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| - | '''Dayna Berkshire''' is a ''Bradford Exile'', having graduated from High School there on June 5, 1988. Her father is [[Berkshire, Bruce|Bruce Berkshire]]. Her classmates include [[Swift, Jennlynn|Jennlynn Swift]] and [[Jones, Emily|Emily Jones]]. | + | '''Dayna Berkshire''' is a ''Bradford Exile'', having graduated from [[Bradford]] High School there on June 5, 1988. Her father is [[Berkshire, Bruce|Bruce Berkshire]]. Her classmates include [[Swift, Jennlynn|Jennlynn Swift]] and [[Jones, Emily|Emily Jones]]. |
| - | Dayna | + | Dayna was a sophmore student at Central Michigan University when she dropped out and left to busk with [[Beach, Sandy|Sandy Beach]] on the Renfaire circuit. They formed a duo and performed in tight corsets, including the Silver Leaf Renfaire in Kalamazoo where [[Jones, Emily|Emily Holst]] saw them.<sup>[[Magic Carpet Chapter 4|MC04]]</sup> They had a few paying dates, but under pressure from her parents, Sandy got married while Dayna continued playing on the road, including gigs in Nebraska and Colorado. Dayna and Sandy had turned tricks while at Central.<sup>[[Magic Carpet Chapter 15|MC15]]</sup> |
| - | + | As [[Swift, Jennlynn|Jennlynn Swift]] described it, ''"Dayna was a soulful guitar player, or at least had been, and Sandy had been practicing a little two weeks before, so Jennlynn knew she was no slouch. She could imagine the two playing at a Renfaire, teasing the crowds, having fun, making beautiful music."''<sup>[[Magic Carpet Chapter 16|MC16]]</sup> | |
| - | + | By 1998 the duo had formed a two-girl group, had cut some CDs and toured enough to make pretty good money. The couple lived together in Bradford, Michigan. ''"While both Dayna and Sandy would date a guy once in a while, and nothing had ever been said, it was pretty well common knowledge that they were lesbians, or at least bi."''<sup>[[Magic Carpet Chapter 26|MC26]]</sup> | |
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| + | They had a minor hit sometime around 1999 called ''Experience of Survival''. Its original version included part of the Memphis Symphony and it told of ''"heroes who had given their lives for their friends."'' [[Harris, Myleigh|Myleigh Harris]] included a cover version at her concerts in 2001.<sup>[[Blue Beauty Chapter 35|BB35]]</sup> | ||
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| + | A Berkshire and Beach concert in Phoenix was one of the first concerts [[Russell, Joy|Joy]] and [[Russell, Ben|Ben Russell]] went to together.<sup>[[Canyon Fires Chapter 22|CF22]]</sup> | ||
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Revision as of 20:08, 8 February 2010
Dayna Berkshire is a Bradford Exile, having graduated from Bradford High School there on June 5, 1988. Her father is Bruce Berkshire. Her classmates include Jennlynn Swift and Emily Jones.
Dayna was a sophmore student at Central Michigan University when she dropped out and left to busk with Sandy Beach on the Renfaire circuit. They formed a duo and performed in tight corsets, including the Silver Leaf Renfaire in Kalamazoo where Emily Holst saw them.MC04 They had a few paying dates, but under pressure from her parents, Sandy got married while Dayna continued playing on the road, including gigs in Nebraska and Colorado. Dayna and Sandy had turned tricks while at Central.MC15
As Jennlynn Swift described it, "Dayna was a soulful guitar player, or at least had been, and Sandy had been practicing a little two weeks before, so Jennlynn knew she was no slouch. She could imagine the two playing at a Renfaire, teasing the crowds, having fun, making beautiful music."MC16
By 1998 the duo had formed a two-girl group, had cut some CDs and toured enough to make pretty good money. The couple lived together in Bradford, Michigan. "While both Dayna and Sandy would date a guy once in a while, and nothing had ever been said, it was pretty well common knowledge that they were lesbians, or at least bi."MC26
They had a minor hit sometime around 1999 called Experience of Survival. Its original version included part of the Memphis Symphony and it told of "heroes who had given their lives for their friends." Myleigh Harris included a cover version at her concerts in 2001.BB35
A Berkshire and Beach concert in Phoenix was one of the first concerts Joy and Ben Russell went to together.CF22
