The players

Dana Silvercloud started playing in his family's gospel music troupe at age 9. By the time he joined the Navy in his mid-20s, he had already played professionally in three R & B bands. He began his 24-year Navy career as a gunner but quickly moved on to music, rising to unit leader of the prestigious Atlantic Express Band, one of four ensembles in the 70-member Atlantic Fleet Band.

Dana was the recipient of the 2005 Bass Player of The Year Award from M.E.O.N.A. He sings, composes, arranges and plays a variety of other instruments including guitar, horns, keys, drums and percussion.

Dana has shared the stage with world-class players including Kool & The Gang, Dave Matthews, Mike Utley and Fingers Taylor from Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, and has opened for Little River Band, Average White Band, and The Doobie Brothers, to name a few. He played for over 10 years with Island Boy; an established 6-piece high-energy band from Virginia.

Andy Harrell was born in Portsmouth, Va. He began playing piano at age 6 and guitar at 11 and has performed in bands since age 13 including local acts Archangel, Pressure Point, Leisure Time and Synergy With Island Boy, he played clubs from Ocean City, Md. to Margaritaville in Key West, Fla., opening for Average White Band and Little River Band and sharing the stage with Dave Matthews, Fingers Taylor and Michael Utley.

Andy released two CDs of solo and band material, The Andy Harrell Project (1995) and Chasing Our Dreams (1997) and played on the first two Island Boy releases. He also worked over 20 years for the US Navy and holds a Masters in Engineering Management degree from Old Dominion University and Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech.

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