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Toby was
“. . .born in a classic place where many people were hospitalised” and
since then hasn’t stopped hitting things. From a
very tender age Toby experimented playing various instruments, turning
down a promising career as a 2nd violinist and Cornet player
and the opportunity of playing simple arrangements of “Wooden Heart”
and “I’ve Got a Brand New Combine Harvester” in favour of all things
that go bump in the night - or crash, ting, pop, snap, boom, crack, bong,
bing, plip, (you get the idea!) at any other point in time. Having
finally found his sonic niche, Toby searched for like-minded individuals
with whom to make plenty of noise and so spent time playing a wide range
of musical styles including Rock, Folk, Samba, the lightest smattering of
jazz as well as Concert Band and Orchestral. Instead
of trawling the mean streets of the small Norfolk villages of his
adolescence, Toby concentrated his energy on redefining the music industry
by providing the driving force behind the mighty Vinyl Grooveyard – a
four, sometimes five piece outfit whose talent was predominantly surpassed
by enthusiasm. “Those were the days. . .” Toby reminisces. “What I
often refer to as the wonder years – that time when all I was ever going
to be was a Rock icon. The unquenchable fire of beckoning super-stardom
fuelled by the discovery that music could be the greatest of joys and not
just something that had to be endured on Saturday mornings as a child,
missing out on the cartoons that all my friends were watching, hating
every moment – particularly that hour of music theory before being
herded into a classroom high on the sugar from halfpenny Mojos and Flumps
and bottles of Panda pops which seemed to add a whole new dimension to
singing songs about mysterious little caped men in woodland copses.” The years
passed, Toby moved on to different projects, including a long stint as
skinsman for News of the Victory – a heady combination of folk and rock
that left crowds literally reeling on the dance floor, as well as depping
for various bands as and when nobody else was available. And so it is that as one of the newer members of The Connections we’re up to date with Toby’s musical odyssey . . .
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Musical
influences:
Chad Smith,
Neil Peart, Simon Phillips, Aaron Comess, Mike Bordin, Dave Abruzzese,
John Bonham, Dave Brubeck, Will Calhoun, Billy Cobham.
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Colin
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I’m a long time friend and fan. A much accomplished musical allsort
who I have been jamming with on and off for nigh on half a life time. Our
mutual appreciation for subtle wit and good music has been a source of
many fun times.
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Andrew
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I remember Andrew from my youth as one of those guys who you’d
probably never talk to but would admire from afar and was so pleased to be
called up to play alongside him for the first time in ’93. Constantly
striving for perfection, Andrew is on a mission to bring polished
performances to the masses.
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Stuart
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A lovely guy! More than able to quickly absorb new material. A fluid
style of playing and a flexibility that lends itself nicely to moments of
improvisation. Look at them fingers fly across the keyboard!
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Once appeared on Highway playing Kettle drums – never met Harry Secombe though. Had a gig gate-crashed by Leo Sayer one time and never got over how big his hair really was. Shared a stage with folk comedian Jethro. . . should possibly keep that one quiet! Used to live in the next village over from both Geoff Capes and Stephen Fry.
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