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Very sad news... After the best part of 13 years and goodness knows how many gigs all over the UK, The Rockin’ Armadillos are no more.
The five current members of the band wish to stress we remain, as ever, the closest and dearest of friends. However, for mainly personal reasons which we do not wish to go into, we have decided to call it a day with immediate effect.
The Rockin’ Armadillos played the first of many hundreds, not thousands of gigs, opening for The Fabulous Thunderbirds at the Juke Joint Club in Basildon, Essex, on August 24, 1995.
Since then, it is fair to say we have had the time of our lives. We have been to some astonishing places, met some wonderful people and forged some brilliant, lasting friendships, both with fellow musicians and with those who come to see and hear us play.
It’s early days yet, but there’s a strong chance some of us will be back out there playing again fairly soon. For the time being, the website and MySpace page will serve as a basic contact and information point for anyone who wants to find out what we are up to, so please keep checking back here.
Failing that, you could always drop us an e-mail via this site.
Finally, we’d all like to say a sincere and heartfelt thank you to the many people around the world who have helped, supported and taken the band into their hearts and souls down the years... it’s been a pleasure.
Tim Aves, Jane English, Alex Hall, Rob Barry, Paul Lester
aka
The Rockin’ Armadillos

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Member Since: 3/17/2006
Band Website: rockinarmadillos.com
Band Members:
Tim Aves - vocals, harmonica, slide guitar;

Jane English- vocals;

Owen Barry - guitar*;
(Owen is now a member of the rock band, Purplemelon, so is no longer available for regular Armadillos live work.)

Alex Hall - guitar;

Rob Barry - bass;

Paul Lester- drums

Influences: Stevie Ray Vaughan; Fabulous Thunderbirds; Storyville; ARCAngels; The Hoax; Bonnie Raitt; Jeff Beck, Albert Collins, Albert King; Sonny Landreth
Sounds Like: A glorious melee of the above (Stevie Ray Vaughan; Fabulous Thunderbirds; Storyville; ARCAngels; The Hoax; Bonnie Raitt; Jeff Beck, Albert Collins, Albert King; Sonny Landreth etc etc) plus loads of other rock, country, jazz and fusion folks!
Record Label: Square One
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Two new "old " live Armadillos tracks on MySpace

Thanks, first of all, to the dozens of friends who sent such supportive e-mails and other messages, following the band's decision to split up. We have had many inquiries about band members' ...
Posted by The Rockin' Armadillos on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:25:00 PST

Check out Tim’s new radio show on Saint FM

Hello Friends... After a lengthy absence from the airwaves in Essex (and via the miracle of web streaming, the world's computers, too!) our local community radio station is now finally back o...
Posted by The Rockin' Armadillos on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:06:00 PST

Come out and join us at the New Crawdaddy this week (Sept 20)...

The Rockin' Armadillos are back in action in our home county this week, returning a favourite venue, the New Crawdaddy Club, Crays Hill, Basildon, on Thursday (Sept 20) night - and prom...
Posted by The Rockin' Armadillos on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:05:00 PST

Three great gigs to kickstart September...

News of THREE really interesting gigs to kick off the autumn (yes, it's almost September, folks) - with a bang! Please feel free to forwardthem on to all your friends and any e-mail lists you may have...
Posted by The Rockin' Armadillos on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:45:00 PST

A truly ground-breaking gig!!!

YES folks, The Rockin' Armadillos will be breaking some surprising new ground this weekend by finally playing a gig in Chelmsford!Not the most sensational gig in the world, you might think, but afte...
Posted by The Rockin' Armadillos on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:03:00 PST

Another busy week on the rock'n'roll hamster-wheel in Armadilloland!

Greetings one and all!After a frantic weekend up in bonny Scotland at the brilliant Dundee Blues Bonanza - FIVE gigs in two days, no less! - us Armadillo folk have another action-packed week ...
Posted by The Rockin' Armadillos on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:19:00 PST

Tim's on the air fo the next two weeks... check it out!

Just a quick note to let you all know that Tim's deputising for our good pal, Digital Blues maestro Ashwyn Smyth on Phoenix FM for the next two Wednesday evenings. Between 8pm and 10pm (British Sum...
Posted by The Rockin' Armadillos on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:26:00 PST

ARMADILLOS ADDED TO MAYFEST LINEUP FOR MAY 27

GREAT NEWS!We're just been informed the Armadillos have been added to the Mayfest lineup!We'll be opening this year's Mayfest, at Brent Pelham, Herts on Sunday May 27 - replacing a band that's just pu...
Posted by The Rockin' Armadillos on Fri, 04 May 2007 09:48:00 PST

This just in... didn't we do well?

This just in from our good friend, Ashwyn Smyth of Digital Blues... A big thank you to everyone who voted for us! We really do appreciate it!Tim, Jane, Owen, Rob, Alex, PaulDigital Blues Awards 2006 &...
Posted by The Rockin' Armadillos on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:06:00 PST

Sorry folks, we're not going to make the CD launch next week...

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Armadillos are now unable to make it to the New Crawdaddy Club next Thursday (Feb 22) for the Essex Delta Blues II CD launch. However, it should be a br...
Posted by The Rockin' Armadillos on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:20:00 PST