Guitarist & vocalist John Baker, accordianist Gayle Buckby create a seductive and potent world with songs influenced by a background in jazz but with latin, European and contemporary folk elements. Their sound lies somewhere between Sting and the soundtrack to the film 'Amelie'.

Playing also as a trio to a sextet at larger gigs, the full band includes the addition of double bass, clarinet, violin and percussion.

John Baker is a storyteller - his songwriting is intimate, playful and poetic with an ambiguity that draws the listener in.  He has also written soundtracks specifically for numerous short films, including SBS television.

2006 heralded the release of their debut full-length CD, Slow Music on Mixmasters Records (Independent) and distributed through MGM. 

" integrity, atmosphere and class"  A. Sheerin/BJ Thomas, www.adelaidebands.com

"decadent, romantic and perpetually captivating" Steve Davenport, www.musicsa.com

"sophistication and refinement", Graham Strahle, Adelaide Review

Selected performances

International

Cafe Independants, Japan (Kyoto)

ETW Cafe & Gallery, Japan (Kyoto)

Le Depart, Japan (Kyoto)

Support for Francoiz Breut (from France) – Fowlers Live, SA

"Wake Up Hate", theatre production by Paulo Castro (from Portugal) – The Weimar Room, SA

Australia

Adelaide International Guitar Festival, 2007

Adelaide Festival Centre, Sunday Sessions, 2007

Adelaide Fringe Festival, 2007

Barossa Vintage Festival, SA 2007

Adelaide Cabaret Festival Lyrics Lounge, 2006 & 2007

Adelaide Fringe Festival (Fuse) 2006

Trinity Sessions with Archie Roach & Ruby Hunter, SA

Wheatsheaf Hotel, SA

Jade Monkey, SA

The Grace Emily, SA

FAD Bar and Gallery, SA

Red Poles Café/gallery, SA

The Tanunda Club, Barossa Valley

Jive, SA

SA Folk Centre

The Vanguard, NSW

The Manly Boatshed, NSW

Vic on the Park, NSW

Cat and Fiddle, NSW

Almost Acoustic, NSW

City Tatts, NSW

The Royal Bondi, NSW

Glen Helen Resort, NT

The Merry Muse, ACT

Radio and Television

Television

Stateline (ABC TV);

Composed soundtrack for various short films for SBS Television, "My Space" project.

Radio

Airplay and regular live to air performances on ABC radio 891 (SA)

Feature release on Radio Adelaide 101.5 (Adelaide)

Feature release on Three D radio (Adelaide) - (No 47 on the charts in the Top 101 for 2006)

Feature release on 2RDJ 88.1 FM (Sydney)

Airplay on 778kun radio, (Japan)

Airplay on numerous community radio stations Australia-wide

"A true storyteller, John Baker has no trouble capturing your attention and drawing you into his beautiful world of warm, moody tones, gentle melodies and inspired lyrics... Its a perfect blend of folk and Latin rhythms with a pleasant vocal style making this one of the best acoustic albums that I've heard in a long, long time"                
"Rip it up" magazine, Australia (March 2004)