Formed on a whim in a Kingswinford shed during late July 2005. The Toads, in theory, had existed in the minds of Jon Shepherd and Nick Brown since a visit to the previous year?s Baggeridge folk festival, although fairly typically, nothing happened for ten months.

Then Nick bought a bass, an old friend, Graeme Welsh was enlisted on drums and Jon and his brother David wrote some songs. Lots of songs.?

A little later Louise Harris was brought in on piano/organ and occasional flute. She liked it so much she married the bassist.

And so, The Toads were spawned...

The Toads are:

Louise Brown: piano/organ/flute

Nick Brown: bass

David Shepherd: guitar/bongos/voice

Jon Shepherd: voice/guitar/arrangements

Graeme Welsh: drums/percussion/voice

"BLUE IS A WOMAN" is The Toads first release: music/lyrics by David Shepherd. The track was arranged, recorded and mixed by Jon Shepherd in the Toadshed using a macbook running Garageband and Logic.

More recordings are in the pipeline.