(Seguin) — Clint Taft and the Buckwild Band will take the stage on Saturday for this year’s Freedom Fiesta at Central Park in downtown Seguin. Clint and his band have been entertaining crowds around this area for 19 years. Around a year ago, Clint’s son Colton joined the band. Colton is 17 years old and will be an incoming senior this fall at Seguin High School.
Before teaming up in the band, the elder Taft says he and his son started working together musically during the COVID pandemic. Seguin Today Magazine recently caught up with the father/son dua and are sharing some of their responses during that interview.
Clint: Well, it was really neat. I don’t know if I’m a very good teacher (laughs). So, it was actually what, during Covid?
Colton: Yeah.
Clint: He would stay home, and school was out and he was doing school from home and that’s when he really got into it. And didn’t you use all kinds of apps?
Colton: Yeah, I learned a lot online.
Clint: I wouldn’t say it was me; it was more him (laughs).
Like his dad, Colton plays guitar and sings in the band. Clint calls the Buckwild Band a “country-variety band,” and he says the teenage Colton brings a traditional approach to the group that is appreciated by younger crowds.
Colton: Honestly not really. I don’t listen to too much outside of country music. Kinda like my dad, (I listen) to rock too.
Clint: The younger people seem to like traditional country more. It’s kind of fascinating. But we play rock and Motown stuff, and either myself or we have two other guys in the band who will sing.
They do that kind of stuff. They have more rock influences.
Clint says they enjoy playing together and they plan to have the crowd dancing at Freedom Fiesta. Both father and son said they look forward to being on the stage during the Fourth of July weekend.
Clint: For me, there’s nothing better than performing for friends and family and the community that I love. That means a lot to me. Seguin around the 4th of July is probably one of the best places for family events anywhere. And I always enjoy that and I look forward to all of that every year. It means a lot to me to perform in front of my community.
Colton: In general, I just love playing live, but also playing in front of friends and family is great. I also like the backdrop of downtown. I think it’s pretty cool being in Central Park and right by the fountain too. It’s going to be pretty neat.
You can catch Clint and Colton and the rest of the Buckwild Band on Saturday night at KWED’s Freedom Fiesta. The event takes place from 6 until 11 p.m. at Central Park in Seguin. Freedom Fiesta is free and open to the public. Visit SeguinToday.com for all the latest on this year’s Freedom Fiesta in downtown Seguin.