Sunday Rock and Blues Club

Top Peterborough Rock Covers Band Storm
Lots of Rock with fun
Bon Jovi, Queen, Van Halen, Pink Floyd, The Who, Bryan Adams and Gary Moore.
Storm headlined the Peterborough BMF Bikers Show playing to 4000 and went down a .......

They are:
Dave Palmer - Vocals
Steve Gough - Guitar
Stu Wallace - Bass
Sean Maxwell - Drums

Storm website

Formed in 2000 in Wisbech, The Breeze have built and maintained a repertoire of original and cover songs which have been performed in/around Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, and Essex.

The band's efforts focus on tracks from such artists as: The Beatles, Oasis, Coldplay, The Kaiser Chiefs, The Who, Stereophonics, Rolling Stones, The Killers, and oh yes - Bryan Adams, as well as tracks from their own EPs.

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The Soft Tone Needles are....

Female Vocalist Abbie Matthews has the voice of Northern Soul. She has commendable amount of high profile gigs playing to audiences in their thousands with 60's group Sounds Force Five, and has sung backing with many top names including the legendary Eddie Floyd.

Female Vocalist Vanessa Louise Hunt has the voice to make your jaw drop. With a catalogue of experience including fronting rock covers band Kloane, solo performances and as an entertainer performing full production shows nightly to audiences of up to 600.  Teamed up with Abbie they are the best you are likely to hear.

Male Vocalist Martin (Groove Cartel) is bringing his "soul" along and if you've never heard him you are in for a treat.

Drummer Dave Jackson is a busy full time career musician, teaching and providing drums for numerous bands covering multiple genres, but whose roots lie firmly in 60's soul; mainly thanks to DJ father Steve. Dave's credits include gigs the length and breadth of the UK, teching work including London's Royal Albert Hall, UK and European Tours, airplay on numerous national radio and TV music stations, including BBC radio 6, Kerrang and a live session for Janice Long on BBC Radio 2 with UK Indie band Mesh 29.

When Dave started the Soft Tone Needles in early 2009 the first person he made contact with was former collaborator and Bass player Chris 'Trip' Gunkel. Trip and Dave had played together for several years previously with Mod-Rock outfit Lyster Shailes. The musical relationship between the two as a rhythm section developing to an almost intuitive level over the years they played together.

Trip and brother Ben the Soft Tone Keyboard player have a long background in music thanks to their upbringing under professional musician Roger Gunkel, with childhoods spent alongside the running of the family recording studio in Cambridgeshire. Trip and Ben have previously enjoyed success on the covers Circuit with Scooter-friendly covers band Repeat to Fade. They played numerous national Scooter Rallies and enjoyed support slots with bands including The Buzzcocks and the Libertines.

Guitarist Jack Johnson is an up-and-coming talent whose tasteful and musical approach has made him a stand out and sought after musician since his Graduation from Music College. He has enjoyed gigs and dep gigs covering many genres throughout the UK and Europe.

The Soft Tone Needles horn section comprises of renowned Jazz Saxophonist Mark Wilkinson, rising talent Lauren Young on Alto and the Trumpet of David Maddison. 

Mark's credits include airplay on the Craig Charles BBC Radio 6 Funk Show with UK funk outfit Groove Cartel, gigs at top UK venues such as Camden's Jazz Cafe, Birmingham's Yardbird Club and the Mostly Jazz Festival alongside Courtney Pine and the James Taylor Quartet. He also recently formed part of Eddie Floyds UK gigging band.

Lauren is a UK music course graduate and is a member of the FMCA (Fenland Music Central Association). She has enjoyed recording session work and gigs with a range of bands over numerous styles including Big Band, Ensemble, Swing Band and Orchestra.

David is an experienced all round musician with a Bachelor of Music Honours Degree. He is extremely versatile and also plays guitar, sings, composes and has made both television and radio appearances.

The band's repertoire is a range of the best in 60's, Stax, Motown and Northern Soul, and is sure to get you on your feet.