Drummers that give the song that groove and swing, capture my imagination, play with feel and hit the crap out of the kit when necessary.
Other influences: Tom Waits, CCR, Neil Young, wine, Nick Cave, Everton FC, Spiritualized, The Beatles, summer nights, The Band, Woody Allen, Gram Parsons, SW France, NW England, The Smiths, Richard Hawley, Laurel and Hardy, 80's Heavy Metal, friends, rivers, The Beach Boys, Johnny Cash, tea(white, 2 sugars), Led Zeppelin, Colman's English Mustard, Toots and the Maytals, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Louis Prima, American diners, forests, Bruce"nice to see you, to see you...NICE" Forsyth, touring Europe and North America, music from 1965-1975, comfy sofas, loud rock n roll, dead silence, REAL Cornish Pasties...etc etc
Born, raised and residing in England until the recent move to Los Angeles, Graham Roby has been playing drums for 20 years and in that time has played live, recorded and toured with many different bands and songwriters including Goldrush, Mark Gardener(Ride), Garth Hudson, Rachelle Van Zanten, The Piney Gir Country Roadshow, Danny and the Champions of the World, Black Nielson and MC Lars.
With his mesmerizing drumming skills, astonishing good looks and the uncanny knack of finding the perfect beat and drum fill, he has wowed audiences the world over.
Playing with The Band legend Garth Hudson and friends at 100 Club, London, Sept 2007
With Rachelle Van Zanten, Assen, Holland, 2006
Goldrush 'Wait For The Wheels' video shot in Los Angeles 2004
