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ROADHOUSE

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Roadhouse was formed in 1991 by Gary Boner, ably assisted throughout by the driving bass of Bill Hobley and the powerful drumming of Roger Hunt.

Seizing on an eclectic mix of influeces from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Creedence Clearwater Revival, the band has developed a sound all of its own.

Having played over 1,500 gigs in the years since (more than 800 of which have been on the London circuit) the band have kept their sets consistently thrilling, mainly thanks to prolific songwriting from Boner and a carefully tailored mix of original and cover material. The band's gig diary is peppered with dates at many prestigious venues, such as The Marquee, The Cartoon, The Borderline, The Worcester Park Club.

Over the last 24 months alone, Roadhouse have also played at many major Blues Festivals including The Guiness Blues Festival, Castlebar, Ireland; The Merton Abbey Mills Blues Festival, London; The Boogaloo Blues Festival, Bognor; The Isle of Wight Blues Festival, Norton Grange; The Colne Blues Festival, Lancashire; The Festival of Blues and Rock, Skegness.

The band has also built up a successful routine of album releases having recorded and released six albums independently since 1995. Since signing to the Blues Matters record label in 2003, a live album Roadhouse & Friends was released in January 2004, followed by the band's studio album No Place To Hide.

The previosly released albums have all been featured favourably on both National and International radio stations, including Paul Jones's JazzMeBlues show on JazzFM, BBC Radio Lancashire, ResonanceFM, KJLU Missouri, KXJZ California, KEGR San Francisco, and others in many countries including Australia, Denmark, Italy, Croatia and Macedonia.

The band's line up has been cemented since 2001, with the most recently joined member being young guitarist Jules Fothergill. Jules' playing as a foil to Gary's accomplished sound has been an instant hit with Roadhouse's followers. Certainly the weaving guitar lines have added a new dimension to an already dramatic dynamic sound. Completing the line-up is the twinned vocal attack of Anne Campbell and Lorna Reilly - a pair who can switch from Angel to Aretha within seconds, their soulful and concise voices also winning fans (especially male!) far and wide.

"in association with Blues Matters"