, Andy, Vitas, Steve, Francis, and Al of "All You Need Is Love" for hosting and being the backbone of the music. It was a great time and we'll definitely be back next year (plenty of time for you to start preparing your defenses....)"
~ Char, Jackie, Barb, Deb & Jilly / Rochester Girls, NY / AROTR Guest-book - 8/4/08
"Hello to all AROTR Friends and Fans.. WOW!!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! On behalf of myself and my band mates, I want to thank Mark, Andy and their wonderful staff for making us feel warm and welcomed. Three days of peace, love and rock'n roll!!! The feeling of love and respect for all of the bands carried over from AROTR Louisville. Everyone made us feel as if we were old friends and we belonged. The performances were top notch. All You Need Is Love were smokin' hot. Our pals The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS were as always great to hear...Thanks PETER for asking me to sit in.. There were others and we had a blast being around all the great musicians and fans. The sound and the sound crew were superb Our kudos to them for all of the help and for doing a bang up job. The Cryers cooked up a rockin' set of Beatles tunes and we hope that all had as much fun listening as we enjoyed performing. We brought Terry Sylvester with us and he was stellar. And of course, without AROTR Louisville none of this is possible. So thank you!!! Again ...many thanks to all for making it a weekend that we won't soon forget... We'll see you in Scranton....and as always we have something special brewing for AROTR Louisville 2009!!!
See you soon.. Love, Peace and Purpose Through Music"
~ The Cryers (Joe, Belle, Jeff & Tommy) / Freehold, NY / AROTR Guest-book - 8/5/08
"AROTR Canada! Beatle fans to the north will never be the same after experiencing a most wonderful event. Thank you to the amazing Tim Piper, British Export, Hal Bruce, PETER CONRAD, The Pete Best Band, all our local friends and those Rochester Girls!! Myself, Mark and all the guys in AYNIL send our love and thanks. Gary, thank you for your vision and participation, it was the icing on a beautiful cake. Hope to see all at AROTR Canada '08 - Aug. 1-3 and look forward to enjoying more southern hospitality in Louisville and wherever the long & winding road leads us. Peace, Love and Rock N Roll..."
~ Andy Forgie (from "All You Need Is Love") / AROTR Guestbook - 6/18/07
"My wife and I just got back from a trip to Liverpool where I had the honor of meeting a close personal friend of yours, Mrs. Margaret Grose (who now lives in Ringo's childhood house in the Dingle). What a grand lady. The visit was arranged by Steve of "From Me To You". As we walked around the room looking at the history of photos on the wall I happened to remark on photo " that looks like PETER CONRAD". Margaret proceeded to tell my wife and I all about you like you were her son. She just raved about you and your family. We got to spend about 25 minutes in her house and she was just the best. I hope we get to meet each other this year as I know how hectic schedules can get and all the performers trying to meet as many people as they can. I just wanted you to know meeting our mutual grand friend Margaret was the highlight of my trip".
~ MikeCorley (The Ribgys) / Louisville, KY / MySpace message to Peter - 4/17/08
"It is so much fun reading everyone's comments on the Guestbook and re-living the fantastic weekend. I have to mention that one of the "new bands" for me was The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS. They were great on the pool stage (more of an intimate setting) and we hope to see them at the Popcorn Festival in Valparaiso, IN and back at AROTR in 1009. I so enjoyed "The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS" that I'm thinking of driving to Valparaiso, IN for the Popcorn Fest to catch your band again! Please let me know how I can purchase one of the "Beatleburys" T-shirts! Hope to see you soon".
~ Harriet Kondziolka / Chicago, IL / AROTR Guest-book & e-mail - 5/27/08
"Is this true??? TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS @ Valparaiso Popcorn Festival - Valpariso, IN Sept. 6??? It's on my calendar - approx. an hour from me...woohoooooooo!!! Oh, I am smiling brighter now...yes, I should be working!! LOL Wow, it's on my calendar and I will be at the Popcorn festival w/ camera in hand. I am so excited!!!! I listened to some of your songs on your page, are they from this year? They sound great!! I can't wait to see the photos".
~ Janet Graham (Photograham) / Chicago, IL / MySpace message - 5/28/08
"BEATLEBURY'S - what a great concept and some originals to boot... keep up the good work. I wish I was over there so I could do Roy's piece with "Handle With Care" which sounded great by the way. I wish you continuing success".
