The Strolling Scones Delight at Artisan Guild Benefit

They called themselves a British invasion group, and that's just what they did Saturday night. The "Strolling Scones," a guitar playing and singing duo came in and captured the hearts of an audience in Woodbridge.

Dressed in outfits of the late sixties and playing songs from that era as well as  some of their own original music, "Scones" Rick Stockton and Helen Highwater could not have been more charming or entertaining, if the reaction of the audience was any indication.

The extremely musical and talented couple from Colorado played a benefit for the Woodbridge Artisan Guild at the Guild’s home on Fulton Street. The only thing wrong with the performance was that more people should have heard them! 

Although the small space was full to capacity, this couple was so amazing it was a shame the space was not larger so more could have been there.           

The program began with a video of them singing and playing in the Colorado mountains, and this set the stage for their over twenty selections, interspersed with information about the songs and some very good comic banter. The couple says they are the survivors of a British invasion band which got lost in the Colorado mountains in the 1960’s, had an accident, and were frozen until this century.  They were found, defrosted, and started playing again.

Most of the songs played Saturday night were from their album called “Two Vegans”.  This parallels John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s album called “Two Virgins”. Their selections included several well known pieces of the time such as, “California Dreamer”, “The Son of a Preacher Man”, “Red Rubber Ball”, and “Don’t You Want Somebody to Love”.

Lawrence McCullough, grants officer and events coordinator for Woodbridge, joined the duo on four or five of the selections playing a not-too-shabby harmonica accompaniment. His addition to the group was a definite asset to the already very fine performance.  The harmonica added to Highwater’s bass playing and singing, and Stockton’s singing and amazing playing on the acoustic guitar, twelve string guitar and banjo. It made for an interesting blend and program.

The mostly middle-aged audience seemed to really relate to the music and the duo’s style and even joined in singing on several of the more well known songs. If they come back to the area or if you should ever find yourself in Colorado, you should look them up. The Strolling Scones are worth the trip.