Thursday, December 8, 2016

The Bands


The Baker Boys

The Baker Boys is a traditional folk and old timey music duo featuring Dave Baker (mandolin, vocal) and Gavin Baker (guitar) with assistance from Caroline Nesbø (vocal).
The Baker Boys bandcamp
The Baker Boys soundcloud
The Baker Boys discography
The Baker Boys myspace





Billy Mahonie

Billy Mahonie, instrumental rock band, consisted of Gavin Baker (guitar), Hywell Dinsdale (bass, guitar), Kevin Penney (bass), Howard Monk (drums) from 1997 and 2001. Between 2002 and 2004 Dinsdale and Penney were replaced by Anthony Barratt (guitar) and Duncan Brown (bass). From 2005 to 2010 the band was Baker and Monk in the studio and the original line up for live shows.
Billy Mahonie bandcamp
Billy Mahonie spotify
Billy Mahonie itunes
Billy Mahonie soundcloud
Billy Mahonie discography
Billy Mahonie facebook
Billy Mahonie youtube
Billy Mahonie twitter
Billy Mahonie myspace
Billy Mahonie wikipedia





Columbian Hi-Rise

Gavin played with Columbian Hi-Rise between 1996 and 1998. The band were Neil Childs (guitar, vocal), Gavin Baker (guitar), Jon Foster (bass, piano), Tom Graham (drums). They self released an album in 1998.
Colmbian Hi-Rise bandcamp
Columbian Hi-Rise itunes
Columbian Hi-Rise spotify
Columbian Hi-Rise discography

 


The Durells

The Durells was a minimal noise and electronica project with Gavin Baker on his own.
The Durells bandcamp
The Durells spotify
The Durells itunes
The Durells soundcloud
The Durells discography
The Durells myspace




Enslave The Zombie

Formed in late 2015, Enslave The Zombie is a metal & techno/electronica band consisting of Albert Baker (ipad, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, stylophone,& vocals) sometimes assisted by Gavin Baker (guitar, bass). They have released several eps and albums via their bandcamp page.
In 2022 Albert and Gavin were joined by Erik Solis and Kenneth Bæver Berke on bass and drums. They released and album in 2022.
Enslave The Zombie bandcamp
Enslave The Zombie spotify
Enslave The Zombie itunes
Enslave The Zombie facebook
Enslave The Zombie soundcloud 1
Enslave The Zombie soundcloud 2
Enslave The Zombie partial discography




Gavin John Baker

In the last seven years Gavin Baker has released a number of solo albums. A mix of solo acoustic guitar and acoustic drone music. He regularly collaborates with David CW Briggs and Christian Børke.
Gavin John Baker bandcamp
Gavin John Baker spotify
Gavin John Baker itunes
Gavin John Baker soundcloud
Gavin John Baker twitter
Gavin John Baker facebook
Gavin John Baker discography
Gavin John Baker myspace
Gavin John Baker & David CW Briggs spotify
Gavin John Baker & David CW Briggs itunes




Glider

Glider played laid back instrumental post rock and were made up of Gavin Baker (guitar, bass) and Pascal Asselin (drums).
Glider bandcamp
Glider spotify
Glider itunes
Glider soundcloud
Glider discography
Glider myspace





Höglin Baker

Formed in 2015 this is a country and newgrass duo comprising of Gavin Baker (guitar, vocal) and Stefan Höglin (banjo). They released a debut album accompanied by Dave Baker (mandolin) in October 2016.
Höglin Baker website
Höglin Baker at Big Pink Records
Höglin baker spotify
Höglin Baker itunes
Höglin Baker bandcamp
Högln Baker discography
Höglin Baker facebook
Höglin Baker soundcloud
Höglin Baker youtube




Jet Johnson

Jet Johnson, indie folky pop outfit, has been Caroline Nesbø (vocal, guitar, bass) and Gavin Baker (guitar) joined by numerous members over the years: Howard Monk (drums), Kevin Penney (bass), Hywell Dinsdale (drums), Ian Scanlon (bass, vocal), Kevin Smith (drums), Guri Hummelsund (bass), Anthony Barratt (bass, drums), Charles Wilson (drums), Tore Skjulstad Bryhni (bass, vocal), Øyvind Glamo (drums) and Karl Fredrik Alnes (drums).
Jet Johnson bandcamp
Jet Johnson spotify
Jet Johnson itunes
Jet Johnson soundcloud
Jet Johnson discography
Jet Johnson myspace





Meets Guitar

Meets Guitar was Gavin Baker (vocal, guitar, bass) in solo guise playing alternative country rock music with help from Caroline Nesbø (bass, vocal), and at various times: Kevin Smith (drums), Howard Monk (drums), Tom Cullinan (drums).
Meets Guitar bandcamp
Meets Guitar spotify
Meets Guitar itunes
Meets Guitar soundcloud
Meets Guitar discography
Meets Guitar mypace





Radio 9

Between November 2011 and June 2013 Gavin Baker was a member of Radio 9, a krautrock band based once in London but now in Oslo. The band has had lots of members over the years, the one constant party being Leon Muraglia (guitar, bass, vocal). The line up at this point was Leon, Christian Næss (drums, vocals, lap top) and Gavin Baker (bass, guitar).
Radio 9 site
Radio 9 bandcamp
Radio 9 soundcloud
Radio 9 twitter
Radio 9 facebook
Radio 9 myspace
Radio 9 partial discography





Sightseers

Gavin plays bass in Sightseers with Vegard Eggum (guitar, vocal) of  As The Tired Trains Cross Europe and Meadows & Io and Christian Børke (drums, keyboards etc) also from Meadows & Io. The band play new wave / post punk and released an album in 2022.
Sightseers at Big Pink Records
Sightseers discography





The Smith And Baker Band

The Smith and Baker Band is an instrumental rock duo comprising of Gavin Baker (guitar, bass) and Kevin Smith (drums).
The Smith and Baker band bandcamp
The Smith And Baker Band spotify
The Smith And Baker Band itunes
The Smith and Baker Band soundcloud
The Smith and Baker Band discography
The Smith And Baker Band facebook
The Smith and Baker Band myspace





Von Block

Von Block, a quirky heavy rock band, consisting of Gavin Baker (guitar), Ole Jørgen Bardal (saxophone), Jørgen Thorbjørnsen (bass) and Tom Byermoen (drums).
Von Block bandcamp
Von Block soundcloud
Von Block discography
Von Block myspace