~ Bernice MacDonald Band
Lucy Osborn - Guitar
Lucy is a session guitarist and guitar teacher based in Brighton.
Playing since the age of 11 and gigging since the age of 14, she has played at venues all over the UK,
including London, Brighton, Bristol, Bedford and Newcastle,
in prestigious venues such as Komedia (Brighton), Concorde 2 (Brighton) and The Troubador (London).
In addition to playing for the Bernice MacDonald Band Lucy sessions for Rachel Mosleh,
and also takes one-off sessions for many different artists.
Lucy has also appeared on BBC radio, Radio Reverb and Brighton and Hove Community Radio as a
result of working with these artists.
Victoria Smith - Bass
Hailing from Leicestershire and now based near Brighton, Victoria is one of the UK's most talented female bass players.
Having previously played bass for the AKA Band, Champagne on Ice and toured Finland, Holland and Great Britain with McQueen,
Victoria now combines playing for the Bernice MacDonald Band with being a member of fellow Brighton based
bands Boogie Nights, Ocean Reid and Kreamhorn.
Victoria is also a member of the all girl Ramones tribute band The Ramonas which tour
the UK & Europe including performances in Spain at Extremúsika and Rock at Sea - Hårdrock in Sweden.
Tabitha Smith - Backing Vocals
Since completing a Higher Diploma in Professional Musicianship in Brighton Tabitha has begun to pursue a career as a singer/songwriter,
with her most notable performance to date at Glastonbury in 2008.
As well as performing as a backing vocalist for the Bernice MacDonald Band
she has recorded live sessions for Brightons Juice Radio and Radio Reverb.
Tabitha recorded her new e.p 'Better Than This' in 2009 with drezone productions which is currently available for purchase.
Tabitha will be recording her album to be titled 'Hear The Sea' later this year.
Will Wilde - Drums
As well as playing drums for the Bernice MacDonald Band Will is the vocalist and harmonica player for Will ‘Harmonica’ Wilde and also plays for Dani Wilde.
Will ‘Harmonica’ Wilde released their debut album entitled ‘Nothing But Trouble’ in summer 2008.
The album was well received by the blues community and rated highly by the likes of Blues in Britain and
Blues Matters Magazines and also by Paul Jones who interviewed Will and began playing the record on BBC Radio 2.
Their 2nd album is scheduled for release later this year.
James Aldcorft - Harmonica
