General info

It all really started to come together on the evening of Tuesday 12th April 1988. Rik (the original bass player) and I were watching the legendary Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention playing live at the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin. We didn't know it at the time but our friend Tosh Doll, who played sax for us throughout the mid-nineties, was also there. But we hadn't met Tosh by then. Anyway...after the gig we caught the U-Bahn home and maybe it was the buzz of just seeing a genius do his thing in front of you or even just the rhythm of the train (Cross the Tracks)...I don't know why, but something made me say it.

"We could do that!".

Dave.

Personnel

Drums: Mikey Bo
Bass: Dave Baxter
Guitar: Ashley Davies
Keys: Thuy Mallalieu
Alto sax: Scott Devlin
Tenor sax: Graham Snell
2nd Alto/Baritone sax: Ben Tompsett
Trumpet: Stuart Beck
Vocals: Scott Swift
Vocals: Josie Quin

Occasional Players

Keys: Joules Chown
Vocal: Mark Keen (original band member)
Drums: Tony Holmes (original band member)
Guitar: Mike Ross
Sax: Sandie Tompsett

Engineer: Rob Flinn
Engineer/DJ: Mike Pailthorpe
Manager: Dave Baxter
Road Manager: Simon Casson

Timeline (click the on the highlighted text for images)

June 2009 - Going back to the Winter Gardens theatre for the Eastbourne College Ball. That's the 4th year on the trot they've asked us to play. Must be doing something right!!

May 2009 - That makes 20 years playing live music and we're still having FUN!. Scott Swift and Josie Quin take over from Cliff & Josephine. How lucky can one band get?

October 2008 - Introducing Cliff Kast and Josephine Hope. Two excellent vocal talents who take the new BBs to new Funky heights!!

September 2008 - Invited to play at the Wedding of Anna Hemmings & Neil Templeton. Anna is a World Champion Marathon canoeist and Olympian. See Testimonials

August 2007 Introducing ....the future of Funk featuring Jake & Stephanie Yeboah. Young talent at it's finest.

July 2007 The Summer of Love band...The Brothers Blunt completed the Summer of Love tour 2007. Many people confuse the Summer of Love with a movement that happened in San Francisco during the summer of 1967...but I can tell you that they got it wrong. The REAL Summer of Love took place July 2007. I'd like to thank MIKE PAILTHORPE, MIKEY BO, JOULES CHOWN, ASHLEY DAVIES, BEN TOMPSETT, SANDIE TOMPSETT, STUART BECK, STEPHANIE YEBOAH and ROB FLINN for their positivity and 'beautiful people ness'.

April 2007 The Blunter Brothers showband!

March 2007 Mark Keen retires from the band....It's time for Papa's brand new bag...

September 2006 Ashdown Recording Company
Thanks go out to Mike Ross for inviting the Blunter Brothers to a recording session. Click the link to see some pictures and hear the recordings.

June 2006 Turkey
The band is invited to play at the Izmir International Music Festival.

December 2005 BBC
The band is invited to return to the prestigious Sports Personality of the Year after show party.

2005: The Blunter Brothers.

December 2004 BBC
The band becomes the first ever to be invited to play at the prestigious Sports Personality of the Year Awards after show party.

December 2003 Blenheim Palace
Possibly the premiere function venue in the country.

December 2003 Jim Davidson
The band is booked along side Jim Davidson as the entertainment for a large corporate event. Filled the dance floor.

June 2002 Komedia
Brighton’s hippest venue at the time.

May 2001 Yorkshire
Played a function in far off Yorkshire that we got through word of mouth alone.

May 2000 Eleven years in the business
Played together well over one thousand times by now.

November 1999 Mezzo’s and Hurlingham club
Invited to play at both of these top market venues.

March 1998 Porthcawl Mid Glamorgan
True high society wedding in the most beautiful country residence.

July 1997 Hogg Robinson
Our 1st week long conference. Played every night. A good time had by all.

August 1995 Richard Branson’s house party
Another nice gig. 20,000 people over 2 weekends.

August 1994 Hackney empire
Invited to play at the Hackney Empire. Feels like a step in the right direction.

July 1993 Hawth theatre main auditorium
Still doing it. Managed to fill it again.

November 1992 Cordell
Collaborated in the studio with Cordell ‘boogie’ Mosson. An original member of
The George Clinton outfit Funkadelic.

July 1991 Zap club
Invited to play Brighton’s hippest club at the time.

September 1990 Hawth theatre main auditorium
Our local theatre. Filled the 800 capacity.

June 1989 Event ‘89
Our 2nd gig. Played in front of 2000 people.
Supporting 80’s band China Crisis and song writer Andy Fairweather Lowe

Date of first Gig: May 5th 1989
Venue: Surrey Hills hotel...it was just the ticket!

Formed the band: September/October 1988
Rehearsed for six months.