THE BANSHEES

Formed by Singer/Songwriter Vinny Pereira and Session Guitarist Paul Anthony Holligan. They met at a party in Liverpool through a mutual friend who had been trying for some time to get the pair of musicians to finally meet. After spending all of the evening playing around on two acoustic guitars and talking, the pair decided to form a new band with their own sound, ethos and landscapes about how they see music. Drawing on over 20 years in the music industry, Vinny, who has been in several bands throughout his career, has supported the likes of Chris Helme (The Seahorses) and The Bluetones along with up and coming artists too. He appeared in Roger Appleton's (Looking For Lennon) ’The City That Rocked The World’ and has wrote songs for a number of film and TV companies. He has recently been producing and recording music for other artists. Then there is Paul, who has played Session Guitar for Pete Best (ex Beatles drummer) and was also put forward to Mike Batt (music producer and songwriter) by the late actor John Hurt. He has supported such artists as Noel Gallagher and members of the Manchester band Inspiral Carpets. The pair decided to finally put their own stamp on what music from the North West of England should be about. Using the natural rhythms and grooves of the Mersey Beat era, with the lavish melodies and grit of the sound scape that naturally came out of what Manchester had to offer to the North West mix.

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