This past weekend brought the musical stylings of two Keene State College seniors; Political Science major Brooks Hubbard as well as member of the KSC Men’s Rugby team and Safety major Gavin Taylor.
The two aspiring musicians set up a stage, microphones, guitars and amplifiers in front of the Young Student Center on Friday, September 20. From twelve to three p.m., the pair took turns performing covers as well as a few of their own written songs.
Brian Cantore / Photo Editor: KSC seniors Brooks Hubbard and Gavin Taylor sing popular covers as well as songs of their own on Friday, September 20 on the Young Student Center lawn.
Taylor said the rugby team’s executive board wanted to spread awareness about the team in a unique way.
The mini concert also had a dunk tank off to the side and students were able to “dunk a rugger,” as the sign said.
“We weren’t sure how to go about raising money,” Taylor said, “We didn’t think people would really care to give a dollar per dunk. So we dropped the ‘d’ and changed it from a fundraiser to a ‘funraiser.’”
“The whole point of the event was to spread awareness about our team in hopes that more people will come to our games,” Taylor said.
He also added that the rugby team has ordered fan bracelets and t-shirts to hand out at games to increase their popularity.
Hubbard, who also held a strong presence on the stage that day said the event was “excellent, it was a lot of fun.”
“It was a beautiful day,” Hubbard said, “And it’s always fun to play on campus. College-age people seem to get more into the music.”
Hubbard said Taylor is a good friend of his and that he had been encouraging Taylor to play his music at more public places.
“It was fun to show case a new face to campus,” Hubbard said.
Taylor said he agreed that it was a good experience.
“It was an awesome opportunity to play in front of new people and a great opportunity to play with Brooks,” Taylor said.
Some cover songs Taylor played included “Wake Me Up,” by Avicii, “Every Girl” by Turnpike Troubadours and “Up All Night” by Jon Pardi.
While Taylor said he played “mostly country stuff,” Hubbard said he played a lot of Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson and Mumford and Sons’ covers.
The two musicians also got to play songs of their own. Taylor sang a song he wrote called “Up in the Rain.”
Hubbard mentioned he sang two of his songs as well, called “I Wish I Was a Kid,” and “Not a Love Song.”
Hubbard and Taylor closed the stage together with a duet of “Wagon Wheel” by Darius Rucker.
Rebecca Farr can be contacted at rfarr@keene-equinox.com