Here are some pictures of the band I was playing with from 1998 to 2003.
"Monroe's" has been on the British bluegrass scene for about fifteen years, in one configuration or another.
The current lineup is: Dave Plane, guitar, lead vocals; Joe Hymas, mandolin; Roger Blackbourn, banjo; Richard Partridge, fiddle; Dick Embery, bass. You can listen to the new band at YouTube by clicking here.
The new Monroe's Revenge lineupwith Joe Hymas on mandolin - you will be hearing more of this guy!
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Photo courtesy Carol Booth
At the Charlie Gaisford Memorial Concert,Sutton, Surrey, England
7th December 2002
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Photo courtesy Ray Whiteway-Roberts
While going for a knockout break I receive one in the eye from the microphone
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Photo courtesy Ray Whiteway-Roberts
In the Didmarton Skittle Alley, September 1998Dick Embery is somewhere out of reach of the camera.
Photo courtesy Carol Booth
St Julian's Club, Sevenoaks, October 1998Rick Townend looks on (and there are others in the audience as well)
Photo courtesy Carol Booth
Grass from the past!Dick Embery and I originally played in Chris Moreton's first band, Foggy Bottle Tops, pictured here at Lewisham, South London in 1976. Chris went on to become the undisputed flatpick guitar champion in UK. I played banjo in Foggy Bottle Tops. The mandolin player is Rick Killik, with his recently acquired A4