Rick Lacey - A Music CV:

Felony
The Glitter Band
Bluesline
Zambura
The Roach Twins
Ovate
Stone Park
Joanna Connor
The Nick Bold Band
Cuillin Blue


My first group was "Take 6" We were a 6 piece who played all the old dance hall classics for Masonic Lodge dances and that type of gig. No pictures exist (I hope!!).

The set included all the old big band and dance hall stuff, Tuxedo Junction and that sort of thing. Line up was Guy - Piano, Cyril - Sax, Dave - Clarinet., Wendy - Trumpet, Mark - Upright bass and me on Drums. One of the two times that I have been nervous before going on stage was the first gig with the band.


Having done this for a couple of years I wanted a new challenge and something more modern. I saw an ad in the local paper for a drummer needed and as it was near a girlfriend of mine I applied. The band was The French Connection, run by a geezer called Jim.

They played Santana, Bad Company, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull (handy, as Ray played the Flute) as well as some really obscure stuff from people like the Atlanta Rhythm section. We gigged all over the North West of England for 2 years before I left.

The band was great and I learned how to play odd timings with the Tull stuff, rock with the led Zep power ballads and how to gig sober!

Line up was Jim on Bass, me Drums, Ray on Flute, backing vox, percussion and antics. Ian Lead guitar and Steve on Vocals and rhythm guitar.


I then joined Colours of Crimson. I had replaced their old drummer, Steve, and I only had a little time to learn the set before our first gig. I must have been serious as I missed a Manchester United game to rehearse! All the numbers were written by the band and we were later strengthened by a keyboard player called Daz. The style was very much inspired by Bowie, T Rex and Mott The Hoople.

Line up was Alan- Vocals and rhythm guitar, Jo on Bass, Steve on Guitar, Daz - Keyboards and me on Drums.

We gigged in all the dives that the area had to offer and there were a few decent bands in the area at the time. One such band was The Peppermint Dream, they were good, hard players and we went to The Portland Bars underneath the Piccadilly Hotel in Manchester to see them. At that gig a friendship was started that has meant more to me than any other I have ever had. I met Ian.

I vaguely remember him from school but he is a couple of years older than me  . At school, we had a jamming band and had tried to track him down one lunch time when the regular bass player was off ill - we never found him.

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Ian eventually left the band he was in and as we both used Pete Makin's recording studio, Soundlab, and had become good friends, so we formed Beyond Belief.

All the details are well documented on Ian's pages, although he missed out the bits where I was too drunk to play or the arguments where we genuinely had musical differences, or the fact that I wanted to leave and announced it on the local radio station before telling the rest of the band. Lesson number one in diplomacy hard learned! I was a lot younger back then.... We had Rob on guitar, Mike on vox, Ian bass and me drumming. There were no gigs.


I had a couple of years off when I married Carolyn and Ian married Julie. I did some let downs and deps then treated myself to a shiny new drum kit and started looking for a new band. Ian had been running a duo with another guy from school, Drew Wood and had released a single commemorating the Slade 25th anniversary. Along with a cast that included Drew and Pete we recorded a video in Ian's attic. We had such a good time that we put a band together. This band was to be Go Crazy.

Go Crazy gigged, gigged again then gigged some more. We did some good gigs and some not so good gigs. Ian hammered the hell out of his basses, aided and abetted by Gary 'T' Bone Burnett who loved to crank it up. This has really influenced my playing ever since and I am never short of power now. I had a contact in America and when blues artist Robert Lucas was coming over, we backed him.

It was a real privilege to work with him and when he came back a couple of years later, we backed him again. He has recently finished 5 years fronting Canned Heat.

Drew's back eventually gave way and he left. We tried loads of singers and eventually tried to poach Ian McSherry who was playing with a band called Bad Habits. He actually joined Go Crazy and did a few gigs with us, all of which were great fun but his priority was Bad Habits and in the end, Mr. McSherry ended up poaching Ian - fair enough, I suppose and the band had reached its natural end.

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I have always loved the blues and, after working with Robert Lucas, I wanted to take this forward so I auditioned for The Red Eye Blues Band. Tasty, tasty players. A piano player to die for and a really talented slap merchant on Bass. The front man could play guitar really well and was a decent enough singer. There was a lot for me to learn in a short time and I tried really hard and really made the effort.to meet their standards. All the guys were really great blokes to get on with and I still see them around.
We did up to 3 gigs a week and became as tight as a duck's rectum. After nearly a year, I decided to move on. Line up was Noel - Guitar and lead vox, Jools on bass, Jon on Keys and myself on Drums. Gigs were around Manchester, the Wirral and Blackpool areas.

