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at the info below To find out about Olly & Sam
and see some of their videos. A selection of
their music is available above, including the
Remember Poppy Day single. Further info and
music is available on their websites - see below.
Olly & Sam Wedgwood are two very
talented Surrey singers and songwriters,. If
you’ve ever had a piano lesson, the chances are
you learnt from a piano book by their mother,
Pam Wedgwood (sales of over half a million
books), Their father Denis was Principal Cornet
in the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,
Covent Garden for 9 years. With both parents
being talented musicians, Olly & Sam started
playing a multitude of instruments to the
highest level from a young age, Their
outstanding musicianship has been passed down in
the genes and has been reinforced by many years
of study, practice and live performances.
Olly Wedgwood's Albums
Olly loves to write, arrange and record music.
His albums to date include: Just
Friends - A mix of well loved covers
and 4 originals From the Heart
- Original music inspired by a trip to
Egypt A Silent Night In with Olly J
-Favourite Christmas
carols served with a unique Olly Wedgwood twist!
Olly
Wedgwood Singer, jazz
pianist, song writer and pop band leader.
Sam
Wedgwood Sam toured the world’s major
arenas with Jamie Cullum as guitarist, vocalist
and trumpeter for over a year and left to write
and record his first solo album 'Smallprint'
which is world class and packed full of
potential hit singles.
Review; "I've been
really enjoying listening to Sam's Smallprint CD
all week and without question Sam is a very fine
writer and performer" Colin Blunstone of
The Zombies (US number 2
with She's Not There) & Alan Parsons Project
Quote;
"Sam Wedgwood is a true multi-talent. Not only a
gifted singer and instrumentalist (guitar,
piano, trumpet....you name it) but also a
fantastic songwriter with a uniquely soulful
voice. I'm actually quite jealous." Jamie
Cullum
Olly has been
performing well known music and leading bands
for over 20 years. He started early by winning a
music scholarship at Hampton School and then
founding the 'Big Jazz and Blues Band' during
his sixth form, where he went on to study jazz
piano under Roger Munns.
As a student at
Cambridge University, he founded, conducted and
managed Selwyn Jazz, an 18-piece swing band as
well as The Lovehandles - a high energy Rhythm &
Blues 9-piece band playing fantastic covers to
the bopping student masses.
After
University, Olly worked as an engineer and
physics teacher by day, also conducting the
Magdalen College School Big Band. By night, he
gigged with various jazz and soul ensembles,
both as a wedding pianist-vocalist and as a
'front man' wedding entertainer.
biography
continued under video
Video Of Sam - UK Finalist of World
Looping Competition
One of Olly's
first original compositions, which appears on
his album 'Just Friends'.
Sam performing Stone In My Shoe Live (Using
Loop Station To Build Up The Track)
In 2004, he handed in his
notice for his day job and went pro, playing
frequently with the Oxford Jazz Quintet (one of
Jamie Cullum's previous ensembles).
Olly
now runs his
Jazz Soul Boogie Band - one of the
top wedding entertainment bands on the
professional gig circuit in the UK.
All parts here are
performed live. The looping kit enables
a solo performer to create a fuller sound. A
good performance requires skilful co-ordination
and anticipation to control the equipment using
pedals. Sam records and retrieves sections
played earlier with precision timing, while
still performing the new parts and building the
layers. At the end of this video, he is
harmonising with 4 or 5 layers of his voice and
ad-libbing over the top, accompanied by layers
of instrumentation and rhythm.
For further information about
Olly and to listen to more of his music, (or for
booking enquiries), please visit his website www.ollywedgwood.co.uk
To listen to Sam's album
Smallprint, or for opportunities to see his
amazing live act (or for booking enquiries),
please visit his website wwww.samwedgwood.com
If you would like to make an additional
contribution, we have set up a fundraising page for the
Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal. To donate, click on
the image on the right.
Please note: since these BBC Radio
appearances, the proportion to the charities has been raised to 100% of
profits to Poppy Apeal for all Music and 50% on Art & Cards to
Alzheimer's Society
Olly was live from the Luton studios as a main
feature and also had another Radio interview with BBC Radio
Milton Keynes
Some of your comments
"Really lovely and moving , well done!"
Alison Davey
“I looked at the website and after
listening to the song and seeing the photos I was filled with
such emotion that I am still crying now as I write this email.
You have done an incredible job
putting this together and I really do feel privileged to be part
of it. I wish everyone huge success.”
