THAT BASS GUITAR. Melys asked if I wanted to play bass guitar for them in early 1998. Carys had been playing keyboards but she was going off to be a Doctor (I guess she got to play with different organs)! The record deal the band had was defunct, so it was time to go about doing things on our own - a real DIY Indie affair.
DOING THE DEAL. I had bought a few guitars and amplifiers of various types but up until then they had all had 6...
MY FIRST SECONDHAND KIT. Having now acquired a bashed up 2nd hand but workable classic cream Premier Olympic drum kit for the grand sum for £25. I then had to work out what to do and not annoy the neighbours too much! A bit difficult if you play drums as electronic kits weren’t yet invented, unless you count Kraftwerk’s synth created sound. YELLOW PAGES & MR POTTER. The music of the late 70’s played a massive part on the style of...
HOME TOWN GIG.Last week saw us return for a home town gig in Llanrwst at Clwb Llanrwst Club. Monthly organiser Mick kindly asked us to play a 'featured artist' set. This was particularly handy and poignant for us as a band for two reasons. It allowed us to air a set of predominantly new material to a live crowd and also allowed our new bassist Rich to a debut gig in friendly surroundings. Indeed, as a full band we had only had the opportunity...
