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Fannyrat, The Hat and Tim at a Halloween party 2011
Alan The Hat cut his teeth as a jazz drummer
and the years of playing have proved a positive as
he now gives a tight, solid basis for any band to
build upon. He can turn his hand to any style of
music, and usually does without telling the other
members of the band. Hi dedication to drumming
though has taken its toll and this is the main
reason he can always be found wearing a hat,
hence the name. Coming from an academic
background you can be sure that every attention to
detail has been paid to every beat and crash on the
cymbals, especially when it is off beat, something
Alan excels at. Alan is also an officionado of real
ale and this often helps with his artistic talents.
Tim Brown was born in the very good year of 1955, also the Chinese yeear of
the sheep. Tim picked up the guitar in his mothers womb as she played her
Lonnie Donnegan records during pregnancy. Delivered with a perfect sense of
timing matched perfectly with his ear for a note and rythm. He then developed
these talents to the peak of perfection loving guitar blues. Keyboard skills were
also honed during his formative years and Tim could easily slip into any top band
seamlessly. His writing skills have led to him penning the soundtrack to a film
which is now being turned into a Broadway musical. Although not being widely
known Tim alludes to being of American birth and the lyrics you hear often
indicate this.
Fannyrat is the youngest member of the band
and arguably the best looking of the three.
Fannyrat learnt to play the guitar, attempting to
emulate Tommy Iomi lead riffs. Unfortunately the
stubby fingers weren't conducive to lead breaks
so he swapped with the bass player and has
stayed with it ever since. Like The Hat, Fannyrat
also enjoys a pint of the foaming ale and this, it
is said, improves his performance no end. Mind
you, that isn't what the other two members say
but the audiences haven't seemed to notice yet.
Still, with practice he may one day play a whole
set without hitting a few bum notes!