FEATURES
Nov. 10, 2006
Greensboro. N.C.
Everybodyfields to play at Guilford
ByAdra Cooper | staff writer
Jake Blumgart | staff writer
On Oct. 28, the ears of concert-
goers at the Flying Anvil were filled
with the mellow and hauntingly
beautiful melodies of the Every
bodyfields. On a night when most
people were out at big Hallow
een parties, the band was met by
a surprisingly sizeable and eager
crowd Among the attendees were
many familiar Guilford faces.
"I like that their music is a
combination of great songwriting
and excellent musicianship," said
junior Chelsea Simpson, who has
seen the band three times. "That's
what I look for in a concert-going
experience."
Although the lineup of the band
has shifted in recent years, the cur
rent members are Jill Andrews (vo
cals, guitar, and bass), Sam Quinn
(vocals, guitar, and bass), and Me
gan McCormick (lap steel, guitar,
and vocals). Hailing from Jofmston
City, Tennessee, the band has not
ed that their influences are coun
try, rock
gained more rec
ognition in recent
years, mostly by
word of mouth. In
2005, Quinn won
the Chris Austin
Songwriting Con
test for the song
"T.V.A." Their rep
utation as a talent
ed young band has
been drawing au
diences across the
country, as shown
by their perfor
mance at the Flying
Anvil.
The band played a particularly
long set but no one in the audience
seemed to mind. They performed
songs from both of their albums
and several newer tunes. To wrap
up their set, they called their sup
porting band on stage to play an
epic version of Neil Young's "Flelp-
less."
What distinguishes the Every
bodyfields from other bands is
not only their soulful lyrics and
delicate
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junior Quinn.
Andy They
Freedman, general manager of alternated between singing, and
WQFS. "They love country [mu- playing guitar and bass through-
sic] and their hometown and that's out the show, adding to the appeal
what they're all about. That's their of their live performance.
livelihood and it comes out of ev- "They harmonize beautifully,"
ery pore of their soul." said senior Grace Boyle. "Seeing
The Everybodyfields have them live made me appreciate their
chemistry together and the quality
of [Quinn's] voice."
Not only do Andrews and
Quinn share chemistry not only
musically but personally. Their on
stage banter is quirky and fun and
received many laughs from audi
ence members.
Listening to the band's record
ings, the sound reminds one of old-
time songs that once were heard
on your grandmother's dusty old
record player. There is a pre-World
War II feel to their music which is
why the surprisingly young duo
seems a bit out of place. Quinn
is a shaggy-haired chap, with a
great big beard, while Andrews is
vaguely reminiscent of a '30s mov
ie starlet with shorter hair.
Guilford students will get an
other chance to see the band when
they play at the college on Dec. 9 at
8p.m. WQFS and Project Commu
nity are co-sponsoring the concert.
The details are still being worked
out, but there are plans to make it
a fundraiser for the Giving Tree. A
$3 entrance fee is probable. "Why
have a free concert when you can
make money for a good cause?'
said Freedman.
"I think it will be orgasmic,'
said Simpson, who is particularly
excited about the event.
theeverybodyfields.com
Everybodyfields members Sam Quinn, David Richey and Jill Andrews
Art show expresses
community
Student artists show
case their best work at
the annual art show
on Nov. 1
By Jamie Metrick | staff writer
Large metal and wood sculp
tures spanned the floor; paintings,
drawings, prints and photographs
hung from the walls of upstairs
Founders last week. There, Guil
ford's Art Department held its an
nual Student Art Show opening.
On the evening of Nov. 5, peo
ple filled upstairs Founders: facul
ty, student-artists, and supporters.
Little clusters of people gathered
around different artworks, com
plimenting and critiquing. Attend
ees snacked
on cheese and
fruit and tried
not to bump
into some
of the larger
sculptures in
the middle of
the room.
At 6:15
p.m., Roy Ny-
dorf, professor
of art and one
of the night's
judges, sum
moned every
one's atten
tion to award
anything in the show," said Kolins,
a peace and conflict studies major.
"This will be my third semester
[working inj the studio, but I did
[ceramics] for all four years in high
school."
Kolins is an example of one the
show's unique rules: any student
can enter their artwork, whether or
not they are currently taking an art
class or majoring in art.
"The only requirement is that
you made [the artwork] while you
were at Guilford," said Nydorf.
In the rest of the eight categories,
senior Irene Donnelly won with
"A Change of Thought" in Sculp
ture. In 3-Dimensional Design,
Anna Campbell took first place for
"Contained" Adam Chandler won
in Photography for "What Ahhh."
For the last category of the evening,
2-Dimensional
Design, soph
omore Lucy
Rowe won for
"Angry Foot
prints."
Both artists
and attendees
treated the art
work with an
air of serious
ness in tech
nique and sub
ject matter.
Some ar
tistic expres
sions were po
litical; others
had spiritual
or personal
meaning. This
is not to say
that all artists
lacked a sense of humor.
Meredith Fore/Guilfordian
Freshman Anne Marie Drolet looks
AT PRINTS THAT WERE ON DISPLAY AT THE
STUDENT ART SHOW.
prizes.
He first ex
plained how
works were
judged. In
keeping with Quaker values, Ny
dorf and his colleagues, awarded Junior Jared Scroggins' sculp-
points by consensus. "So you can ture was a group of vertical sliv-
image how hard a decision this ery, waving rods; it was entitled
was," Nydorf said. "We look for "Snakes on a Plane." Still another
definite meaning, we look for sculpture with long rods with
craft." sharp tips protruding from a fish-
Fellow judge Charlie Tefft then like base, by junior Peter Rey, was
explained the ranking system. The called, "The Stingray That Killed
judges choose a first, second, and Steven Irwin."
third place in each category on a The art opening displayed
five-point scale, with five points the diverse pool of young artists
being the highest rating for first emerging from Guilford. For the
place. Art Department, the opening is a
"This means more than one per- significant annual event,
son is eligible for first place," said "It's important for us to develop
first prize awarded was
as artists," said sophomore Sara
Eisenberg, a double art and edu-
Tefft.
The jj.
the in Painting category: senior cation major and TA. for David
Nicole Minkin won first place for Newton's Sculpture I class. "Being
her painting entitled, "Breath." Ju- able to share your work helps build
nior Matt Del Olmo won first place a more fluid art community."
in Printmaking for his "Untitled" Eisenberg thinks the best part
print. Amanda Amburst, a senior, of the artistic community at Guil-
won for her black and white draw- ford is the support students give to
ing "Show Me What Your Made one another:
Of." Ariana Kolins, a junior, won "It allows students to encourage
in the Ceramics category for her each other, rather than compete,
"Untitled" ceramic vase. which is what other art communi-
"This was the first time I put ties tend to do." ; j