One of Cary Beare’s favorite instruments is a guitar made from a cigar box created by local artist and longtime friend Rick Lamphere. He used it on his world tour with Deana Carter and is known to play it during his North Idaho performances with The Pollinators.
part of The Rub, a high-energy trio known for just about every genre and era of music. He remains a member of Kingsize, based in Los Angeles. And he’s the frontman for “Cary Beare Presents” at Timbers Roadhouse in Cataldo. “When I came back after the pan- demic, I was so bored. I went over there, asked what their deadest night of the week was, and if they would be open to giving me free rein to do whatever,” he said. “They ac-
cepted. I still play there – most times it’s with a band.” >> Making old new again But back to Gotham, which Beare jokes could be the great-grandfather of some of today’s area bands, since some of the style and arrangements they created years ago still are occa- sionally seen and heard in the area’s musical ecosystem. He also recently has discovered something unexpected: interest from a big fan who is excited to let the
Right away he got back to making music, playing music and connecting with the area’s music community. He and wife Allison McCready make up Paper Flowers, a Fleetwood Mac tribute band. He and musician/ promoter/author Michael Koep cre- ated PS i Love u, a Beatles tribute band. He’s part of The Pollinators, which play pretty much everything and can be heard on Wednesdays and occasionally at the Kootenai County Farmers Market. He’s also
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