Version: 2.0 Issue: 1 21 June 2008
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Ian Jones (Melodeon; Flute; Whistle)
From being a regular at Chester's Raven Folk Club, hosted by Full House, Ian progressively became a regular member of the band during 2007. Ian is classically trained and in addition to being a fine pianist and a highly regarded flute and whistle player, Ian's reputation as a melodeon player is also steadily increasing through his performances with the Time Bandits, a Chester based band specialising in Anglo-European folk dance music.
Chris Lee (Acoustic and Electric Mandolins; Bass; Guitar; Vocals)
Multi-instrumentalist whose varied musical career has seen him in The Volunteers, The Freeholders and Full House, to national renown with The Family Mahone. Chris has often been in demand as a session musician working with artists as varied as Paul Metsers, Phil Hare, Bram Taylor, The Waite Collective and the chart-busting Shirehorses
Nick Mitchell (Vocals; Acoustic Guitar; Octave Mandola)
Nick is a veteran of the Chester folk scene. He has played in a number of locally based folk and folk-rock bands including The Volunteers and The Freeholders (with Chris Lee) and more recently, The Restless Bentleys (with Mark Woolley.) Nick writes or co-writes most of the original songs in the Full House repertoire.
Dave Russell (Vocals; Fiddle; Bouzouki; Guitar; Bass )
Dave cut his musical teeth in his home city of Liverpool on the thriving Merseyside folk-scene. Today you will find him in The Family Mahone, the band fronted by BBC DJ Mark Radcliffe. Dave has also played with Paul Metsers, Phil Hare, Mal Waite, Bram Taylor and has recorded with Hughie Jones (of Spinners fame) and former Fairport Convention vocalist Judy Dyble. He has also recently been playing with Roy Clinging and Neil Brookes in Roy’s folk documentary about the workhouses; “A Poor Man’s Heritage”.
Mark Woolley ( Percussion; Whistles)
A highly rated folk percussionist and superb exponent of the Low Whistle, Mark has been for some years a member of Dansaul, a powerful and original English folk band fronted by Dan Plews, Saul Rose and Guy Fletcher. Mark's musical work has also seen him with Jon Boden, Stefan Hannigan amongst others. Most recently, he toured and recorded with Ade Edmondson and The Bad Shepherds in 2008 and 2009.
