3 Sheets To The Wind” Trio Plays The
Real Deal
By David Pambianchi
When you mix experienced musicians, a band of two Brooklyn school teachers and a
friend named “3 Sheets To The Wind,” you get one cheerful, intense nostalgic night of
classic rock from the Beatles to ZZ Top. Throw in a little Hendrix, some Cream and
Dylan influence, and memories soar.
Yes, teachers can be cool! And make no mistake; these are sharp, tight, skilled
musicians that younger groups have trouble holding a candle against. Fort Hamilton
High School art instructor/tennis coach Andy Sachs (guitar and lead vocals), who grew
up in Canarsie; Parsons teacher/art director Mark Kaplan (drums and vocals), who
went to Brooklyn’s New Utrecht High School; and Tim Farrell, construction, (bass and
vocals), shake up any place with something for every audience.
Their songs include three-part vocal harmony as well as instrumental rock. Each
musician played in earlier bands "all our lives—we’re all in our late 40s or 50s," Kaplan
said. "I actually turned my cousin Andy on to music when he was a little boy, and I was a
teenager."
One thing is certain; memories are recreated, built upon with help from the nostalgic
music that a band like "3 Sheets to the Wind" provides. A new generation of students
will one day hear a familiar sound causing them to reminisce as they recall their own
life and times, contemplate recent history, or their teachers path through the years,
and that part of their own lives that includes their instructors.
When looking for the real deal, check out “3 Sheets To The Wind.” Perhaps, in the end,
it is all too simple, good music, and good times with friends.
Real Deal
By David Pambianchi
When you mix experienced musicians, a band of two Brooklyn school teachers and a
friend named “3 Sheets To The Wind,” you get one cheerful, intense nostalgic night of
classic rock from the Beatles to ZZ Top. Throw in a little Hendrix, some Cream and
Dylan influence, and memories soar.
Yes, teachers can be cool! And make no mistake; these are sharp, tight, skilled
musicians that younger groups have trouble holding a candle against. Fort Hamilton
High School art instructor/tennis coach Andy Sachs (guitar and lead vocals), who grew
up in Canarsie; Parsons teacher/art director Mark Kaplan (drums and vocals), who
went to Brooklyn’s New Utrecht High School; and Tim Farrell, construction, (bass and
vocals), shake up any place with something for every audience.
Their songs include three-part vocal harmony as well as instrumental rock. Each
musician played in earlier bands "all our lives—we’re all in our late 40s or 50s," Kaplan
said. "I actually turned my cousin Andy on to music when he was a little boy, and I was a
teenager."
One thing is certain; memories are recreated, built upon with help from the nostalgic
music that a band like "3 Sheets to the Wind" provides. A new generation of students
will one day hear a familiar sound causing them to reminisce as they recall their own
life and times, contemplate recent history, or their teachers path through the years,
and that part of their own lives that includes their instructors.
When looking for the real deal, check out “3 Sheets To The Wind.” Perhaps, in the end,
it is all too simple, good music, and good times with friends.