The PEI Jazz & Blues Festival on Prince Edward Island in Canada kicked off yesterday, but it started on a sour note for Liam Kearney, drummer with blues band Bad Habits: $9,000 drum kit was stolen from his car Sunday evening while he and his girlfriend were at a movie. Says Liam:"It's not like I just had these drums fall in my lap. I had to work hard to get these drums. I'd like them back. So: if you are the one/ones who stole these please return them - no questions will be asked."
Whoever took the drums will have a hard time selling them because the kit is a rare find and the bass drum was specially made in Vancouver.
Liam Kearney called all the pawn shops to give them a heads up and asked some friends at a musical instrument store to spread the word to buyers across the country.
Please be on the look out for a blue Ayotte bass drum with wood hoops (Bad Habits front head, Aquarian beater head). Toms are an 8 and 10 inch green sparkle PDP. Snare drum is a Noble & Cooley alloy classic 14". Black nickle alloy. Cymbals are in a padded Sabian bag. Include 20" Zildjian Dark K ride. 16" Sabian crash, 16" Zildjian crash, 18" Chinese crash, 10" Zildjian splash. Also his bag of hardware in a black "Rock Bag". DW throne, stands and Pearl hardware. Yamaha kick pedal.
Please report this and keep your eyes and ears open. If you have any info please call Liam at 902-393-7576 or call Charlottetown Police at 902-629-4172. These are worth a lot to him.
