One Night Stand All-Star Band raises $7,800 for House of Friendship

The One Night Stand All-Star Band included, from right, Jeff Walsh, Neil Murray, Dean Djako, Junior Riggan and Paul Knowles. Photo courtesy of Paul Knowles

By Paul Knowles

A group of musicians who had never played together before performed in concert last week at an event that raised funds for House of Friendship, the Waterloo Region charity that provides a wide variety of services to those in need of assistance in the community.

The One Night Stand All-Star Band was in concert on Nov. 23 in front of an audience of more than 110 at Foxboro Green.

The band included Neil Murray (of the Neil Murray Band and music director at Parkminster United Church in Waterloo), Junior Riggan (frequently a band member in Drayton Festival productions), Dean Djako and Jeff Walsh (of the band, And Then There Were Two), and Paul Knowles (known for The River Rolls and also the travel feature writer for this newspaper).

The event raised $7,800 for House of Friendship.