Occasionally these days I gig with the keyboard player and bass player in a band called "The Carbs". 


I heard through reputable sources that The
Soulbreakers, a fantastic 8 piece soul band needed a new drummer. I was dead lucky as I had never been in a soul band before and when talking to my Mentor, Graham, he told me what they would be looking for, I really fancied the gig so I set up the kit accordingly and went for an audition. I got the gig and we played all the better clubs throughout Manchester and North Wales. The band consisted of Me with a bass player called Russell, Steve on Guitar, Emma and Graham on sax and Trumpet, Karen and Julie on backing vocals and Barry on lead vocals.

We had a fantastic time and I learned loads of different ways to play things. I still get a tingle down my spine when I remember how the horn section blasted in to Can't Turn You Loose.

I needed to be tight, accurate, have consistent timing and be dynamic. It was great fun.


Again, front man problems.... and when the singer left we couldn't find a suitable replacement, The guitarist asked me what I felt about starting 70' s band and did I know any decent Bass players? 20 minutes later we were at Ian's house and putting a set list together.
Seventimental were born. Ian was doing this as a side project from Bad Habits. We poached a keyboard player called Geoff that I had done a let down gig with for a band called Flashman. Steve Sparkledust, actually Geoff's son, sang.

The set list was a mixture of glam rock as well as party stuff, YMCA, Alice, Hi Ho Silver Lining, that sort of stuff.  We did some terrific gigs and had a great time. Ian left both Seventimental and Bad Habits to commit full time to Mothers Ruin and so we got a replacement bass player called Tony in from Manchester, although he never gigged with us, mostly due to front man problems, including Brendan Malarkey, a singer who had been on 'Stars in their Eyes' as David Essex, and the band eventually fell apart. I saw an advert for '70's drummer needed' and applied, as I already knew most of the set, I got the gig.

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I joined
Glamtastic. Great band, great fun. The bass player was a sound bloke and we became good friends. We did some big gigs and had a great time. The set list was entirely made up of all the Glam Rock classics and the audiences went mad.

We had some great nights when the entire audience were in fancy dress and they danced the night away. The band was a real Glam Rock experience, with all the clothes and stage show. Line up was Dave Vocals, Jamesey - Bass and Steve on Guitar.


When the Glam band was finishing, I helped out a band called The Power Pigs. Great blokes, but it wasn't what I wanted to do. I also was approached by
Final Demand who were gigging a lot and Gary Burnett (ex Go Crazy) was the lead guitarist. I auditioned and decided to join.

The set list was more rock based but essentially a crowd pleaser. The set included lots of stuff by people like Bryan Adams, The Eagles, Crowded House and that sort of thing. The band were very tight and worked hard to play well. Line up was Gary - Guitar, Warren - Vocals and Guitar and Keith on Bass.


Whilst with Final Demand I was then approached by Mick Bones, the lead singer from the Power Pigs who had just joined a Rock Blues band who needed a drummer. I auditioned and really enjoyed myself. Unsure as to which band to play with, I joined both. I struggled to remember the set lists and the endings but I somehow managed. I kept both bands fully aware of what was happening abut eventually, after a terrible gig with the then monikered "Dick Puller Band" we decided to change the Bass Player and drop the rhythm guitarist.

I rang the old bass player from The Red Eye Blues Band and he auditioned. Felony were born. We pulled some dynamite gigs and the old lessons I learned playing with Ian all those years came through. This band rocked, very hard. The P.A. got bigger and bigger and we got louder and louder.  

One great night, at the Burnley Blues festival, Ian depped in at very late notice and we had a real hoot.  We secured a few better gigs as a direct result.  Mickey Bones sang, Malcolm on Guitar me on drums. When Jools joined, I quit Final Demand to concentrate on Felony.

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The old bass player from Glamtastic got in touch as he was gigging with John Rossall's Glitter Experience, effectively   The  Glitter Band and they needed a drummer. I did one gig with them and they told me that they wanted to find a different bass player. I suggested Jools from Felony and we did some massive gigs 3000 + people. lots of hanging around, lots of lifts here and there and overall a real pain in the rectum. Jools and I left in the beginning of 2001.

