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Tune 1. Kesh & Morrison's
Tune 2. Maid Behind The Bar
Tune 3. The Blackthorn Stick
Emily Roe
Emily is the band's fiddle player. Emily has been playing for some years and has played at many folk festivals, sessions and summer
schools. Currently studying at the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts, Emily is a classically trained violinist and has played in youth orchestras and ensembles in France and Germany as well as the the UK. She also plays flute, saxophone and piano, and is a member of progressive folk band Raj Raj Raj.
Francis Roe
Emily’s dad Francis plays melodeon, concertina, guitar, cello, violin, piano
and accordion. Francis has played in a number of bands and is also in demand
as a caller. He has many years' experience playing and singing in folk clubs
and concerts and plays bass guitar with a 60’s pop group Melvin and the Volcanoes. Francis is a music teacher by profession; he is also
a choral conductor, directs several junior choirs and is the composer of numerous
songs for young singers.
Ed McGurk
Ed plays bass guitar with the band. Ed has
been on the folk scene since c1970. A former member of the Blackburn
based folk band Nevis, who were resident at the Citheroe
Folk Club in the 1970’s (did they wear kipper ties? I did). Ed moved
on to form Litany with Nick Caffrey, Peter Lewis and John Hemmingway. Ed is
also a member of the excellent folk bandBandersnatchand
is also a solo folk singer and guitarist. Ed also plays acoustic guitar, cittern
and whistle. His
recordings include; “It’s a Riot Band” (We were up all night
thinking of that title!) and Bandersnatch CDs "Round and Round" and "Changing Days". Ed also made contributions on Nick Caffrey’s CD "Long Looked For, Come
at Last”, Roisin Isaacs CD “Pipe Dreams”.
Bob Duckworth
Bob has also played double bass and sang with Bluegrass band "Whisky Before Breakfast", and Rock and Roll band, "The Witnesses". He also did backing vocals in
both of these bands. Bob also played melodeon for Rumworth Morris for many
years. As well as being a musician, Bob is an accomplished maker of musical
instruments. Bob has made hammer dulcimers, Appalachian dulcimers and
mandolins and has been commissioned by a number of musicians on the Manchester
music scene to make various instruments.
Neil Duckworth
Neil has been playing drums from the
tender age of thirteen, much to the annoyance of the neighbours!
Neil has played in a number of rock bands in the Manchester
area and is highly regarded in these circles. Neil has played with such bands
as Zoo, Prime Example, Badger, Mutts Nutts, The Witnesses and Rumworth Morris.
