Rod Demick & Jackie Mcauley

Leaving Belfast in 1964, Jackie with the iconic R&B band Them, and Rod with the cult Garage band The Wheels, they followed their separate careers for the next six decades.They worked with Van Morrison, Lonnie Donegan, Screaming Lord Sutch, Gene Vincent, The Yardbirds, Joe Cocker, Taj Mahal, Doctor John, Johnny Winter, The Incredible String Band, The Strawbs, David Essex, The Real Thing, Henry McCullough, Mud Morganfield, Snooky Prior, Viv Stanshall, Louisianna Red, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Ruby Turner, Marvin Rainwater, Rick Wakeman and countless others.Jackie has written songs for Status Quo, Lonnie Donegan, recorded a dozen solo albums. His music has been used in Hollywood movies 'Humble Pie' and 'Stranger Things'.
Rod has provided songs for The Hollies, The Yardbirds and The Strawbs.Jackie's memoir 'I Sideman' and Rod's e-book 'My Gap Life' tell the history of Skiffle, Rock and Roll, Folk, Blues and Pop Music.
They put on an entertaining show with anecdotes of growing up on opposite sides of Belfast to years spent working in the Music Business.