ROCKS FROM THE GARDEN BAND BIO:
Born out of a need to express their mutual musical admiration
of such bands as The Grateful Dead, Rocks from the Garden came into being in the early 80’s. Founded by Randy (The Cat)
and Mike Heaney, the band dove into the world of cover tunes it soon became apparent however, that there also was a need for
them to explore their own, original, music, and with such early songs like The Smile, The 2nd Time Around, they
developed their own unique sound. Randy’s enthusiastic style of playing lead guitar, with an appreciative nod the Jerry
Garcia, was the perfect compliment to Mikes charismatic rhythms and thought provoking lyrics.
Having gone through a few different iterations of the band,
the boys finally decided that the best way to present their music was as an acoustic duo with a female singer. As luck would
have it, they found their vocalist within their own circle of friends. JJs (The Kitten) voice gave the music a flavor of its
own and it wasn’t long before the trio was in the studio cutting “No Stone Left Unturned”. A classic 4 song
EP
As the new century dawned, RFTG decided that the time was right
for them to kick into overdrive and really get their music heard. Early in 2002, the RFTG fan group was initiated in Yahoo,
on the WWW. It has been growing steadily ever since, clocking in at over 4,000 members as of the summer of 2005.
The band is consistently turning out fine original music. Randy’s
guitar playing is uncommonly fluid, with just the right mix of nimbleness and dexterity, evoking images of his nickname “THE
CAT”. And their live performances are being praised every step of the way, reminiscent of their mentors in spirit, The
Grateful Dead. It used to be said” There is nothing like a Grateful Dead concert”. The torch has now been safely
passed, because there truly in nothing like a Rocks from the Garden concert now!
