The Point of No Return is a Bournemouth-based blues / rock / latin-jazz band whose members have been playing together since 2006

The band has gone through various incarnations, but the current line up features:
Richard Lailey on keyboards and backing vocals.
David Revell on lead guitar and occasionally on bass guitar.
Steve Cable on bass guitar and occasionally on rhythm guitar.
Andy Murphy on lead vocals and rhythm guitar.
David Jones on drums and congas.

To contact the band, call David Jones on 07966 578999.

Band Member Profile: Richard Lailey

Nickname:
Slick / Keys / Little Richard.

Instrument(s) played:
Synthesiser Keyboard (Piano, Sax, Violin, Distortion Guitar, etc), Acoustic Guitar, Flute and Vocals.  However, I have a wide collection of instruments, some unusual and have played them all in secret…..

Favourite band(s) and musician(s):
The Point of No Return, Pink Floyd, 1000 other bands and The Point of No Return.

Favourite type(s) of music:
Rock, Synth Trance, Jazz Blues and most other genres for a limited attention span.

First live concert:
Not sure who they were, but it was at Glastonbury.  Come to think of it, I can’t remember any of the bands back then…..

Best show attended and why:
The Point of No Return in the early Harewoodstock gigs, observing Murf, our lead singer, consume a bottle of Smirnoff before performing.

Most memorable musical experience and why:
Our first gig at the wedding of our former Rhythm Guitarist, so nervous walking towards the stage and thinking that this is the point of no return.  So relieved after finishing our first live song without mistakes and then the unexpected happened – the audience clapped and cheered!  Wow, what a moment!

Most embarrassing experience:
Wandering the streets, stark naked, in Australia, shouting for help, thinking my friends had all drowned at sea.  All the families came out of their houses, gone midnight and then my friends turned up, fully-clothed.  Eek, gosh, I don’t want to think of that right now!

Hobbies:
Any device that can be connected with a wire, any electronic gizmo that doesn’t need a wire, wires by themselves (I have several locations around the house where I store them), badminton, cars, home automation and programming my synthesiser.

Number one ambition:
To automate everything possible in the home.

Band Member Profile: David Revell

Nickname:
Little Dave.

Instrument(s) played:
Guitar, mandolin.

Favourite band(s) and musician(s):
The Scorpions, Coldplay, Phatfish.

Favourite type(s) of music:
Contemporary Christian, Blues-rock, Celtic, World Music.

First live concert:
Black Sabbath.

Best show attended and why:
Farewell gig by Phatfish.  The most uplifting concert I’ve been to.

Most memorable musical experience and why:
On holiday on the Isle of Skye, hearing a band play wonderful European folk songs, with beautiful, female vocal harmonies.

Most embarrassing experience:
Pass.

Hobbies:
Reading, watching documentaries, Fighting (the Flab).

Number one ambition:
To follow Jesus.

Band Member Profile: David Jones

Nickname:
Deej / Deejman.

Instrument(s) played:
Congas, bongos, drums, timbales, vocals (flirting with an electric piano).

Favourite band(s) and musician(s):
Santana, Bruce Springsteen, BB King, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Rush, Prince, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Favourite type(s) of music:
Blues, Rock, Blues-rock, Latin, Heavy Metal / Hard Rock, Indie Rock, World Music.

First live concert:
Cliff Richard and the Shadows at the Pavilion in Bournemouth (I think!).  I was a tiddler at the time.

Best show attended and why:
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Wembley Stadium on the “Born in the USA” tour in 1985.

Most memorable musical experience and why:
Winning Bournemouth Schools’ Choir Competition with Hill View Choir in the seventies sometime – at the Winter Gardens, a stage where the Beatles, Pink Floyd, etc, have played.  Why?  Because singing on that stage was something special.  And we won!!!

Most embarrassing experience:
Losing my swimming trunks when diving into the pool in front of the whole school.

Hobbies:
Painting, reading, watching movies, jamming with my band buddies, going to the gym, spending time with my family, going to cafes, meeting friends, organising sports car club meets and road runs.

Number one ambition:
To have my writing published.

Band Member Profile: Steve Cable

Nickname:
Big Steve.

Instrument(s) played:
Acoustic guitar, bass guitar, tambourine, maracas and recorder.

Favourite band(s) and musician(s):
The Moody Blues, the Beatles, the Coral, Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff, Glen Campbell, Gordon Lightfoot, plus many others!

Favourite type(s) of music:
Rock, reggae, Tamla Motown, soul, some country & western, some jazz and classical.

First live concert:
Slade in 1973 at the Hammersmith Odeon.

Best show attended and why:
Blue Jays concert at the Hammersmith Odeon (again!) in 1975.  Nice to see Justin Hayward and John Lodge of the Moody Blues working with other musicians.

Most memorable musical experience and why:
Playing the Greyhound in Fulham – it was the first big gig that I played at.  We supported Laverne Brown of Red Beans and Rice.

Most embarrassing experience:
Forgetting how to play “Start” by the Jam, when playing on stage with my previous band – my mind just went blank!

Hobbies:
Flying (when I can afford it), circuit training, motor-biking and languages.

Number one ambition:
To be a professional musician.

Comments by other members of the band:
Don’t get him started on music theory!  (Deej).

 

Band Member Profile: Andy Murphy.
Coming soon.