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DORSET GENE pOOL

 

UNCOVERED CLASSICS AND RE-CREATED HITS

 

Dorset Gene Pool are a collection of good friends that have evolved over time from a variety of local bands of numerous genres. They now make up an exciting and eclectic form of what is typically known as a “Covers Band” - but such is the unique nature of this collaboration a more accurate description is an UNCOVERS BAND… read on to find out more …

 

Clive / Vocals & Guitar
John / Guitar and Mandolin
Fiddle / Titch & ChinCello
Tony / Bass & Tuba
Paul / Drums

 

We don’t play typically overplayed songs, we chose classics that have been somewhat buried under the populist pile and uncover them to present them to our audience in a fresh style, often overlaid with Violin, Cello, Mandolin and even the Tuba. Whilst we draw on our first adolescent musical memories of the likes of Zeppelin and Gary Moore in the UK, we also take more modern hits from our children’s worldwide playlists such as Greenday and Kings of Convenience… to name but a few.

We enjoy playing music festivals. Afternoon performances suit both ourselves and our audiences well, we have a wide ranging repertoire with suitably laid back instrumental based songs that compliment our higher energy “singalong bangers”

DORSET GENE POOL and THE MISSING LINKS

For individual events requiring longer performance times Titch and John perform support as The Missing Links - Fiddle driven tunes ranging from Balkan to Bluegrass, and many points between. Providing great contrast for your event - two bands for the price of three … well, we really are rather good 🙂

Great set last night guys, some crackers in there that I haven’t heard in ages.

— Nick
Dorset’s answer to The Bad Shepherds...

...It was a brilliant set, really loved the bands take on some classic songs...

...Yes, similar vein to The Bad Shepherds, but definitely not a copy and very much on a parr
— TC
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 Public events

2024

Sunday 2nd June - Purbeck Arts Weeks - Sandy Hills Arts, Corfe Castle - 1.00pm - 3.00pm (+ The Missing Links)

Saturday 15th June - Sixpenny Brewery, Cranborne - 3.30pm - 4.30pm

Friday 21st June - DorsetFest - Warren Farm - Bullbarrow - 6.15pm - 7.15pm

Tuesday 30th July - Swanage Carnival - Sandpit Field - 7.00pm - 8.00pm

Friday 23rd August - Private Party - If you remember Bushey/Daggers Gate/Norden and wanna come send us a message

Sunday 22nd September - Square & Compass - Worth Matravers - 2.00pm - 4.00pm Support from “The Missing Links”