Two's Company are husband and wife duo Rob and Amy Chalmers. Based on the Wirral in North West England, they perform regularly together both as a duo and with other musicians.
Amy Chalmers
Amy is an experienced performer in a variety of musical genres. She studied the violin at Leeds
University, leading the University Orchestra and achieving a BA (Hons) in Music in 2000.
A starring role on stage in the "Essence of Ireland" show, took Amy on tour to theatres across UK in 2007 and 2008. The Jersey Post
described her as "a stunning violinst with an equally stunning vocal range" in their review of the show. Amy also
plays Irish music in bands The Bogtrotters and Yer Man and His Mates.
Having been involved in numerous classical string quartets over the years, Amy now plays violin in the ‘Astbury Quartet’ and
the ‘Gabriel Quartet’at venues all over the North West.
Amy sings regularly with the 10-piece
disco party outfit
The Groovy Wonderband as well as occasionally performing in 4-piece The Amy Chalmers band.
In the past she has been a part of the Wirral female duo "Vixen", Goodfellas Soul Band, Dream Legion and The Shambolix.
Amy is currently working on a solo project, writing and recording her own material.
See www.myspace.com/amychalmers
for more information.
Rob Chalmers
Rob has years of experience playing the guitar in many different styles
including pop, classical, folk, soul and jazz. As well as playing regularly in Two's Company, he is also a member
of The Tivoli Trio in which he recently performed at the
International Guitar Festival of Great Briatin.
Rob had a spell with the Manchester University Jazz Orchestra and has played in many shows, including "Fame"
at the Dancehouse Theatre Manchester. Rob played some dates on the Essence of Ireland tour and has appeared at the Chester
music festival and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Rob also plays electric guitar in several functions bands including The
Groovy Wonderband
Rob attended the Music department at York University where he qualified in 2002 with an MSc in Music Technology. Skills learnt here allow Rob to work as a sound engineer both at live events and in a recording studio.
Rob currently teaches guitar both from his home studio and in 3 Wirral secondary schools, as well as running group workshops. He has been a tutor for the last 8 years on the National Youth Music Camp held at John Dankworth and Cleo Laine's Stables Theatre and was invited to direct the camp in 2009.
After working together on various musical projects, Amy and Rob first teamed up as ‘Two’s Company’ in 2000 to perform instrumental and vocal pieces. We perform approximately 40 times a year as Two's Company both at private engagements and public concerts and have performed live on Radio Merseyside (see below).
You can often catch us playing at the First Thursday poetry evening
at Linghams book store, Heswall, and at the annual Summer Serenades
concert series at Birkenhead Priory and the Williamson Art Gallery.
We also perform annually at the Secret Gardens of Oxton event, organised
by the Oxton society.
Radio Performances
Looking for a party band?
Check out our friends the Groovy Wonderband!
A superb 10-piece group, playing your favourite music from the 1970s to the present day
