THE BAND
Formed especially for a charity gig at The Leopard in Doncaster in June 2017, LOW LIGHTS are made up of friends and family from various other bands. They have played at pubs, festivals, weddings, in-store events and many other venues up and down the country ever since.
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GEOFF BLACKETT
GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
Geoff has been playing in bands for years, most notably Biffin’s Bridge Collective, who demonstrate a love of punk classics from artists as diverse as Elvis Costello, Half Man Half Biscuit and The Rezillos.
He has a fine collection of acoustic and electric guitars, and sometimes remembers to join in on backing vocals.
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GLENN BLACKETT
BASS, BACKING VOCALS
Glenn became a live music fan after seeing The Smiths in 1983. He regularly attends gigs and festivals countrywide. His musical heroes include Kirk Brandon, Ian McCulloch, David Gedge and Johnny Marr.
Before LOW LIGHTS, he was bassist and founder member of Doncaster based band, Chalkface.
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NEIL CAIRNS
DRUMS
Neil takes his drumming style from Stewart Copeland (The Police) and Larry Mullen (U2).
He has also played drums in another band calledThe Players and keyboards in Electric Dreams, who have regularly shared a bill with LOW LIGHTS.
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JONNY RANSON
LEAD VOCALS, UKULELE
Jonny was weaned on an eclectic diet of folk music and Talking Heads. He has an unhealthy obsession with ukuleles but isn’t sure that technically qualifies him as a proper musician.
After a few solo gigs around the Newcastle comedy circuit where he wrote and performed his own material, he now focuses his attention on singing whatever songs are put in front of him.
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CHRIS WHITEHOUSE
GUITAR
Chris has been a keen guitarist for a number of years. His two main influences are Johnny Marr and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. One of Chris’ claims to fame is that he once supported Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze at a music festival.
If you blink at a gig, you might miss one of his rare glances up from the fretboard.