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The Badgers are
a successful and experienced Jazz and Roots Act based in the United
Kingdom. The Badgers have demonstrated acoustic amplification on the Marshall Roadshow and shared bills with Ruby Turner, Gary Potter, The Hamsters, The Chris George band and others. The Badgers also play internationally and perform on a regular basis with violin legend, Dan Cassidy. Recent tours include Germany, the USA, Ireland and Iceland. The Badgers are available for corporate / business events, weddings private parties and festivals. With a professional image and quality sound system, you can relax with the knowledge you will receive a great act. Contact details :- Tel. 07745 159124 or Email |
CHRIS QUINN Chris is a very experienced and well-travelled performer. He started playing the concertina at five years old and then quickly moved onto the guitar. By his mid teens, he was playing regularly on the pub and club circuit in the midlands. At the age of eighteen after finishing Music College, he went into the entertainment business and got a job at Kiln Park. At Kiln Park, he supported acts such as the Searchers, Edwin Star and the Drifters, sometimes joining them on stage for jams. He then took part in an established show, The Blues Brothers that travelled around the south coast playing theatres, entertainment centres and other events in front of audiences ranging from three hundred to fifteen hundred people. The show ran for six nights a week for nine months. He was then offered a job with the Debbie Angel variety show. After this he played the part of Frankie Avalon in the Musical, Grease. It was at this time time Chris decided
to start a new act with a lifelong friend and musician James Hickman.
They formed The Badgers and have had many successful performances since. JAMES HICKMAN James has been playing the guitar and singing since a young age and has always had an interest in music. He started his career by going to Music College, where he met and auditioned for a successful Irish rock band. After getting the job, he moved to Ireland where he performed regularly in Dublin, Cork and Limerick. His music tastes began to change as he started to appreciate jazz and blues. While in Ireland, he became involved with traditional Irish and Celtic music, forming a second band which travelled Ireland performing at festivals and clubs. After a summer tour, he received an offer from an old friend called Dan Cassidy, the brother of the late Eva Cassidy, to go to Iceland and perform in his jazz swing trio. As rhythm guitar player and singer, James performed for a twelve month period in top venues all over Iceland. James then returned to England, where he met friend and musician Chris Quinn, also a singer and guitar player. They subsequently formed their very own musical duo which is gaining in success and momentum.
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