Bellows, Scratchitt and Pluckitt
have been entertaining people in the Nottingham and East Midlands Area for their Weddings, Anniversaries, Birthdays, Fund Raising Events, School, Scouts, Village Fetes, Sports Club Socials, Corporate Events, Round Table, Rotary Club etc. etc. for many years.
If you want to see us, or would like to contact people we have entertained, please get in touch and we shall be pleased to help.
For further details please contact Nick Murphy
Nigel our guitarist joined the band in 1998. He plays guitar with the band and also regularly performs with an acoustic group called 'Sea Monkeys'. He can play a wide variety of instruments including mandolin, harmonica, whistle, bass, drums, keyboard and saxophone.
Nick has been playing the melodeon for about 20 years and is an original member of the band.He also plays a variety of other instruments, at the moment he is concentrating on the Pipe and Tabor, an extremely difficult pair of instruments to play in a co-ordinated way! He also plays guitar and trombone.
He dances with Dolphin Morris and is one of their main musicians.
Other hobbies include most outdoor pursuits especially white-water kayaking, cycling and walking.
Peter plays double bass and electric bass guitar. He has been playing with folk bands of one sort or another in Lancashire, Yorkshire and the East Midlands for some 30 years! With the University of Leeds, he has played as far afield as Poland and Spain. Peter has broad musical interests and also plays with local orchestras, wind ensembles and for light operatic shows! His musical family have been known to augment the band occasionally. He is the proud owner of the 'band bus' and is also into 'garage music' - yes he keeps the band PA systems in his garage!
Edward is the other original member and is the band's main caller. He is also an accomplished Jew's Harp player and has an original technique with the Tin Tray. He is in great demand as a caller and is often called upon to work with other bands.