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THE BAND

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Over the years we have been privileged to bring you some amazing island based musicians, our current line up is no exception.

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Richard Fruit Filer

AS Taylor Hawkins

Drums

Stewart’s wide vocal range, and the energy he brings to every performance, is the cornerstone for how this band capture the essence of the Foo Fighters.

 

A veteran of Isle of Wight Festival

performances, Stewart has honed his stage act to be as dynamic and engaging as you expect from someone slipping into the shoes of Dave Grohl. He knows his Foo’s and he rocks like Dave! 

EQUIPMENT
Fender Hot Rod Custom

GUITARS
Gibson E335 - Dave Grohl Signature
Epiphone Firebird

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Toby Sleight

AS Pat Smear

Rhythm Guitar

A founding member of the Foo Fighterz, Toby has a tight, driving guitar style perfectly honed to replicate Pat Smear’s anchoring rhythm.

 

A tone hound, Toby is always searching for the most authentic reproduction of the Smear sound, hence his choice of amp, pedals and guitars. A love of the Foo Fighters drove Toby to assemble a band that could pay homage to one of rock’s finest creations. He love’s his Foo’s and his playing is all the proof you need of that.


EQUIPMENT
VOX AC30


GUITARS
Hagstrom - Pat Smear Signature
Gibson The Paul

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Stewart Woodward

AS Dave Grohl

Lead Vocals

Stewart’s wide vocal range, and the energy he brings to every performance, is the cornerstone for how this band capture the essence of the Foo Fighters.

 

A veteran of Isle of Wight Festival

performances, Stewart has honed his stage act to be as dynamic and engaging as you expect from someone slipping into the shoes of Dave Grohl. He knows his Foo’s and he rocks like Dave! 

EQUIPMENT
Fender Hot Rod Custom

GUITARS
Gibson E335 - Dave Grohl Signature
Epiphone Firebird

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Charlie Taylor

AS Chris Shiflett

Lead Guitar

Self-taught from the age of 12, then started to study seriosly from 17 years old, Charlie Taylor has been playing in a mixture of covers and original bands for the past 20 years.

Charlie is now a full time music teacher at Platform One College of Music on the Isle of Wight. 

Some of his big influences consist of: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Johnson and bill Frisell to name a few, but sometimes he prefers to rock out with Angus!! 

Outside of Music, Charlie likes a fine Whiskey and any Geeky hobby you can think of. 

EQUIPMENT
Marshall Silver Jubilee Mini

GUITARS

Fender American Stratocaster  Deluxe

Gibson Les Paul Standard

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Mick Ford

AS Nate Mendel

Bass Guitar

Never without a bass in his hands since he was 16 years old, Mick has a wealth of experience in fronting bands in addition to weaving masterful bass lines while carrying the beat in multiple genres.

 

Playing for the song Mick is a master of locking into the drum rhythm to produce a tight backline that simply makes songs soar. Committed to learning songs note for note he brings Nate Mendel’s bass parts alive on stage.



EQUIPMENT

Ashdown ABM 800w NEO head

Ashdown RM610 900w cab.



GUITARS

Fender USA standard Jazz bass

Tokai Hardpuncher P bass

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