Feel the Beat, Dance to the Rhythm!
An eight-piece band – to get your feet moving - playing dance music with hints of Afro, Caribbean, Spanish, Latin and Western pop. Three saxes, two guitars, bass, drums and vocals.
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The band
Jonathan HYams
Lead guitar, vocals
Jonathan set up Shallow Roots with Rob in 2007. He is the principal songwriter.
Credits include The Afro Dizzy Acts, The Open Band, The Heartbeats and The Memos.
Rob Vasey
Rhythm guitar, vocals
Rob set up Shallow Roots with Jonathan in 2007. Rob also plays in his own band Neureille and guests
with several others on the Bristol music scene.
Romilly Gibbs
Alto sax
Romilly leads the horn section, playing those soaring soprano solos that are so distinctive to Shallow
Roots. Credits include Meet Your Feet.
Rosalind Moreno-Parra
Vocals
Rosalind's fabulous voice features on many of our songs. She
has runs her own Spanish / Ladino band in Bristol.
Jamie Darwen
Tenor sax
Jamie's tenor sax gives the band that great gutsy sound with driving solos.
Carol Arnold
Alto sax
Carol adds the mellow sound alto sound to the band. Credits include the Mendip Swing Big Band, the
Ambling Band, and Magna Jazz.
Tina Holmes
Bass guitar
Tina provides our great bass tones but is also a rhythm guitarist in several bands including Big Mambo and Meet Your Feet.
Jeremy Arnold
Drums
Jeremy provides the band with its all vital rhythm and beat. He plays in several other bands.
The music
A few of our songs for you to enjoy
No confidence
Featuring Romilly(soprano) and Jonathan (lead guitar).Words and music ©2024 Jonathan Hyams
From our 2025 EP Dig deep
Dreaming
Featuring Romilly.Words and music ©2015 Jonathan Hyams
From our 2015 EP Dreaming
La Cubana
Featuring Rosalind (main vocal), Jonathan (lead guitar), Romilly (soprano) and Jamie (tenor).Trad. arr. Shallow Roots
From our 2025 EP Dig deep
Letting go
Featuring Carol (alto).Words and music ©2024 Jonathan Hyams
From our 2025 EP Dig deep
Me voy ya
Featuring Jamie (tenor).Words and music ©2015 Jonathan Hyams
From our 2015 EP Dreaming
Freakin Typico
Featuring Romilly (soprano).Words and music ©2015 Jonathan Hyams
From our 2015 EP Dreaming