Woodstock, NY: Jeffrey Gaines Returns
Jeffrey Gaines
By John W. Barry
Musician Jeffrey Gaines isn’t much for the holidays.
“I don’t do any holidays,” he said. “I don’t celebrate my birthday. I don’t just blindly carry on traditions because they were already going. I don’t join a lot of parties. Valentine's doesn't mean extra love. I love ya all the time.
“My birthday, I had nothing to do with it. It’s just a happenstance. I’m lucky, I’m happy that I get to have another one. But I’ll keep it to myself. It’s nobody else’s news.”
This honest, authentic and transparent approach to zigging while others zag is reflected in the music that Gaines performs. The creativity he generates is raw, real and ready.
His solo, acoustic version of Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes” sizzles and crackles like a roa...
