Geoff Thomas
Founder Member and lead vocalist. A former member of 'The Voodoos' who
recorded the collectors item 'Little Brenda' for legendary
producer Joe Meek. He worked solo for some years in holiday camps and clubs
around the country before forming Fat Old Dad with Ant & Mike.
 Mike
Clarke
Bassist and co-founder Mike started out playing in Soul Bands and
was one of the first guitarists in Britain to own a
Six String Bass but now limits himself to a 5 string job and a more
conventional, but much modified, 4 String job
Mike was a former member of the soul outfit 'MOOCHE'
.
Mike retired from the Band after the gig on New Years Eve 2009.
(He has returned for a couple of
Gigs since ! - We can't get rid of the bloke!)
He is replaced by Simon Rownes
 Simon
Dove
Drummer Simon is self-taught and has been playing since he was 15 .
(He's over 16 Now!)
He has played in numerous bands plus a few jazz bands in between.
(Mmm Nice!)
 Martin Donald
Martin has been active in several areas of the music
business for many years - radio, theatre, touring, writing and teaching,
plus numerous television shows for Carlton and Thames Television. He has
been Musical Director to many artistes, including The Drifters, The
Platters and Little and Large and has worked in many diverse situations
from The QE2 cruise liner to The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and
recently with Jools Holland and Tom Jones
Funnily enough! There have also been numerous
comedians, including Bob Monkhouse, Michael Barrymore, Jim Davidson, John
Inman, Rolf Harris, Freddie Starr and I'm sure there's more!
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