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Local Beer, Local Folk, Local Fun at Oliver Hazard Day

August 28, 2018

Local folk trio Oliver Hazard has recently been steering the development of the first ever fully local craft beer festival to come to Waterville. Rallying the cross-promotion of Toledo area artisans, musicians, and business owners, the city of Waterville is presenting a great time for listening to some knee-slapping serenades. Beer You Say? Nicholas Scott

Left: Devin East; axe maestro and cooing falsetto, occasionally plucking a banjo dictated by the track. Devin offers delicate fills, and precisely chosen riffs transporting us to a simpler time. ||| Middle: Michael Belazis, the middle man with band-proclaimed uncanny ability to “always be on key”; keeping their supple harmonies in check. Michael strums his four string, yes four string guitar while striking a kick-drum mallet into the belly of a vintage suitcase previously owned by his father. ||| Right: Griffin McCulloch; band-proclaimed “hype man” and live-wire vocalist, alternating between the glockenspiel and keys, cherries the sundae by throwing the crowd into a tizzy with the occasional primal howl.

Oliver Hazard —Heartfelt Folk with 419 Roots

August 1, 2018

The bandmates recall their musical style, each filling in where the others trail off. Responses, collectively, ramble forward, with the threesome finishing each other’s sentences in an effortless flow of sarcasm, giggles and banter, similar to the way their voices float and blend into one another in song, constantly building off of the other to create silky, simplistic folk overtures.