Roma are a 4 piece band based in Cheshire/Manchester, who following a couple of line up changes have now settled into the soaring melodic indie/rock sound that is Roma today.
Original members Matt and Mark have always formed the back bone of the band, keeping the rhythm section nice and tight. After musical differences which saw the original guitarist leave, Will joined after responding to an advertisement placed in NME. He slotted in neatly, and Roma went on to perform 3 great gigs at Manchesters Night & Day café before disaster struck..
The singer went AWOL never to come back! This was a huge set back but didn't deter the band as they continued to practice every week, at their own practice room (The Shed) in the heart of Cheshire, without a singer. The long hard search was now on to find the voice which would complement their writing style. A number of ads were placed and for the following 2 years Roma were besieged by a number of young hopefuls wanting to be their new frontman. Just as it seemed they'd never find their man they made a last ditch attempt in the form of an ad on the Night & Days online message board. This time, they struck lucky! Richard Crossan answered the call and armed with his acoustic guitar and angelic voice things started to gel. Roma then holed themselves away writing brand new songs intended for their live set and demo cd.
Roma have played several high profile gigs in Manchester, including headline sets at the Night & Day Café , the Late Room and Dry Bar.
These gigs were the start of something special and propelled Roma to new heights, bagging them support slots with Haven, Rick Witter & the Dukes and Bauer at Manchesters prestigious venue the Academy 3.
Roma continue to write excellent music and are in the early stages of planning their first commercial release.
hello everybodyyyyyyy! emma from the bauer fan page...the debut single is coming out on monday..please help the guys out and order it now! - go to www.myspace.com/bauermusic for all the info etc!
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Alright chaps. loving the tunes! we've just finished some recordings and we're looking for a good studio mix engineer to polish things off. Is there anyone you can put us in touch with? we'd love you forever, Flyer (jane denny's brother's band!)
Cheers for the request.. Listened to your music.. Really good, you got any material out? Will come see you in Manchester in Oct. Where do I get Tickets?
Hiya thanks for the friend request.like your songs especially barriers and passer by.Might be able to make the dry bar on the 29th sept.just depends on what i'm doing enyway all the best.
Hey guys thanks for the add! Love the "glowing edges filter" used on your profile background! Sorry thats really geeky 8-) Would love to photograph you guys in action sometime, gimme a shout and I'll pop along sometime, if you would like to see some of my images have a look here... Tourista de Mancunia
Guys, listened through the tracks you have on this MySpace page and am very impressed indeed. But the stand-out for me, by far, is Release. What a fantastic song...the guitar gave me shivers - it's got a really haunting feel to it. Really a superb song and one that I hope gets released commercially and gets all the attention it deserves! :)
hey roma got some new tunes up,hope you can give them a listen,hows life been treating yer then??be nice to hear from you again,have a good weekend and take care.....andy.k...
Hey Will sorry I missed the gig last night, and your last day at work, I've been off poorly! Hope you enjoy Kings and keep me updated with your gigs and I'll come and long :)
Hey, thanks for playing tonight it was a great acoustic set and I enjoyed it as did everyone else by the looks of it. Take care and look forward to having you back soon x
