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OK - WHAT ON EARTH IS A BANDOGRAPHY?
To be honest, it appears no-one knows the answer to this question! So... just so's you know what we think should go in this spot, here is the history of The Silver Shadows - from the beginning!
January 2002
Chris attends a 60s bash hosted by good friend Frank Fletcher. Frank, a great bassist, has been a member of bands such as '100% Proof', 'The Bruisers' backing Tommy Bruce, 'The Outlaws'. He was the driving force behind Mike Berry and The Motown All Stars. In addition he has played with the likes of Mark Brezicki, Dave Mattocks and Jess Conrad.
Chris and Frank hit it off and become good pals. What happened next was inevitable.
February 2002
Frank (Bass), Chris (Drums) and friend Eric (Lead), along with Paul (rhythm), form The Silver Shadows and practice begins in earnest, in an effort to sound just like the Shad's. The decision is made to only play Shadows music from the very early days and until around 1964. No vocal numbers are destined to be played at this stage in the band's existence.
May 2004
Throughout 2002 and 2003, The Silver Shadows play Shadows music to folks in and around the Thames Valley. This month, not long after our Ivy Leaf gig, Frank decides to move to the Isle of Wight and VOILA - we are without our driving force and bass guitarist! OOPS!?
June 2004
An eventful month for Eric, our current lead guitarist, who decides to take over playing the bass guitar in Frank's place. Now, folks... let's not worry too much - Eric is not only a cracking Hank Marvin "play-alike", but he's also a very, very good bass player! Nice one, Eric - now... who's gonna play the twangy stuff for us then?
Paul H decides to head off for pastures new and lo.. we are without rhythm guitar as well. <groan>
August 2004
After one or two auditions, we find
two lads who not only knew each other in the 60s but also love to play Shadows music. Enter stage left, Paul Larkin on lead guitar and Steve Deeds on rhythm. Nice one lads - let's get down to work shall we?
Several weeks after forming the "new" band, we decide that history has taught us a valuable lesson. Folks don't necessarily want to hear instrumental numbers all night - they want singing too! Further - they want some of the newer stuff as well as the older stuff. Well, well, well.. it turns out that our Paul sounds just like Cliff Richard - same sort of timbre to the voice etc. We practice one or two of the better known Cliff and The Shadows numbers and WOW - it sounds great. So out come the pens and notepads, and the setlist turns into a monster!
Well... April 2004 turned into April 2005 and then after what seems like only about 10 minutes, has turned into 2008 and here we are - still together and still playing great Cliff Richard and The Shadows numbers to appreciative folk.
Long may it last! Roll on The Silver Shadows in 2009 and 2010 and 2011 and .... |
