Once upon a time there was a violinist called Cathy who led
a string quartet and played gigs up and down the North-East of England, but
then one day, after playing for a conference of neuro-surgeons in Alnwick
Castle, her health took a nosedive and the violin was put away for twenty
years.
—At which point her health got even worse, so she
thought to herself, this is ridiculous, and after major surgery and radiotherapy
she pulled herself together and re-invented herself as a fiddle player with Irish
band ‘Share the Darkness’.
These things can happen! I know, I was—and am—that
violinist/fiddle player.
Whilst being ill, I hadn’t wasted my time. I’d
worked at portraiture, so it was only natural to do some drawings of the band. Here
they are:
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| Phil Graham (Lead Vocals) |
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| Geoff Pickering (Mandolin, Guitar, Vocals) |
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| Gary Lee (bass) |
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| Mark 'Hammie' Hammond (vocals, Guitar) |
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| Cathy Edmunds (Fiddle) |
So where are the drawings of the string
quartet? Nowhere. I played quartets before I was into portraiture, so the
ladies of ‘Cameo Quartet’ were, alas, never immortalised in the same way.
Forthcoming ‘Share the Darkness’ gigs are listed on our
Facebook page here. Come and listen! I’m having terrific fun playing with them,
and the feedback we get is great; many people come time and time again to see
us. And unlike at the quartet gigs, you’re allowed—encouraged—to dance.
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| Photo: Dan Graham |