~ Marty Penrose ("Roy Orbison" tribute performer from the UK) / MySpace comments - 5/10/07
"Hello to everyone in the world that matters. We are currently trying to keep the momentum going so we can get through work and make it to Scranton. Not hard with all the great vibes going on. Thank you everyone who joined us in the greatest party in the world. BEATLEBURYS, you were great and Ramona and I feel like stars, which is so beyond our wildest dreams."
~ Ben & Ramona / Salisbury, MD / AROTR Guestbook - 5/31/07
"I wanna be a BEATLEBURY!" ~ The Fab Beat / MySpace comments - 5/31/07
"Thank you so much for having me (as a fill-in BEATLEBURY in Scranton, PA), I really had a great time! So nice to play a bunch of fresh music with new friends. Hopefully we'll be seeing each other again in the coming months/years and maybe getting to play some more too. Best of luck in all your endeavours! Peace,"
~ Dave Domizi (from "Abbey Road Live!") / e-mail 6/4/07
"Thanks for coming to Scranton PA!!!" ~ Tanya / MySpace comments - 6/4/07
"Hi PETER, good to to meet up with you again at AROTR, we had some fun an'some good jamming. You're a real gent! It was good to catch up with some old friends, and the BEATLEBURYS"
~ Gary Quinn (Leeds, UK) / MySpace comments - 6/9/07
"I've heard this event (AROTR) is a "must" and hope to attend in 2008. We've just returned from visiting Benton, IL for the 1st Annual George Harrison Festival and wanted to mention 2 entertainers we were able to see. PETER CONRAD & Rex Van Zant (Dark Horse Tribute) were there to perform on stage but the event was "officially" cancelled because of the rain. PETER & Rex, however, very graciously gave of their time and talent with an impromptu session at The Hard Day's Nite B&B. We're hoping they'll be performing at AROTR. We'd love to have the opportunity to see them again."
~ Nancy (St. Louis, MO) / AROTR Guestbook - 9/12/07
YouTube video: “Handle With Care" ~ Live @ AROTR 2007
The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS @ AROTR, Louisville, KY - 5/26/07 (left to right):
Phil Berube, Kevin Ashba, Sam Pellegrino, PC, Ken Vold & Barry Katz
2007 COMMENTS:
"Glad to see The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS post! A very high energy band with one of my favorite 'Blues Travelers' members, KEVIN ASHBA! What an impressive Band incarnation!"
~ Susie Lew (Across The Universe) / AROTR Guestbook - 4/21/07
"There was great camaraderie between all bands. PHIL BERUBE & Co. from the TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS thanks for the help, TWO OF US playing "Long Long Long" ..man...no words for that."
~ Francisco Cairol & Juan Carlos (from "The Jukebox") / AROTR Guestbook - 5/29/07
"Really Enjoyed "The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS" .. plus all the great music from the Summer of Love! It's All Too Much!"
~ Alan (from "Too Much Fun") / AROTR Guestbook - 5/29/07
"Thank you for the great music of the TRAVELING WILLBURIES (sp?) We had a great time and so enjoyed PETER CONRAD & Company. Please have more of the solo Beatles work on the main stage- ala TRAVELING BEATLE-BERRIES. All the great piano players I saw, (band on the run guy, love recreation guy, BEATLE-BERRY Guy (Kevin Ashba), too many to name."
~ Richard Epperly (Louisville, KY) / AROTR Guestbook - 5/29/07
"It was great to meet you the other day! Really enjoyed your show. Keep on rocking."
~ Wayne Givens (from "Ticket 909") / MySpace comments - 5/29/07
"Thank you for 3 great days of music and fun. Keep playing and writing those songs, please say hi to 'OTIS BEATLEBURY' and the rest of the BEATLEBURY gang for me, tell them I really am missing you all. Thanks again to you and The T. BEATLEBURYS for such a FAB time at the AROTR 2007, it was the best one I attended!. TWEETER BEATLEBURY! I was so honored to meet you at the AROTR 2007, you are an amazing keyboardist and a very nice person. Hope to see you next year, Keep it up, never stop, you need you! Take care and hope to see you next year with the BEATLEBURYS and your solo stuff! Peace and Love,"
~ Andrea Royce / MySpace comments & e-mail - 5/29/07 & 6/3/07
"The festival is beyond words!! Truly, I cannot express the feelings I experience when I hear the best music ever recorded, performed live by ALL of these fantastic bands! Tim Piper, Nervous Melvin, Band on the Run, The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS, ...the list goes on and on - you are all great!"
