Local Band Makes Good!

North Walsham Band, "Those Deadbeat Cats" have recently been signed to UK Rock 'n' Roll record label, "Western Star" based near Bristol "Those Deadbeat Cats" have been gigging the local music scene since the summer of 2017 when they made their first appearance at North Walsham Fun Day in the main tent Regular bookings picked up quickly until the dreaded pandemic brought everything to a halt in 2020

2022, however saw the band out every weekend throughout Norfolk and beyond building a loyal following for their infectious, good fun live performances mashing up music from the 1950s to modern day played with a unique fusion of rockabilly, ska, blues, rock & pop! The three-piece band are all North Walsham lads and will be well known to many local music fans from their previous bands

Ron Sayer, on guitar and vocals, has been a constant feature of the local music landscape as a solo artist and member of bands such as

"Spider Murphy", "Tempest" and "The Streamlines" His reputation as a blues guitar virtuoso stretches far and wide with albums and gigs across the world and sharing the stage with some of the top names on the blues scene

It should also be noted that Ron once won the "National Guitarist of the Year" by Guitarist Magazine at the finals held at Wembley He has also been a professional music teacher in the area for many years.

Daryl Blyth brings his amazing ska/punk influenced drum skills, huge rockabilly quiff and rawking vocals to the band. Pretty much rock 'n' roll royalty in the area, Daryl is otherwise known as "Bleaky's Boy" on account of his dad from Bleaky & The Bop Cats (and later The Classics) who were the top rock 'n' roll act on the local scene through the 70s & 80s Daryl will be known to many for several bands in the area but the most successful has to be "Hello Bear" who released 2 albums, toured the country and made several TV and radio appearances with their quirky indie-pop in the early 2000s