Southbound – Heading to the Country! – Bringing you the sounds of Nashville

Vocals

LINZI HOLDING

Linzi spent nine years as Pure Passion’s singer alongside Charley and Sal, stepping down from this role to start a career as a paramedic. Delighted to return to the stage from her sabbatical, Linzi’s years of performing experience has given her the perfect foundation to take on lead vocals for Southbound. Country is in her blood, with her Dad playing drums in a country band back in the 1970s and 80s.

INTERESTING FACT
Linzi has performed in the West End of London, singing Shania Twain’s - Man I Feel Like a Woman at The London Palladium.

Guitar & Vocals

Ben Wortley

Music runs in Ben’s family, with both his dad and grandad performing as professional musicians. Ben has enjoyed gigs from theatres shows and stage productions to function bands and acoustic acts on a variety of instruments. With Southbound, Ben has found his inner Stapleton and shares lead vocal duties whilst providing some impressive guitar parts alongside Ben, the other guitarist..... confused yet?!

INTERESTING FACT
Ben’s Dad’s band were UK finalists in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979

Keys & Vocals

LOU HAYNES

Lou is a seasoned professional with skills that transcend a number of instruments. Born into a musical family, Lou’s Dad, a legend in the music industry, can list starting Sabian cymbals as one of his many achievements, whilst her sister runs Norfolk Youth Orchestras. Lou’s career has seen her grace many different stages with a number of bands and genres, all parallel to her work in music education. Southbound brings Lou back to the keys and enables her to dust off her trusty stetson as she puts her honky tonk fingers to work and lends another superb vocal to proceedings.

INTERESTING FACT
Bob Geldolf told his mate off for swearing in front of a young lady (Lou at the time)! Oh the irony.....

Bass &Vocals

CHARLEY SOUTH

Southbound’s bottom end is provided courtesy of Charley. No stranger to the stage, Charley was raised surrounded by music. She has enjoyed a varied musical career, leaving an indelible mark on Norwich’s music scene with her unwavering support of young musicians and original bands. As a founding member of rock band Pure Passion, Charley spent 24 years on lead guitar, playing thousands of gigs across the UK and Europe with the other half of Southbound’s rhythm section, Sal.

INTERESTING FACT
Charley’s Nan would often be seen singing on stage with Ben’s (Wortley) Grandad, who played the drums.

Guitar & Vocals

Ben Reeves

Southbound has seen Ben swap his sticks for a plectrum, stepping across from drums to guitar and mandolin for this project. Working alongside Ben (still confused?!) his musical skills are able to transport you into the back yard of Nashville. With years of gigging experience under his belt, Ben also brings an awesome voice to the Southbound mix

INTERESTING FACT
Ben’s a C2C early birder, hitting London hard each spring for this country music festival

Drums & Vocals

SAL DAVIDSON

Sal firmly believes that drumming is the best stress relief on the planet and after spending 24 years in Pure Passion and loving the experience, there can be no denying these claims. Playing in a number of concurrent projects has provided variety to her musical path. Her love of the country genre kickstarted the Southbound journey and she underpins the band with her solid, heartfelt style and admits to a weakness for stealing harmonies!

INTERESTING FACT
Sal once received a phone call when asleep in bed, 20 mins later she was up, dressed and on stage depping with musicians from the Jools Holland Band.

MARK JOLLEY

Another multi-instrumentalist in the Southbound ranks, Mark puts authenticity into the Southbound country sound. As a professional musician, Mark’s talents straddle a number of instruments that see him perform in a variety of projects, from function bands to jazz ensembles. Another talented vocalist, Mark lends his dulcet tones to a number of songs within the Southbound set, adding another dimension to the unique country wall of sound.

Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin and Vocals

INTERESTING FACT
At college, Mark earned a standing ovation for belching the alphabet in one burp!

Vocals

LINZI HOLDING

Linzi spent nine years as Pure Passion’s singer alongside Charley and Sal, stepping down from this role to start a career as a paramedic. Delighted to return to the stage from her sabbatical, Linzi’s years of performing experience has given her the perfect foundation to take on lead vocals for Southbound. Country is in her blood, with her Dad playing drums in a country band back in the 1970s and 80s.

INTERESTING FACT
Linzi has performed in the West End of London, singing Shania Twain’s - Man I Feel Like a Woman at The London Palladium.

Guitar & Vocals

Ben Wortley

Music runs in Ben’s family, with both his dad and grandad performing as professional musicians. Ben has enjoyed gigs from theatres shows and stage productions to function bands and acoustic acts on a variety of instruments. With Southbound, Ben has found his inner Stapleton and shares lead vocal duties whilst providing some impressive guitar parts alongside Ben, the other guitarist..... confused yet?!

INTERESTING FACT
Ben’s Dad’s band were UK finalists in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979

Keys & Vocals

LOU HAYNES

Lou is a seasoned professional with skills that transcend a number of instruments. Born into a musical family, Lou’s Dad, a legend in the music industry, can list starting Sabian cymbals as one of his many achievements, whilst her sister runs Norfolk Youth Orchestras. Lou’s career has seen her grace many different stages with a number of bands and genres, all parallel to her work in music education. Southbound brings Lou back to the keys and enables her to dust off her trusty stetson as she puts her honky tonk fingers to work and lends another superb vocal to proceedings.

INTERESTING FACT
Bob Geldolf told his mate off for swearing in front of a young lady (Lou at the time)! Oh the irony.....

Bass &Vocals

CHARLEY SOUTH

Southbound’s bottom end is provided courtesy of Charley. No stranger to the stage, Charley was raised surrounded by music. She has enjoyed a varied musical career, leaving an indelible mark on Norwich’s music scene with her unwavering support of young musicians and original bands. As a founding member of rock band Pure Passion, Charley spent 24 years on lead guitar, playing thousands of gigs across the UK and Europe with the other half of Southbound’s rhythm section, Sal.

INTERESTING FACT
Charley’s Nan would often be seen singing on stage with Ben’s (Wortley) Grandad, who played the drums.

Guitar & Vocals

Ben Reeves

Southbound has seen Ben swap his sticks for a plectrum, stepping across from drums to guitar and mandolin for this project. Working alongside Ben (still confused?!) his musical skills are able to transport you into the back yard of Nashville. With years of gigging experience under his belt, Ben also brings an awesome voice to the Southbound mix

INTERESTING FACT
Ben’s a C2C early birder, hitting London hard each spring for this country music festival

Drums & Vocals

SAL DAVIDSON

Sal firmly believes that drumming is the best stress relief on the planet and after spending 24 years in Pure Passion and loving the experience, there can be no denying these claims. Playing in a number of concurrent projects has provided variety to her musical path. Her love of the country genre kickstarted the Southbound journey and she underpins the band with her solid, heartfelt style and admits to a weakness for stealing harmonies!

INTERESTING FACT
Sal once received a phone call when asleep in bed, 20 mins later she was up, dressed and on stage depping with musicians from the Jools Holland Band.

MARK JOLLEY

Another multi-instrumentalist in the Southbound ranks, Mark puts authenticity into the Southbound country sound. As a professional musician, Mark’s talents straddle a number of instruments that see him perform in a variety of projects, from function bands to jazz ensembles. Another talented vocalist, Mark lends his dulcet tones to a number of songs within the Southbound set, adding another dimension to the unique country wall of sound.

Fiddle, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin and Vocals

INTERESTING FACT
At college, Mark earned a standing ovation for belching the alphabet in one burp!

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