Formed in 1986 by Blizz and Chris with a session guitarist, who recorded the 45 rpm single In This Life/Top Of The World. With the addition of bass player Bob Colle, drummer Ssid McAulliffe and guitarist John George, various shows around Quebec were done. With the departure of Colle, McAulliffe and George in the summer of 1987, Blizz and Chris went into the studio with former Up With People and Lee Greenwood guitarist Alex Tarczy and veteran local bar band drummer Kevin Dohn and came out with the Ladies And Gentlemen EP. After a number of Montreal shows and one gig in Westfield, MA, and the usual press parties promoting the EP, another lineup shift resulted from an unexpected hiatus due to Chris' automobile accident and being unable to play his keyboard for a couple of months. Upon his recuperation the band regrouped with longtime roadie and doorman Graham Hall on drums and Barry Grey on bass. Beginning in the summer of '88, this lineup lasted until Welcome Home's eventual breakup in the summer of '90. After recording a few demos Barry announced his decision to stop rehearsing with the group and return to college full time. After a couple of attempted rehearsals with some new recruits, Blizz and Chris called it quits in August '90, Chris moved to Vermont and Blizz got a full time job and got married.
In the summer of 2002 Blizz, Graham and Chris reunited for one live show in Montreal with a a bass player Blizz recruited for the occasion. Though the results were encouraging and Chris wrote a couple of new songs for the occasion nothing came of it due to Blizz and Chris' family and work obligations. Communication was kept open, however, and plans are afoot for Welcome Home's 20th anniverary concert in July of 2007, somewhere in Montreal, with a possible additional show in the Burlington, VT area. Blizz and Chris are discussing the possibility of a CD release of the single and EP material along with rehearsal material, demos and new material to pad the package. Stay tuned to this site for more details as they develop! |
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