Artisan are:
Paul Smith - Vocals, Harp
Ael Robinson - Guitar, Backing Vocals
John Rodgers - Guitar
James Hewison - Bass
Luke Facey - Drums
A history of Artisan:
So
this band has formed and they are going about calling themselves...Artisan. Five
Happy Go Lucky members from the depths of County Durham. Playing Blues and
Classic Rock from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Free and Cream,
Artisan hope to bring back the Glory Days of Music... All Without the Need for
Any Illegal Drugs!
During the long summer holiday, Ael, John and myself jammed on a few
occasions to music from the likes of The Libertines and Radiohead, and songs
which Ael had written from bands and projects in the past. The idea was for The
two guitarists and bassist to combined ideas and techniques to try and get an
idea of what could be put together. Once The start of college came,
the music died down again, until Ael met Paul, a singer who had been in bands
before. He wanted to busk with Ael in Durham but this evolved into a band. John
and Luke were brought in on Guitar and Drums and the line-up has been that way
ever since. The original name for the band was "Citizen Arrest", which existed
for a while till it was scrapped. then Ael came up with the name, Artisan. which
means a skilled craftsman!
For more info check out the Artisan Website!