Bill Carr said he probably has the record for non-performance time before becoming a member of the Believers Band- over 50 years without playing. He said his last concert before joining the Believers band as a trumpet player was in the 9th grade when he was in a parade behind the horses- that probably convinced him band was NOT for him.

He joined the Believers band in 2013 after many invitations to come listen to a rehearsal from Conductor Richard Petty. What finally convinced him to give it a try was hearing the band playing one cold December night for “Christmas on Green Street”. (He thought they were the best sound he heard all night.)

Like most things Bill does, he jumped in fully, including serving as band President the next year. He has chosen to wind down a few of his many career interests and now spends a lot of time and energy at his new focus, Chapelwoods Farm in North Hall. When there he loves driving his Massey-Ferguson tractor while pulling a disc harrow or bush hog.

Seems a far cry from a few of  his favorite possessions- the Bible, “The Selected Poems of Robert Frost”, and “Life Together” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, but maybe not.

He quickly gave an answer to the question, “What is one thing you could not live without?” by saying “My marriage to Jan”. That answer came faster than asking him what food he could not resist- real New York cheesecake. Now, if you see Bill, ask him what his weirdest job was.