Martin started entertaining at a very early age singing, and playing the ukulele to family and friends.
He progressed to the acoustic guitar and finally to the bass guitar around 1980. He’s been performing ever since from his very first band ‘Lost Horizon’ that played all original material, a very successful Beatles tribute band in the early 2000s right through to 'The UK Pink Floyd Tribute Show' where he played around the UK on the theatre circuit to present day where he fronts Simply Floyd.
You may also catch him on the TV or on stage as he is an actor and has appeared on TV, film and has been in several music videos .
Andy Fenton (Guitar) Born and raised in Rugby, taking up guitar late aged 17 Played in local bands, mostly clubs and cabaret bands, even a comedy band. In 1988 he moved to Milton Keynes joining the local music scene playing in Rock and Blues bands joining local jump jive band Hellzaboppin, playing in the UK and Europe. Other projects followed including War of the Worlds (the first ever live performance of this show) Joined Great Pig in the Sky (Floyd tribute) and then ‘Breathe’ another Floyd tribute, touring India 5 times. Simply Floyd has been a pleasure to be involved in, and to play iconic Gilmour solos has been a privilege. Recently playing with Mud 2 as second guitar which has been very enjoyable.
Martin started playing piano at the age of 14 years old and is self taught.
Apart from being a piano restorer and having a passion for keyboard instruments, Martin's live playing career started at around 21.
He has played in many bands, and worked with accomplished musicians, covering many different genres from Indie, Prog, Rock and Pop, both on the pub, club and festival scene.
He had a love of Pink Floyds music from a young age, and aside from Simply Floyd, is currently also active in a popular local Rock Indie Covers band.
Martin primarily uses Yamaha keyboards for live shows, and is currently using the Yamaha MODX range.'
Jim first picked up the saxophone at the age of 12 following in his dad’s footsteps. Initially playing Jazz and Big Band music (like his Dad) by his mid-twenties, Jim was playing with local rock covers bands too, playing everything from Thin Lizzy to Madness! A long time Floyd fan, Jim was asked to join Pink Floyd tribute Time to Breathe. When his family came along, music took a back seat for a number of years but Jim was tempted out of retirement by the lure of those Dick Parry solos when he was asked to join Us & Floyd in 2018.
Over the years Jim has played with a number of big bands, Jazz groups and even a saxophone quartet, rock covers bands, and a David Bowie tribute which saw him playing four different saxes, flute , harmonica and a variety of percussion too.
Jim is absolutely delighted to have been invited to play with SIMPLY FLOYD and another chance to study and hone those Dick Parry solos.
Sharon joined her first band at 19 called Cobweb and was with them for a few years. She then tried a couple of different genres before taking a break and returned to music when she was invited to join a PFT band called Time to Breathe who then changed their name to Breathe. She left to join The UK PFT Show (sang for them a couple of years). When they disbanded she went to Us & Floyd for a while. Sharon left and had another break not thinking she would do entertaining again. However, she recently came back to performing with the talented members of Simply Floyd and enjoying yet again the music of Pink Floyd.
Coming from a very musical family Paul started gigging aged just 15. At 16 he was asked to join a friend’s band called The Tales of Justine, they were managed by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. His earliest recording experience was at EMI Abby Road where he helped finish the bands album before becoming involved with Joseph. The band played many gigs and even supported Pink Floyd at a London venue, Middle Earth. Moving on, Paul toured Norway supporting The Tremeloes before becoming a session musician working with musicians like Chris Thompson, Lawrence Juba and Romeos Daughter. While touring Europe and all over the UK he supported Buddy Guy, Mick Taylor, Tommy Emanuel and many others before settling down and playing with local bands in the MK and Northampton areas.