Tim started playing fiddle when he was 10 and found it an effective way of skipping lessons at school. A true muso was born! Tim’s journeys have taken him around the country in a transit van as keyboard player for Ozzi Rebourne – a top Ozzi Osbourne tribute act.

So, clearly the next development could only be to play gentle and delicate fiddle-based folk music. Unfortunately he stumbled on Eat The Rich instead whereupon he was kidnapped and forced to join the band. But look at the photos – he obviously enjoys it.... In fact, he enjoys it so much he decided to take on lead vocals too!

Tim’s an established force in the music scene in Devon. His fiddle playing and singing combo is a proven crowd pleaser, although sometimes it seems he is just as famous for his now trademark moustache!'
 

 

A little bit about me. I got my first guitar aged about 3 or 4. It was a plastic nylon strung guitar that I melted by leaving it too close to the fire side. I got my first electric guitar 30 years ago, and started to take playing seriously. I joined my first band aged 17, it was a Thin Lizzy covers band. I've been in bands of one kind or another most of my adult life, both original and cover bands. I have far too many influences to list here but my favourite guitar players are Rick Graham, John Petrucci, Guthrie Govan, Paul Gilbert, Shawn Lane, Allan Holdsworth, John Sykes, Zakk Wylde, Andy James to name but a few.
I started teaching guitar in 1991. I landed my first teaching job at a music store as principle guitar teacher. I spent several years teaching as a private tutor in Staffordshire. After moving to Cornwall in 1999 I landed the job of principle guitar teacher at Music Technology private music school for two years. I am a registered RGT tutor, and I teach electric guitar courses run by the RGT up to and including diploma level.
 

Since 2008 I have established myself as a youtube artist. To date I have 1.3 million views of my videos. As a result of my youtube activity I have been awarded product endorsements with Bugera Amplifiers, Spectroflex cables and Zilla Cabinets.
 

In May of 2011 I released my latest solo instrumental album entitled South Of Sheol.
In November of 2011 I joined the long established Fiddle party band, Eat The Rich. I’m looking forward to exciting times with the band. 

 

 

As a callow youth of 9 Eddie first sat behind a drum kit, thinking that this looked like fun. A growing obsession led him to play more and more and eventually led him to the University of Middlesex where he did a degree in Jazz.

 

Many hours of practice and playing with notable teachers like Rick Finlay (Just East of Jazz) and Dave Ohm (Claire Teale) soon meant Eddie was in demand in London as a session drummer and a reliable and expressive dep drummer.

 

Returning to his beloved Devon, Eddie has maintained his position as one of the most sought after drummers in the region. He’s now found a longer-term berth with Eat The Rich and delights on working with material in more detail. All this whilst running his own tree surgery business and maintaining the traditional reputation of the drummer!

 

And he still thinks drumming is enormous fun because he likes to hit things hard. He is a true drummer!

Neil started playing quite late at 19, but was into his first band after a fortnight and a couple of lessons. Although this was a shortlived association (asked to leave after a couple of months!) he never looked back and has been gigging ever since.

 

During the 80's he played in various bands on the London club circuit, with gigs at The Mean Fiddler, Dingwalls, The Rock Garden, The Embassy club (wipe your feet on the way out!) and the famous Marquee club on Wardour Street. Towards the end of the 80's the band he was in, Terminal 37 won the Melody Maker nationwide battle of the bands competition, and they foolishly thought 'this is it, we're on our way'. Bad management and dodgy record deal put paid to that!

 

After moving to Devon in the early 90's and having a few years away from playing, he joined up with the late Steve Morgan, another London blow in, to form Grin, an acoustic duo, playing around whichever pubs would book musicians playing just original material. The highlight of this collaboration was a short tour to Nashville playing the clubs and bars, where they were well received. This led to the release of an album but still no deal signed!

 

Neil is now the only member of Eat The Rich left from the original 2003 line up. Mind you , this may have something to do with the fact that he has a large estate car and rehearsal space. 2012 (has it really been that long?), sees the start of ETR mk6, and once again it's like being in a new band!