A bit about us.........
Jonathan Smith is a singer songwriter living and working out of North Wales. His songs centre around reflective and poetic lyrics, while musically, he draws from an eclectic range of influences, from acoustic folk and the classic singer-songwriters, to 50's rock, classic pop music, and country. As well as performing with Rivertown, he runs the Bluebird Songwriter Sessions with Cliff Howard (an ‘in the round’ candle lit showcase for songwriters), and is part of a duo with fellow singer-songwriter Stacey McNeill, with whom he has enjoyed global radio airplay (including multiple BBC plays) and International Song contest success. You can hear more of their music here: https://smjs.bandcamp.com
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Cliff Howard is a singer songwriter, originally from London, now living in rural North Wales. His influences are West Coast, Country and Americana music. During his London years Cliff played in various bands, best known of which was Sudden Afternoon who recorded the album ‘Dancing Shadows’ and appeared on Andy Kershaw’s Radio1 sessions. Moving to North Wales and teaming up with Jonathan Smith gave Cliff the opportunity to return to his musical roots; and time spent travelling in the USA gave him some invaluable experiences to draw upon in his song writing and recordings. Prior to forming Rivertown, Cliff produced two solo albums – ‘Spiritual Town’ and ‘Egos and Heartaches’ https://cliffhoward1.bandcamp
https://cliffhoward.wixsite.com/cliff-howard
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Ullrich ‘Oggi’ Cox is a skilled and experienced drummer and drum teacher, and plays in several bands across a range of genres from the Americana of Rivertown to the classic jazz of the Spot Jazz Trio. Oggi leads a Latin band called Cymru Latino, and is also in Delicate Sound of Reason (who pay tribute to the music of Pink Floyd) and function band DoubleVision.
Colin Bass has lived a life in music, and is still searching for new musical experiences today. Perhaps best known for his work in Camel and the 3 Mustaphas 3, he has had a long career playing a wide range of music, from the vibrant scene of London in the late 60’s to World Music and beyond. He has worked as a producer as well as releasing records under his own name and in collaboration with others. Find out more here: https://www.colinbass.com
Gwyndaf Williams is a very experienced guitar/pedal steel guitar player. Born and bred in North Wales he has been ever present on the music scene for many years. Celebrating 50 years in the music business, starting in the late sixties with Welsh bands ‘Y Mellt’, ‘Mwg Drwg’ and ‘Crysbas', the first Welsh band to play live on ‘Radio Cymru’. Gwyndaf also spent several years travelling the country as one half of the ‘Closing Time’ country duo. ​
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