Location : Mid Wales/West Midlands, UK

Ida Red present a fusion of original material and songs from artists and genres covering a diverse spectrum from Melanie to Metallica and Traditional Folk through Blues and R&B to Hard Rock, all performed in their own unique and unconventional style, whilst still maintaining their ability to captivate audiences from a wide range of age groups and backgrounds!

Whether performing classics such as “Ruby Tuesday”, material from modern artists such as Shakira or Starsailor, or traditional Celtic tunes, they interpret the songs and make them their own, together with their self-penned material.

Their live show blends a lively, intimate presentation and multi-instrumental artistry on a variety of acoustic and electric instruments, with subtle and contemporary use of sampling and grooves.

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Bobbie Barnwell - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica and Accordion

Whether it be audiences, the media or Ida Red’s loyal fans. they all agree on one thing - that the rich, powerful, emotion laden voice of this lady sets her apart. This total dedication to her profession is paramount. She has her own unique voice, does not wish to sound like anyone else and gives it her all! Rewarded by her many nominations for top female vocalist

Every night is like the first, whether she is performing to 60,000 people at a major festival or 30 in a small club - she puts everything she has into it and it shows!

Henry Nurdin - Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Slide Guitar, Dobro and Electric Mandolin

Henry has been performing with Bobbie as her lead guitarist for most of his musical career, and is not only an exceptional musician and technical wizard, but also quite unique. No one plays, looks or performs like Henry; ask anyone, he is innovative and strikingly different in his approach to music.

He believes that there are no barriers in music, and with his daring approach often combines radically diverse styles to come up with something refreshingly different.

Bobbie and Henry have many years of worldwide entertainment industry experience behind them - they are passionate about their music and their sound, and have a commitment to giving everything they have to their performance.

Their career has covered every type of event from major international music festivals, performing to audiences of 60,000 plus, to intimate cafe/bar gigs, and corporate events including product launches, conferences and team building days.

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Performances include:
Jools Holland’s Jam House, Marquee Club: London, Borderline Club: London, Wulfrun Hall: Wolverhampton, Harrogate International Centre, Theatre Royal: Nottingham, Music West Festival: Canada, Floralia Festival: Holland, Brugge Festival: Belgium, Walterswill Festival: Switzerland, Dunkerque Festival: France, Munich Oktoberfest: Germany.

Corporate clients include:
Lloyds of London, Lloyds TSB, Case, JCB, Travis Perkins, Marshall Amplification plc, Peugeot Citroen, Burger King Corporation, Licensed Victuallers Association, The Food and Drink Federation.

Mp3 Links
Highland Boat Song
At the end of the day
Go for the ride

Band Website : www.ida-red.co.uk