Ceremony of May - the band, Garatwist

THE BAND - GARATWIST

GARRY BLAKELEY - FIDDLE & VOCALS

Garry is well known for his work with the popular celtic duo Band of Two and the maritime allstar Shep Woolley as The Andsome Cabin Bouys.
He has recently become a regular with the celebrated Feast of Fiddles and along with Tom Leary, another member of the group, has released a new album entitled ‘A Tune In Time’. Click here for more details.

STEVE COOKE - FIDDLE, KEYBOARD & VOCALS

Steve began his career as an orchestral musician working with symphony orchestras, playing for West End shows, opera, ballet and studio recordings.
He then moved away from the classical field, working in folk, folk-rock, contemporary jazz and R&B. Steve worked with composer and musician Kenny Craddock and singer songwriter Andy Winfield, forming ‘The Liars’, an R&B band.

PAUL DENGATE - GUITAR & VOCALS

Paul has played guitar in bands covering blues, country, rock and punk. He was a regular performer at the famous Black Horse Folk Club and was a founder member of both Mad Jacks' Morris and The Catsfield Steamers barn dance band.
Paul recorded a critically acclaimed CD by Barry Dransfield and has his own label releasing CDs by Garry Blakeley, Band of Two and others.

EDD BLAKELEY - BASS

Edd has worked with Brit Award winning Blair MacKichan (produced Will Young and Lilly Allen), and Russell Field (tour drummer for Midge Ure and Barbara Dickson).
Edd is a young composer and whilst studying music at the University of Leeds, is currently working on composition projects with the intent of increasing his portfolio and also on open source multimedia applications.

JON EWEN - DRUMS & PERCUSSION

Jon studied at the ‘Total Percussion School’ in Archway, before going professional working in many different styles ranging from jazz and folk to heavy metal.
Jon has worked with Little Angels, Francis Dunnery of It Bites, Jennifer Batten from Michael Jackson’s band to name a few. He has played (among many others) Slam, Phil Hudson Band, Nana Tsiboe’s Bushfaya and .... The Blackman Brothers.