Watershed
Watershed is three acclaimed musicians from Vermont presenting original music that is thoughtful, energetic and fun. Using a variety of instruments (guitars, bass, & misc. drums) and blending three voices, Watershed's material is diverse and stimulating. Warning: Audiences should expect to laugh, cry and shout with joy!
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Patrick Fitzsimmons (Guitar, Drums, Vocals) Patrick served his professional music tenure as the drummer of From Good Homes, a folk/rock band out of New Jersey signed to RCA Records in the late '90's. From Good Homes released three recordings for RCA and toured nationally, sharing the stage with Bob Dylan, The Dave Mathews Band, Joan Osborne and Bob Weir's Rat Dog to name a few.
Aaron Flinn (Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals) A prolific songsmith and multi-instrumentalist who has been performing and recording material to rave reviews internationally for nearing a dozen years. He has released two full-length albums and won the 1996 2nd Annual Acoustic Guitar Search. Flinn has opened for Don McLean at a 1400 seat theater and graduated magna cum laude from Berklee College of Music. He has been named one of the best folk artist in the state of Vermont for 1997.
Howard Wooden (Guitar, Bass, Vocals) Howard's talents are often sought by other musicians for studio work and he can be found singing or playing on numerous CD's. He just released his latest CD "Friends Gone By" (on which both Patrick and Aaron also perform) on the Gadfly Records label.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We do play live although not as much as we would like due to the fact that all three of us have full time music lives with other groups.
Your musical influences
Everything and everybody!