Out Of The Box
John A Sampson is an Edinburgh-based professional musician, composer and actor. A well-known and loved performer on the UK music scene In the mid-1990`s, he was previously recorder tutor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dance.
Gavin Bolus is a satirist, playwright and performer. His unorthodox style of verse is at first very funny, and becomes increasingly engaging and even poignant. Singing original songs, whilst accompanying himself on a Casio keyboard or bongos, his act is a bizarre blend of Sinatra-style crooning and old-man creepiness.
Michael Garrett was the Maestro in Ken Russell's 'Women In Love', the 1969 film for which he also wrote the music. His bombastic piano performances are larger than life and his illustrious career as a composer and jazz pianist spanning 40 years shows no signs of slowing down. He is guaranteed to get the audience jumping.