The Big River Bandits
ORIGINAL ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY/AMERICANA/COUNTRY ROCK/BLUEGRASS/ROCKABILLY/TRADITIONAL COUNTRY
FUNCTION BAND/COVERS BAND/PARTY BAND
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THE BIG RIVER BANDITS, FORMERLY THE BIG RIVER BAND ARE BASED IN SOUTH BUCKS, UK. THEY PLAY ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY, COUNTRY ROCK, ROCKABILLY, SHUFFLE, BLUEGRASS AND TRADITIONAL COUNTRY MUSIC.
THEIR ORIGINAL SONGS ARE WRITTEN BY LEAD SINGERS RENEE SEARS & GERRY POWER. THE BAND ALSO PERFORM COVERS BY THE MOST POPULAR COUNTRY ARTISTES.
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DOWNLOADS ARE AVAILABLE FROM ITUNES
YOU CAN HEAR MORE OF OUR SONGS AT www.myspace.com/thebigriverbandits
FORMED ORIGINALLY AS A HI-TECH DUO, TRIO & COVERS BAND IN 2003, FANS WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED TO KNOW THAT THEY STILL TAKE THEIR USUAL BOOKINGS AS A FUNCTION BAND PLAYING CHART HITS IN ALL STYLES FROM THE 50'S TO PRESENT DAY.Band/artist history
FORMED IN 2003 BY LEAD VOCALISTS AND CO-WRITERS, RENEE SEARS AND GERRY POWER AS A COVERS BAND:
RENEE SEARS - LEAD VOCALS
GERRY POWER - LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS
JOHN OWEN - KEYBOARD
EDDIE FURTADO - BASS GUITAR
MARK HOLMES- DRUMS
COUNTRY ROCK BAND:
RENEE SEARS- LEAD VOCALS
GERRY POWER - LEAD GUITAR, VOCALS
KEN SMITH - PEDAL STEEL, HARMONICA, VOCALS & BANJO
PAUL EDGE - DRUMS
JOHN JOCE - BASS GUITAR, VOCALS
THE BAND STILL TAKE BOOKINGS AS A FUNCTION BAND BUT ARE NOW LOOKING FOR MORE OUTLETS AND VENUES FOR THEIR ORIGINAL ALTERNATIVE/COUNTRY ROCK MUSIC.Have you performed in front of an audience?THE DUO, TRIO & BANDS PLAY REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE UK AT ALL PRIVATE & CORPORATE FUNCTIONS, WEDDINGS, HOTELS, BARS & RESTAURANTS.
GERRY & RENEE PLAY AS ONE OF THE RESIDENT DUOS AT THE HILTON HOTELS IN PARK LANE, OLYMPIA & BRACKNELL. OTHER VENUES INCLUDE BISHAM ABBEY, THE COMPLETE ANGLER & WENTWORTH GOLF CLUB.
RENEE, GERRY AND STEVE JONES ON KEYBOARD PLAYED AS THE RESIDENT TRIO ONBOARD THE VAL DE LOIRE FOR BRITTANY FERRIES IN 2003. THE GALE FORCE WINDS WERE A BIT SCAREY!
RENEE SANG AS A SOLO ARTIST IN ROQUETTAS DE MAR, SPAIN IN FEBRUARY 2006. IT GOT A BIT LONELY WITHOUT THE REST OF THE GUYS!
THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY MAD AND WONDERFUL MOMENTS TO PUT HERE.
IT'S JUST WONDERFUL TO PERFORM LIVE. IT'S SO MUCH FUN!
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A GREAT COUNTRY ROCK BAND FOR ANYONE WHO LIKES ORIGINAL MATERIAL, LINE DANCING, FREE-STYLE DANCING AND FUN. ALSO PLAYING COVERS BY MANY GREAT ARTISTES SUCH AS MARTINA MCBRIDE, BONNIE RAITT, GARY ALLEN, ALAN JACKSON,
THE DUO, TRIO & BAND PERFORM COVERS IN ALL STYLES TO SUIT EVERY OCCASION AND VENUE. THEIR CONSTANTLY GROWING REPERTOIRE OF SMOOTH JAZZ STANDARDS, POP, ROCK, SOUL, R&B, MOTOWN, COUNTRY AND BLUES, COVERS EACH ERA FROM THE 50'S TO THE PRESENT DAY. COVERS BY ABBA, TINA TURNER, SHANIA TWAIN, BLONDIE, VAN MORRISON, BRYAN ADAMS AND MANY OTHERS.
A GREAT PARTY BAND IDEAL FOR WEDDINGS AND ANNIVERSARIES, FESTIVALS, CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR.
A GREAT FUNCTION BAND IDEAL FOR LADIES MASONIC EVENINGS AND ALL PRIVATE & CORPORATE EVENTS.What equipment do you use?
EXCELLENT PA SYSTEMS & STAGE LIGHTS & A VAST COLLECTION OF MUSIC ON CD FOR LIGHT BACKGROUND MUSIC DURING A MEAL OR AS A DISCO DURING BREAKS.
PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE UP TO 10,000,000. DRESS CODE TO SUIT EVERY OCCASION.Anything else?
THEIR SONGS ARE BEING PLAYED REGULARLY ON RADIO SHOWS THROUGHOUT EUROPE, THE USA AND AUSTRALIA.
THEY HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE 2007 UK COUNTRY RADIO AWARDS
THEY ALSO OFFER A DEMO SERVICE FOR OTHER ARTISTS, SONGWRITERS AND BANDS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RENEE.
MARLOW,
United Kingdom
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538401
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Comments (3)
I agree with Dan.....that was a fun Tune
When life gives ya Lemons......throw em at your Ex and move on .
How very beautiful!
Love this, great voice, wonderful arrangement, emotional guitar, meaningful lyrics, everything is just in place. This is a masterpiece!
Cheers from Frankfurt, Germany
Andreas
Honest vocals, conversational lyrics and rollicking accompaniment. Great performance!
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