Chicken Choker Event List

Paul moves to Cambridge

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Monday, September 1, 1975
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Paul moves to Cambridge to from Newville, PA. to be a grad student at Harvard.

Chip's first gig with John Koerner

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Monday, February 6, 1978
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During the Blizzard of '78 Chip first gig with Spider John Koerner

Jim moves to Lexington, MA

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Thursday, March 1, 1979
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Working at Environmental Research & Technology

A pitcher and 3 mugs

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Wednesday, August 1, 1979
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The Chicken Chokers formed around a pitcher of beer and three mugs in the back room of the Idler in Harvard Square.

The Chicken Chokers in Boston

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Wednesday, August 1, 1979 - Tuesday, April 4, 1989
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Chokers playing and living in Cambridge, Arlington, Belmont.

Joe Fallon names us 'The Chicken Chokers

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Saturday, December 1, 1979
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Joe Fallon names us 'The Chicken Chokers' then runs off to join Backwoods Band

Mike Donoghue on Banjo

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Friday, February 1, 1980 - Thursday, January 7, 1982
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Michael J. Donoghue on banjo during this period. Last gig at Richard's Pub Jan 7 '82.

Paul joins the band

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Tuesday, April 1, 1980
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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.

"Chokers on the Air" tape - WRHB

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Monday, December 1, 1980
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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

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Thursday, January 1, 1981
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Privately entertain the Duke & Duchess of Somerset. sometime this year