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THE WANDERERS
Americana, Folk, Acoustic and much more...
ABOUT US
Pete Rimmer
Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Pete has been a performer since 1967, in those heady days of the folk boom.
Over these years, he has been involved in many of the music events and festivals in the North West of England and at concerts, including the Atkinson, Southport Theatre, and West Kirby Arts Centre.
Pete is a long-time resident singer at the world-famous Bothy Folk Club. His musical taste is very wide. Everything from Folk and Blues, through to 60s pop and anything in between.
Pete also performs a widely acclaimed show dedicated to the songs of Donovan.
Pete has recorded a host of CDs including "Donovan Songs", "Snapshot", "Untrained Melody" and "Off the Shelf", featuring many of his own songs.Chris Nelson
Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals
Chris decided in his late teens to give up violin lessons and take up the fiddle instead. He believes his playing underwent significant step changes in 1991 when he spent a week with the late Ralph Blizzard, and in 2008 when he attended a masterclass with Peter Knight.
In a previous life in the south of England, Chris played fiddle with electric folk bands "The Cluster of Nuts Band| and "The New St George", "Loose Screws Appalachian Dancers and String Band", the American roots band "Midnight Flyers", and the folk trio "Nelsons Wake".
After settling in Southport in 1997, Chris was a member of the Merseybillies and also began singing regularly as a duo with his wife Siobhan. Chris and Siobhan are Resident Singers at Southport’s famous Bothy Folk Club and are members of The Cork Jacket Crew with whom they have performed in Len Pentin’s show, "Cork Jackets and Drill" and "Avondale".Colin Maddocks
Bass, Vocals
Colin's musical journey began at the age of 13 when he saw "The Escorts" playing at the world-famous Cavern Club and thought to himself, "that's for me". For his next birthday, his parents bought him a £5 Checkoslavakian acoustic guitar and that was it, he was hooked.
After forming his first band, "The Buffalo Band" and appearing on Granada TV's "First Timers" show with bandmates, Les Robbins and Frank Robotham, he eventually joined Liverpool harmony band, "Petticoat & Vine", appearing on a number of major TV shows of the time, including "The Benny Hill Show", "The Harry Seacombe Show". "The Jimmy Tarbuck Show" and "Score With The Scaffold" amongst others as well as a number of BBC Radio shows. After leaving P&V, he formed or joined the Liverpool bands, "Palomino" and "Waxies Dargle" before joining forces with Pete and Chris to form "The Wanderers".
Since 2010 Colin has been curating and presenting "Grateful Fred's Americana, Roots and Acoustic Nights" in Liverpool and Southport, bringing in leading US and World acoustic artists.OUR TECH SPEC
These are our stage plot and sound requirements. If you cannot, or do not, provide a PA system then we carry a 600watt PA of our own.
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Come and see us here...
For more details of any show below, please email us at gratefulfreddie (@) gmail.com
SAT 20 DECEMBER - 2024
Bernard Wrigley Concert
FOLK AT THE BARLOW, EDGEWORTHTUE JAN 14 - 2025
Afternoon Concert
CHRIST CHURCH, SOUTHPORT
THU DEC 12 - 2024
Karona Sessions - supporting Tim Edey
ST THOMAS CHURCH -UPHOLLAND - TICKETSSAT DEC 14 - 2024
Royales Wine Bar
LORD ST, SOUTHPORTWED DEC 4 - 2024
Part of Silver Freds - ATKINSON THEATRE
LORD ST, SOUTHPORTFRI DEC 6 - 2024
Little Theatre Concert
HOGHTON STREET, SOUTHPORT - TICKETSSAT NOV 23 - 2024
Windmill Pub
SEABANK ROAD, SOUTHPORTMON NOV 25 - 2024
Lancashire Night - Private Concert
SKELMERSDALE
TUE NOV 12 - 2024
The Sheppards Acoustic Night
LOWTON
WED NOV 13 - 2024
Formby Folk Club
GILD HALL, FORMBY
THU OCT 31 - 2024
The Snig
WIDNES
FRI NOV 8 - 2024
The Bijou Cinema
POST OFFICE AVENUE, SOUTHPORT
WED OCT 2 - 2024
Part of Silver Freds - ATKINSON THEATRE
LORD ST, SOUTHPORTSAT OCT 26th - 2024
Private Concert
BIRKDALE VILLAGESAT AUG 31 - 2024
Windmill Pub
SEABANK ROAD, SOUTHPORTTHU SEP 26 - 2024
Coopers Bar
SOUTHPORTFRI 30 AUGUST - 2024
St Thomas Church Cafe 11.00am - 1.00pm
UPHOLLANDSUN AUG 18 - 2024
Flower Show 10:30 Appearance
SOUTHPORTTUE AUG 20 - 2024
The Bobbins Acoustic Night
LEIGHSAT AUG 10 - 2024
Connollys Bar
KING STREET, SOUTHPORT
SAT AUG 17 - 2024
Guest House Pub
UNION ST, SOUTHPORTWED AUG 7 - 2024
Part of Silver Freds - ATKINSON THEATRE
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