What do you do in the band?
Guitars and Vocals. I also put the backing tracks together, creating them from scratch either by adding guitar, keyboards or recording Paul our erstwhile keyboardist.

Briefly, what gear do you use?
Epiphone Dot Main Guitar, Yamaha SG1300 guitar for heavier songs, Line 6 Variax modelling guitar for Acoustics. Line 6 POD PRO rackmount effects. Straight through PA so no Amp.

Your favourite songs that the band cover currently?
Any Killers songs, One Way Or Another (Blondie), I Got Life (Nina Simone), Dakota (Stereophonics), Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol), The Man Who Can't Be Moved (The Script).

Your favourite song of all time?
Who's Crying Now? - Journey

Your Musical influences?
Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy, Del Amitri, Traditional Folk

Which Guitarists do you admire most?
 Joe Satriani, Gary Moore, Johnny Marr, Adrian Smith

What's the best thing about being in the Polar Bears?
Playing gigs

And the worst?
 Packing down after playing gigs

Your favourite Current Gig?
O Neil's -  Cardiff

What's the best or most memorable gig you ever did with the Polar Bears?
It's a toss up between Maesteg Town Hall when we went on last and a Halloween gig at Llantwit Major Rugby when Dick, (he of Dick Dastardly fame!) dressed up as Bertie Bassett. Both in the same time period when the songs we had in the set list were overall my favourite 'era'.

And the most forgettable?
Any gig where the people couldn't be bothered if there was a band there or not.

What's your proudest moment so far?
When my daughter got up with us to sing 'Dont Stop Believin' in the Non Pol, Ogmore Vale 2010.

And your most embarrassing moment?
Llantwit Major Rugby Club when they had Special Vat on tap. After 3 pints, I didn't know what day it was let alone what song we were playing and what chord was supposed to be next.


I wanna buy you a drink! What'll you have?
Strongbow please!  But not too many! And keep me away from Special VAT!