Carl Palmer is a drummer’s drummer. His dazzling speed and mastery of the drums has secured him multiple awards and well as a res…
Tale 9… Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi Reader has three BRIT Awards to her name, fronted punk outfit Gang of Four, harmonized…
Tale 8… Karine Polwart’s edgy and evocative writing and vocal poise have been steadily winning her respect and affection in th…
Tale 7… It was 30 years since The Proclaimers made their legendary TV debut on The Tube, performing the now classic song Lette…
Tale 6… There are few keyboard players as accomplished as Mick Gallagher. He’s contributed to albums by iconic punk-rockers Th…
Tale 5… Laura Cantrell’s country vibe struck a chord with the Cambridge Folk Festival crowd with her soft, melodious tones woo…
Tale 4… Roddy Frame is an absolute delight. It’s rare for a performer armed only with an acoustic guitar to create a sound…
Tale 3… Phill Jupitus may be best known as a stand-up comedian and for his time presenting Never Mind The Buzzcocks than singi…
Tale 2… There’s so much more to Nils Lofgren than just being part of Bruce Sprinsteen’s E-Street Band. He’s played with Nei…
Tale 1… There’s more to ex-Fairport Convention Vikki Clayton than excellent song writing, a haunting singing voice and musical…
Wishbone Ash are the musicians’ musicians and original and founding member Andy Powell is happy with that. With over 50 years…
Albert Bouchard has been in the rock game for a long time. A lover and appreciator of all things music, Albert was one of the fou…
British guitarist Steve Hackett has thrilled audiences for decades with his epic electric guitar work, first as a member of the P…
Original rude boy, 2-tone pioneer, and former frontman for The Specials, Fun Boy Three and Special Beat, Neville Staple has been …
Steve Harley has spent over 50 years making us smile. The rebel with a cause really has done it all; achieving number one chart s…
Anyone living in 1982 couldn’t possible avoid signing, no dancing (well in my case anyway), to the iconic tune The Lion Sleeps To…
The words ‘legend’, ‘superstar’ and ‘world-renowned’ are over-used these days but when referring to Rick Wakeman, they are more t…
Back in the 70s there was no other gang quite like the aptly named Sensational Alex Harvey Band (SAHB). With a unique combination…
Dance anthem Everybody’s Free is the defining song of the 90s peaking at No.6 in the UK, selling more than 6 million copies, and …
Steve Ellis is the Great White of soul singers who fronted 60’s mod, pop, soul group Love Affair best remembered for their stunni…
If selling over a million albums of new age, meditation, and relaxation music under the name Llewellyn wasn’t enough, multi-talen…
American singer-songwriter Dean Friedman first entered into the international pop consciousness in 1977 with the Top 20 chart suc…
Mercury-nominated and The Icicle Works frontman, Ian McNabb has done it all. The band’s 1984 debut album, The Icicle Works, b…
CATtales reaches 100….and aren’t we looking good on it! Cat celebrates 100 episodes.