About John

During a visit to Blackpool Tower at the age of eleven, John became interested in and enthusiastic about organ music, and was given tuition by a local organist. He was a church organist at the age of thirteen and also at this time played on occasions at the Majestic Cinema, Cradley Heath on its Christie Pipe organ. In 1989 John became one of the resident organists at the Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, playing a Yamaha HX1 electronic organ alongside the Wurlitzer for the popular Saturday Party Nights. Wurlitzer Wonderland Volumes 1 and 2 were recorded here, featuring John with Keith Tomlin at the Wurlitzer.

John has played for various theatre and electronic organ societies around the country including the Channel Islands, and also for the Cinema Organ Society and the Theatre Organ Club at Burton on Trent Town Hall. He has also visited Holland several times to play theatre organ concerts for the Netherlands Organ Federation (NOF).

 He also makes appearances on both Wurlitzer and Wersi organs at the world famous Tower Ballroom Blackpool. John has broadcast on a couple of occasions for BBC Radio, Shropshire, live, on the Wurlitzer at the Buttermarket, Shrewsbury.

Whilst John plays mainly theatre organ, he is equally at home on electronics, and frequently plays for dancing. His own musical tastes vary from light classics, musicals through to Beatles and Abba. Influences in the organ scene include Reginald Dixon, Sidney Torch and current players such as Phil Kelsall and Chris Powell.

In 2002 John was appointed Honorary Organist to the Shropshire Theatre Organ Trust.

In November 2008 John moved from his West Midland roots up to sunny Blackpool so please take note of his new address above.

He is happy to play for electronic organ societies that can provide an instrument.

John's Photo Gallery

John's Concert Diary