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*Members of the Piebald band met in high school. The one-time garage band composed of Travis Shettel(guitar, vocals), Aaron Stuart(Guitar), Andrew Bonner(bass), and (luke) Lucian Garro(drums) dominated the 1990’s indie band club scene and played to local audiences. Their first gig, a “Battle of the Bands” in 1994 is chronicled on ''Barely Legal/All Ages'', a 2 CD set.
*In his mid-teens Frank Morey Picked up a guitar to play REM type tunes with his 10th grade band at the Red Barn in North Andover. He graduated from Andover High in 1990.


*''When Life Hands You Lemons'', recorded in 1997, was considered to be their best music yet and showcased their signature sound and wry jokes.


*By 1998 he had gone solo and self-produced his first CD ''BourbonSoakedHalo'',which he was disappointed to find filed under fold music.  He had picked up a lot of material for his songwriting as a bartender in Lowell as he enjoyed Lowell's economic and ethnic diversity. Some of his songs reflected Andover and Phillips Academy as well as in ''Suburban Dreams.''*In 2000 Tom Rush picked Frank Morey to take part in one of his Club 47 shows which took place at the Collins Center. At the auditions, the hometown crowd cheered him on.


*By 2002 they had moved to Los Angeles, were touring the country, and had released the CD ''We Are the Only Friends We Have'', their most popular album to date. They were praised as the next big “emo” band, though they rejected the label and preferred to say they played “melodic rock with a sense of humor.”


*After the Cub 47 show he toured regularly and did 30 gigs in 2002 with a new band. He  found increased radio play and exposure in the folk community. He even travelled to Italy to "occupy" a piazza in a festival called Artisti in Piazza. His third CD ''Cold in Hand'' came out. He was compared to Lou Reed, Tom Waits and Bob Dylan for his singing voice, humor, and song writing.


*The band returned to Andover for a show with Apollo Sunshine as their opening act. They also made their first video for the song ''Just a Simple Plan'' and a second video for ''American Hearts'' which was played in Australia. 


*By 2003 he had appeared at the Chicago Blues Festival and written music for the 22nd ''Bloomsday on Broadway'' show. He played across the country and weekly at local venues in Somerville, Cambridge and Worchester. He credits his formal musical education in Andover,but says he "was schooled in Andover, and got an education in Lowell." He says that he is not interested in fame and fortune, just "to work steady" and have time with his daughter.


*They broke the 20,000 mark in albums sold and played more than 200 shows in the US and Europe.


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*The band split up with their last show on April 19, 2008 in Cambridge MA at the Middle East Underground, but then reunited at the Bamboozle music festivals in Anaheim, California and in East Rutherford, New Jersey in  2010.


*Piebald's final release was a live DVD/Documentary called ''Nobody’s Robots: Farewell to Piebald''.
*The Bartender's Blues.(portrait) ''Andover Townsman'', 6/18/1998, pages 2,4.




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*Local Boy Makes Good, with a Rush Job. Frank Morey, Les Sampou for Andover "Club 47" Show.(portrait) ''Andover Townsman'', 3/23/2000, page 24.


*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=keyword&tp=keyword&t=barely%20legal%20piebald&ft=&l=5&d=0&f=j&av= Piebald. ''Barely Legal: All Ages'']. 
*Piebald. *Piebald(Band) ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia''. Wikipedia Foundation, Inc. 8 November 2011 (includes portrait and 2007 interview)


[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=keyword&tp=keyword&t=barely%20legal%20piebald&ft=&l=5&d=0&f=j&av= Piebald]*Andover's Piebald Revels in Rock Music Success. ''Eagle'' ''Tribune'',7/4/2002, pages 15,16.
*Morey: "Cool" on LIps, Cold in Hand. ''Andover Townsman'' 4/4/2002, page 8.




*A Tiumphant Return. ''Andover Townsman'',12/19/2002, page 19.
*Fresh from Chicago Blues Festival, Andover Native Rocks Broadway. ''Andover Townsman'' 7/10/2003, page 19.




*Piebald Doesn't Disappoint its Energetic Faithful at Old Town Hall Performance. ''Andover Townsman'', 12/26/2002, page 15.




 
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  • In his mid-teens Frank Morey Picked up a guitar to play REM type tunes with his 10th grade band at the Red Barn in North Andover. He graduated from Andover High in 1990.


  • By 1998 he had gone solo and self-produced his first CD BourbonSoakedHalo,which he was disappointed to find filed under fold music. He had picked up a lot of material for his songwriting as a bartender in Lowell as he enjoyed Lowell's economic and ethnic diversity. Some of his songs reflected Andover and Phillips Academy as well as in Suburban Dreams.*In 2000 Tom Rush picked Frank Morey to take part in one of his Club 47 shows which took place at the Collins Center. At the auditions, the hometown crowd cheered him on.


  • After the Cub 47 show he toured regularly and did 30 gigs in 2002 with a new band. He found increased radio play and exposure in the folk community. He even travelled to Italy to "occupy" a piazza in a festival called Artisti in Piazza. His third CD Cold in Hand came out. He was compared to Lou Reed, Tom Waits and Bob Dylan for his singing voice, humor, and song writing.


  • By 2003 he had appeared at the Chicago Blues Festival and written music for the 22nd Bloomsday on Broadway show. He played across the country and weekly at local venues in Somerville, Cambridge and Worchester. He credits his formal musical education in Andover,but says he "was schooled in Andover, and got an education in Lowell." He says that he is not interested in fame and fortune, just "to work steady" and have time with his daughter.


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  • The Bartender's Blues.(portrait) Andover Townsman, 6/18/1998, pages 2,4.


  • Local Boy Makes Good, with a Rush Job. Frank Morey, Les Sampou for Andover "Club 47" Show.(portrait) Andover Townsman, 3/23/2000, page 24.


  • Morey: "Cool" on LIps, Cold in Hand. Andover Townsman 4/4/2002, page 8.


  • Fresh from Chicago Blues Festival, Andover Native Rocks Broadway. Andover Townsman 7/10/2003, page 19.












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