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tour bus, may make this young band seem provincial, or small time. They’re not. The Carney brothers make a lot of jokes, and they’re proud that they spray paint their own concert tees, but once they start talking about their music and their band, things change. Suddenly they start mentioning “intellectual processes” and Pontiak’s “own unique home brand” of sound. These guys are serious about the music they make, even if they can’t be serious about the name of their band.
“Catchy band names sound stupid later. Pink Floyd? That’s a stupid name. Think about it,” said Van.
Rural roots
Jennings, Van and Lain grew up in a house near Woodville that bordered the Thornton River.
“Rappahannock was really great. We could just run and jump into the Thornton. We fished and camped and rock climbed,” recalled Jennings. According to the brothers, music was important in their family.
“Our family was always pretty musical. Our mom' sang in a choir, she’s got a good ear,” emphasized Van. As they grew up, the Carney’s taught themselves how to play a variety of instruments, by “just messing around,” according to Lain. During my conversation with them, Lain admitted to playing the guitar and banjo as well as the drums, Jennings plays guitar and bass, and Van admitted to playing the keyboard along with his guitar. In addition, the members of Pontiak have been known to switch instruments for some songs.
“We’ve been playing
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