Grassroots

Grassroots was formed in 1973 with the line up of Kelvin Fosberry on banjo and harmony vocals, Barry Martyn on mandolin and fiddle, Terry McCarthy on lead and harmony vocals and Ron Nesbitt on bass, lead and harmony vocals. Primarily active in the mid-1970s,Terry McCarthy left the group in 1977 and was replaced on guitar by Bob Jamison With Bob Jamison returning to America in 1982 the band was largely inactive until 1989, when Terry McCarthy rejoined. In the mid-1990s, Ivor Otley joined the band on fiddle, and was eventually replaced by Gina Richardson, who stayed with the group until the autumn of 2003. She was replaced in October 2003 by Rick Townend on fiddle.