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Chris Davies - vocals & acoustic guitar

                                                                    

Born some time ago (the same year as Graham)

Instrument: David Oddy Acoustic Guitar

One of the lead vocalists along with Martyn

Prolific song writer & basketball coach/referee

 

Martyn Cornelius - vocals, mandocello, acoustic guitar, mandolin

                                                                     

 
Born: 25 August 1981
Instruments: L’arrive Acoustic Guitar, David Oddy Mandocello & Crafter Mandolin.
One of the lead vocalists of the band along with Chris Davies.
Began performing out in public at folk clubs in 1985 at the age of 3.
Learnt the guitar at age 14.
Has a wide interest in many genres of music including Folk and Progressive Rock.
Martyn is known to create some of the arrangements to Chris’ songs (including the riff in Just see through my Eyes, the machine-gun guitar / drum part in Monkey on my Back and the mandocello solo in Neon Blue) and the two of them continue to create new songs together. Martyn has yet to write a song for the band but a version of Monkey on my Back by him does still exist somewhere.
His biggest musical influence is the local acoustic duo, Show of Hands (Steve Knightley and Phil Beer). The band has performed songs by the duo including Day has Come, Cars and recently, Be Lucky.
Aside from performing in The Dufflebags, Martyn also performs with his family and as a solo performer in the folk clubs and at Village Hall and Music in the Park Concerts.

 

Jo  Davies-Black - vocals & bass guitar

                                                                

Instruments:  Black Fender Precision bass, Takamine electro-acoustic bass.

Jo works for BT

Huge fan of The Stranglers for over 20 years

Sean Davies - electric guitar 

                                                                 

The youngest member of the band

Instruments: Manson custom built guitar, Epiphone Les Paul

Working at BT with big bruv Jo

Also lead guitarist with rockers Dissonance

Graham Pickard  - drums & percussion

                                                                 

Born some time ago (the same year as Chris)

Pearl Export kit, with Sabian Hi-hat, Zildjian crash & Paiste ride cymbals

First band was 'The In-Sect' who supported bands such as Cream, Screaming Lord Sutch, Gino Washington & The Ram Jam Band and Alan Price.