Artists:Enq

Enq

Music that's a hard hitting mixture of celtic instrumentals, rock/pop covers and a smattering of original songs. Music that can get you up on your feet, a vital hybrid of world and celtic influences with jazz, rock and latin thrown in for good measure. The instrumentals range from fast and furious celtic rock tunes to funky foot tappers and reflective ambient and jazz/rock influenced originals.

The covers range from Beatle Classics, through country rock and pop classics from the likes of Joe Jackson and Crowded House. The original songs are upbeat and accessible - about life, love and the universe.

THE BAND:

Brian Heywood - electric & synth guitars, vocals
A professional musician who hails from Australia, he cut his musical teeth with the popular Sydney group; Bluetongue. In England he has played in a number of rock and folk/rock outfits and has appeared at music festivals all around the UK as well as appearing on various records. Brian uses and recommends Shapelywood Travel Guitars. Full-size guitars for smaller spaces. Thomas Fairbairn - violin & keyboards
From the North of England, Tom specialiss projects with bands in various styles. As well as work on the folk scene, Tom plays in a number of original/pop groups, including Pigeon English, Kandid (featuring French singer-songwriter Nicolas Driot), Whapweasel and with Brian in the Anglo-Australian band WoodworX of which FiddleOn magazine said: "possibly the best thing you'll hear all year...superb fiddling".

Andrew King - bass guitar
Andrew started his professional music career with the Truss & Bucket Band, a ceilidh band that still exists in some form almost thirty years and 800 gigs later. Over the years he’s also played blues with Lowell Fulson & D.C. Brown, Cajun with The Crayfish Five, Zydeco with Rockin’ Sidney, acoustic folk with Home & Colonial and Allegiance and country dance music with The Lantern Band, Contraflow and a whole host of others. He also currently plays with dance bands Stomp and Fiddling Around.

Peter Flint - kit drums
Peter has been playing in bands since his teens. His long and varied career has encompassed rock, jazz and folk, including a ten-year stint with the Essex-based 'Truss & Bucket Band' which included several hundred barn dances, concerts and ceilidhs, and one near-disaster involving a non-functioning electronic drum kit.

Special Guest Band Member -
Toni Wood - Lead Vocals
Billed as: "Brisbane songstress supreme", Toni has a gift for finding the spirit of a song, makes every performance a heart stopping experience. Toni also works with Brian and Tom in the folk group WoodworX.