The Biddeford Beat
I moved to Biddeford near the coast of Maine this past month, after 31 years of living in Boston, and my first post for my new blog about movies & music in Maine is about a local musical quartet right here in town, the wonderful singer/songwriter & guitarist John Redman’s superb band The Biddeford Beat . Redman worked in public service for years with his wife Marianne in Washington, DC, before retiring here to Biddeford, where Marianne had spent many summers since childhood. One of John’s pursuits in retirement has been writing a fantastic set of folk & jazz-inspired songs that’s available to listen to for free on his website, thebiddefordbeat.com , along with performing his songs live with vocalist & keyboardist Mesa Schubeck (who teaches music at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine), lead guitarist Patrick Sylvia, and percussionist Joe Beninati. The quartet’s next live show will take place ...