The set list was obviously all the well known Glitter band stuff with a few other songs thrown in for good measure. We would walk off stage with the audience going absolutely mad for the band but the levels of musicianship were so high that we would criticise even the smallest mistake. The lead singer was John, Mark on guitar.

Still gigging in Felony I had decided I wanted a new band. Jools had left and was replaced with a great bloke called Dave who hammered it out nearly as much as Ian does. I started to audition for lots of different bands but nothing of interest came along. After a couple of cancelled gigs I left.


Within 2 weeks I had secured the Gig with Bluesline. They started as a 5 piece blues band who played the bigger Blues gigs and festivals. My first gig was difficult, I had two proper rehearsals and one run through without Tommy the singer!

As blues is my favourite listening music, I really wanted this gig and was really pleased to get this place.

The band played to a very high standard, playing nationally at Blues Clubs and festivals. We played at Colne and Burnley on the main stages and played at the prestigious Boogaloo blues weekends.

After about a year or so with the original line up, Chris Roach, the main guitarist left to re form the Roach Twins Band, but more of that later. As Tommy was a wonderful guitarist anyway, he knew the set list, knew us so all he needed to do was learn to play lead guitar and sing at the same time. It took a couple of gigs but finally Tommy was the man. He settled in really well and the band continued to prosper. An album was released on the Blues Matters label and we enjoyed great press.

Unfortunately, after 3 years with the band I found that I wasn't enjoying myself any more. I had been involved in a couple of gigs with the Roach Twins that I had thorougly enjoyed and when they asked me to join, I considered my position carefully. With mixed emotions I announced to the band that I was going to leave. I gave them a month to find a new drummer and get him up to speed. An advert was placed in the local press and a selection of drummers was lined up. The next thing I hear is that all the gigs have been cancelled and I was unable to contact Tony Burgess. Tony held all the information on the band, the gigs, promoters details, contracts, everything.

A shame really, as we were a good set of mates who enjoyed being in a band together. Still, all good things come to an end and the inevitability of being in a band is that at some point, someone will leave or the band will split.


A project I was involved with for a few years is a Samba Troupe called Zambura . This is a community based band for people of all ages and abilities. It was good fun, allowed me to learn different rhythms and also allowed me the opportunity to travel. We gigged around the local area and travelled to Portugal to play at a student games competition.

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The Roach Twins



The press release!

The Roach Twins band were prolific around Manchester in the late 80's, were well known on the Blues Circuit and had a taste of the big time, playing packed out gigs and producing a string of acclaimed albums. But North Manchester's answer to Noel and Liam Gallagher also had a notorious string of bust-ups, and the band was eventually disbanded amid blazing rows. The pair, who both play guitar, went their separate ways for several years but put it all behind them and reformed the six-piece band due to popular demand. Chris said: "We started sibling rivalry while the Gallagher's were in nappies. We invented it. Our rows used to make them look like a pair of tooth fairies. But we're a little bit older now and we are a bit wiser."

The reality!

I joined them to play at the Darwen Music festival 30th May 2004, no rehearsal, a couple of CD's to listen to and a quick run through the ideas with my old mate Chris Roach, who used to be in Bluesline with me. 2500 + people saw me debut, terrified, unsure as to what I was supposed to be doing, and disappointed in the language Mike used in front of such a mixed audience. We then went from strength to strength, I loved it and we all got on really well. We played some huge festivals, played on main stages and were always critically acclaimed. There were some terrific moments, being asked to play in France at a huge festival was brilliant,

We had a warm reception and critical acclaim at the festival Blues Du Zinc. If your French is any good, take a look here and here.

We were playing the best UK Blues Clubs and it was always great fun. I am very proud of the Album, Gotta New Job. I don't play on all the tracks, it is an eclectic collection of songs, the title track being played by their previous drummer, Big Vern and the other tracks are drum – less. I have also laid down some tracks for the next album that I am looking forward to hearing when complete. I think that the new album (provisionally entitled Scratchface Lane) will be more band based, providing a better example of the live shows with more tracks featuring the entire band. There is no doubt in my mind that it will be a real winner. You get used to the Twins bickering, it doesn't bother me, and the stage shows became larger than life affairs with masks for Mike, sojourns in to the audience for the Twins and always a fantastic atmosphere. It was great to have Daz join the band on Bass, we get on really well and I like his solid style. Originally we had a Blues Bagpipe player called John Snelson who was a really nice bloke, we added The Junkhousedog on Harp, and he is dynamite, by the way.

