Peter Johnson is a multi-instrumental musician who has been playing for over fifty years, He has played and performed many different styles of music from playing guitar in a folk/blues duo with his friend Rory McLeod. He went on to play bass in a punk band releasing a single, which gained Airplay on the late, greatJohn Peel’s Radio Show.

Pete then played bass and keyboards in a reggae band, going on to also play keyboards in a sixties tribute band, and guitar and keyboards in a blues-rock band.

Finally, going full circle, Pete has formed Shadrack with Ned Fulson, where he plays guitars and keys. This gave Pete the vehicle for the release of HS2 Blues, where he showcases his slide guitar skills.

John Nester First acquired a bass aged 15, his first band The Surprises only made
one single, but it was played many times by John Peel. Their first gig was on the
same bill on Dexys Midnight Runners' first gig. The Surprises had The Beat
supporting them once, and two other gigs were supporting UB40. Another single with
The Everreadys brought more Peel airplay. John then joined The Nightingales (as
featured in the recent Stewart Lee documentary about them, King Rocker). With
the ‘Gales John did two Peel sessions, three singles and an album, and two
European tours, plus a few domestic ones.
Moving to Manchester, after a slight dalliance with the cruise ship caberet band
'Love Boat UK', John joined The Roach Twins Blues Band, on the Northern club
circuit. John moved to Dorset and still plays in the folk band Mor or Less as well as
Acoustic Bears. Lots of session work ensued, with appearances on Radio 1, 2, 3,
5 and 6. John Says:
‘I once saw Bo Diddley in his underpants’.