THE WANDERERS
Americana, Folk, Acoustic and much more...
ABOUT US
Pete Rimmer
Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Pete has been a performer since 1967, in those heady days of the folk boom.
Over these years, he has been involved in many of the music events and festivals in the North West of England and at concerts, including the Atkinson, Southport Theatre, and West Kirby Arts Centre.
Pete is a long-time resident singer at the world-famous Bothy Folk Club. His musical taste is very wide. Everything from Folk and Blues, through to 60s pop and anything in between.
Pete also performs a widely acclaimed show dedicated to the songs of Donovan.
Pete has recorded a host of CDs including "Donovan Songs", "Snapshot", "Untrained Melody" and "Off the Shelf", featuring many of his own songs.Chris Nelson
Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals
Chris decided in his late teens to give up violin lessons and take up the fiddle instead. He believes his playing underwent significant step changes in 1991 when he spent a week with the late Ralph Blizzard, and in 2008 when he attended a masterclass with Peter Knight.
In a previous life in the south of England, Chris played fiddle with electric folk bands "The Cluster of Nuts Band| and "The New St George", "Loose Screws Appalachian Dancers and String Band", the American roots band "Midnight Flyers", and the folk trio "Nelsons Wake".
After settling in Southport in 1997, Chris was a member of the Merseybillies and also began singing regularly as a duo with his wife Siobhan. Chris and Siobhan are Resident Singers at Southport’s famous Bothy Folk Club and are members of The Cork Jacket Crew with whom they have performed in Len Pentin’s show, "Cork Jackets and Drill" and "Avondale".Colin Maddocks
Bass, Vocals
Colin's musical journey began at the age of 13 when he saw "The Escorts" playing at the world-famous Cavern Club and thought to himself, "that's for me". For his next birthday, his parents bought him a £5 Checkoslavakian acoustic guitar and that was it, he was hooked.
After forming his first band, "The Buffalo Band" and appearing on Granada TV's "First Timers" show with bandmates, Les Robbins and Frank Robotham, he eventually joined Liverpool harmony band, "Petticoat & Vine", appearing on a number of major TV shows of the time, including "The Benny Hill Show", "The Harry Seacombe Show". "The Jimmy Tarbuck Show" and "Score With The Scaffold" amongst others as well as a number of BBC Radio shows. After leaving P&V, he formed or joined the Liverpool bands, "Palomino" and "Waxies Dargle" before joining forces with Pete and Chris to form "The Wanderers".
Since 2010 Colin has been curating and presenting "Grateful Fred's Americana, Roots and Acoustic Nights" in Liverpool and Southport, bringing in leading US and World acoustic artists.OUR TECH SPEC
These are our stage plot and sound requirements. If you cannot, or do not, provide a PA system then we carry a 600watt PA of our own.
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Come and see us here...
For more details of any show below, please email us at gratefulfreddie (@) gmail.com
SAT DEC 14 2024
Royales Wine Bar
LORD ST, SOUTHPORTSAT 20 DECEMBER 2024
Bernard Wrigley Concert
BARLOW FOLK CLUB EDGEWORTHSAT DEC 6 2024
Little Theatre Concert
HOGHTON STREET, SOUTHPORTTHU DEC 12 2024
Karona Sessions - supporting Tim Edey
ST THOMAS CHURCH -UPHOLLANDSAT NOV 23 2024
Windmill Pub
SEABANK ROAD, SOUTHPORTWED DEC 4 - 2024
Part of Silver Freds - ATKINSON THEATRE
LORD ST, SOUTHPORTWED OCT 2 - 2024
Part of Silver Freds - ATKINSON THEATRE
LORD ST, SOUTHPORTSAT OCT 26th 2024
Private Concert
