HAND REARED BY ALLIGATORS ON THE BANKS OF EEL PIE ISLAND, THE BAND SERVE UP A HOT GUMBO OF TWO STEPS, SPICY WALTZES AND THEIR OWN FOOT-TAPPING ORIGINAL NUMBERS.

WHEN THESE LADS & LASSIES TAKE THE STAGE, ITS TIME TO PARTY CAJUN STYLE...."LAISSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULEZ !"

STEPHANIE GRAFFITTI (LEFT)

"Foxy fiddlestrel.......... very tasty stuff" (F.ROOTS)

Stephanie brings to any outfit a large smile and brilliant fiddling. From the early days with Dr. Bob & The Nurses, neo-punk band Parrots in the Darkness, Mungo Gerry ( France), she then went on to play with members of Annie Lennox band, Haircut 100. Dr. Feelgood andToyah Wilcox. She has toured, recorded and supported a variety of artists including Ralph Mctell, The Dixie Chicks & Alison Krauss. Recently, Ballet Rambert choreographed and performed a piece on stage to a number she co-wrote with Jim Bean - 'Dreamtime'

JIM BEAN (RIGHT)

Legend has it that Jim emerged out of a camper van playing his double-bass during the Elephant Fair of 1985 - the muddy year (was there any other?).

Swiftly outstripping the neo-punk/ska/ musette/skiffle ciderhead crossover outfit that were " 2 OUNZE COD" Jim was snapped up by thrash country merchants "Slim Willy & The Gusset Rustlers" with whom he played for 3 years.

Jim Bean joined the Euro-Disney company in 1992 along with fiddler Stephanie Graffitti - "we were English musicians living in France playing traditional American music - if thats not Mickey Mouse I dont know what is!" Jim Bean spent four years at Disneyland - Paris writing, arranging, performing for Disney and supporting artists including Bella Fleck, Alison Kraus and The Dixie Chicks.

PAUL CASTLEMAN (LEFT)

Contrary to popular belief, Paul did not meet Jim and Steph after stowing his way to France in Jim’s Double Bass, however, it is true that Clayton Fairbanks Junior, legendary drummer in ‘Slim Willy & The Gusset Rustlers’ & Paul are one and the same!

PAUL BIRKBECK (RIGHT)

Born in London, under the sound of tinkling triangles. Frightened of bath water ripples until the age of four, hence, his talent for playing the washboard.

Jumped out of planes, helped to build the infamous London Centre Point.

Banjo player with the Dedicated Men’s Jug Band (circa 1966) called “The biggest con in show business” by Keith Moon of the Who

Played on the album “Gorilla” with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. Later played Percussion with the Crane River Aces (WILD!-well, Martyn was anyway)

PAUL BIRKBECK

MARTYN DAY

MARTYN DAY (LEFT)

Martyn Day has enjoyed an interesting life. After being blown up by one of Hitler’s V2 rockets as a baby he went on to become guitarist with cult 60’s beat group “The Trekkas” who got to No 45 in the Radio London Fab 50 with “Please Go”. Groovy!

In the late 60’s he worked on “Dr Who” making the Tardis materialise on alien planets – usually a disused quarry just outside Maidenhead. In the early 70’s he was Road Manager with Genesis – pre Phil Collins singing, thank God – but after that is all a blur.

When he came to it was the mid 80’s and he was playing accordion with Manchester band “The Ragin’ Cajuns” whose meteoric career culminated with an appearance at Glastonbury last year. Now he is proud to be playing with the “River Crane Cajuns” whose meteoric career is just beginning.