Band Members

photograph © 2001 Graham Matthews Brian Heywood - electric & synth guitars, vocals
A professional musician who hails from Australia, he cut his musical teeth with the popular Sydney group; Bluetongue. In England he has played in a number of rock and folk/rock outfits and has appeared at music festivals all around the UK as well as appearing on various records.
Brian uses and recommends Shapelywood Travel Guitars. Full-size guitars for smaller spaces.
Thomas Fairbairn - violin & keyboards
From the North of England, Tom specialiss projects with bands in various styles. As well as work on the folk scene, Tom plays in a number of original/pop groups, including Pigeon English, Kandid (featuring French singer-songwriter Nicolas Driot), Whapweasel and with Brian in the Anglo-Australian band WoodworX of which FiddleOn magazine said: "possibly the best thing you'll hear all year...superb fiddling".
Andrew King - bass guitar
Andrew started his professional music career with the Truss & Bucket Band, a ceilidh band that still exists in some form almost thirty years and 800 gigs later. Over the years he’s also played blues with Lowell Fulson & D.C. Brown, Cajun with The Crayfish Five, Zydeco with Rockin’ Sidney, acoustic folk with Home & Colonial and Allegiance and country dance music with The Lantern Band, Contraflow and a whole host of others. He also currently plays with dance bands Stomp and Fiddling Around.
Peter Flint -kit drums
Peter has been playing in bands since his teens. His long and varied career has encompassed rock, jazz and folk, including a ten-year stint with the Essex-based 'Truss & Bucket Band' which included several hundred barn dances, concerts and ceilidhs, and one near-disaster involving a non-functioning electronic drum kit.

Special Guest

Toni Wood - Lead Vocals
Billed as: "Brisbane songstress supreme", Toni has a gift for finding the spirit of a song, makes every performance a heart stopping experience. Toni also works with Brian and Tom in the folk group WoodworX