When 6 best friends move from Derry to Liverpool, here's The Prelude. Singing slur-along classics for boozers, football terraces and radio, tales of joy, despair, confusion, contagious melodies and bellowed choruses. Influenced by Neil Young, The Band and The Pogues. Good time rock and roll. Marrying the pathos of Dylan, the melodies of The Band and the drunken celebration of The Pogues, The Prelude have shaken audiences up and down the country with their unique brew of classical song-writing and good time rock and roll. The Prelude write songs for the everyman; slur-along classics to be heard spilling from drinking establishments, football terraces and the radio alike. Their songs tell bleary-eyed tales of joy, despair and confusion wrapped in hook laden melodies and choruses begging to be sung by the masses. Theirs is a music that is contagious, unassuming and universal. Best friends since the age of dot, the band lived and learned on the backstreets of Derry before moving to Liverpool to hone their talent for songwriting, musicianship and drinking. Here, in their adopted hometown, The Prelude have become a must-see in a city bubbling with musical aptitude, locking out shows wherever and whenever they play and gaining many fans along the journey. Instrumentation Garvan Cosgrove: Guitar, Vocals, Keys Charlie Mullan: Acoustic Guitar Joe McMonagle: Drums Aidan McAteer: Guitar, Vocals, Mandolin, Keys Brian Mc Elhinney: Bass Guitar Darren Geach: Vocals Discography - Hold On Gently on BBC UK streaming audio website - "The Shakey Tree EP", 2005 - "Elevator Demos '07", 2007 - "Moving To The Country - Never Coming Back" mini-album, March 2008 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.