Farmington-Based Delta Twins Play to Hometown Crowd Friday

If you get curious about Farmington-based Delta Twins and their music as you watch them play Rhythmz in Riley Park Friday, stop by the band's CD table and pick up a copy of co-founder Bob Young's new book. 

"I've always been the kind of person who loved reading the liner notes on albums," Young said, "especially when they had a point for the collection." 

The Seasons and The Scars Companion shares the point of the Delta Twins album of the same name. "It's another dimension for understanding and appreciating the music," Young said. "There are layers to our music, multiple layers of meaning or intent." 

The book also tells the back story of how songs like "Desperate Man", "Big Shoes" and "Maybe It's You" came to be written. Each chapter includes lyrics and guitar chords, along with the song's surface, deeper and spiritual themes. 

Spirituality is where the book started, Young said. He came up with the idea while working on another book, Leap of Doubt, which shares his personal story of faith. Young realized that a book about the album could introduce the Delta Twins fan base to the beliefs behing the songs, which they could read more of in Leap of Doubt. 

As he worked on The Seasons and The Scars Companion, Young also realized how the group's 12 songs tied together. He said over the past few years, band members have gone through some very difficult and very good times.

"A lot of that stuff leaves you with scars, and they can remind you of the pain, but they can be evidence you survived and get you through to the next season," he said. 

Young said the band – including his 16-year-old son Josh, band co-founder Tom Kozanecki, Leland McCann and Nick Klayver – is looking forward to playing in front of a hometown crowd, as they did last year at an outdoor concert in Heritage Park. He's hoping to see some families from his days as a South Farmington Baseball and Softball League coach and commissioner.

"What's special about it is that people are there to listen," he said. "When you're playing in a lot of clubs, you're background music. Every band feeds off that connection with the crowd." 

Rhythmz in Riley Park, a free concert, starts at 7 p.m. Friday at the Walter E. Sundquist Farmington Pavilion and Riley Park. Rain location is First United Methodist Church, located just north of the park. Learn more about the concert at downtownfarmington.org and about the band at deltatwins.com.