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DOUGIE
WRIGHT
- Former leading session drummer played on over 70 hit records through
the 1960's and 70's in London, including Hi Ho Silver Lining, Je T'Aime,
World Without Love, Make it Easy on Yourself, Beautiful Sunday, My
Coo Ca Choo, What do you Want and records by Cilla Black, Tom Jones,
Engelbert Humperdinck, The Wurzels, Pet Clark and many more international
artists. He is now returning to his roots in Jazz and having fun by
providing percussion sounds in this band which he feels sure is quite
unique in style and appearance and enjoyed by people of all ages who
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MEL
THORPE - Soprano Saxaphone With 17 years professional experience
as a musician, Mel has appeared at every major jazz festival in the
U.K. He has toured extensively throughout Europe with such bands as
New York and the Anglo-Norwegian Blues Union. He has appeared on TV
in the U.K. and in Germany and has worked with leading British and
American jazz musicians. His performances on albums by the New York
band and Groove Juice Special have received critical acclaim. He has
played with the Police (not with Sting, but the local bobby band !).
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MIKE
ROBINSON - Banjo The fretboard wizard of Spalding Equipped
with a degree in Rubber Technology & the invaluable experience
of waterproofing the Forth Bridge, Mike has developed his curiously
distorted outlook on life while playing guitar on an interminable
nationwide tour with Rod Hull & Emu in the 1980's. Escape to sea
on the QE2 in '91 brought little solace, and hopes of rehabilitation
were fading when a series of chance meetings with the other three
feet introduced him to the delights of the banjo. Since then his technique
has become the stuff of legend; "Good isn't the word", "Incomparable",
"Brought tears to my eyes" How does Mike himself describe
the sensous experience of playing this, his chosen second instrument,
in Fidgety Feet? "Like breaking rocks!" Says it all really.
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STEVE
NUTTER - Tuba (and other things best left unmentioned) Steve,
the baby of the band, started playing the Harmonica at the age of
3 and guitar at the age of 6. He has toured extensivley through Europe,
backing such as artists as the late Godfather of Ska "Laurel
Aitken". He has since worked in many fields (and farmyards!)
as a performer, musician and Sound Engineer. He is renowned as a Producer,
having recorded many musicians from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.
He is a true multi-instrumentalist including the Bass Guitar, Ukulele,
Double Bass, Piano, Drums, Didgeridoo and, of course, the Tuba.As
a child, Steve regularly performed as a One Boy Band, highlights of
this endeavour include appearances on Tyne Tees TV's "Madabout",
TV AM and Saturday SuperStore. When it comes to Fidgety Feet Steve
says "Great Fun" and "Gotta get a younger band!"
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