The Rainbow Bridge story began in 2002 when Mike Price-
project at a rehearsal room outside Caernarfon and met Mark Patterson, who was the guitarist in the band. A bond was quickly established when Mark started playing Jimi Hendrix licks during a break and Mike leapt at the chance to play along. The blues project never got off the starting blocks, but this failure prompted Mike and Mark to form Rainbow Bridge.
The Rainbow Bridge set is essentially material that has been closest to the band members for many
years, and is restricted to covers of songs by Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and a limited number of other artistes.
MIKE started playing in an era when Jimi Hendrix was at his peak and has played in a considerable
number of bands of differing musical styles over the years. However, he has always come back to his
rock/blues roots. Mike is a superb drummer and says of Rainbow Bridge ‘’this is probably the best little old band I have ever played in. I love the material we play and I love the other guys in the band’’. Mike plays either a vintage Ludwig kit or a new double bass drum Mapex Saturn kit, depending on the venue. He uses Zildjian and custom Meinl cymbals.
MARK emigrated to beautiful North Wales from Manchester ‘’when I were just a lad’’.....or
so he says! He probably got pissed one night and couldn’t find his way home, so decided
to stay. Like Mike, Mark’s true love, apart from his ever-
KEITH is the find of the decade. Whilst playing in a ‘’happy clappy’’ band he was
spirited away by the evil duo Mike and Mark, never to darken the door of wedding
party music again! Keith has managed to bring the final piece of the jigsaw to Rainbow
Bridge, not only pounding out fantastic bass lines but also providing lead vocals
for the band. Keith has a reputation for never passing a music shop without buying
a bass guitar, so putting down in writing what he plays is a waste of time as it
may have changed by next week. However, his current favourite is an OLP Music Man
Stingray 5 copy, which he plays through a Boss multi-
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