For a schools week we will typically arrive VERY EARLY on a Monday morning to set up all our equipment, ready to take all sorts of lessons designed to encourage young people to check out God for themselves. Using our music and drama we look at the topics of friendship, forgiveness, the value of a person, choices and generally the Christian perspective on these things. We’re not trying to brainwash people, just telling them what we’ve experienced and how they can find out more for themselves!

An activities week is very different to this. Usually arranged by a church or youth group during half term, we work with a group of young people to write a song or a piece of drama and perfect it, ready to perform on the Friday night. This is mixed with lots of fun, games, music and drama from us, as well as whatever else the church has planned!

The other things we are involved with are Christian events such as Spring Harvest, the Baptist Assembly and one off events put on by churches. Our role at these places can vary from leading worship, speaking and leading seminars, or playing our own music as a way of encouraging young people to find out more about God.

Important and exciting news is that Taste are being joined on the road this year by Diversion who do drama which will add a whole different dimension to our tours. Diversion is Laura Bayliss and Ben Read who have also been rehearsing hard this month ready to start touring with Taste very soon. 

Well we have a slightly different Taste line-up as usual for this year. The familiar faces of Claire, La Roche, Keel, Andy and Joy are still around but we've been joined by Becca Ceasar on vocals and Jack Harrison on bass guitar. Keel takes up drumming duties leaving Joy to carry on with all things technical as well as organising all our tours and keeping us in order! Check our blog page for more details and more exciting news...

Taste has had a great time over the summer even though camping was involved! The new album has sold well but as all good things come to an end, we have to say goodbye to Matty Boy and Sammy J as they go on to new things in September. Matt has threatened to have all his hair lopped off as a fund-raiser but we've yet to see the result! Hopefully, we'll recognise him next time we see him! Meanwhile we await the arrival of Becca Ceasar who is joining us as a vocalist this year. She sang with us at Leading Edge so that was a good initiation into the world of Taste! Read more on our Blog page...

Well we thought it was never gonna happen but finally it is here! The new Taste CD is released on June 4th! It contains 7 tracks including three brand new songs: 'Break Down The Wall', 'Following You' and the title track 'Never Gonna Happen.' We're very excited about the sound on this album which mixes a rocking guitar/bass/drums groove with the funky DJ sounds of La Roche. Add in the amazing vocal talent of the one and only Claire Parry and you have a very pleasing package which can be purchased for only 5 pounds plus postage and packing. You can order the CD if you go to www.vizaviz.org/nevergonnahappen.htm and even hear some of the tracks.

Taste are in the studio working on some new songs for the next album. Although recording has started, the busy touring schedule means a new release won't be for a while yet. We've managed to avoid the worst of the snow on our recent tour. Two weeks in Scotland followed by a week in Devon meant we travelled the whole length of the country although our beloved van Linford failed his MOT so we had to pick him up and reload on our way from north to south! Read more on our blog page...

Taste would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We are off on our Check It Out at Christmas Tour which adds a lot of fairy lights and tinsel to our stage set but also tries to unpack the real meaning of Christmas and help people to understand that Jesus makes all the difference in the world!

Having spent 3 weeks in the studio perfecting the Taste set list and writing new material we were excited and ready to get on the road. However Claire received the news that she was required to appear at Her Majesty's pleasure at Basildon Crown Court!! No, not for any great crime that she had committed but as part of the jury, for two weeks...the first of which clashed with a rehearsal week, the second meant that she would be unable to be with us in Grantham for a schools week!!

Not sure quite what to do we contacted all X-tasty girls only to discover that they were all either back at Uni or on the other side of the world!! So there was no other alternative...Joy stepped into the breach (and the studio) and spent the final week practicing with all the new Tasty guys! What a challenge...having not fronted the band for 4 years...this called for the mother of all shopping trips!!! Oh my word, what a great excuse for a new wardrobe!

Seriously, it was very scary and not the ideal start to the year, especially when Claire's name was then called up for a more serious case halfway through the second week which meant that she was needed for an extra 10 days and so missed the second week in Grantham, too.

Check out Tasty adventures in Grantham on the Blog pages. love you lots xx

Andy, Claire andy Joy are very happy to announce that the all new Taste Line-up will be arriving at the Viz Office on Monday morning all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ready to start their year out!! It's all very exciting and we are looking forward to getting into the studio to rehearse and learn all the Tasty songs. Please get in touch if you have a particular favourite and we'll make sure we keep it on the songlist.

New band members are:

Matt Williamson - Drums

Sammy J -          Bass

Sam La Roche -   DJ

Andy K -            Techy Dude

Andy continues on Guitar and Claire on Vocals. Joy will be keeping everyone in order and making sure all the bookings fall into place.

In a couple of weeks time we'll be heading over to Nikki's for our make-over and then to get some photos taken ready to update the website, Facebook & myspace...we'll be on the road from 23rd September and then back in schools in the middle of October, so Grantham lookout, here we come.

We'd really love to hear any stories of how Taste came into your school, please contact us and let us know what happened, we'd love to hear from you.

Speak L8R...luv U xx