Party Band - Number 14
Blues Brothers/R&BHey! Bartender Commitments/SoulHeat wave Others... Higher Ground
TrumpeterA very modest chap...he certainly doesn't like to blow his own trumpet (I've been waiting 12 years to use that joke...no, you're right, it wasn't worth it). He's been playing for many years, and specifically told me not to mention the fact that he is now the oldest member of the band. The high notes he can hit can only really be appreciated by bats, and he practices his lip embouchure by sucking porridge through a straw. His main hobby is building things out of matches, and is only 5000 matches short of building a model of a really big match.
Vocalist and Harmonica playerDespite being born partially deaf, nothing seems to prevent Steve from singing - we know, we've tried! Years of singing in the bath have prepared him well for his performances, and Steve is widely considered to be the best harmonica player in this band. He is also famous for his immaculately manicured goatee, which is in fact manufactured from old pillow stuffing. Never lucky in love, Steve has at last managed to find happiness with his long time companion, who, we hear, has recently come off her medication…good luck to her.
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VocalistA teacher by trade, and she says that joining the band has certainly taught her a lesson. In fact, she is completely self taught, teaching herself to read, write and scuba dive. She is still the only member of the Jim Bowen (..of Bullseye fame) fan club, and once nearly won a speedboat. Super, smashing, lovely. She first realised she had a talent (…for singing) about twenty minutes ago and can also play the piano in Russian.
DrummerHe is to a set of drums, as a fish is to a bicycle. His style is based on Phil Collins (i.e. few hits in the past 10 years), but despite this handicap, expresses himself in his own unique way, and who cares if those freely expressed rhythms differ from those being played by the rest of the band. He is a witty, charming and enthusiastic individual, who has his own kit, own transport and is cheap.
GuitaristHe struts his stuff like some ol' time gunslinger, a root'n toot'n son of a gun from way out west…well, Cheddar. Few people know that he used to be in a rock band (…cool), but he has found it hard to find others in his crochet evening class who share his enthusiasm for this tired, over indulgent, testosterone driven musical genre. He is most famous for being the first person in his home town of Cheddar.
SaxophonistHe has been with the band since 2006, and according to the law, has to stay. Besides playing tenor sax, he also plays alto sax, and, after a few drinks and an Indian meal, he can do a very impressive trick in which he plays both at the same time. In his spare time he is a test pilot for Airfix. His favourite band of all time is Bucks Fizz and is currently understudying Cheryl Baker in a reunion tour.
BassistHe joined the band on a temporary basis (or was that as a temporary bassist?!), and after 15 months or so it looked as though he wasn't going to leave, so we thought we'd better take his picture and have him as a full time member! Besides being an excellent bass player, he is also known for being very tall, something that he has been working on all his life. His main hobby is collecting shells and his favourite colour is lime. His big dream is to be the first person to to have a lime coloured shell in a collection.
Pianist...and backing vocalist (unfortunately not back enough). Nigel is a man of many talents, some of which are still legal in a few eastern European countries. As a child prodigy, Nigel studied his chosen instrument in this country before being offered a scholarship at L'ecole du Musique in Paris (Texas). However, due to a freak accident, Nigel's left nostril was torn during a wrestling match and his promising career as a virtuoso nose-flautist was cruelly brought to an end, forcing him to take up the piano.
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