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Beardsmith are made up of Dad Neil, 63, Graham 25, Gary 24, Ged 20, Alice 14 and Gil 12.
Neil set up the band with his family 10 years ago. He was a scout leader and his children were scouts and guides. The local village wanted the scouts to take part in a local fair, so he got his children together and formed a band.
Everyone said how brilliant they were and they have been playing in a band together ever since.The family have always been musical, and Neil has taught all the children to play musical instruments as part of their home schooling. Even 12 year old Gil plays drums.
They now travel around the country playing gigs, including holiday parks and outdoor events. They play all sorts of music from Pop to Blues. They love Queen, The Eagles and Jackson 5. The Christmas song which they enjoy the most is Merry Christmas Everybody.
Neil says they don't earn much money, but he loves working together with his family and is really proud of them all. He says he often gets a tear in his eye when he sees them all performing together.
Even though they live in Cheshire they came to our Cardiff auditions because they were playing the night before in Weston super- mare. There they played 'You Give Love a Bad Name' by Bon Jovi and in the semis they chose family band the Bee Gees and played staying alive.
They says it's good to be out in the country on their own so they don't annoy their neighbours with all the noise they make.
They say they love being in a band together as they can be totally honest with each other and tell them what they really think.
The family rent a farm in Nantwich , Cheshire where they live with dogs, cats and horses. Their mum breeds cats. All the children have been home schooled. It all came about because Graham was bullied at school. Mum Pam teaches the two youngest Maths and English and other subjects via the internet.
Alice and Gil say that they love learning at home because there is no school uniform and they can do their school work in their pyjamas.
