{"id":1312,"date":"2024-05-03T11:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T11:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/?p=1312"},"modified":"2024-05-03T11:43:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T11:43:20","slug":"striking-chords-with-pink-paisleys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/striking-chords-with-pink-paisleys\/","title":{"rendered":"Striking Chords with Pink Paisleys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the heart of Jacksonville, there\u2019s a music revolution brewing, and it\u2019s led by none other than \u201cPink Paisleys\u201d \u2013 an all-female rock band composed of mostly women over fifty-five who are tearing up the local music scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From packed-out pubs to community festivals, these ladies, all but one in their fifties, sixties, and seventies, are bringing down the house with electrifying performances and infectious energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanya Thompson, manager, bass guitarist, keyboard player, and vocalist, started the group by accident in 2018. Thompson was already involved in two other musical projects and wasn\u2019t looking for a third when she was approached by Women of Acoustics to perform in a show. \u201cI thought I would put a few women together to do the show, and nearly four hundred people were in the audience that night and a new band was started,\u201d says Thompson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band was named after a guitar Thompson got from the Estate of Riff West, who was the bass player in the 1970s for Foghat, Molly Hatchet, Gator Country, and a few others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was one of his favorite guitars but because it is pink, it never saw a stage until Thompson played it for the first time at The Jacksonville Landing in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome people don\u2019t realize the time and effort that goes into learning songs. You spend a lot of time alone figuring stuff out,\u201d she said. Bandmate and guitarist Carolyn Ward said for her the best part is seeing the joy it creates. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing more satisfying than seeing people of all ages dancing, smiling and having fun! We had a lady in a walker dancing and smiling at a gig recently, and a little boy in diapers that ran to the stage, moving his little body up and down. That is pure joy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suzie Farrell, the band\u2019s drummer, taught to play the drums by her father at age six, was the first female to play in the U.S. Navy Band. Part of the band for twenty years, she is still hitting heads like nobody\u2019s business at age seventy. \u201cMusic is my lifeline. It\u2019s my way of life. I\u2019ve played with great musicians over the years like Frank Zappa, in a group produced by Ian McDonald of Foreigner and others,\u201d Farrell noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Members
Members of Pink Paisleys, Suzie Farrell, Torrey Kingry, Carolyn Ward,\nFreddy Hamrick, Charlotte Parker and Azaly Pelegrin perform on Jax Jams.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Their journey is a testament to the power of music to unite and
inspire, proving that age is no barrier to following your dreams and
living life to the fullest. Be sure to catch them in action \u2013 because in
our town, good music knows no age limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

heck out their Facebook Page (facebook.com\/pinkpaisleys) to
book an event, or see upcoming dates at a favorite venue near you.
For more information, contact them at (904) 343-7488.
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In the heart of Jacksonville, there\u2019s a music revolution brewing, and it\u2019s led by none other than \u201cPink Paisleys\u201d \u2013 an all-female rock band composed of mostly women over fifty-five who are tearing up the local music scene. From packed-out pubs to community festivals, these ladies, all but one in their fifties, sixties, and seventies, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1312","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1315,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312\/revisions\/1315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phlexon-dev.com\/senior\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}