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THE GATHERING ‘

g guitar He later

traded '12 strings for six,”

with The. Gathering, an.

Influenced: by his Deep Cove

ots of overcast skies, grey,
shadows and rain forest, the

music of vocalist/bassist Peter : eo
Burns is dark and haunting, a- «

spark’ ‘of hope behind. the

pending his formative years
in‘Amsterdam, Burns, 26,
Sports ‘significant: European

¢ keyboards of Leeds
Jeff. Pawson. and the

 dian,’a sound tar ‘from the pop
mainstream. ~ 0° ~ ied
Growing froma songwriting “i

collaboration of soccer. team-:,

- mates Burns and Pawson, The.
_Gathering‘made its debut at ="

Luv-A-Fair in‘ June last year;
next month the group will”

: release its. Neil (54940) -

produc d EP. Let

template that we're "doing things .

ays | Burns.: “But l'm:

a

Great camerawork,‘score and

Rounding out The Gathering.

- is the'former. A Cast of Thou-

sands guitarist Gary. Economy ;
» and North Vancouver ‘drummer

Dave Goodman. Together the

four will hook up with a name 7
[act — as yet undetermined —

‘and tour,to. Toronto in ~
“September. “= aa
‘Vacation time from their
erespective jobs will be used for;
‘the two-week tour, and then it
is back to the day-to-day

tines of bread-winning.

‘Altera day’as an unemploy-

ment counselloz in east Van=

:: couver; the multi-lingual UBC.. :

“international relations graduate.
«Burns “changes uniforms’’ to!
join The Gathering i in rehearsal.”
-A’one-time diplomat: be,
an see'a lot cf good in music,
* see a lot of potential i
. Those, things define

» Economy and Dave Gant Peter.” Burn

“the most positive side’ of pele

— music is a Personal

diplomacy.*” *..!

_ After a cross- “Canada EP”
release, Gathering management ,

- is hoping to tap the European --
market to interest record labels
‘there in a licensing deal whercin °

they will press: and. dist ibute™
Let it Shine.” :
Should the record: buying :

_ Masses not accept The Gather.
* ing as-is, there will be ne ac- ..

commodations made. "If we -

_ have to Americanize something
to'play to # bigger ‘audience we”

wouldn't do it,”” Burns prom:

“There’ s enough ofa ‘crowd

. ‘that enjoys what we.do to make
us happy — - commercial. success °:

DEEP FRIED ‘CHICKEN
DEEP FRIED SHRIMP -

7 making music.”

Quilook for the group is pos-’:

itive,-but the realities of a .
: primarily mainstream music.

business pit the‘odds against, the.
up-and-coming band.°: :
“: Says Burns: ‘Many bands

* that are so-called alternative are.
; doing very iwell, and some are:
“even crossing over.to the ,

vey mainstream.”

“The Gathering will join A:
Day in Paris and Club ‘of, Rome

cat the ‘Commod te Ballroom
: : uly 7.°

‘Another gi gig “will ‘follow th

- EP release later that month

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