Freehand

FREEHAND REUNION TOUR 2004

The original musicians got back together to perform for several special concerts over the Summer/Fall 2004!

Performance dates and places:

*Saturday June 26th, Eno Trace, Durham, NC for Todd Barbee's 40th birthday party!

*Friday, September 3, 2004 ProgDay X Preshow at The ArtsCenter, Carrboro, NC with Land of Chocolate

*Friday September 24, 2004 Marzz Theatre, Wilmgton, NC.

Formed in 1985 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Freehand performed and recorded until 1990. Our album "Thinking Out Loud", originally recorded in 1988 and released on cassette only, was re-issued in 1997 on InEarVision (New Jersey) and is now on Metaphoric Music Productions, also available for download at

Musicians:

David Bollinger; vocals, keyboards, guitars

Robert Howerton; guitars, backing vocals

Jeffrey Damon Lindsey; drums and percussion

Brian K. Preston; basses, vocals on Mastodon

Todd Barbee; saxophone (RHFactor and Another way to Survive)

There is a very limited quantity still available of Thinking Out Loud. The CD Includes a 16 page booklet with a history of the band, lyrics and pictures.

Charles Jones, our long-time friend and proprietor of Synergen sound and graphics, recorded this original album on 16 track Fostex analogue tape. Then in 1996 we treated the original tape (meaning we baked it) and transferred it all to digital. We then re-mixed it at Osceola Studio in Raleigh and had it mastered at The Kitchen with Brent Lambert in Chapel Hill.

Here's one review: "Freehand bears the heavy stamp of King Crimson on much of their work although guitar driven fusion outfits like Brand X, The Dregs, and Mahavishnu Orchestra are clearly major influences as well. These guys really know how to smoke!"

- Ken Golden, The Laser's Edge

The pictures here are from various phases of the band. Robert went on to graduate school at University of Illinois in Russian Literature and works as an editor. Dave went on to pursue the field of Communications and is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Dave plays in a band there, The Schoolboys. Robert is playing guitar, recording, and writing music with two others (Illinois and NewYork) under the name "Foreign Accent." We look forward to hearing this project and providing additional information when available.