HILTON HEAD, SC, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 -- Hilton Head Prep students added a little country western flair to this year's Spring Strings and Orchestra concert. Decked out in bandanas and boots, students were joined on stage by popular southern blues rock band, Cranford & Sons. One of the founding members of Cranford & Sons is fiddle player Eric Reid, a Hilton Head Prep alumnus who graduated in 2006. Reid was an orchestra student in high school whose strings teacher, Cathy Klimoff, never forgot her former pupil. After bumping into Reid last year and hearing his band perform, Mrs. Klimoff invited the band to perform with her students. Reid and the rest of band enthusiastically agreed. Students and parents alike were thrilled with the entire performance which also included a few musical numbers by the band.
This is not the first time a famous alumnus has agreed to perform with Hilton Head Prep students. Some years ago, Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and alumnus Duncan Sheik, known most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing", performed a benefit concert with upper school strings students.
