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Ross

ROSS'S FRIDAY JAMS @ COOMBE BARTON, CRACKY

About Me


FRIDAY JAM NIGHTS:Coombe Barton Inn Crackington Haven, Near Bude, Cornwall.
Most Fridays : ring pub to check : 01840 230345.Consists of :
Small PA, 3 mikes, acoustic guitar, bass and amp, small drum kit (Kick, snare, hihat, brushes)...all ready for use....or bring your own instruments.
Any stlyes, open mike, or jamming, all appreciated.... Anything goes........
SOLO GIGS:
I'm available for gigs in the N.Cornwall area: electro-acoustic guitar, vocal, harmonica combo...range of covers and the odd original. Varied mixture of genres, old and new. Demo cd available.
MY MUSIC :
Into all sorts of styles, mainly; acoustic, funk, reggae kind of stuff. A range of covers and originals in different styles.
I sing and play guitar, harmonica, bass, drums, keys, didge.......
STUDIO STUFF :
A range of original pc / multitrack stuff, of varying audio quality. Just getting into the old pc recording/sequencing game - finally in the process of going digital. Maybe available on a cd someday soon.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/27/2006
Band Website: this is it
Band Members: Me and whoever joins me when I'm there...
People in the past:
Jan, Chris, Mick, John, Cecelia, Jane, Tobe, Ian, Stuart, Steve, Thom, Rich, Adam, Henry, Annie, Chris, Annie (the violinist), Juliet, Mr. Alto sax, Hugh, Martin, Mr. Skiffle, Paul, Roy..... xxxNaomi the roadie and shaker babe!!!xxx ......... Plus loads of people throughout the summer months who's names I've forgotton....thanks.
Influences: MUSIC
Allsorts and everything, old and new :
Beatles, Cat Stevens, Pink Floyd, Sublime, Ben Folds Five, Kinks, Jebediah, The Feeling, Leftfield, Herbie Hancock, Led Zep, Doors, Hendrix, Radiohead, Portishead, Police, Santana, Manou Chao, Mercury Rev, Crosby stills Nash and Young, Damien Rice, Bill Withers, John Renbourne, Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkle, UB40, Jacques Loisier, Bowie, Presidents, Richard Cheese, Queen, Nick Drake, Specials, Carpetface, DJ Samo, Dick Hymen, The Swingle Singers.Various dub and reggae stuff (the more wierd sounds the better) like Mikey Dread, Sly and Robbie, King Tubby etc. Instrumental funk, and funky jazz (anything with lots of fender rhodes, wah wah, vocoders, nice beats, breaks and basslines etc.). Wendy Carlos: the classical clockwork orange MoogMaster. TV theme tunes of the 70's and 80's. World music (African and Latin especially). Various bits of jazz and classical............
OTHER STUFF
The Sea, The Land, Space, and the Outdoors. Sights and Sounds. Douglas Adams, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, The Mighty Boosh, Chris Morris, Jam, Look Around You, Tolkein, Personality pie suits, Freshwater, Moss and Twigs, Nuts and Berries, Christopher Lillicrap, Derek Griffiths, Surf, Eat, Drink, Sleep...................
Sounds Like: Whatever it sounds like:
Sometimes grooves, sometimes blues, sometimes folky, sometimes croaky.
Record Label: Pie Face Records
Type of Label: None