Chris Ricketts - Guitar, Vocals
Garry Blakeley - Fiddle
Steve Hampton - Upright Bass
Alex Stack - Drums
Andrew Foster - Backing Vocals
Sam Browse - Lead guitar on My Social Blues
Danny Harmer - Accordion on Galway Shawl
Thankyou to all those who voted for me in the guide awards!
Chris Ricketts CD out Now Available for just £8
Send Chris a message on myspace for details of how to grab one!!!
Influences
Martyn Joseph, Show Of Hands, Amy Wadge, Martin Carthy, Bob Fox, Billy Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Steve Knightley, Phil Beer, Tracy Chapman, Nina Simone, Bert Jansch, Julian Dawson, Peter Gabriel, Boo Hewerdine, Spiers and Boden, Cara Dillon, Seth Lakeman, Martin Simpson, Waterson:Carthy, Chris Thile, John Tams, Barry Coope, Rod Clements, Lindisfarne, Martin Newnham, Ralph McTell, Country Joe McDonald, Pj Wright, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, 10cc, Miranda Sykes, John Martyn, Nick Drake and many many more!
Chris Ricketts first started performing at the age of 15 when he was in his last year of school.
He has since then performed with many touring artists and played many floor spots at various folk clubs.
Chris then met a few local promoters and other performers and since has been networking himself onto the folk scene.
Chris recently played support for Martin Carthy and Pj Wright and Dave Pegg in Portsmouth.
Chris has played with many great performers such as Country Joe McDonald, Spiers and Boden,Martin Carthy, Pj Wright and Dave Pegg, John Tams and Barry Coope, Iain Matthews, Rod Clements (Lindisfarne), Julian Dawson (Plainsong) and many more!!
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Hey Chris, I hope that the baby is fine! You were really good at the Clennell Hall Folk Festival, and I would love you to come back next year.. mail me and we will sort something, dunno if I want to lend you another tent & sleeping bag though! :) folk@clennellhallhotel.com AKA Dave Forshaw Nice one kid!
Hi Chris, great to meet you at Clennell. We enjoyed your set. Got a couple of photos of you playing if you'd like them. Hope we meet next year if not sooner. Few Broth.
hey Chris Ricketts!! hope you're coming to our next gig on 12th may at the new roscoe in leeds! we're supporting christopher rees, who was welsh singer/songwriter of the year 2007!!
Rusty Strings has a gig on Hayling Island next Sunday 4th May. It's at Eastoke Corner by Rileys newsagents. It starts at 3pm and is free!!! Hope to see you there :)
