Who
Are The Somerset Paddies?
The
Somerset Paddies are a two-, three-, or four-piece band based
in North Somerset and Bristol.
- Billy
Wicks (guitar & vocals) - Great voice and an
infectious personality.
- Roger
Gordon (accordion & vocals) - as they say 'don't
give up the day job!'
- Pete
Cooke (fiddle) - plays electric and acoustic -
great sound; such talent.
- Landfill
(percussion board) - you got 'a make your own mind up on
this 'un.
Roger
and Billy have been performing across the West Country together
for eight years as The Whisky Chasers
playing mostly Irish folk classics. A few years ago, Roger
and Tony Styles formed a new band which they called The
Tinker Boys, playing a blend of Irish music
and Somerset Scrumpy & Western songs.
When
this band split up, Roger got back with Bill to keep the band
going under the new name - The Somerset Paddies - and a new
line-up. The band do a great mix of cider-swilling and beer-drinking
songs from Somerset and Ireland generating a great craic with
plenty of audience participation. The
Somerset Paddies have been very busy ever since; their new
line-up traveling all over the United Kingdom to festivals,
fairs, pubs and clubs.
With
their unique sounds of West Country accent singing Irish songs,
and the great blend of instruments, especially the accordion
with its electronic bass and Bill's wonderful voice, Pete's
fiddle, and washboard and pots and pans as percussion; what
more could anyone want for a great night out.
The band
can be booked as a two-, three-, or four-piece band on request.
For more details email band@somersetpaddies.co.uk
or call 07974
672089 (Roger) or 07808 767626 (Billy).
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