BANDS SATURDAY 20TH JULY

 And so, in September 1980 the long affray began, a group of teenagers met in South London to begin  their journey onto the great wide-open plains of creativity. Clint Bradley, Carlo and Stef Edwards,  Mitch Caws, along with guest saxophonist Clive Osbourne, had their first rehearsal together in  Carshalton and began a quest that continues to this day. From the outset it was clear to all of them  that they wanted to begin creating their own identity and not repeat what any of them had done  previously. Right from the start they set about crafting their own sound. The Blue Cats would not be  a sound-alike band, that time was past for all of them! They would take all the musical influences  that they had collectively as a band and create something entirely new. This was far from plain sailing  and they had to deal with a lot of opposition in the beginning and still do to this day, but it was their  way or nothing. They played their first gig together in Holland in October 1980.