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Chris Wootton:
acoustic guitar, percussion, drums, vocals, harmonica.
Hello I'm Woot and this is a bit about me.......
I was born on a lovely summers day on November 29th
1958. The youngest of 17 siblings. My father was a test pilot in
a condom factory and my mother was a housewife. I was raised in
the beautiful Shropshire town of Shrewsbury & met Ron when we
were pupils at 'The Belvidere School for the Academically Unaware',
(Shunter was there as well but he was a year below us so we didn't
talk to him (nothing's changed)). We both took guitar lessons with
the french teacher Mr Rowe and started our first band at the age
of 15. I met E sometime in the 80's when he & Ron played in
a local band called 'Ronnie Goes To Hollinswood' with Julian
Ward on guitar, Malcolm Wragg on drums, Andy Ritchie on Guitar
and harp and I would occasionally make a guest appearance in various
stupid disguises. In 1987 Ron buggered off to do his own music thing
and Julian went to look round the world (fell in love and got married
in Australia and started breeding Alpacas!!!)
whilst I became a firefighter in Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service
and part time (as firemen do) at Salop Music Centre. 'The Ronnies'
reformed in the early 90's and I got rid of my guest spot and became
a full time member on percussion and backing vocals. There I stayed
through various changes in line up until The Ronnies finally split
about 5 years ago. And now here we are with a new name, new line
up and totally new sound.
.....Well it was new when I wrote this a few years ago!
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