The Twins settled on keeping the band's wind section to just Luke, the Junkhousedog who proved to be a sensational addition to the band. I liked John though, the use of Bombard, Flute and bagpipe made the sound distinctive, his “backing vocals” were unique, the French loved him and the band lost a real character when he left. But after a while, I started to feel that I wasn't a full member of the band. Granted, it is a difficult situation when there are 6 of you, all with needs and wants. The press naturally focused on the Twins, Mike and Luke, which is natural but it felt that the only people with any say in the band were the Twins and Mike, I wanted change in a wide variety of areas, nothing happened so whilst It was a difficult decision to make, eventually in August of 2006 I decided that I needed to move on. We parted as friends, and Chris, Luke and myself wanted to progress Ovate. I was really sad and felt like I had lost a good set of mates. But after a reunion gig for Ovate in February 2008, having only been out of the band for about 18 Months, I was told that Joe, my replacement, had decided not to carry on with the band and I immediately asked for my old job back. And I got it! And I'm seriously chuffed! Less gigs in the diary now and a new perspective on my expectations, so it is really looking good.

Joanna Connor

I toured the UK with blues artist Joanna Connor in October 2005 and that was a real blast. Joanna is a star, such a nice person and what a wonderful musician! The Roach twin's agent, Alan Hewitt, approached me for the gig. He is one of a rare breed nowadays, a true gentleman whose word is his honour and is a really great bloke to get on with. He asked me if I knew a funky blues bass player and I suggested Julian as he used to do slap and solos with The Red eye Blues Band and his main influences are funk style bass players. So Chris Roach loaned Joanna his Vox amp and we met up at a pub in Liverpool. Joanna was jet lagged, tired and hungry but obviously a really nice person. Julian and I had been working on her material from the CD's and we just clicked. No proper rehearsing (again, it seems to be the story of my life!) just a run through the starts, stops and endings.

The next night saw us headline the Liverpool Blues & Roots festival at the Academy 2, which was a real thrill but a little scary. We then set off on a UK tour, slept on peoples couches, ate takeaway food sometimes, then would eat in really nice restaurants. We played in London and all the way up to Aberdeen. We met loads of super people, pulled some cracking gigs out, were the source of complaint from the Osmond's when we were too loud at The Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, we were upstairs and they were in the main theatre, made some good friends, (HI Mel, lazy Poker and Chris Simmonds). It was brilliant and I really had to push to keep up with talents such as Julian and Joanna. We just improved night on night and it was very sad when it all came to an end but hopefully we can do it again someday.

Ovate consists of Chris Roach on guitar, Luke, The Junkhousedog on vocals and Harmonica and Julian Latimer on Bass. Julian and I hooked back up again on the Joanna Connor tour, we bounce off each other really well musically and were looking for something to do that was Blues related. Chris and Luke were putting together a small Blues band so I pounced, got us the gig and we put a set list together. We all love the early 60's Chicago style and love to watch a band play it well. The trouble is that usually, bands will do one or two songs, then move on to something else. We felt that if we did a full set of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Paul Butterfield John Lee Hooker etc we could play a really good drivin' blues band along nicely. So that is what we do, and the reaction is always superb.

A lot of people think that the blues is dull, boring and morose. Ovate, or Ov8 as we call it for publicity and web purposes, goes on stage and boogies through a full set of old classics. People can't help but dance, it is so infectious. On the first sound check of our first gig we were offered a wedding gig immediately. It is just so much fun, easy going and as there are only 4 of us, no one feels left out or excluded.

Chris Roach had his main priority as his band with his Twin and it slowly became more and more difficult to arrange things around 4 musicians with other commitments so I reluctantly called the band to a halt. Luke took over the remaining gigs with The JunkhouseDog band and I'm pleased to say that all the reports were of a fabulous band. But when I returned to the fold with The Roach Twins, we put Ovate back together, it is a help for all of us as the Roach Twins are not gigging much and Ovate can take over the gigs they can't do very easily.

Our web presence is at http://www.myspace.com/Ov8 It is just so much fun, easy going and as there are only 4 of us, no one feels left out or excluded. I have high hopes for this band, we really can do some great stuff with this band, I'm sure of that.

