Biogs   For those of you who really want to know more...   Steve Nick Gaz Gel

Steve "Foxie" Brown Lead Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Midi-Guitar Loves: Wolves F.C., Real Ale, Chocolate, Chips and Veggie Curries. Hates: Politicians and McDonalds Working class and proud, son of a car worker from Birmingham who grew up in a struggling family who's dad spent more time on the dole or striking for his principles. This obviously left a great impression upon him so that he has the the biggest gob in the band and is the ringleader of all things angst. A man of protest since his schooldays, rejecting Uni to go on picket lines in industrial disputes from Liverpool to London and thereafter be an active supporter in all things left-wing but pro-environmental. Scoffing at New Labour as a Tory Government in drag and passionate enemy of all things global and corporate. Formed the band after playing too many gigs as a solo performer in folk clubs but with the attitude of a punk which at the time scared the shit out of the tankard brigade. Recorded a brilliant solo album but did not release it because "the world is not really ready yet for such visionary work; maybe when I'm dead" Not really a folkie, more of a punk but with a love of the fucked up countryfolkrockcrossrhythms that gets 'em dancing, Yes, maybe a visionary of sorts, but always out of step with current political and musical thinking and he just happens to be a great songwriter who doesn't care what the music establishment thinks. Yep, definitely a one off and some might say thank Christ for that. Nick Gibbs Fiddle and Keyboards Loves: Fizzy Drinks, Chocolate, Classical music Hates: Conflict The bands pin up but not in a "Popstars" sense. Here is quiet, calm, collected; a deep thinker yet not necessarily a philosopher. Here is also a nutter, lunatic, crazy dancer, fun loving guy. How so? Well, Nick found his way from Nottingham to Bristol Uni on a voyage of discovery both intellectual and musical. Carrying with him a passion for the fiddle first ignited by his loony foot playing pianist grandfather. Ah, thought Nick I need to out-do that - so I'll play the fiddle but soon realised that playing fiddle with his feet whilst having it tucked under his chin was not the most sensible or safe of positions. Oh, that bow. His first taste of band life was with "Pigs In Clover" a 20 piece traditional Ceilidh band between the ages of 14 to 18. This gave him a taste for life in a band but he wanted more, he wanted raw energy and passion, he wanted the noise of a rock band to scream over with his fiddle. Therein lies the story. By day he is Dr. Jekyll and by gig he is Mr Hyde and in this sense he has found his true vocation in life. The only real qualified musician in the band but a perfect foil for the raw edge and aggression that is Steve. Gaz Hunt Drums and Vocals Loves: Football, Cheltenham Town F.C., Guinness, Singing. Hates: Boy Bands, white shirts. It could be said of Gaz that he has spent some time seeking perfection. An amazing player of technical skill with a power that makes Sizewell B seem a mere triviality. This we know is not true but if Gaz were plugged into the National Grid whilst playing drums his energy levels could make all those Nuclear Reactors redundant. And good riddance too. Gaz is something of an artist - all that artwork in the band is his doing, quite a creative and he can do it with metal too being something of a not so jolly welder - just look at his kit baby. He first started playing guitar but this was so harmful to his fingers that he turned it over and just hit it; then demanded his parents get him a drum kit and he has not looked back since. Gaz brings experience and stability to the band, he has toured the U.S.A. and Europe as a session drummer before joining Bleeding Hearts and understands perfectly the rigours of life on the road where others would fail before him. More into Skyclad than Fairport Convention he manages to sing and play drums at the same time. A great feat indeed. He may come from Cheltenham?! Why?! He may have rejected gigs with The Albion Band and wished he was Filthy in Motorhead but he knows what he wants. A great singer in his own right but happy in the knowledge that he plays drums in the best punk-folk band in the world. His is pure bliss. Gel Newey Bass and Vocals Loves: Walking his dog, Spiritual well-being, Partying. Hates: Corporate types and suits. Gel is the band's practical joker. He loves talking about anything. He loves spiritual stuff and is about as close to a hippie as any punkfolker could be. This is not a contradiction in terms it is just the complexity that is Gel. On continental tours he has been known to take an extra steering wheel and sit on the (continental) drivers side of the van, gain a drivers attention at high speed and then pull of the wheel - just to see how well the other driver can slalom. (kids please don't do this it is dangerous and you might get arrested) Gel does not have much luck in his lovelife; he got dumped by a supermodel (it's true! every reader of those mags will have seen her pix) because he preferred to take his dog for a walk on the Malvern Hills instead of taking her out once. Of course, being a bloke, he now regrets this course of action but he's too proud to admit it. To help him get over this setback he has been known to don a dress on stage just to show off his supermodel figure to prove that he is just as good as her! This may be another reason why girls run away as their mom's don't like this sort of thing. Gel has an impressive musical C.V. having played with a couple of Brum based cult bands (Ark, Press Darlings) in his past but his real passion is that punkyfolky thing so he is proud to be here.