The Gruffs are Nick Plant on Double Bass, Tim Jackson on Guitar and Frank Creamer on Drums. They came together late in 2019, and recorded the album “Cosmic Kafoodle” over three sessions at Western Star Recording studios in 2022. In 2024 they band released “Drag a Hoof”, an 8-track vinyl picture disc become which has received excellent national and international reviews and is becoming highly collectable as the first picture disc from Western Star Records. Their compelling and absorbing live performances have been seen at Upton Blues Festival, Radical Bakers Harvest Camp and Pairc Festival in recent years, on top of club and pub shows around the country. This will be their 3rd appearance at Malvern Rocks, an event which has become a highlight of the band’s gigging calendar. Previously, with Matt Nailor on guitar, the band recorded their debut album “Not the Full Shilling” in 2017, followed by two EPs, Esmerelda (2018) and In Limbo Land (2020), with Jim Hammond on drums.