The Usual Suspects

Fantastic four-piece outfit

Paul Gill – Vocals, Drums.

Paul has worked in Theatre / TV / Radio / Recording and performed with such diverse artists as Glen Campbell, Diane Soloman, Alvin Stardust, Roy Young, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Liberty Mounten and many others. He also became an endorsee for ‘Tama Drums’.

Martin Holloway – Vocals, Bass.

Martin is a guitarist and classically trained pianist but his passion is for the electric bass. Over the years Martin has played and sung with many nationally recognised bands including Trevor Burton (The Move), Richard Tandy (E.L.O.), and blues legend Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges.

Recently, as well as appearing in ‘Meatloaf’, ‘Elvis’ and ‘Blues Brothers’ productions he has been seen underpinning JLC (Jealousy), The Smith Brothers, Djambo, The Bruce Roberts Band and The Non-Commitments as well as fronting Den of Thieves.

Tim Wedlake – Vocals, Guitar.

Tim has played in many young original bands as well as working as a session player, performing on cruise ships and touring Europe with his own band, Fretworks. Bands Tim has worked with include Roy Young, Howie Casey, Mario Kombou, Millie Monroe, The American Four Tops, Terry Nash and many others.

Bobby Burke – Vocals, Keyboards and Guitar.

After playing keyboards and singing with post-progressive rock outfits The Inhabitants of Yip and Mad Professor Brown’s Giant Ego Trip and rhythm and blues band The Smith Brothers, More recently, he has headlined festivals with Latin/Celtic band Djambo, as well as exploring other musical territory with progressive roots jazz group The F&R Trio.

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"I'd be extremely gratful if you could pass on our thanks to The Usual Suspects. They were, without doubt, the perfect compliment to an already outstanding day. We were incredibly impressed (as were our guests) with the enthusiasm and energy they had and the level of interaction with the guests (especially me) was superb. My wife and I are extremely grateful." - Chris