~ Kim Patterson (Dublin, VA) / AROTR Guestbook - 5/30/07
"It was great and we really loved the BEATLEBURYS. Great gig. KEEP ON ROCKIN!"
~ Chuck Kleinovich / (Dayton, OH) / e-mail - 5/31/07
"I could NOT have had a better time. To be honest I wasnt a big "tribute" band fan....until now! The spirit of the concerts and bands were perfect! I LOOOOVED PETER CONRAD and TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS . . . others too!! Just too many to think of!!! Thanks so much for a FAB weekend! Can't wait to do it again next year! Everyone was great and it was full of peace and love!"
~ Rene' Perry (Flora, IL) / AROTR Guestbook - 5/30/07
"Hats off to Great Performers...Instant Karma, Beatrips, Gavin Pring, British Export, Cavern Kittens, Jimmie Pou, Eight Days a Week, TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS, and the Submorons,... I would like to thank my NEW friends Gary Quinn, PETER CONRAD, PHIL BERUBE, Joe Perri, and many more...stay in touch!"
~ Vinnie Gee ("Sir Paul) / AROTR Guestbook - 6/1/07
"I would extremely remiss if I didn't give a bigshout out to the wonderful artists that performed thru-out the festival, especially, PETER CONRAD, and of course Ben & Ramona, They are very entertaining. sorry if I missed anyone."
~ Mike Halloran (Cincinnati, OH) / AROTR Guestbook - 6/2/07
"What a great festival agian this year. I got to see all of my favorites again this year. PETER CONRAD & the TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS, The Yellow Submorons an Mario DaSilva. PLEASE invite them back next year along with the Vinyl Kings."
~ Amanda Jones (Louisville, KY) / AROTR Guestbook - 6/2/07
"I just wanted to say I had a great time this year and I can't wait until next year. I wish the party never had to end. Everyone that played was great, but the ones that come to mind are; The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS and friends."
~ Melissa B (Sutton, MA) / AROTR Guestbook 6/3/07
"It was great to meet you in Louavul. The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS are such a FABulous addition to AROTR. Friday night at the singalong started by KEVIN ASHBA and Joe Perri, "Sir" Mark was at the piano with KEVIN and he started out by saying "I'm Mark Beatlebury". :-) Wish I could have made it to Scranton, I'm sure it was a blast too."
~ Nancy / MySpace comments - 6/3/07
"Phenomenal performances @ AROTR! I mean, Simply Fab!! :) It's great to be your friend. Namaste."
~ Sarah Morrison (from "Hard Day's Nite B&B" in Benton, IL) / MySpace comments - 6/5/07
"I'm so bummed I wasn't able to see you play this year with the BEATLEBURYS, but friends of mine who did said you were REALLY good and well worth checking out!!" :)
~ Suz with a Z (from the "Cavern Kittens") / MySpace comments - 6/6/07
"KEVIN!!!!!! Dang glad to have met you Buddy!!! I kept running into you ALL OVER AROTR!! LOL!! Maiya and I met you on Friday night, you and Joe Perri. THAT was so much fun to hang with you and the lads from "The Touch" and "Robbers on High St." I kept running into your fellow BEATLEBURY, PETER CONRAD on Monday at the Fest. He even gave me a copy of his George Harrison song . . . . Awwww. . . . He told me about the Fest in Benton IL on Sept. 8. Were you going to be there too? Or does "The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS" only get together at Fests like AROTR? Hopefully I will get to it soon . . . Again . . . GREAT to meet you KEVIN!! Countdown started for next year!!! Cheers!"
~ Grace & Maiya (Amazing Grace) / MySpace comments - 6/6/07
"BEATLEBERRIES - if you ever need a fifth, I'd love to audition."
~ Frank (Louisville,KY) / AROTR Guestbook - 6/8/07
"Loved The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS. PETER CONRAD is a special soul. NO one else plays so many of those songs and the band is so talented. I could see you just loving being up there. I made a point to see you guys every chance I could. Still humming some of those tunes. Great job everyone. Including all the Beatle fans! Many times I thought of my sister looking down with Ole George Harrison and smiling at ya. She's have loved every freaking minute What's that you say? Peace, Love and Handle with Care."
