ABOUT US:

Buckshee' burst into the Colchester area in 1990 quickly gaining a huge following with their very distinctive interpretation of world music.

Mick (guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, harmonica, percussion, vocals) began his professional career playing R&B on ITV's 'Thank your Lucky Stars' in the early 60s. Since then he has never stopped working, either in bands or as a session musician.
Mick met Mo whilst playing with 'Alias Ron Kavana' (Folk Roots 'Band of the Year' 1989)

 

 

Mo (guitar, tin whistles, vocals, tenor and alto sax) was playing oboe, recorder and guitar when they met, switching to tin whistle and sax in an astonishingly short time. From there, the duo 'Buckshee' was formed!

 


Together we aim to create a unique live and energetic sound that gets people up and dancing in pubs, clubs, festivals, weddings, parties and, yes, wakes; adapting our huge repertoire to every gig - without the all-too-common 'backing music'.

our daughter Grace will often join us on

mandolin, vocals and percussion

In Villac, France, August 2007, with old friend, John Bacon

WHAT SORT OF MUSIC?

listen to some samples

ARLINGTON'S, IPSWICH. NEW YEAR'S EVE 2008

 

Well.........................

'Swinging with deceptive ease from cajun to country to carribean; from township jive to bluegrass; from Irish to soca; Guinness to Jamieson; and all the rock and roll and swing favourites. This duo - and trio sometimes - sounds like a five-piece band- without artificial backing. Mick, Mo and Grace Weaver work their way through a vast array of instruments - guitars, fiddle, tin whistles, banjo, saxophones, mandolin, drums, harmonicas, singing in harmonies - all accompanied by feats of mind-boggling co-ordination on percussion. See them if you can.'

Blaxhall Annual May Ball

 

 

But ............ don't just believe us! See what other people say about us!

 

see us on youtube playing at 'la Caleche' , Varetz,France

and...........

see us on you tube playing at La Rhue - cafe concert nr Jumilhac le Grand

 

Roy joins us here on Bodhran at the steamboat, Ipswich

where will we play?

As a duo or trio, we can be very versatile about venues -here are some examples of unusual places we have played in the past, in England and abroad:

and, of course, festivals, weddings, fetes, clubs, village and community halls, twinning events, night markets, pubs, marquees, hotels.................

in pub gabariers, france 2007

 

 

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