After some frustration with the current Yamaha acoustic, Pellie decided that a fuller, richer sound was required. While the ‘tinny, boxy’ sound of the old APX500ii has been featured on large number of songs so far like “Love Is A Red Dress”, “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll”, “Country Roads”, “These Boots”, “Stuck In The Middle…

Time for a little update! We’re proud to be seemingly one of the first acts who’ve covered the Rolling Stones’ latest hit, Sweet Sounds Of Heaven – at least, as a release, not a live cover. Obviously, this song would be a bit tricky given that we have one singer and one guitarist (as long…

While this year has seen a bit of a slow start from us, we’re actually quite busy behind the scenes! As previously noted, we’ve stepped away from our previous style of videos in favor of actual footage of the band. As the studio work typically isn’t filmed (or exciting to watch) we’ve come up with…

After some recent feedback about the contents of our videos, we decided to give the entire concept a bit of a new spin. How else than by giving it a good tongue-in-cheek approach! Given the limited wardrobe, sub-par camera skills and motivation fueled mainly by Jack Daniels and Baileys respectively, we set out to try…

The choice of songs always remains a focal point for a cover band, this is clear. Even in the early days before the current line-up was formed, there was a fairly broad spectrum of material considered. “We didn’t really have any commercial ambitions – or otherwise, honestly. That gave us carte blanche to do whatever…

Ody of course handles most of our drums – the animal at the kit! For this we often use another studio with much better facilities and acoustics for recording percussion instruments. While we still use a mix of shakers, tambourines, hand drums and various other bits and pieces, the core remains Ody’s right hand and…

While most of the tracks are ostensibly “guitar oriented”, quite a few other common and less common instruments are involved. Bia loves to add a harmonica from time to time and whenever possible adds ocarinas, flutes and hand drums, among other things. Pellie also plays a mandolin on a number of tracks. “When we first…

As the lead singer, Bia uses a variety of singing methods and this requires some trial and error in the studio. “It was quite a challenge, you know” Pellie said, “I was used to grabbing the 57 or 58 I had for the guitars and using it for vocals. My voice works best with a…

“I remember seeing an interview with Keef [Richards] where he explained how he tends to dislike any effects. The takeaway was that whatever you do, it should work on an acoustic. Once that works, you might be on to something. Less is more, in a way. I’m not a purist like him and of course…

“I see myself as a Tele man with a few other things on the side”, Pellie chuckled, “I like to play various kinds of guitars, but I knew I wanted a Tele before I bought my first electric guitar. Then I bought one and knew I was right. The players I was interested in at…