Tim Renton: lead guitar (and occasional bass!!), mandolin, banjo. Songwriter. Past bands: Reign, Wombles, Shambles.
Andy Renton: drums (and occasional vocals!) Past bands: Hapshash and The Coloured Coat, Reign, Wombles, Shambles.
Chris Parren: keys. Musical arranger.
Musical history: Professional musician/arranger: performed and played in Rock Follies TV series: toured/played with Maggie Bell/Midnight Flyer, James Burton, Jim Capaldi, Barbara Dickson, The Strawbs and Judie Tzuke. Musical Director for Rocky Horror Show Piccadilly.
Rhian Sherlynne: vocals, welsh harp. Professional song writer, performer.
Musical history: has worked with Pink Floyd, James, emf, Charley Salem (Donna Summers’ writer) Pete Llalis (producer of Seal) Jack Radics, Simon Archer (bass player of PJ Harvey and the Fall), Josh (guitarist for PJ and the Sparks) and many more. Co-writing, singing and performance. See Ree’s MySpace site for more - http://www.myspace.com/rhiansherlynne1
Fussi Andesen; bass guitar. From Denmark , where he played drums for New Falcon, Bombay Rice Attack and Keep Smiling. Also drummed in the UK with Mike Shorthouse, Crazy Jay and the Partytimers, John Walden's Blues Band, The Backbeats and The Bluebirds. Currently plays occasional bass with About Eight www.myspace.com/abouteight and plays and arranges music with Moscow Road . Busy!!
Influences
Bessie Smith, Janis Joplin, Maggie Bell, Elkie Brookes,Peter Green,Robert Palmer,Led Zeppelin, Free, Paul Rodgers,The Rolling Stones,Robert Johnson, B.B.King,The Small Faces,Thin Lizzy,David Gilmore, Slash, Gary Moore, Richie Blackmore,Stevie Ray Vaughan,Eric Clapton,Pete Townsend,The Who,Connie Lush,Dusty Springfield, Clair Bloom, Catherine Deneuve, Monroe, Lowfinger everyone in THE NEW 3am! Miles Davies,Tony Zemaitis,Paiste Cymbals,Our kids,live music.
3am rocks the blues. They write and perform their own songs amidst a nostalgic selection of re-arranged classics. Brothers Tim and Andy Renton been playing together, or in separate bands since the 1970’s. In 2004 the two of them started 3am – joined by Chris Parren, keys, Trev Turley on bass, Helen Turner vocals, and her husband Iain on second guitar. Worked hard, had a lot of fun and a reasonable amount of local success – including gigs at Guilfest 2007 and 2008, The Chichester Blues Festival and The 100 Club - until August 2008 when Trev, Iain and Helen suddenly decided to split off and do their own thing.
Very happy to say the new line-up is even better since the explosive arrival of young Rhian!!!! Despite her youth, she’s an experienced, talented and original singer/songwriter who loves the blues – especially the old Bessy Smith/Billy Holliday deep-south-rooted styles. These are influences only – she has her own unique singing style, and a voice you’ll be fascinated to hear – over and over again! Look out world!!
Hi Tim, thanks for getting in touch. It won't be long before you guys are back up to speed and Magic Ship is waiting to get out there to gig alongside you! Hope you will find time to come and see us play on Friday 31st October at the Halfmoon, Putney? We need a strategy!!! Cheers and all the best, Col
Hi Check out our new video, viewable on our page or on Youtube http://uk. youtube. com/watch?v=7eLaG4JMpDI Please leave a comment to let us know what you think. Cheers Paul and the guys x
Excellent sets at Blues at the Farm yesterday, really enjoyed it. It had been a little while since I last saw you. I have put some pics in an album on my page. See you again soon.