BIRKDALE VILLAGEFRI 30 AUGUST
St Thomas Church Cafe 11.00am - 1.00pm
UPHOLLANDSAT AUG 31 2024
Windmill Pub
SEABANK ROAD< SOUTHPORTWED AUG 7 - 2024
Part of Silver Freds - ATKINSON THEATRE
LORD ST, SOUTHPORTSUN AUG 18 2024
Flower Show
SOUTHPORTTHU MAY 30 2024
Coopers Bar
SOUTHPORTWED JUNE 5 - 2024
Part of Silver Freds - ATKINSON THEATRE
LORD ST, SOUTHPORTSAT APR 20 2024 - FULFILLED
Royales Wine Bar
LORD ST, SOUTHPORTWED MAY 1 2024 - FULLFILLED
As Part Of The Silver Freds
ATKINSON THEATRE, SOUTHPORTTUE APR 23 2024 - FULFILLED
The Sheperds Pub
LOWTON, WA3 1EHWED APR 3 - 2024 - FULLFILLED
Part of Silver Freds - Atkinson Theatre
LORD ST, SOUTHPORTFRI MAR 29 2024 - FULLFILLED
Aggie's Bar
MARKET STREET , MARPLETUE FEB 20 2024 - FULLFILLED
Bobbins Acoustic Night
LEIGH, LANCASHIRESAT MAR 23 2024 - FULLFILLED
Guest House Pub
UNION ST, SOUTHPORTSUN MAR 3 2024 - FULLFILLED
Salford Arts Theatre Concert
SALFORDTHU FEB 1 2024 - FULFILLED
Grateful Fred Bijou Sessions
POST OFFICE AVENUE, SOUTHPORTFRI FEB 16 2024 - FULFILLED
St Thomas Church Cafe 11.00am - 1.00pm
UPHOLLANDWED FEB 7 2024 - FULFILLED
As Part Of The Silver Freds
ATKINSON THEATRE, SOUTHPORTSAT DEC 16 2023 - FULLFILLED
Royales Wine Bar
LORD ST, SOUTHPORTWED JAN 10 2024 - FULLFILLED
Formby Folk Club
GILD HALL, FORMBYSAT NOV 11 2023 - FULLFILLED
Guesthouse Pub
UNION ST, SOUTHPORTWED DEC 6 2023 - FULLFILLED
As Part of The Silver Freds
ATKINSON THEATRE, SOUTHPORTSAT DEC 2 2023 - FULLFILLED
In Concert at Southport Little Theatre
HOGHTON ST, SOUTHPORTTHU NOV 9 2023 - FULLFILLED
Private Concert
SOUTHPORT
SAT NOV 18 2023 - FULLFILLED
Windmill Pub
SEABANK ROAD, SOUTHPORTSAT OCT 22 2023 - SOLD OUT
Bothy Folk Club supporting Andy Irvine
BIJOU CINEMA, SOUTHPORTWED OCT 4 2023 - FULFILLED
As Part of The Silver Freds
ATKINSON THEATRE, SOUTHPORTWED SEP 27 2023 - FULFILLED
Bijou Cinema - 2.00pm PRIVATE PARTY
POST OFFICE AVE , SOUTHPORTWED SEP 27 2023 - FULFILLED
BIJOU CINEMA 8.00pm Public Concert
POST OFFICE AVE, SOUTHPORTSUN SEP 17 2023 - FULFILLED
Private Party
HESKETH BANK, LANCSTHU SEP 21 - 2023 - FULFILLED
Gild Hall
CHURCH ROAD, FORMBYSAT AUG 26 2023 - FULFILLED
Guesthouse Pub
UNION ST, SOUTHPORTSAT SEP 16 2023 - FULFILLED
Windmill Pub
SEABANK ROAD, SOUTHPORTFRI AUG 18 2023 - FULFILLED
Southport Flower Show
VICTORIA PARK, SOUTHPORTSAT JUL 01 2023 - FULFILLED
Windmill Pub
SEABANK ROAD, SOUTHPORTWED JUL 5 2023 - FULLFILLED
As Part of The Silver Freds
ATKINSON THEATRE, SOUTHPORTSAT MAY 13 2023 - FULFILLED
Guest House Pub
UNION ST, SOUTHPORTSAT JUN 3 2023 - FULFILLED
Southport Food Festival
VICTORIA PARK, SOUTHPORTTHU APR 6 2023 - FULFILLED
Coopers Bar
LEICESTER ST, SOUTHPORTFri MAY 12 2023 - FULFILLED
The Chapel, Ormskirk
ST HELENS ROAD, ORMSKIRKWED APR 5 2023 - FULFILLED
As part of The Silver Freds
ATKINSON THEATRE SOUTHPORTThu Mar 2 2023 - FULFILLED
Coopers Bar
LEICESTER ST, SOUTHPORTWED MAR 29 2023 - FULFILLED
Southport & Birkdale Cricket Club
TRAFALGAR ROAD, BIRKDALEWED Feb 8 2023 - FULFILLED
Formby Folk Club
GILD HALL, FORMBYTHU Feb 9 2023 - FULFILLED
Coopers Bar
LEICESTER ST, SOUTHPORTWED FEB 1 - 2023 - FULFILLED
As Part of The Silver Freds
ATKINSON THEATRE, SOUTHPORTSAT JAN 28 2023 - FULFILLED
Guest House Pub
UNION ST, SOUTHPORTTHU 12 Jan 2023 - FULFILLED
Coopers Bar
LEICESTER ST, SOUTHPORTWED 11 JAN 2023 - CD LAUNCH - FULFILLED
Bijou Cinema
POST OFFICE AVE, S'PORTThur Dec 8 2022 - FULFILLED
Coopers Bar
LEICESTER ST, SOUTHPORTWED DEC 7 2022 - FULFILLED
Atkinson Theatre
LORD ST, SOUTHPORTTHU DEC 1 2022 - fullfilled
Gild Hall Formby
CHURCH ROAD, FORMBYSUN NOV 27 2022 - fulfilled
Christmas Fayre 3.00 pm
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