About FiddleBop
We're a jazz group based in Oxfordshire, England. We play jazz with a gypsy flavour. And we love making music!
Dave Favis-Mortlock plays fiddle (violin) and sings, Jo Davies plays rhythm guitar and sings, and Roger Davis plays double bass.
FiddleBop's set includes songs and tunes from all periods: such as Black Bottom and The Charleston from the early years and Ain't Misbehavin' and Night and Day from the swing era; gypsy jazz classics by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli; and some of John Coltrane's compositions, as well as our own material.
Background. FiddleBop was born in 2004, in a field at beautiful Poppit Sands, near Cardigan in West Wales. Dave had recently met Jo. While camping together, they tried playing some jazz. It sounded good, so they kept playing...
The name FiddleBop was Jo's idea. Nice! Ours alone as far as we know1.
The future. FiddleBop is a work in progress. We're still developing our style and sound, and building up our repertoire. But we're getting there! Have a look at our 2011 videos.
1Altho' there is an album called Fiddle Bop (by the Rhythm Rockers), also Fiddle Bop tunes by David Williams and Hardrock Gunter, and Fiddle-de-Bop by Lincoln Mayorga.