Band Bios

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Ali Parton

Ali sings lead and backing vocals and plays keyboards. Her musical influences are Free, Sting and Stevie Nicks.

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Dave Brooks

Plays bass guitar. His musical tastes include everything “Canterbury”-related, Van der Graaf Generator and Gentle Giant.

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Geraint Owen

Plays drums and percussion, including a bespoke cajon. A keen listener of blues music, his tastes include Little Feat, JJ Cale and Captain Beefheart.

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Pete Leather

Plays guitars with various numbers of strings. Jimi Hendrix. Jethro Tull and the Sensational Alex Harvey band are often on his CD player.

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Sam Alcock

Plays guitars – dozens of them. He admires and is influenced by Peter Green, Ollie Halsall and the jazz-funk genre generally.

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Simon Parton

Plays guitars, electric and acoustic in various tunings. Simon is an ardent fan of Nick Drake, Jeff Beck and Captain Beefheart.