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Colin Wilson (acoustic guitar and vocals), Dave Eustace (percussion) and Keith Hunter (bass guitar) are The Boys from Melbourne Street. Colin has been telling Devon Demos about the Exeter based music makers...
Not the youngest boy band we've been introduced to...lol
Average age about 167 - but we've not been well! It's fair to say we've got experience on our side!
We go back a long while. Dave and I worked together in our early 20s (when we had hair) but then Dave moved to the U.S.A and I was left to play in pubs and clubs, which is when I met Keith.
Many years later I bumped into Dave again and we thought it would be fun to look at some of the old back catalogue and see if the magic was still there.
After a couple of sessions we decided we needed a bass player and I gave Keith a call. The rest as they say......
Music usually falls into fairly certain categories but yours seems to transcend several..
Whenever we have to fill in forms we're asked to tick a box and when I've been through all the options I'm usually left with 'Easy Listening'. But I'd hate to be thought of as easy listening as it makes you think of lift music. I'd like to think our music had a bit more individuality.
I have attempted to create moods and temperament using jazz, folk, rock and country music in a simplistic, uncluttered and almost raw style,. Coz that’s how it is.  | | One of the boys: Colin Wilson |
The CD that the demo, Intoxicated, is taken from is full of love songs..
The title Songs From The Heart should give you a big clue.
I don’t want to get too mushy, but this collection of songs is about True Love. Hearts broken and mended, promises kept and tested, raised hopes and fears, unconditional love and forgiveness whatever the price, and so often you don’t know why. You just know.
For those of you that have been there and worn the T shirt, you will hopefully recognise those familiar feelings and emotions that I've tried hard to truly capture. Where did the name come from...?
When the three of us first got together in November 2003 to try out a couple of songs, it was at Dave’s flat in Melbourne Street. You can work the rest out.
How about playing live - isn't it made difficult by the fact that you don't perform cover versions?
It's never easy to get gigs when you perform all originals - but a local pub gave us a chance to play and we went down a storm and they immediately asked us back. Now we have the CD people can listen to us first before they book us.
And you don't need a lot of complicated electric amps and speakers... No. Basically we can play in very small intimate venues without any problem.
The Boys From Melbourne Street chatted and played a short live set on BBC Radio Devon in January 2005. You can listen again by clicking on the link at the top of the page. |
