In our minds anyway. We’ve got big plans. You’ll see. So will we.Peter D, Danny Love, and Matt Funn did indeed meet at Deep River over the holidays, and recorded very rough basic tracks for 7 early Squrrels tunes on the Nuke Suitcase (fooled the TSA). That’s a little short of a CD’s worth, but […]

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Dec, 27-29 - Peter, Matt and Danny will be recording as many Squirrel songs as posssible.
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The Squirrels were an original rock band in Wilimington, NC in the mid-1980’s. They set local precedents, taking cues from DIY, power pop, post-punk, and reggae. Along with their friends, they launched a creative collective, spearheading the downtown club era that followed in their wake.
The cast:

Peter D - guitar, vocals, songs, art, keyboards

Paul Daniels - […]

Wilmington is situated on the lower Cape Fear River, in the southeastern North Carolina tidewater. It was a port from colonial times, and pivotal in the conflicts that forged the nation. Wrightsville Beach lays 9 miles east. This corner on the coast is surrounded by a hundred miles of swamp, pine forest, pig and tobacco […]

In the late ’70’s, New Hanover High School, AKA NHHS, was dazed and confused as most, but it held it’s attractions, a choice one being around the block on 15th St., where the hip kids parked. Much was tasted and shared. Peter D, a Michigan transplant, was into Weather Report and theater. Stanley liked The […]

Peter’s mom Barbara, or Bobby, or Ms. D., allowed the use of her garage for band practice. The young men set about insulating for sound wtih layers of styrofoam, and carpet scraps. Fuses were blown, breakers tripped, and electricity felt. A keyboard player was sought, and Lisa nudged aboard. Experience was not a requirement, for […]

Lisa faded early on. Too much testosterone in the Hut perhaps? One of Wally’s buds, Russ Benson, a “Doctor Who” doppelganger, brought more keyboard acumen and hormonal balance. The quintet practiced intently. Peter wrote more songs, tried to find his voice, and Paul, scorching on guitar, contributed a pair of reggae tunes. Danny studiosly took […]

The Squirrels organized a couple of all-ages shows at the Community Arts Center incorporating The Interepreters, and The Fringe, and this was probably the pinnacle of their presentation. They were in total control and had the resources of a theater to work with. They built a rockin’ PA, and with Ken’s audio helsmanship, surprised even […]