Nick Scrase - Guitar/Vocals

Eduardo Allen - Harmonica

Andy Hutt - Drums​

Craig Shaw - Bass

​

The Terraplanes Blues Band having been awarded the highly prestigious

"EMERGING BLUES ACT OF THE YEAR" at the UK Blues Awards 2023, have been busy playing around the country at some of the best blues clubs and festivals, cementing their reputation as one of the UK's most exciting blues acts.

​

Hailing from Bristol UK, with a sound echoing the 1960' s British R'n'B bands, The Terraplanes have been a breath of fresh air since the release of their debut E.P Midnight Train in 2020. With the commercial success and critical acclaim of their first full album Stepping Stones in 2022 plus some blistering live festival performances have seen them gain a league of followers around the world. The chemistry between the two founding members is the driving force of the band. Nick Scrase's authentic guitar/vocal tones Eduardo Allen's hi energy harmonica skills and stage performance make for an electric live show. The band are ably supported by Andy Hutt (drums) and Craig Shaw (bass).

​​

Nick Scrase & Eduardo Allen met in 2013 at an open mic night in Bristol, UK. The pair shared an appreciation of authentic delta blues and quickly became friends, meeting up weekly to sharpen up their skills as a duo at various open mics and acoustic showcases. Having chosen the name The Terraplanes from an old Robert Johnson song, they then began appearing around Bristol and the South West including Moles Club in Bath and the Wellington Beer Festival and many more. 

​

Eventually growing the band into a four piece and cutting their teeth on the local circuit, some very strong original tracks were being written by Nick Scrase to compliment the live gigs. It took 6 years to finally get into the studio. The Terraplanes were selected to get the benefits of an artist development programme in 2020 run by MAS Records. This scheme has such patrons as legendary Led Zepellin frontman Robert Plant.

 

Although the scheme was badly affected by Covid, with band not being able to get together, The Terraplanes managed to use the studio time well and laid down five tracks that would go on to be their debut release Midnight Train and keep the momentum they had built.

​

UK Radio play, articles about the band in magazines from U.S.A and at home would follow which took the band by surprise. Coming out of Covid, The Terraplanes played their first show in London at the St Moritz, Soho. A club called Gaz's Rockin' Blues club run by Gaz Mayall, son of British Blues legend John Mayall. In 2021 the band stole the show at the Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, Skegness during their first ever UK tour.

​

March 2022, The Terraplanes released their first full album Stepping Stones, recorded at Foel Studio in the Welsh Valleys the summer before. 12 original songs that would see the band nominated for a UK Blues Award the next year.

The Terraplanes were named as Emerging Act Of The Year in 2023 and selected to represent the UK at the UK Blues Challenge, held at Marshall Studios.

​

During the UK tour of 2024, having just headlined The 100 Club, London, The Terraplanes recorded a live album at Temperance in Leamington Spa to cap off another busy year. Consistently playing live and touring is set continue with more new material being written and recorded into 2025. Headline shows at The Crawdaddy Club in London (May), The Grounghog Blues Club and the Twickenham 60's day in association with The Eel Pie club in August amongst many other memorable club and festivals mean The Terraplanes are right where they shoud be...at the heart of the British Blues Scene!