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BladderWrack are a kick-ass Classic Rock tribute based in the Midlands..... five passionate rockers who deliver the devil’s dynamite to hordes of like-minded souls!  We rock across the ages - from the '70's to the present day ... shattering your granny’s ear trumpet as we go!  This is rock music as it should be played: no backing tracks, just real instruments, real unadulterated vocals and incendiary live performances.  If you wanna rock - you need to see BladderWrack !

	Name : Graeme Position : Lead Vocals Favourite band / influences : Thunder, The Almighty, Queen, The Black Crowes All time favourite song / album : Free N’ Easy – The Almighty / Laughing On Judgement Day - Thunder Actor / Actress : Gregor Fisher / Heather Graham Film / TV program : Godfather Trilogy / Rab C Nesbitt, Absolutely, Still Game Best gig seen : Freddie Mercury Tribute, Wembley 1992 Favourite song to play : Hard To Handle, Saturday Nights Alright, Rebel Yell Most embarrassing gig moment : Lining up in single file in an alcove to play tiny pub full of stoners – I sat down during guitar solos so rest of band could be seen ! Likes : Rock, beer, malt whisky, comedy, celtic art Dislikes : Manufactured “bands/artists” a la Pop Idol
	Name : Pete Position : Guitar, backing vox Favourite band / influences : Queen, Van Halen, Thin Lizzy, Foo Fighters, The Offspring, Pink Floyd All time favourite song / album : Money / Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd Actor / Actress :  Samuel L Jackson / Alyson Hannigan Film / TV program : 51st State, Gone in 60 Seconds / Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Hustle, Mock the Week Best gig seen : Queen - 'Its a Kind of Magic' tour, Wembley Stadium   Favourite song to play : Highway to Hell, Don't Believe a Word Most embarrassing gig moment : Playing to no-one but the bar staff at The Pen & Wig then having to have a whip round amongst the band to pay for the stage ! Likes : Guitars, cars, red wine, beer, my friends Dislikes : People who think the world owes them a living, reality TV
	Name : "Evil Len" Position : Guitar, backing vox Favourite band / influences : Marillion, Fish, Thin Lizzy All time favourite song / album : Incommunicado , Marillion / Paul Rogers, Muddy Water Blues Actor / Actress : Jean Réno Film / TV program : Family Guy Best gig seen : Thin Lizzy Favourite song to play : Enter Sandman, Word Up Most embarrassing gig moment : First gig with wrack, amp expiring half way through a song Likes : Good food Dislikes : Religion
	Name : Mark Position : Drummer Favourite band / influences : Pink Floyd, KISS, WASP,T-Rex, Rammstein All time favourite song / album : Who wants to live forever, Queen / Jeff Wayne War of the Worlds Actor / Actress : Sean Connery Film / TV program : The Untouchables Best gig seen : Prince Wembley, NEC 88 Favourite song to play : Enter Sandman, Everything About You Most embarrassing gig moment : Playing in a rock covers band but forced to play the Mavericks "Dance the night away" at a party Likes : Beer, wine, Food, Xbox, Wii, my wife (LOL) Dislikes : ALL REALITY TV....
	Name : Barrie Position : Bass Guitar Favourite band / influences : AC/DC, Elvis, UB40, Marley, Schenker, Rainbow, Lizzy, Halen, Quo, Badlands, Bowling For Soup All time favourite song / album : Sultans of Swing / Dire Straits, Live and Dangerous / Thin Lizzy Actor / Actress : Bruce Willis or Arnie ("I need your boots and your motorcycle"), Sandra Bullock (you know why!) Film / TV program : Abyss or Apocalypse Now, Stargate, Star Trek Best gig seen : AC/DC New Street Odeon Birmingham probably 1979ish, Clutch 2008 Barfly Favourite song to play : Killing In The Name Of, Hard To Handle, Detroit Rock City Most embarrassing gig moment : Turning round on stage to face front, hitting the mic stand and knocking the lead singers mic over as well, mid song ... we've all done it ... Likes : Life, my family, Guitars, Reggae (yes, love it), Vodka and holidays in Turkey Dislikes : Banks

The History of BladderWrack This is the third incarnation of the phenomenon that is BladderWrack. Back in, or around, May 2007, the founding fathers, Evil Len (rhythm guitar) and Mark (drums) started a band from the ashes of a previous band called Decades, with a guy called Karl (lead guitar). The erstwhile trio then went on the hunt for a bassist and found Bob Croft (bass guitar). That was how BladderWrack came to be. However after a single half hour gig, Karl turned out to be focussed in a different musical direction, as far as live performance went, to the other band members, so after a barely legible drunken email from Mark, Karl decided to leave. Plans were put in place to replace him. Various websites of ill repute were trawled through, various lead guitarists were dallied with, the culmination of which was that Pete (lead guitar) turned up for an audition and refused to go away. Consequently, in November 2007 the second version of Bladder Wrack was formed, with Bob now on lead vocal role as well as the bass. The band put together a set of rock and pop numbers and hit the pub gig circuit again. As time went on, for just over a year there were many notable successes but, Bob wanted to play a different style of music to the other three and as a consequence of this and external pressures he left. Evil Len, Mark and Pete ditched the gentle ballads and dragged a collection of hard hitting rock tracks into the set, then set about recruiting a bassist and lead vocalist/front man. Adverts and auditions ensued, with the great success of finding two perfect band members for BladderWrack. Graeme, lead vocalist and front man extraordinaire joined to add his considerable vocal talent and performance expertise to the line up. Years of classic rock experience, ongoing training in live sound production and Scottish charm (charm? - well that’s one word for it !!) make this guy an ideal focal point for the band.  Barrie, “Baz the Bass”, or “The Bazmeister Generale”, took the bass guitarist spot. Baz adds a solidity and creativity to compliment Marks playing talent in the “engine room” – the rhythm section. He brings years of experience with him too, both as a bassist and an accomplished guitarist, but also a passion to play ROCK music. So ... Five guys, one direction - Classic Rock. Be prepared for the best BladderWrack ever. A band formed to raise the bar on quality of performance with better vocals, a focussed rhythm section and Evil Len expanding his role to both lead and rhythm guitar work... and Pete (well you can’t have everything!). Check out the “Gigs” section of the website for our next performance and/or leave us your contact details so we can keep you updated on the topsy turvy world of BladderWrack!  We’re on Facebook too... and MySpace ! To sign up to our newsletter send an email to : newsletter@bladderwrackband.co.uk

And lets not forget our roadie, Chris ...

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