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Available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/earlmacdonald3, "Bidwell Cronies" is featured on Earl MacDonald's new CD, "Mirror of the Mind".

Earl MacDonald - piano & composer
Kris Allen - alto saxophone
Christopher Hoffman - cello
Rogerio Boccato - percussion

Video - Deborah Dancy & Ted Efremoff

This piece functions as a theme song and set ender in concerts for C.O.W., and to a lesser degree, Earl's sextet. It was written after a visit to his favorite local pub, the Bidwell Tavern, in Coventry, CT. Before having kids, he and his wife would frequent the Bidwell for beer, wings and people watching. On the evening which inspired this quirky piece there was a noticably wide array of people gathered at the bar, representing many different walks of life --- professors, bikers, bagpipers, cross-dressers, and even someone wearing a large, red and white striped Dr. Suess hat adorned with buttons.