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Bob Barrows
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« on: May 17, 2009, 09:56:14 PM »

What? I'm first? OK, please introduce the current line-up, especially the rhythm section. Can you provide a little background about them? The rhythm section that is ...  Grin
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« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2009, 03:00:19 PM »


What? I'm first? OK, please introduce the current line-up, especially the rhythm section. Can you provide a little background about them? The rhythm section that is ...  Grin


Hi Bob!

I can't give you chapter and verse on our new rythm section at the moment as it is vast! I have pleaded with both of them to get full biogs to me for the website.This really hadn't ought to be all that difficult as we live within a few hundred yards of each other and meet in the Artichoke most evenings.
However the basics of LJE are:
Myself,Guy Fletcher,PJ Wright. As ever.
 
Hugh Bunker is now playing bass and was with Fatima Mansions for seven years. He was on U2's Zoo TV world tour with the Mansions as well as having a lot of session telly credits including Ab Fab and French and Saunders.Hugh has the most endearing catch phrase "It never did me any harm" although he can't remember much about it all!

Mark Stevens is now on drums and with our assistance is producing our current album. This is his first time with folk n roll.
He has a very long list of credits for sessions, writing, co writing and producing, in the mainstream and for television.
Mark has written songs for Gabriel,the music for the Ali Gee show and more recently all of the music for the Peter Kay Christmas spoof Britain's got the X factor. Most recent of all are;Send In The Dogs,Stabbed,and Doctors and Nurses On The Frontline.
All of this information is correct but probably not in the right order and I know I've left loads out.

Keep your eye on the website as there are going to be some interesting developments over the next few days including some film footage of us in the studio where you will get to meet the newest recruits hard at work.

As I said I will keep pestering them for biog to post on the site.

I hope this goes some way to answering your question Bob
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« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2009, 04:05:58 PM »

More than "some way", that's for sure!  Smiley

How about a brief summary of how they became involved with the band? Prior acquaintanceships? Introductions by mutual friends? Were tryouts involved?  Wink
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« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2009, 04:14:49 PM »


More than "some way", that's for sure!  Smiley

How about a brief summary of how they became involved with the band? Prior acquaintanceships? Introductions by mutual friends? Were tryouts involved?  Wink


Got to know Mark first.I knew he had a studio and lived in the village he then introduced me to Hugh.When the time was right it all just sort of worked. We did a couple of fun scratch band gigs on New Years Eve.They just blew me away. Shocked  
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« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2009, 05:16:48 PM »



Got to know Mark first.I knew he had a studio and lived in the village he then introduced me to Hugh.When the time was right it all just sort of worked. We did a couple of fun scratch band gigs on New Years Eve.They just blew me away. Shocked  
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Hey Gareth, come clean... you knew he had a studio and then waited for the opportunity to invite him to join. We all know how important use of a studio is to bands...

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« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2009, 05:29:00 PM »

Hi Donna
that made me laugh!
I can see why you would think that but it is honestly not the case I promise.The truth is that LJE and just about every other project I've been involved in over the last ten years has always recorded at the fantastic Blue Moon studios just outside Banbury and Mark Leigh is one of the safest pairs of hands in this genre.It just doesn't feel right recording the next bit of LJE without him!! Although I will say that arriving at the studio four minutes after leaving my door does have certain appeal

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« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2009, 05:34:19 PM »

Hi Gareth, what a top man Mark is in the studio! So many engineer's take an age to get a good sound, he's a genius Cheesy

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« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2009, 06:21:47 PM »


Hi Gareth, what a top man Mark is in the studio! So many engineer's take an age to get a good sound, he's a genius Cheesy

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« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2009, 12:29:44 PM »


What? I'm first? OK, please introduce the current line-up, especially the rhythm section. Can you provide a little background about them? The rhythm section that is ...  Grin

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« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2009, 04:42:40 PM »



What? I'm first? OK, please introduce the current line-up, especially the rhythm section. Can you provide a little background about them? The rhythm section that is ...  Grin

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Cool!
Did I understand you to say that you've sold your pub? I think it was Hugh that mentioned in his bio that you were the publican of his local and that's how you met ...
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« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2009, 05:56:19 PM »




What? I'm first? OK, please introduce the current line-up, especially the rhythm section. Can you provide a little background about them? The rhythm section that is ...  Grin

New Biogs on www.littlejohnnyengland.co.uk
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Cool!
Did I understand you to say that you've sold your pub? I think it was Hugh that mentioned in his bio that you were the publican of his local and that's how you met ...


You did and I have, thank God!
Yes both Hugh and Mark were locals and we all live in the same village there are meetings most nights in the Artichoke pub at about 6pm!
Not long now Bob and you will get to sing along to One More Week!!
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« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2009, 06:32:23 PM »





What? I'm first? OK, please introduce the current line-up, especially the rhythm section. Can you provide a little background about them? The rhythm section that is ...  Grin

New Biogs on www.littlejohnnyengland.co.uk
GT
Cool!
Did I understand you to say that you've sold your pub? I think it was Hugh that mentioned in his bio that you were the publican of his local and that's how you met ...


You did and I have, thank God!
Yes both Hugh and Mark were locals and we all live in the same village there are meetings most nights in the Artichoke pub at about 6pm!
Not long now Bob and you will get to sing along to One More Week!!
Regards GT
I'm counting the days  Grin
Have you had much time for rehearsal? or was it even needed?  Wink
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