~ Randy Davis (Dallas, TX) / AROTR Guestbook - 6/12/07
"Well...it was truly an AWESOME experience I must say! Where do I begin,The Summer of Love was one of the highlights for me. Getting that break from Beatles music (for me) is a much appreciated addition to the now 5 day event! Some of my fav bands..All You Need Is Love, Instant Karma, The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS (off the hook!!). Thanks for putting on the best AROTR ever. I look forward to seeing you in May. Lots of Love,"
~ Laurie (Santa Barbara, CA) / AROTR Guestbook - 9/20/07
Visit JANET GRAHAM's photos of the TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS
and more bands @ AROTR 2007 :
http://picasaweb.google.com/photoglady/AROTR07#
COMMENTS from 2006:
"You guys were great. Don't thank me. The audience loved it!" - GMJ
- Gary Jacob (promoter of AROTR) / Cleveland, OH (e-mail to Sam)
"I CANNOT wait to see the TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS. I love you guys so much. Looking forward to greatness" - Lisa Pasquale / Cleveland, OH (e-mail to Peter)
"While for most the magic happens on stage, it was backstage that held special memories for me ...having PETER & the TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS show me that illusive chord in "Handle With Care" - Andy, from All You Need Is Love / Belleville, ON, Canada (AROTR Guest-book)
"I'm glad to see you again at AROTR. I really liked your "Handle With Care", singing at the back stage, It affected my heart very much. I still remember the situation"
- Andy J from The Beatrips / Japan (e-mail to Peter)
"One of the strangest things happened when I saw the TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS, I swear it was Roy Orbison singing and I froze in my tracks for a few bars. Great job guys."
- Ben & Ramona / Salisbury, MD (AROTR Guest-book)
I can't wait until next year, although I wish it were sooner. I had so much fun and made a lot of great friends. I agree with Bill & Rhonda, the Beatrips are wicked awesome, so wasn't that Traveling Wilburys band (The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS). I hope that they're playing in 2007, they are great!" - Melissa / Sutton, MA - (AROTR Guest -book)
The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS were fantastic - especially in the Concert For George!! Great job guys, and thanks for the song!" - Emma / Lakewood, OH (AROTR Guest-book)
"I thought the TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS were great! Bring them back next year."
- Rick Daniels / Louisville, KY (AROTR Guest-book)
The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS were excellent" - RD Davis / McKinney TX (AROTR Guest-book)
"I had an absolutely wonderful time at this year's AROTR. I'm so glad to see that all of my favorite bands will be back! Especially The TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS and the Yellow Submorons. If they are invited back to next year's show they are definitely worth seeing. Hopefully they will all be back next year" - A. Jones / Louisville, KY (AROTR Guest-book)
The TRAVELIN' LOVEBURYS @ AROTR, Louisville, KY - 5/25/08 (left to right):
Kevin Ashba, Mario Da Silva, Joe Toth, Gary Quinn, PC & Joe Perri (cut off)
TRAVELING BEATLEBURYS Alumni
Several musicians have been "Beatleburys For A Day" including:
MARIO DA SILVA - acoustic guitarist from Nashville, TN (Louisville , KY ` 08)
DAVE DOMIZI - bass guitar/vocals from Abbey Road Live! (Scranton, PA `07)
ANDY FORGIE - vocals from All You Need Is Love (Louisville `07)
TOM HALE - keyboardist from Columbus, OH (Shawnee Hills, OH `09)
JOE, BELLE & JEFF - from The Cryers (Belleville, ON, Canada `08)
JOHN ???? - drummer from The Bootlegs (Louisville & Scranton `06-`07)
BARRY KATZ - drummer from Bexley, OH (Columbus, OH, Louisville & Canada `07-`08)
RICK KELLER - keyboard/vocals from Columbus, OH (Gahanna, OH `09)
KELLY ???? - acoustic guitar/vocals from PA (Scranton `07)
LLOYD MORRISON - bass guitar/vocals from Columbus, OH (Columbus `07)
JOE PERRI - acoustic guitar/vocals from Atlanta, GA (Louisville `08)
GARY QUINN - acoustic guitar/vocals from Leeds, UK (Louisville & Scranton `07-`08)
MARK RASHOTTE - lead guitar/vocals from All You Need Is Love (Canada `08)
JOE TOTH - drummer/vocals from Detroit, MI (Louisville `08)
KEN VOLD - acoustic guitar/vocals & 1/2 of Two Of Us (Louisville `06-`07)
"Remember . . . Someday, everybody gonna be a Wilbury"
- (from the 1988 "Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1" promo video)
~ Copyright (c) 2009 by Peter Conrad. All rights reserved. ~