Speaking with musicians David Kraai and Amy Laber this week brought back a memory I haven't thought about in — let's see, 33 years. I was speaking to these musicians this week about the David Kraai & Amy Laber Band show set for the High Falls Cafe in High Falls on Saturday night. You can expect originals, covers, country-folk and music in the vein of Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard, for starters. But what brought me back to my childhood, and one of my first forays into liking pop music, was the plan by Kraai and Laber to release a 45. Yup. That's right. A record with one song on each side that dates back to the early days of rock 'n' roll. The "45" refers to the rpm, or "revolutions per minute" the vinyl disc makes on a turntable.

       For their project, Laber will have one song and Kraai will have the other. My experience relates to the first 45 I ever bought, at the Caldor department store, which featured "YMCA" by the Village People. That logo for Casablanca Records, with the oasis in the desert, has remained with me for more than three decades. But I digress!

       Kraai and Laber will fuse the past with the present, and include a free digital download with the 45. Completing the package is a poster designed by Kraai. Head on over to www.davidandamymusic.com to check out the two songs on the 45, as well as a clever duet on a tune about a lack of faith in the opposite sex. You can also listen to Laber, whose vocals are passionate and maintain the spirit of June Carter Cash. Kraai's singing has a rougher edge and made me think of Chris Robinson from The Black Crowes.

       On Saturday, you can hear these two musicians perform for the first time in public with their new band — Charlie Kniceley on bass; Chris Ragucci on drums; and Josh Roy Brown on guitar and lap steel. In addition to singing on Saturday, Laber will play guitar and banjo. Kraai will sing and play guitar, mandolin and harmonica. I can say with near certainty that "YMCA" by the Village People will not be on their setlist.