Editing Big Muffin Serious Band

[[image:BigMuffin.jpg|right|thumb|[[Big Muffin Serious Band]] in 2008 at [[Ward Lane]]. Photo by [[PetraJane]].]]

Purveyors of fine (and often silly) ukulele music in Hamilton and New Zealand since 1983. General musical classification;  country-punk-skiffle/barbershop rock. Instrumentation incorporates ukulele, tea-chest bass, snare drum, home-made gadgets, various toys and miscellaneous non-musical implements. Also known for shadow-puppetry, stilt-walking, ludicrous costumes and general clowning.

Founding members were [[Graeme Cairns]], [[Jim Fulton]] (ex-[[Maiden Britain]]) and the late [[Ian Coldham-Fussell]], with their first performance at the Waikato Winter Show in May 1983. The band has had numerous lineup changes, with ''Cairns'' and ''Fulton'' constants throughout. In 2013 the band released a celebratory video for their 30th Anniversary, ''Mr T. Pot''; it was the bands first official music video, and all former members were invited to be in the video, with twelve present and past members appearing. 

==BMSB Musicians==
*[[Graeme Cairns]]: 1983- present
*[[Jim Fulton]]: 1983- present
*Ian Coldham-Fussell: 1983
*Chris Allen: 1984
*Mark Walles: 1984
*Keith MacMillan: 1985-86
*Peter (P. Bagg) Caldwell: 1986-88
*Paul VanWering: 1988-89
*Bryce Galloway: 1989-90[[image:itsy.jpg|right|thumb|''Itsy Bitsy'' cover art]]
*Jeff Howell: 1991-92
*Steve Matich: 1990-95
*Matthew Shirley: 1993-95
*[[Bevan Galbraith|Bevan (Baz) Galbraith]]: 1997-present
*Tony Wyeth: 1999
*Nick Clothier: 2004-2012
*Adam Fulton: 2005-2???
*[[Paul Tregilgas]]: 2???-present
*James Sutherland: 2???-present
[[image:Jabber.jpg|right|thumb|''Jabberwocky Goes To Town'' cover art]]

==BMSB bottlers/dancers/guest musicians==
*[[The Naughty See-Monkey]] (original go-go dancer): 1986-88
*Trudy Kendall (go-go): 1988-93
*Alec Forbes (go-go): 1989-95
*Adrian (Droid) Holroyd (go-go): 1995-99
*Craig Beere (go-go): 2003-2005
*Adrienne Carthew (stilts): 2004
*Donald Nicholls: 2???-present

==Releases==
*[[Jabberwocky Goes To Town]], vinyl 1987; 2003 CD re-release 
*[[Heavens To Murgatroyd]] CD, 2002
*[[Itsy Bitsy]] CD, 2012

*The song ''Look Out, There's a Monster Coming'' appeared on the 2020 compilation [[In Thrust We Trust]].

==Shows==
*[[The Eggplant that Ate Otago]]. Shadow Puppetry/Theatre/Music.
*[[The Complete History of Music]]. Radio Broadcast/Live Seminar
*[[Homemade Instruments for Beginners]]. Workshop

Some of these recordings are available from the [[University Library]].

==Published Articles==
*''Big Muffin Meets Members for a Cup of Tea'', [[Hamilton Press]], 19 June 2013, P33

==External Links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkgn6Drp5ac Mr T. Pot video]
*[http://www.muffin.net.nz Muffin.net] - For a more complete bio, pictures and info on associated instrumental ukulele groups

[[Category:Bands]]