About Idyll Eyestm The Band
         photo: Tom Dzialo

Who are these guys?

The band "Idyll Eyes", active in the early Nineties, consisted of  (clockwise from foreground): Paul Turgeon (Guitar, Sax, Vocals), Dan Carignan (Keyboards, Vocals), Joe Joynt (Drums, Vocals) and Chad Mazzarella (Bass, Vocals).

 

It all started when a friend, drummer Michael Alves, introduced me (Paul) to Dan while doing some recordings in my basement.  We formed a three piece band called "Idyll Hands" using sequenced keyboards to fill the role of a bass player.

 

We played our first gig in a VFW hall in Westport MA. It went well, but lacked the spontaneity of having a totally live band.  My cousin Eddie, who was a guitarist at heart, took over the bass for a couple of subsequent gigs. Mike eventually left to pursue his own musical direction, with the band "Burning Circle", and Eddie went to serve in the Gulf War, but not before introducing me to Chad and Joe.

In Chad and Joe, Dan and I found just what we were looking for in band mates..........mild mannered, multi-talented, energetic instrumentalist/vocalists with a penchant for bizarre songs.

 Soon after forming we recorded a couple of  cassettes entitled "Tangled Web" and "Oh, The Pane" (sometimes lovingly referred to as "The Pain") and played a number of gigs in Southeastern New England, climaxing with an "Industry Showcase" at the "Outer Limits" in Quincy, MA.

 

Photo: Walt Silva
 
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