Big Muffin Serious Band

Big muffin Serious Band Purveyors of fine ukulele music in Hamilton and New Zealand since 1983. General musical classification; country-punk-skiffle-barbershoprock. Instrumentation incorporates ukulele, tea-chest bass, various toys and miscellaneous non-musical implements, snare drum.

Founding members are Graeme Cairns, Jim Fulton and the now late Ian Coldham-Fussell. First performance was at the Waikato Winter Show, May '83. Numerous lineup changes include the following-

Graeme Cairns: 1983- present,

Jim Fulton: 1983- present,

Ian Coldham Fussell: 1983,

Chris Allen: 1984,

Mark Walls: 1984,

Keith MacMillan: 1985-86,

Peter Caldwell: 1986-88,

The Naughty SeeMonkey(original go-go dancer): 1986-88,

Paul VanWering: 1988-89,

Trudy Kendall(go-go): 1989-'95,

Bryce Galloway (occasional go-go): 1989,

Alec Forbes (go-go dancer): 1989-'95,

Jeffrey Howell: 1991-'92,

Matthew Shirley: 2003-'04,

Bevan (Baz) Galbraith: 1997-present,

Craig Beere (go-go)- 2003-2005,

Adrian (Droid) Holroyd- 1998-99,

Tony Wyeth: 1999,

Nick Clothier: 2004- present,

Adam Fulton: 2005-present,

Recordings:

'Jabberwocky Goes To Town'. On vinyl in 1987 and Re-released on CD 2003.

'Heavens To Murgatroyd'on CD 2002.

For more complete bio, pictures and info on associated instrumental ukulele group see [1]