ORANGE BLOSSOM SOUND


One of the original British Bluegrass Bands which started out in the 60's, they appeared on TV and Radio, made several albums and played at many of the top venues of the day. Orange Blossom News 2005 Orange Blossom Sound have appeared on one of Benny Hill's DVD's in the States just recently. (Benny Hill Complete and Unadulterated) On the DVD they sing "What am I doin' Hanging 'round" by Mike Nesmith, Disk 2 Track 6.They have had several enquires about the band already by e-mail from the States. You never know, they may be the UK's answer to the Soggy Bottom Boys. The DVD is not released in the UK yet. The band in those days were.. Ian McCann / Guitar, Mike Hartes / Bass, Charlie Gaisford / Banjo and Mick French / Fiddle Buy from Amazon
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Orange Blossom Sound in the 70's Norway Tour	Orange Blossom Sound on the bill with Buck Owens and the Buckaroos in 1969

Personnel:	The Origins:
Charlie Gaisford (Banjo, Deceased)	Coal Creek Trio
Roger Churchyard (Fiddle)	Flint Hill Three
Ian McCann (Guitar)
Mike Hartes (Bass)	TV:
	Benny Hill Show (Thames TV)
Additional Personnel:	Tyne Tees Television
Gerry Williams (Guitar)	Opportunity Knocks (Thames TV)
Andy Townend (Deceased, Mandolin)
Mike Patton (Mandolin)	Radio:
Norbert Schmit (Guitar)	Country Meets Folk
Mick French (Fiddle)	Country Style
Adrian Farmer (Banjo)	Jimmy Young Show
Ashley Reed (Fiddle)	Terry Wogan Show
Dave Hatfield (Bass)
	Tours:
Festivals:	Buck Owens Tour
Cambridge Folk Festival	Norwegian Tour (Summer 1970)
International Festival of Country Music 69	Swiss Tour
International Festival of Country Music 70	Belgium Tour
Edinburgh Festival
Wavenden Festival	Articles
Mole Valley Festival (Leatherhead)	Bluegrass Unlimited

Major Venues:	Recordings:
Wembley Arena	Discography
The London Palladium	Jehosophat and Jones (The Two Ronnies)
Liverpool Empire
Manchester Corn Exchange	OBS after the 1990
Glasgow Apollo	Ashley Reed (Fiddle)
Royal Film Premiere (for Princess Margaret)	Orange Blossom Sound Gigs 2003


The OBS Supergroup rehearsing at the Leatherhead Festival from the left Charlie (Dobro) Ian McCann (Guitar) Mike Hartes (Bass) Andy Townend (Mandolin) Bob Winquist (Fiddle)	OBS in the 1990's with.... Ashley Reed on fiddle Norbert Shaltz (Guitar) Mike Hartes (Bass) Mike Patton (Mandolin) Charlie Gaisford (Banjo)

1970's publicity material with... from the left... Roger Churchyard (Fiddle) Charlie Gaisford (Banjo) Ian McCann (Guitar) Mike Hartes (Bass)	Another OBS Line-up, with Stacy Phillips on Dobro from the left Ian McCann (Guitar) Mick French (Fiddle) Jeff Treadway (Bass) Stacy Phillips (Dobro) Charlie (Banjo)