A brief history of Loopy
Formed in 1995, the band came together from the remains of Wallingford's "Vicars New Mistress",
Oxford's "Major Groove" and "Mr. Wilson's Wig". They've played extensively in and around the Oxford
area as well as messing around in Reading & London. The band have suported the likes of Space,
Catatonia and the compulsary Jon Otway.
So ... who's in the band?
Eg
A brother Rayner. Enjoys the freedom of the centre stage and never manages to forget his words. Not
every song, anyway. Unpredictable dress sense which compliments a confident stage presence. Also
enjoys the various swooning of passing females and the odd misrecognition in McDonald's. The perfect
frontman.
Ad
Little smasher. Everything you need in a Bass Man. Moody, melancholic, mercurial. Possesses a
determined, sometimes sad, propensity to wear 'rock'n'roll' trousers and, as with all players of Bass, sticks
with the pace every time. Unpredictable hair colour appears to be a cruel baiting of his keyboard playing
colleague, Tom. Short on legs, long on fret-board - tries his vocal chords at singing.
Giles
A brother Rayner. Small on talk, large on moustache. A consistent hitter of drums and very good at
keeping in time with the rythmn. We like to think of him as our kind of metronomey type person . Or
drummer. The only member whose singing cannot be heard, probably due to the muffling qualities of the
spirit of his former moustache.
Fea
A brother Rayner. Rythmn guitar and frilly shirt wearer. Never a bum strum to be heard from this
bespectacled fellow. Likes to throw his arms in the air when he sings solo much to the excitement of the
coach-loads of friends he cons into turning up to gigs.
Pays them handsomely to chant his name at the front of the stage.
Tom
A music maestro who doesn't know when to stop picking up new instruments. Can get a tune out of
anything within ten feet. Keyboards, Harmonica, Lead Guitar, the odd Vocal here and there, Nostrils, the
list goes on. Thick on flair, thin on hair. Yes, Tom is bald. He doesn't mind you saying it either. In fact, he
will tell you with a great enthusiasm to get his point across that he has, actually, heard all the jokes
before.
