Chicken Choker Event List

Paul moves to Cambridge to from Newville, PA. to be a grad student at Harvard.

During the Blizzard of '78 Chip first gig with Spider John Koerner

Working at Environmental Research & Technology

The Chicken Chokers formed around a pitcher of beer and three mugs in the back room of the Idler in Harvard Square.

Chokers playing and living in Cambridge, Arlington, Belmont.

Joe Fallon names us 'The Chicken Chokers' then runs off to join Backwoods Band

Michael J. Donoghue on banjo during this period. Last gig at Richard's Pub Jan 7 '82.

From Paul's Musical Resume:

In the beginning of 1980, Michael Donoghue, a fellow grad student at the Harvard University Herbaria, found out I was a bass player and started telling me about a group he was playing banjo with. Later that spring he took me over to Taylor's apartment on Pleasant Street where I met the Chicken Chokers, Chad Chip & Jim, literally lying around the house splitting a bottle of Beam. At that time I really had no preconceived notion of old time style, so I basically concentrated on listening to the entire ensemble and playing simple bass lines which are rhythmically balanced by Jim's whacking off-beat. The Chokers had a sort of musical chemistry which manifest itself instantly, we would consistently break into an incredible rhythmic groove which made the music feel like rock & roll with melodic lines floating lightly on top. I was hooked.

Cassette tape - WHRB - Old Sinc MC, OK Rooster, Mike Mando on Beaumont Rag, etc.
not sure of day in Dec.

Privately entertain the Duke & Duchess of Somerset. sometime this year