Welcome to the Barnstormers web site. This web site showcases the music of John Guadagni, Steve Hodge, and John Spreier.

John Spreier met John Guadagni in the summer of 1983. They performed and recorded together as members of: The Tim Turner Band, Allagash, Beta Brunette, and Zen Chefs. They also were the sound engineers for Maasai during the 1980s. John Spreier met a gifted guitarist and songwriter named Steve Hodge when they participated in the WRX Acoustic Challenge held in Newport, Rhode Island during March of 1998. In August of 1999 John Spreier teamed up with Steve and John Guadagni to form a three-piece rock band named Barnstormers. Their mission was to provide a good strong dose of rock and roll to the working masses in Rhode Island. Classic rock without attitude guaranteed to make you dance and temporarily forget about your problems.

I'm Eighteen was written by Alice Cooper, M Bruce, G Buxton, D Dunaway, and N Smith. 867-5309 was written by Alex Call and Jim Keller. The One I Love was written by Michael Stipe and Peter Buck. Shaking was written by Eddie Money. Whirlpool was written by Steve Hodge. John Spreier produced and recorded the songs using a Tascam 244.

Click on the links above and to the right to hear the songs, see the pictures, read the lyrics, and surf the links to the world wide web.

I'm Eighteen
867-5309
The One I Love (Slow)
The One I Love (Fast)
Shakin'
Whirlpool (Slow)
Whirlpool (Fast)

Click on the links above to download the songs encoded as WMA (Windows Media Audio) files.

Unlike other websites, Barnyard Sounds always provides the entire song (not just clips) encoded in Windows Media Audio format (WMA) for your listening pleasure. In addition to the music we also provide the lyrics and the graphics for the CD. Barnyard Sounds believes that the internet is the radio of the 21st Century and that listening to music on the web should be free. If you would like to own the CDs, you can pay for them. Click here to purchase the Barnyard Sounds CDs.