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Jon Evans’ Studio – A Place In The Cape Cod Woods Where Songs Are Made

Jon Evans
Written by Brian Tarcy

ORLEANS – Sarah Swain remembers being distracted by otters in the pond outside the window while recording background vocals with her drummer Liam Hogg at Jon Evans private studio.

“The whole thing is magical,” said Swain, of Sarah Swain & The Oh Boys!. “There’s a snuggly dog. It’s just beautiful.”



Swain is among the musicians, from both on Cape and off Cape, who have recorded at Evans’ private rustic studio overlooking a little pond in the woods of Orleans.

Evans, who grew up in South Yarmouth, is a professional bass player who has played on gold records and toured

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About the author

Brian Tarcy

Brian Tarcy is co-founder of Cape Cod Wave. He is a longtime journalist who has written for the Boston Globe, Boston magazine, the Cape Cod Times and several other publications. He is the author of "YOU CAN'T SELL RIGHT FIELD; A Cape Cod Novel." He is also the author or co-author of more than a dozen mostly non-fiction books, including books with celebrity athletes Cam Neely, Tom Glavine and Joe Theisman. His previous book was, "ALMOST: 12 Electric Months Chasing A Silicon Valley Dream" with Hap Klopp,who created the iconic brand, The North Face.
For more information, see Briantarcy.com
Brian is a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan with a long-running NFL predictions/political satire column connecting weekly world events to the fate of his favorite team, now at Whatsgonnahappen.com.

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