Curriculum Vitae Trudy – Vocalist Trudy has actively sung in bands for the last 10 years. Her previous band toured a large part of the country mainly playing at corporate venues and clubs. Trudy can adapt herself to most styles of music; she has what can be described as having a bubbly personality and quite often leaves the stage with her radio mic and dances with members of the audience. Slim – Lead Guitar, Mandolin and Backing Vocals A well respected lead guitarist and electric mandolin player, Slim has performed in bands all over the world with styles ranging from punk to heavy rock, country to classical. He was once a winner of Hughie Green’s “Opportunity Knocks” as a mandolin instrumentalist and has been sought after by top agencies as a Hank Marvin look-a-like, play-a-like. His instrumental music has been played on BBC and worldwide radio and is at this time, regularly heard on BBC Radio Norfolk. Slim is a member of the Musicians Union Cutting EdgeAll stage backing music, demo CD’s and CD’s for sale are arranged and recorded in-house. No karaoke backing tracks are used. To prevent a high tech duo sounding too high tech, live instruments and Cutting Edge’s own harmony vocals are used extensively on the recordings Cutting Edge has formed purposely to perform in social clubs and similar venues. The main attraction of the duo is the singer, Trudy, supported by the musician Slim. To make an evening of entertainment more varied, Trudy will occasionally sing solo. Slim will perform a couple of instrumentals on the mandolin and guitar. Cutting Edge has been on the circuit now for eighteen months and has achieved a high reputation. We hold a current certificate of Public Liability Insurance up to £10,000,000 |