The Travelling Band

The Travelling Band
Nick Vaal and Jo Dudderidge performing with The Travelling Band in Salford on 31st January 2013. Image © Emma Farrer 2013 and used with her permission.
Background information
Origin	Manchester, England
Genres	Alternative rock, indie folk
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Sideways Saloon Cooking Vinyl
Website	The Travelling Band
Members	Adam Gorman Jo Dudderidge Nick Vaal Harry Smith
Past members	Snaf Ballinger Steve Mullen Chris Spencer

The Travelling Band are a rock band from Manchester, England. The band members are Jo Dudderidge (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, hammond organ/piano, electric guitar), Adam P. Gorman (lead vocal, electric guitar, synth) and Nick Vaal (drums, percussion). Prominent touring members include Harry Fausing Smith (violin, sax, guitars, vocals), Chris Hillman (electric guitar, pedal steel) and Sam Quinn (bass guitar). Previous full-time members include Steve Ballinger (vocals, guitars, keys), Steve 'Mugger' Mullen (lead guitar) and Chris 'Spenny' Spencer (bass guitar).

The band have released three studio albums 'Under the Pavement' (2008), Screaming is Something (2011) and The Big Defreeze (2014). They have also released two EP's 'If this is a gag, i'm in.' (2007) and 'The Redemption of Mr Tom' (2008) as well as two live album 'Arrears not careers' (2010) and 'Live at The Met' (2014).

The Travelling Band formed during a recording project in 2006 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in New York City. The band recorded their debut studio album 'Under The Pavement' with legendary producer (and former Joan Jett and Steve Earl guitarist) Eric 'Roscoe' Ambel, which was later released in the UK in November 2008 to receiving critical acclaim from the UK media. The album featured as BBC Radio 6 Music 'Album Of The Day', BBC Radio 2's 'Single Of The Week' with the song 'Only Waiting', which also featured in the hit TV series 'Skins' (Series 3, Ep. 8). Album track 'Angel of the morning' also featured in the Ian Dury biopic 'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll'.

Although the tracking for Under the Pavement was completed after a second session in NYC in October 2007, the album didn't appear for another 12 months and was finally issued on their own 'Sideways Saloon' imprint—also the moniker of their Manchester-based, monthly club night. Two hand-crafted, cloth-packaged EP's helped to create a local buzz in the run up to the album's release, while acclaim came from further afield when the band won the Glastonbury Festival 2008 New Talent award. Festival organiser Micheal Eavis personally chose the band as winners and said of the band - "they take me back to my roots... marvellous music to saviour and enjoy".