Mark Waterfield: vocals, harmonica
Dan Whaley: 6 & 12 string guitar, ukulele, banjo, harmonium, bass, drums, shaky egg, anything else that comes to hand
It all started in late 2007 when Mark suggested putting together a scratch band of union musicians to play at the company we both work for's union AGM. By the time the AGM came round, the "scratch band" consisted of Mark singing and me strumming a travel guitar on a handful of Guthrie & Seeger union songs, which was well received by a roomful of slightly perplexed but appreciative union members.
Anyway, we both enjoyed it so much we decided to perform our stripped down union set at a variety of folk clubs around Kent & Sussex. In keeping with the nature of these songs, we aren't particularly precious about the arrangements, will perform them on whatever instruments come to hand and will mostly only rehearse them just before playing them on stage, often in the bogs or car park of whichever venue we happen to be at. No point in being over-rehearsed I always say.
