Neil Murdoch - Lead Singer, Guitarist.
Paula Keogh - Singer.
Oli Jefferson - Drummer.
Ade Derbyshire - Bass Guitarist.
Influences
Ocean Colour Scene, Stereophonics, Paul Weller, Small Faces, The Who, Muse, RHCP, Spin Doctors, Smiths, Gene and of course The Beatles.
Sounds Like
They would put themselves into the Mod / Indie box but have been compared to many different bands and styles which probably means they have a style of their own.
Neil is the main songwriter, guitarist and singer. He aims to always keep things simple with his song writing and the band. He brings ideas to Oli, Paula and Ade then they thrash it out until it is just where they want it! His main influences are The Who, Small Faces, The Beatles, Paul Weller, OCS and many, many more. Likes any guitar as long as it’s a Gibson!
A few years ago during a sound check “Big Mick” sound engineer for Metallica , was heard to say “ where the ****** **** did that skinny kid (Neil) get that great voice from?” We still don’t know…
Paula Keogh (Vocals)
Paula is an accomplished musician and adds these skills to the group to work out the harmonies and the vocal arrangement of the songs. Can play any instrument after about 5mins and has sung Blues, Jazz, show songs and choir you name it she sings it. During a recent studio recording session became known as “one take” due to the quality, accuracy and speed with which she nailed her vocal. Her brother was clearly impressed as he had taken a little longer.
Oli Jefferson (Drums)
Oli is the youngest member of the band, he definitely falls in to the category. “If you’re good enough you are old enough. “
Being the son of a renowned Midland drummer, it was quite obvious drumming would play a big part in his life. From an early age he has been entertaining, having performed with the Royal Ballet in both Birmingham and London, but after an injury ended his dance career, he threw himself heavily into music. His preferred instruments are drums and percussion, although he also plays piano and guitar. Musical influences are the Trevor Burton Band, having watched almost all of their gigs since age 11, Spin Doctors, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Clash, The Who, Inme and many more!!
Ade Derbyshire (Bass Guitar)
Ade is the most recent member of the band, joining in Jan 2007. He was at a BN gig when Neil asked the audience if they knew any Bass Guitarists as BN were looking for one. Ade had a word and after a few rehearsals and an audition gig he was offered the slot.
Ade considers himself an easy going musician who never takes things too seriously. He has been playing guitar for many years and became a full time Bass Guitarist with his last band Jaygo. Because of his guitar background his bass riffs really compliment Neil’s rhythm / lead work.
Not surprisingly Ade’s influences
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are guitar based Indie bands like The Smiths, Idlewild, Manics and the lovely unsung heroes of the mid 90’s, Gene.
oh and ade..please do not take offense that you are still not featured on this site.....it is just at the time this was made, i had no social life. and now i do, so cannot be arsed to change the pictures. i hope you understand. and also notice, there are only 18 members of this sham of an organisation.....you are not missing out on much :P!! hehe
i realised i havent done much blue nation appreciating for sometime, so thought id sign in to see how many thousands of friend requests the space had had....im really sorry to inform you, all that was awaiting me were event invitations from yours truly, and about a dozen spam comments from the Cailiflower :P sort it out oli and just delete your bloody account already!! any way...incase you felt down hearted, heres some appreciation for Blue Nation!!
Hiya guys it was good to see you at The Sound Bar last night it was an interesting diverse night of music, hope your neck gets better Neil. Cya agian soon.
Top top top gig on Friday guys, defo one of brums bands to keep an eye on, thanks for bearing with me and hopefully would love to work with you again, Top Class, Bec :-)
alrite saw u guys playing with the ressurection last week, thought u guys were gr8 was one of the lads hangin round with the band, gr8 bunch of lads u guys come from liverpool or something from what u said the other day i go to uni up there so will have to see if you are doin any gigs up there when im back up there niknik
You guys n gal were AWESOME at The Varsity on Saturday! We were honoured to share the platform with you. You have a terrific sound and I love the songs. Extremely professional tightperfomance. Have to admit I like the song: Tales of A Liar. Looking forward to listening to the EP and songs on your site too. Looking forward to the next time we work together. All the Best from Everyone in Facade.
What an amazing sound and stage show you've got!! You were awesome at the tardebigge last night!! loved playing with you.... We'll keep in touch as we'd love to do something together again soon.... we're fairly new to the scene and we're still looking for gigs so if you can help us out then let us know..... listening to the CD now!! so cool!!!!
Hey BN! Just wanted to share my ELO/Move connection. In High-school I used to tell my friends That I would open up for ELO someday..... Well; I came very close and my old band Fragile X opened for Bev and ELO2 in june of 96 here in Colorado, USA Keep it up! You rock!
Anyone who studied under Tevor Burton rocks! Just a shout out from Navigator! Hope all is well! Soon I'll be on high speed and will leave comments about tunes! Even my music gets fragmented..and is hard to load....on the flip side
Hey! You asked about the connection to Seedhill Road in Paisley? The band's vocalist and guitar player, Paul Hampsey, is from Paisley, Scotland. His first home was on Seedhill Road. He thought it was a great band name. Our friends spent the summer in Scotland and took a photo of the street name! Cheers to you musicans in the UK! We hope to get there someday. Seedhill Road : ) Cheers!
