Welcome to the

 

Lazy River

(Dave, David & John)

 

Welcome to our web page! Be sure to also visit us on our MySpace page,

 www.MySpace.com/lazyrivermusic

 

 

Well, we had a great time at the Bean Bash in October. We were sure glad to see everybody again. Were looking forward to seeing you all there again next time! Click here for more information about the Bean Bash.

 

To listen to Lazy River be sure to check out our audio page!

 

This band has played for several thousand people at a time performing at events such as the Taste of Boone County, the Annual Bean Bash at Turfway Park, the Taste of Edgewood, the Kentucky Woolfest in Falmouth Ky, the Annual Sternwheel Regatta in Augusta Ky, the "Concert at Creekside" at Boone Woods in Florence Ky, Florence Y'all, Home in the Hills in Owenton Ky (Hosted by the Robinson Family) and have appeared at numerous fairs, parties and events. They have also performed at fund-raisers for local charities and at local churches performing Gospel music on several occasions.

 

Here's a little background about Lazy River...

Music is a time machine! At least that's the way that Dave and John Schaefer see it. Along with Dave's son David, they make up the band called "Lazy River". This band performs popular rock and country classics at local events and parties. They find that music can transport you back to a different time. Maybe a song was popular when you had your first car, your first date, your prom, or that certain kiss. When you hear it again years later you can suddenly find yourselves having the same feelings again.

Music has always been a big part of the brothers' lives. Their father Jack Schaefer played music with friends whenever he had the chance. He played just about every instrument you could throw at him, excelling at the fiddle. When he would get together with other musicians they would usually play old Pop tunes, Bluegrass, and Hoe-downs while the families would be there listening and being entertained. It was during this time that Dave and John got music in their blood. Dave started playing guitar at the age of eleven. A couple of years later John at the age of ten started playing bass. Not being able to get a real bass guitar at the time he re-strung an old guitar with just the four lowest strings and learned (and performed a few times) with that.

As the brothers developed their musical abilities they started incorporating more progressive Pop and Light Rock songs into their repertoire but they never lost the love for the old music that their father had played. A few years later they formed a group with their father called "The Schaefer Family Band" and played a mix of music that touched people of all ages.

The brothers were also in a Country band called "Kentucky Country" during the eighties. That band was run by Carl Brown of Covington Ky.

Around this time Dave's young son David (about three years old) started paying attention to the music going on around him. The next thing you know he was building drum sets out of pots and pans and playing them in his room. He had already chosen his instrument.

The brothers continued to play music with their father until he passed away in 1987. After that they played together but not officially as a band until 1995 when they became part of "Classic Country", a band that was formed to be the house band at Deloris' Red Barn in Ryland Heights Ky. When the original drummer of Classic Country couldn't be there for an extended period of time, David Schaefer, at thirteen years old, started filling in and eventually became the full time drummer. After playing as the house band for eighteen months the band decided it was time to take outside jobs. They started playing fairs, events, and private parties.

Feeling that the name Classic Country was somewhat restrictive, as they were also playing Rock and Pop music, the band decided on a name change. The idea was to keep the feeling of the country without limiting themselves to just playing one type of music. The band became "Lazy River" which can mean many things. To one person it may conjure up images of lying back at a fishing hole while another may think of Dixieland music on the bayou. As the name has many images that it can convey, the band performs a variety of music that gives the listener ample opportunity to get into that time machine.

Lazy River has a very wide range of musical interests and influences including but not limited to, Country, Pop, Rock, Bluegrass, Classical, Ragtime, Honky-tonk, Gospel, Folk, Rockabilly, Jazz, R&B, and Show-tunes. These influences carry over into their musical flavor adding a spice to their performance that is rarely seen among local talent.

For more information on Lazy River please call

John Schaefer at 859 261-4560 or Dave Schaefer at 859 581-2889

To contact Lazy River by e-mail click here.

 

If you would like to hear some Lazy River music,

 Click here for audio samples

 

Click here to visit our MySpace Lazy River page,

 www.MySpace.com/lazyrivermusic

 

Check out our Members page for more information on the individual members of the band.

 

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