Stone Park

The group was the vehicle for the song writing talents of Ken Bradshaw and Chris ‘Bez' Berry. Both are seasoned musicians who were fed up of playing cover material and wanted to play their own songs. It originally started as Chris Cullen, on bass, with Ken and a singer called Roy Kelly from TFL (too f***in loud). I was drafted in to play drums and when Roy decided that it wasn't for him, we brought in Bez and added Kelvin Barlow on Keys. For me, it was the first time that I had been able to be a full part of the song writing process. The basic chord structure was Ken's area, lyrics from Bez then we met up, sat down and as a band worked on the structure of the songs, looked at the progressions, changes, starts, stops etc then jam the stuff in to a structure that was a genuine reflection of what we were looking for as a band. It was great for me, I have never been so involved with the songs a band plays and I loved it. I can listen back to the material and hear my bits, the stuff I put in and we played some good venues.

We played a lot of support work for higher profile bands that play The Met in Bury and do some gigs in our own right. It was never a regular thing, we would have the odd month where we were really busy then nothing would happen for a while and that suited me. There were too many outside influences, Bez with Big Lix, Ken Chris and Kelvin with No Money Down and I was gigging with Ovate and Nick Bold so it all ended up messy and when there was a major confusion over a confirmation of a gig it was decided that the best course of action was to fold the band.

We are still all mates after the split, but recognised that it became difficult to organise things, with us being in different bands and all having a lot of commitments. Rehearsing became sporadic; as there were gaps between gigs then we would put the songs back together without developing new songs. A shame, it was a good thing for me.

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The Nick Bold Band

Nick's website is at http://www.nickbold.com

In case you hadn't heard of Nick Bold, or his old band, Virginia Wolf, here is a brief history.....

Nick Bold first came to prominence in the late 80's with his rock band Virginia Wolf who, after signing a $1.2 million deal, recorded two highly acclaimed albums for the legendary Atlantic label. The eponymous debut was produced by Queen drummer Roger Taylor and was recorded in Pete Townshend's London studio Eel Pie, Ibiza and at Musicland, Munich. The album featured songs written by Nick and some collaborations with vocalist Chris Ousey.

A 6 week U.S. stadium tour followed supporting the great Led Zeppelin genius Jimmy Page and his then band The Firm playing to crowds of 20,000 people a night. “It was mind blowing”, says Nick “like going through a black hole into a whole different dimension”. The second album, Push , was produced by Kevin Elson (of 'Final Countdown' fame) and once again showed Nick's strength as a writer and also a highly accomplished guitarist. Though both albums sold very well, particularly in the U.S., 'grunge' was beginning to raise its ugly head and V.W.'s days at Atlantic were numbered. The band agreed to disband and move on.

Nick concentrated on his song writing and played the acoustic circuit for a number of years. He collaborated with various artists including the late Mike and the Mechanics frontman Paul Young and had writing stints in Nashville.

On a lighter note Nick even appeared in 2004 as one of his early heroes, George Harrison on Stars In Their Eyes.

Nick recorded a new album, called Full Circle with Linda Jennings on bass and some vocals. The drums were played by Nice guy Ben Jackson, Linda is a very talented musician in her own right. A Regular of The Boardwalk, she played along side Inspiral carpets, The Cud, Loop, The Darling Buds and Spacemen 3 rubbing shoulders with The Happy Mondays and James. Linda took herself off to Nottingham then toured Holland and Belgium with rock and roll band 'The Casbahs'. She has a a BA (Hons) in popular music and recording technology from Salford University. TV appearances include Nottingham arts shows as well as Channel M. She has sung and played as a session musician and starred along side Bobby Davro, amongst others, on the variety circuit. She now does regular solo gigs around the northwest as 'The Electric Landlady'.

So, with a pair of musicians like that, who have some serious history behind them, having played with a string of sensational drummers, including Jason Bonham, I was very pleased to see what Nick said about me on their website when I joined the band: This guy can PLAY let me tell you! For a number of years he's been the heartbeat of The Roach Twins Blues Band , played in Chris Cullen's side project Stone Park and also plays with OV8 so the guy is in DEMAND, know what I'm saying? We feel privileged and proud to welcome him aboard and are very much looking forward to getting out and rocking our socks off soon. - N.B. So no pressure there then!

