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. Formed in 2007, they consist of three cousins, Gav Campbell, Neil Donnelly & Glenn Donnelly. They had had multiple guest players in their band throughout the years (cousin Andy Cochrane, Deano, Steve Hodge, Mark Matthewson, John Kearns and Paul Kennedy) but the core of the 3 main members keeps the band going strong! They had three songs in the soundtrack for the

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'', directed by

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; two songs which were written solely for the film; "Hit the Ground Running" (featured in ''

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'' magazine), and "It’s a Blast", along with "Hurricane". Their debut album was produced by

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’s guitarist

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, who also guests on lead guitar. It featured drummer/percussionist

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and was produced by Bernard Matthews. In 2010, they had airplay on

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in Northern Ireland, along with having reviews in Ireland, England, Italy and California.

Gav Campbell

Gav Campbell is the lead singer and songwriter for the band. He can play both drums and guitar, but is currently also a guitarist in the band. He has been a DJ on

, a station covering the Greater Belfast area, he now works behind the scenes. His sister Tina Campbell is a presenter on

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