Alan Rosewarne

Alan Rosewarne is a consummate a) singer, b) rhythm guitarist, c) renderer of a large variety of vocal styles or d) all of these. Take d) and you'll be on the mark. His relentless, scatological humour has also been identified as the single most significant cause of irritable bowel syndrome. Everyone's. Which makes him ideal for the job of lead singer and rhythm-guitar backbone of this particular band. Alan had a guitar in his hand from early teens and after a while he learned to play it, which ultimately led to Dave introducing him to Col in the early '70s and the formation of Cockatoo Lake. The failure of this enterprise to win fame and fortune launched Al on what was to become a star-studded career in advertising and communications. Post CL he went on to party bands The Farts and Meet Café (the latter with Col), though it was as lead singer for Joe Fish and The Chips (with Bob on bass) that he became familiar to many audiences from Goolwa to Glendambo over a number of years in the '80s. He used to be a pretty handy songwriter too which has been one of many things contributing to a fine sense of delivery in interpreting the songs of the Eagles and a great hook to hang the Baldies' six-part harmonies on. When not busy with the band and his marketing business he's likely to be found messing about on a racetrack in his classic touring car. Alan is an absolute perfectionist and hates all the mistakes he makes.