The Band

It is now almost 19 years ago since Ordinary Men first rocked forth onto the music scene. It’s first gig (a private party) in the front room of a very large house is where our name also came into being. Whilst listening to the Pink Floyd track 'Us and Them' those immortal words where sung ..... "we're only ordinary men", it just felt right at the time that name encapsulated what we were about, a bunch of ordinary men with an extraordinary passion for playing live music, and keeping it live.

The line up of the band has changed over the years and the current line up is now 5 years old, and going stronger than ever. As individual musicians we each have our own diverse and eclectic tastes in music, but our ethos and passion has always been to make sure we play the kind of classic rock and pop songs that the audience want to hear, although occasionally we have to admit, one or two songs creep into the set (especially at pub gig) that perhaps selfishly, for our own enjoyment, we really love and want to play, but then that’s that passion again.

If you’re into your live music then why not come and see us and partake of and experience the same passion about live music as we do, we know you will enjoy ‘the ordinary men experience’, perhaps even ask you to join us is on stage for a sing-a-long. Check out our diary section for dates of gigs throughout the year.  

Read on for a brief profile of band members below ............   

Mike Jackson - Started the band for fun many moons ago and is now the only surviving member from the original line up. He is still having fun all these years later and rocking away on stage despite those advancing years!! Loves the music with a passion especially the modern songs the band are doing now.

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Rob ‘TP’ Taylor, our new (extremely good) drummer, well actually, he’s been with us now for about the last 8 months replacing Martin who has left the band to expand his entrepreneurial spirit, (Martin will always stand-in for Rob though).

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Andrew is a fragile fellow (some say like a Sparrow) but boy, can he sing!! He can sing, sing, sing! More like a 'Rockbird' than a 'Songbird'....

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'Our Paul' really is the Jimmy Page of Hull. Paul used to play in a Zep tribute band 'Led Zeppaloid' - which has to mean he can play. His nickname 'fingers' is to do with his playing ability and not any 'pies' of any kind.

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'Major Moran' - Not nick named for being ex-army or anything like that - but for saluting during a gig! (Don't ask, its abit of a story, but it's very funny!). Paddy is the ordinary men's bassist, playing those heart thumping bass lines that we all like to dance too.

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