JERRY DONAHUE as the late, great Danny Gatton called him, is "the string bending king of the planet". You don't get endorsed by three of the largest guitar manufacturers in the world by being just good! Or be invited to play with Fairport Convention, Fotheringay, George Harrison, Elton John, Roy Orbison, Chris Rea, Joan Armatrading, Robert Plant, Gerry Rafferty (the list is endless!). A legendary guitarist, who, with his own band, The Hellecasters, has won various awards as best instrumental band worldwide, by magazines in America and Europe. He, himself, has been voted in the top three guitarists worldwide, consistently, over the past decade, by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine. Check out more info./discography etc. on www.jerrydonahue.com
DOUG MORTER has been at the center of roots music since the late sixties, with ground breaking bands and musicians such as The Albion Band, Magna Carta, Michael Chapman, Maddy Prior (Steeleye Span), Rod Clements,(Lindisfarne), Richard Digance, etc, and has sharpened his stagecraft by supporting such names as David Bowie, Jethro Tull, Supertramp, Joan Armatrading, and has had the pleasure of joining onstage, Arlo Guthrie, Melanie, Ralph McTell, Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson, and many others over the last three decades. Doug has also enjoyed the last fifteen years playing with Jerry in their band together, The Backroom Boys, and with his other pals, Alan Thomson, Foster Paterson and Arran Ahmun, (John Martyn's sidemen), in their band together, "Then Came The Wheel". Check out more info/musical tree/discography on www.dougmorter.com
JENS FALCK, multi talented multi instrumentalist, from Arhus in Denmark, has been at the top of the Danish music scene for longer than he cares to remember! Whether it's on guitar, slide guitar, violin, mandolin, or just singing his own songs, Jens has worked with the best in Danish roots history, Allan Olsen, Esther Brohus, Billy Cross, and when in Europe, Ray Sawyer (Dr Hook). He has also made time for his own projects, The Hawks, The Jens Falck Band, and his local legends, Djurslandspillemænde. Check out more info/discography on www.jensfalck.dk This trio, the nucleus of the Backroom Boys, not only offer a great "semi-unplugged" evening, featuring all the best of their joint repertoires, but also great value in entertainment. Definitely worth checking out!

JERRY DONAHUE "The string bending king of the planet"
as quoted by the late great Danny Gatton, a master of the guitar, a legend who has played with George Harrison, Elton John, Roy Orbison, Gerry Rafferty, Fairport Convention, Fotheringay,Chris Rea, Joan Armatrading, Robert Plant, The Proclaimers, and with his own band, The Hellecasters, and with Doug Morter in The Backroom Boys, a musician who has had three Fender guitars, a G&L guitar, and the Line Six "Variaxe" named after him, and who has been voted by Guitar Player magazine's readers in USA, in the top three guitar players in the world,
eight times in the
last eleven years

DOUG MORTER Doug has played around the music scene for over thirty years,with Magna Carta, Albion Band, Maddy Prior (Steeleye Span), Michael Chapman, and has staged with Ralph McTell, Arlo Guthrie,Melanie, Rod Clements (Lindisfarne), and even a very young David Bowie! Doug is the songwriter/lead vocalist of the band,
and his unique guitar style complements
and supports the magic of
Jerry's Telecaster.
For more information
about Doug and Jerry
check out:
www.Dougmorter.com

OLA AMUND GJERSVIK & HELGE NYHEIM The Norvegian ryth'm section. Bergen's finest, Ola Amund Gjersvik, as a bassist,has too many credits to write here, Ole Paus, Kaisers Orchestra,Mick Ronson (Bowie's guitar man) plus his own solo cd's, and so many credits on cd's by so many artists, one could forgive us for not having this man as a soloist in his own right!Plus on drums, Helge Nyheim, best remembered as vocalist/drummer in Animal Farm , plus Trina Rein, Matts Erikson, etc,possibly the best rhythm section we could wish for in Norway!
Visit the ole amund gersvik website.

THEN CAME THE WHEEL is a musical experience, which came out of the friendship between Doug Morter, Alan Thomson, Foster Paterson and Arran Ahmun, when collaborating on projects together, mostly The Backroom Boys, (Doug's band with guitar maestro Jerry Donahue). Alan, Foster, and Arran have, for many years, been the sidemen to Scots
legendary singer/songwriter John Martyn, and already had strong musical links, almost musical telepathy together. Add the vocal/guitar talents of Doug Morter, plus the multi-instrumental talents of
"new boy" Jens Falck, and you have a roots based feel, that takes influencesn from such diverse areas, from blues to folk/rock, from r&b to jigs and reels,
from latin feel to afro rhythym, from Celtic reggae to jungle rap! Put together two Scots, a Welshman, an Englishman and a Dane, apart from the obvious jokes, the roots of their Anglo/Celtic/Viking ancestry can be heard intertwining with the strong r&b/bluesy songs that form the basis of their new cd , "Covered In White", (All compositions by the various band members)
If you are a fan of the following, you will love this band!!;

Little Feat, Ry Cooder, John Hiatt, Steely Dan, Tom Petty, BB King, Bob Dylan,
drinking, Braveheart, Welsh Rugby, Sailing,
John Martyn, Doug Morter, Alan Thomson, Foster Paterson, Arran Ahmun, Jens Falck , etc etc---
For more information click: www.thencamethewheel.co.uk

Then Came The Wheel are:

DOUG MORTER guitar/lead vocals, played with Magna Carta, Albion Band, Maddy Prior (Steeleye Span), Michael Chapman, Richard Digance, and for the last 14 years (and still going!) in his own band with guitar legend Jerry Donahue, The Backroom Boys. Also Doug has recorded a solo cd. "Been There, Seen It, And Bought The T. Shirt", Latest recordings include Steve Morgan, and producing and playing on Irish singer/songwriter ,Jim Gordon's cd "Dreaming Again" (more info on www.thegreatdane.dk)

ALAN THOMPSON bass/vocals/guitars, played for many years with Scots singer songwriter John Martyn, has written with Robert Palmer, recorded with Roger Hodgson (Supertramp), and has recorded and toured with Andy Summers (Police), Julia Fordham, Rick Wakeman, The Hellecasters, Pentangle, and lately with the John Jorgensen Band (Elton's former guitarist and founder member of The Hellecasters), The Backroom Boys, and Amos Garrett, legendary guitarman from the States.

FOSTER PATERSON Keyboards/vocals, has been the choice , over the years of Jethro Tull, Camel, Fish (Marillion), John Martyn, Pentangle, Donnie Munroe (Runrig), plus appearances on Scottish tv with Bonnie Raitt,and many others.

ARRAN AHMUND Drums/percussion/vocals, Arran has over the years recorded/toured with/ invited to play with; Gerry Rafferty, Clannad, Waterboys, Andy Summers, (Police), John Martyn, BBM, (Gary Moore, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker), Linda Lewis, Van Morrison, etc.

JENS FALCK (guitar/violin/mandolin/ slide/vocals) is the newcomer to the band, Jens has played for many years in his native Denmark with their finest musicians, also with his own bands The Hawks, and The Jens Falck Band.Names like Alan Olsen and Esther Brohus will not mean much to the English public,but they are household names in Denmark, and also in between, Jens found time to work with Ray Sawyer (Dr Hook), and the Backroom Boys, (Doug's band with guitar legend Jerry Donahue)