I first met them at a pub near home, Chris Cullen took me down to see them and I was really knocked out. By pure coincidence, I was asked by BluesMatters! To review the album and I loved it. Then Chris Cullen took me up to the Accrington Jam Nite and we met up with Nick, it was sooooo much fun. We did it again then out of the blue I receive an e mail from Nick, do I want to join the band? Not Arf!

They pushed me hard as a musician, as I was playing styles I hadn't done for a while. I can shuffle all night and put a groove down, but there is a wider variety of material both Nick and Linda enjoy and can play really well. Nick is like myself, he loves to explore songs, find where they can go, Linda made me keep more to the set as we rehearsed it, which was also a great discipline that I had to work hard on. So it was great all round and I really liked doing the gigs with them. More incredibly, I enjoyed the rehearsals too, and that doesn't happen very often! But Nick is a professional musician and needs to earn money for little luxuries in life such as food, so he reluctantly drew the band to a close in January 2008 so that he can work as a solo artist. He busks a lot too and I miss him as a friend and fellow musician. Still, it is never too late and maybe we will work together again.

Cuillin Blue

Chris Cullen and Kelvin Barlow are great mates who have known each other many years and have been very well known in the Blues scene for a long time. As well as being in two very successful blues bands (Ronnie ‘Razorback' Gibson & the King Bees and No Money Down) they also arranged two highly successful Blues festivals in Ramsbottom and run The Bury Blues Club that is at The Met once a month. I am also pleased to say that they arte also good friends to me too and we get on really well.

No Money Down was just going through it's folding phase, Stone park was folding and the Blues club had a regular night on. Michael Roach was booked for the Blues Club and as I had seen him, liked him, it wasn't an evening I desperately wanted to get to. So I stayed at home. It seems that a couple near the front were really enjoying the night and asked if their daughter could sing a number. I have met Michael and I know he is a really nice guy so it doesn't surprise me that he agreed. It turns out that this young woman gets up and destroys everyone – she was awesome.

Not ones to miss a trick, Chris and Kelvin asked for her number and if she sings in a band already. Double bonus, they find she is looking for a band and gives them her number. Chris rang me up the next morning, like a kid at Christmas, he was so excited and did I want to be involved? To be honest I didn't want to take on any new commitments, I was busy enough so Chris dragged me down to met her, she is lovely and has a wicked sense of humour but it doesn't make me any less busy. So we agree to a Jam nite, with Ken from Stone Park and Nick Bold on guitar. I nearly fell off my seat when I heard Marsha sing, she is something very special. So we set up a little project with me moaning about time constraints and decide to put a band together that plays cover versions of old and new material that is suitable for mainly Blues Clubs and festivals.

We agree to a band based on 12 bar blues, some shuffles, some mellow stuff and a few real surprises from Marsha, she has some great ideas and a huge knowledge of music, especially Blues. Nick Bold didn't want to be involved which was a shame, and after a while, Ken decided that he didn't really want to be in a 12 bar blues band playing covers, so he quit the band so it left us with a new band looking for a guitarist. I asked Malcolm Sharples, who was in Felony with me and is a jazzy player who leaves lots of space in his playing. I felt it would compliment the band and allow Kelvin to come forward a little musically. It was working a treat, we all agreed on some great songs, it took a single rehearsal to start settling songs down and in no time they were taking shape.

We recorded 3 songs - probably too soon - but needed a demo, as it seems that most venues won't book you without a website. All well and good, but no name really, except a working title conjured up by Ken just before he left, Cuillin Blue, as there is a range of mountains on the southern end of the Isle of Skye called the Cuillin Hills and we wanted to put a reference to Marsha's heritage in to the band name. Kelvin set up the website and 10 days before our first gig, Malcolm pulled out.

So, there we are, Kelvin had set up a website, a CD was ready and gigs were in the diary, it was a bad time for us so I rang Nick Bold who suggested a Jazz guitarist he knew called Pete Scullion. A phone call later he was in the rehearsal studio, A nicer bloke you couldn't wish to meet and boy, did he work hard to learn 2 sets worth of material in 10 days. He is a stunning player and we have played big festivals, great Blues clubs and have a few things in the pipeline for next year which look to be wonderful and have started to really gel as a band.

We have recorded more material and are looking towards having an entire album's worth of songs soon. The stage show can be a bit raunchy though, hence the strap line – Red Hot, Down & Dirty.
http://www.cuillinblue.com

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