Artist Management and Promotion

The Michael Roach Band

Introducing the Michael Roach Band, eight musicians dedicated to the soulful sound of rhythm and blues.  After eighteen months of rehearsing and writing songs, blues singer/guitarist Michael Roach teamed up to form a band with keyboardist Danny McCormack and saxophonist, Paul Corry.  The result of this collaboration saw the debut release of ‘I Betcha!’ in November 2006.

Michael Roach, originally from Washington D.C. and now resident in the UK for the past eleven years, is an internationally acclaimed country blues artist.  He is firmly established in traditional music circles.  Michael is currently the Director of the European Blues Association Incorporating the Archive of African American Music, a registered charity based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.  He also presented a series called ‘Deep Blue’ on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.    

As a featured vocalist on Bernie Marsden’s (former guitar player and songwriter for the rock band 'Whitesnake') ‘Big Boy Blue’ album in 2002, Michael developed confidence in his ability to front a band as a singer from the experience of touring with the ‘who’s who’ of British rock and roll.  During the 'American Festival of the Blues' tour in the United Kingdom in 2003, Michael met the talented Danny McCormack and Paul Corry.  This led to the trio’s pact to rehearse and write new music throughout the year 2004/05.

In the end, they recorded fourteen tracks with three covers (one by Curtis Mayfield, ‘People Get Ready’, one by Bobby Bland, ‘I Pity the Fool’ and another by Hank Ballard, ‘Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go’).  From the southern soulful sound of ‘I Betcha!’ to the big band sound of ‘Baby No, No, No’, this album has it all.  Above all, the Michael Roach Band is full of energy and is a true crowd pleaser.

It has been a natural transition for Michael to go from his years as an acoustic performer to leading a big band, creating the resonance of the music that he grew up with.

Current Band Members:

Michael Roach, Vocals

Danny McCormack, Keyboards and Organ  -  Van Morrison, The Roy Wood Band, Pete Williams (Dexy's Midnight Runners), Big Jay Mcneely, Lazy Lester etc.

Paul Corry, Tenor Saxophone  -  Deitra Farr, Sugar Ray Norcia, Jimmy Thomas, Roy Wood, Bobby Parker etc.

Matt Cowley, Drums  -  Courtney Pine, Jarvis Cocker, Keane etc.

Roger Inniss, Bass  -  Don Weller, Jim Mullen, Edwin Starr, The Platters, Errol Brown, Kid Creole, Climax Blues Band etc.

George ‘Jackie’ Lee, Guitar  -  Sir Joe and the Free Soul Band, Wilson Pickett, The Orioles etc.

Tim Cansfield, Guitar  -  Steve Winwood, The Bee Gees etc.

John Battrum, Alto Saxophone  -  Steel Pulse, Stevie Wonder, King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys, the Foundations, Andy Fairweather-Lowe, Gary Booker, Ian Paice etc.

Paul Allin, Trumpet  -  XL5, Jimmy Venn, King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys etc.

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