British Export

Over the past few years several young newcomers to the festival have grabbed our attention… British Export came to our notice in 2001 after they were awarded the 'Top Beatles Tribute Band' prize at both the Chicago and New York Beatlefests, and they were rewarded with several prime slots at that years Convention. Also invited to make their debut were a local band who had been creating a racket at the bar just round the corner from our office; The Blue Meanies. Both bands caused quite a stir! At the end of last year, British Export invited the Meanies excellent guitarist Gav Pring to join them on a tour of South Korea. The new line-up was so successful that the band offered Gav the position of George full-time, and so he flew his Liverpool nest and headed for Illinois! In the past few months British Export made another line-up change and are delighted to introduce John Graham to Liverpool this year, playing the role of John Lennon. John has had plenty of experience fronting various bands in the Chicago area; he's been Roger Daltrey in A Who band called Amazing Journey, Jon Anderson in a Yes recreation and can impersonate other vocalists from groups as varied as Pink Floyd, Roy Orbison and Pearl Jam. As a lifelong Beatles fan, John feels that he has achieved the ultimate ambition by joining British Export as Lennon. Not only that, he has provided British Export with the unique distinction of being the only Beatles Tribute Band that is actually fronted by John and Paul, since Paul Lynch portrays McCartney!

British Export are Gavin Pring as George, Paul Lynch as Paul, John Graham as John and Jim Martin as Ringo.