The Beginning

When   living in Rowley Ma., Carlo Orlando would go down to Maria's Lounge on Sunday afternoon and catch the  musicians from various towns jamming. One Sunday,Carlo decided to bring his guitar and sit in and sing. It was then he met Ray Atwell from Seabrook, N.H. Ray had been a strictly country bass player, but wanted to do something different and found that playing with Carlo meant he would be playing a variety of music. Soon Ray and Carlo would become great friends. One  sunny day,Carlo and Ray walked into Captain K's restaurant in Seabrook, N.H., and asked owners Peter and Diane Korakas if they could bring in their guitars and amps and jam a little. Another friend, Mike Patterson, was called and brought his drums. Soon they found a sound they liked and decided to go out and find gigs. After two years of playing as a trio, they met Ernie Merrill,  a guitar  player  and singer and asked him to jam with them. Now there were four friends playing music and it stayed that way.   Throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts people were loving the Then Again Band. The Then Again Band plays rock and roll oldies, country, pop, and a little blues.   What sets the Then Again Band apart from other bands, is that they never play a song the same as the original, as they like to use their own arrangements.