Jim Reynolds is a guitarist and singer who writes and plays an eclectic mix of music. The individual pieces tap into blues, ragtime, rhythm and blues, music hall and folk traditions. Some are extremely sensitive songs about life, people and relationships, while others are tongue in cheek. His albums are also sprinkled with classics from the likes of J.J.Cale, Nick Drake, John Martyn, Roy Orbison, the Inkspots, Jelly Roll Morton and Jimmy Rogers.

His finely crafted songs and guitar are a pleasure to listen to and live performances are always memorable. Despite the rarity of 'happy' tunes, the wry observations and descriptions of peoples' experience are somehow uplifting, delivering a sense of humanity and intimacy. Jim has chosen to play his own particular style of music producing albums appreciated and bought by listeners at live performances. Jim has performed with many respected icons of the present day folk circuit, including: Steve Tilston, Maggie Boyle, Mike Silver, Wizz Jones, Isaac Guillory, Chris Newman, Phil Beer and George Melly. Not forgetting the Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra and the ever-popular Smile.

Parricelli plays acoustic nylon string and steel string guitars, as well as his more usual electric. He is perhaps the UK’s most in-demand guitarist and it’s easy to see why: he is an absolute master at creating delicate and deep environments from a vast range of sounds, always with loving care. John began playing guitar professionally in 1982, thereafter working in many genres within the UK music business. In the mid-80s, he was a founder member of Loose Tubes, appearing on Loose Tubes' Delightful Precipice and Open Letter. Through the 80s, 90s and on into the 00s, he has worked and often recorded with numerous artists in contemporary jazz, among them Julian Argüelles, Iain Ballamy (Acme), Lee Konitz, Mark Lockheart, Paul Motian, Gerard Presencer, Andy Sheppard, Martin Speake, Stan Sulzmann, Kenny Wheeler, Annie Whitehead, and Tim Whitehead.

He is also is in demand for work outside jazz, including appearing with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Seth Macfarlane, Katie Mehlua, Gary Barlow, Goldfrapp, Duffy, Russell Watson, Ronan Keating, Selena Jones, Bryn Terfel, Chris Difford, Michael Ball, Alfie Bowe, Leona Lewis, Robbie Williams, The Wanted, Judy Tzuke and Mike Oldfield. He is also very active as a studio musician, appearing on soundtracks to many television programmes and numerous films. His work on films and TV since 1999 has clocked up over 80 credits to date and climbing, including Skyfall, Fast & Furious, The Hunger Games, Elizabeth “The Golden Age”, Kinky Boots, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, The Constant Gardner, Gosford Park, Billy Elliot and most recently Legend the biopic about the Kray twins, w/Tom Hardy. His TV work has included many series including the BBC’s Nature and The Natural World. In 2011 he appeared on stage with Peter Erskine and John Paul Jones at the Royal Opera House, London in the new opera Anna Nicole.

Dave Griffiths is a renowned blues, choro and jazz mandolin player as well as being an accomplished jazz bass player. He started playing mandolin in the 60's influenced by blues, ragtime and jug band music. After meeting bluesman Dave Peabody at Plymouth College of Art in 1967, they collaborated to form the famed jug band Tight Like That with percussionist Bill Short and Tea Chest Bass player Hugh McNulty. Dave left “Tight Like That” to join Paul Brett recording one album “Interlife” on String Bass. The collaboration led to a move to Bristol where Dave met singer songwriter Dave Paskett appearing on his album “Pasketry” and toured as a successful duo on the folk circuit. At the same time Dave met singer songwriter Jim Reynolds to create a partnership that would last to the present day playing with Jim on both mandolin and bass and appearing on many of his albums including “Smile on Tap” with violinist Stuart Gordon.

A life long passion for jazz took flight on arrival in Bristol when Dave followed a more prominent career as a jazz bassist starting the first modern jazz club in Bristol with Pianist John Hooper. In a jazz career spanning nearly 30 years, amongst others, Dave has played alongside Barbara Thompson, Michael Hashim, Stan Tracey, Tal Farlow and John Etheridge. Dave leads the mighty Mingus Fingers a 7 piece tribute band to the late and great Charles Mingus and was tutor for 7 years on the Bristol Jazz Workshops.

In the late 90‘s Dave’s passion for the mandolin was rekindled after hearing an album by Brazilian Bandolim player Jacob do Bandolim. This led to his latest project a quartet called Brejeiro playing the jazz based Samba music of Brazil called Choro. Dave has recently formed Duo Recado a mandolin and guitar team with guitarist Helen James allowing him to explore the full repertoire of the mandolin especially romantic Italian and more ethnic sources.

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