Musicians, written by Phil Swann.

Phil Swann

 Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Irish Bouzouki, Keyboards, Vocals, Percussion

Jules Jones

Vocals in Spirit of Discovery and Existence (Acoustic songs) albums

Jules is the vocalist in a folk/rock duo with her husband Jay in "The Jays" who play a mixture of covers and original material.  Jules is a vocalist and percussionist in the original Poet / Punk band The Ohs!  Jules has given me huge support for my music by singing my songs and performing live with me at local open mics venues.

Martyn Hillstead

Various Percussion and Backing Vocals in the Spirit of Discovery album. Martyn  runs the Teignmouth folk club and is involved with running the Teignmouth Folk Festival. Martyn currently plays in Isambards Rats Border Morris band and Worts 'n' all Ceilidh band. I met Martyn at Teignmouth Folk club many years ago and we used to play in  the covers band called The Estuary Band together.

​Sam Swann

Drums, Bass Guitar in the Spirit of Discovery album

My son Sam was the bass guitarist in Indie rock band The Kaizens. They have played at many venues and festivals, the highlight being Plymouth Pavillions and iconic venues in Camden, London, Birmingham and Manchester. Check out their original music on Spotify or YouTube. Sam has been a huge support with my music and we share our home studio for recordings!

​​Colin Shorthouse

Vocals on the Spirit of Discovery album

I have known Colin since we were teenagers and we used to play in the covers band called The Estuary Band together. 

​Ian Churchward

Acoustic lead guitar on "Changing World" on The Spirit of Discovery album.

Ian is the founder member of folk / rock band The Legendary 10 seconds. If you are interested in history like England's King Richard III and the sound of the mellotron played by keyboardist and producer Lord Zarquon then this is the band for you! Check out their huge album backlog on Spotify or YouTube.  I am grateful to have played on some of their recent albums such as  their three Almanac albums and "Songs about Devon" album. 

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