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Band Bios
Confessin' the Blues featuring KSDean Addison - bass / John Watson - drums / Ken Farmer - percussion
Recorded in true blues fashion , live , with a minimum of overdubs and full of passion Confessin' the blues showcases Melbournes finest roots musicians. The cd has a mix of Chicago and New Orleans's blues and R&B, some gospel with a few acoustic and country numbers. Along with some old time standards there are five original tunes on the cd written by Ron Tabuteau, Andy Baylor, Nick Langton, Andrew Pendlebury, Sarah Carroll and Kerri Simpson. Dean Addison - bassDean featured on the Diesel Wilson Short Cool ones and has since released his own cd "Use Your Head" with his own band Hidden Charms. Recently he has played withdiverse acts such as My friend the Chocolate Cake and Andreas Botticelli. John Watson - drumsAn original member of Australian Crawl, John Watson is has played with Australia's biggest bands. He also has a reputation for accompanying fine singers such as the Bull Sisters and Renee Geyer. Ken Farmer - percussionLong time member of the Paramount Trio who have several records ad cds released, Ken has been playing around the Melbourne and London scene for years. Together with wife Chris, Ken formed the Mudcats back in the mid 80's Andy Baylor - guitarExtraordinary musician and songwriter Andy Baylor released his "Arcadiana" Dec 2000. This follows "The bush is full of ghosts" which featured his original material and his releases with the Dancehall Racketeers, Cajun Combo, Bananna Oil, playing guitar, violin, mandolin and banjo competently. Andy is featured here playing guitar, 12 string and violin. Ron Tabuteau - guitarRon Tabuteau was a member of legendary Oz blues outfit the Fourday Riders. He has also played with or supported overseas acts such as Muddy Waters, BB King, Buddy Guy, Freddy King, Hound Dog Taylor, HI-Tide Harris, Bo Diddley and Charlie Musselwhite. He is about to release his second cd of original tunes with his band Chicken Head. Ron's playing guitar and dobro. Andy Pendlebury - guitarAndrew Pendlebury was a member of Sports co-writing most of the bands tunes. During the 90's he released several cds with Doug De Vries as well as producing soundtracks for several theatre productions. Dai Jones - guitarThey call him Jukebox Jones his reportoire is so extensive, featuring with the Swingin sidewalks and the Kings of Swing, Dai has been a stalwart of the local music scene. Chris Wilson - harmonica"The big one" Chris should need no introduction with a voice as mighty as his harmonica playing. He has released several albums with his band Crown of Thorns and solo with Johnny Diesel (nominated for several Aria awards). Chris released his latest cd "Spiderman" in Dec 2000. Mike Andrews - pianoKing of Boogie Woogie and Stride piano Mike has featured on Dancehall Racketeers and Swingin Sidwalks recordings amongst others. Mick O'Connor - hammondMelbourne's foremost Hammond organ player Mick O'connor features on more cds than can be named. Karl Hird - saxaphoneKarl Hird name is forever associated with New Orleans music, playing saxaphone and clarinet with his parents Pam and LLew. Karl spent his youth touring around the world with his parents. He has released several solo cds along with several recordings with Pam and Llew. Steve Dagg - saxaphoneHailing from Sydney originally Steve Dagg is longtime member of the Flyright Trio, specialising in 30's and 40's jazz . Bruce Sandel and Dean Hilson feature in the Swingin SidewalksEugene Ball - trumpet / Ben Gillespie - trombone |
