Photo by Gina Jury
Graham Johnson
Reporter
February 10, 2006
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Jon Foulk performs at SUB7 Saturday Photo by Gina Jury |
Saturday’s snow did not keep the regulars from showing up at SUB7 coffee house for a concert whose proceeds went to Blood Water Mission’s 1,000 Wells Project.
“We had a great turnout despite the weather,” said SUB7 manager senior Gina Jury, pleased with the 60-member crowd.
The Jon Foulk Side Project and one guest musician played that night. The band is made up of four musicians who each play in other bands. Jon Foulk comes from Seymour, while Russell Thompson and Nathan Lane are from Piney Flats. Anthony Morse, guitarist for the night, is from Thailand. Milligan senior Theo McFarlene joined the band to play a few tunes after intermission.
The band played two full back-to-back sets of their own work, along with some all-time favorites from artists such as Tom Petty, John Denver and John Lennon. Senior Theo McFarlane even joined the group to play some Bob Marley hits.
With the exception of Foulk, who works with Milligan’s public relations department, the other members of the group are either still in college or are going through graduate school. They have known each other for about four years.
According to Jury, SUB7 occasionally organizes funds to help out with recent catastrophes and/or relief funds, such as Blood Water Mission, a non-profit organization founded by the members of Jars of Clay.
The 1,000 Wells Project works to supply Africans with readily available clean water by digging wells for them. One dollar can give someone clean water for an entire year.
“We didn’t raise a whole lot, but we’re trying to get to $100,” Jury said.
SUB7 will be taking donations for the 1,000 Wells Project for the remainder of the semester.