Wobbly bob

Wobbly Bob is a 7-piece Third Wave Ska band from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Though a relatively new band, Wobbly Bob have performed with many successful acts from both the UK and US, including The Toasters, Jaya the Cat, Sonic Boom Six, Fandangle and Billy No Mates.
History
Formation
Wobbly Bob was formed in 2006, when Pete Dawes, Jay Walshe and Andy Moulster; three members of Progressive Metal group, Hyperkinetic (fronted by Bad Pollyanna singer, Olivia Hyde); decided they didn't want to do Prog anymore, and that musical devices such as groove, riffs and catchy melodies, at least for them, were more fun to work with. Ska seemed the obvious choice as Pete had previously been in two other Third Wave Ska groups, FiND28 and Lifeguard, and Andy was a big fan of the genre.
Currently Wobbly Bob are the only well known purely Ska Punk band (ie: not Ska-core) in the West Yorkshire Music Scene, and are developing a wide fan base due to this fact.
Name Origin
No-one is certain who came up with the name Wobbly Bob, but it was an idea that had been thrown around a few times during the early days. Though it was decided to keep the name when later members, James Harvey and Brian Dickson, announced that it was the name of a very good local beer and that the rest of the group should try it. Phoenix Breweries Wobbly Bob, indeed, turned out to be very tasty and, true to its name, highly intoxicating. Therefore, the name stuck.
Band Members
Current Roster
Pete Dawes - Vocals and Guitar
Dana Amos - Vocals
Jay Walshe - Drums
Alex Simpson - Bass Guitar and Vocals
Brian Dickson - Alto Saxophone
Lucy Elmer - Trumpet
James Harvey - Tenor Trombone
Previous Members
Beth Hudson - Alto Sax (2006)
Garikai Garwe - Lead Vocalist (2006-2007)
Andy Moulster - Bass Guitar (2006-2007)
Adam Steel - Bass Guitar (2007-2008)
It should also be noted that Dana Amos played Bass Guitar for the group for 6 months in 2008 before moving on to Vocals.
Discography
Current Releases
Bob's Your Uncle EP, (CD, Self Release, 2008)
Future Releases
Rock This Place working title for Studio album, (CD, Unknown Label, late 2009)
Unreleased
Untitled Early Demo (2007)
The Trainwreck Tour Live DVD recorded for former member Adam Steel's University course (2008)
Side Projects
Alex Simpson and Pete Dawes
Alex was an acoustic artist in his own right before he joined Wobbly Bob, and was quite popular in the Manchester folk scene. He is currently working with Pete Dawes on expanding the acoustic project into a duo.
Reggae Band
Lucy is currently working with the Huddersfield University Reggae Band as part of the Performance Module on her course.
Samba
Dana is currently working with the Huddersfield University Samba Group as part of the Performance Module on her course.

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