It all started as a child…

I originally wanted to learn to play the guitar, only my hands were too small to get around the guitar neck and back then they didn't make 3/4 guitars so I picked up the banjo ukulele.

At the age of 3, I started listening to George Formby through my family which is how I also met my wife Alyson as our families knew each other before we came along!

When I started to learn to play, I was told I would never learn as I was tone deaf. I dug my heals in and practiced to the point where there was times when I literally made my fingers bleed. Back then there was no YouTube and meetings were only 3 times a year so I learnt by listening and playing along to George Formby records.

By the time I was 11 I got my 1st paid gig for playing and singing George Formby. My Dad became my manager and I was getting gigs for Social Clubs (not something that would be allowed in today's world), Variety shows, nursing homes, garden fetes, even television and radio.

When I was 13, I was getting asked for cassettes so my Dad took me to a recording studio and my 1st tape was produced.

Yes I was the kid that was different, I came home from school and squirreled myself away in my bedroom to practice, learn more and concentrate on getting Formby's voice of to a 't'. Thinking back I must of drove my parents and neighbours mad, but...I loved it! - So I supposed you could say I just fell into it. I set out with a vision of learning the guitar and ended up doing George Formby tributes.

I now do play the guitar and I actually entertain with my wife Alyson but that's another story