The Mini Album

Victoria's Big Easy

BIO 1

Formed a year ago, Victoria’s Big Easy, a seven piece band from the ‘Colne Delta’ of Colchester Essex, performed a concert at The Colne Delta Blues club to honour the music of Multi Grammy award winner and Rock Hall of Fame artist, Bonnie Raitt.

This highly acclaimed evening was captured on an album, ‘Live at The Colne Delta’, which was released September 2025.

Inspired by that success, the band set about to develop their own style.

Chris West “It was clear that Victoria’s love of classic blues was deeply rooted in her singing style, so we talked about all those great artists she loves, like Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Bessie Smith and more recently Beth Hart. So we decided our journey would start with an album inspired by early Delta Blues and Appalachian music, music that inspired Bonnie Raitt, but self penned and with our own stamp on it”.
Victoria Skingsley-Bartholomew, I’m so pleased that we have captured on our latest album ‘’What The Tide Took Back’ the essence and heart of the feeling I get from blues music”.

The latest album, ‘What The Tide Took Back’ os due for release on 27Th April 2026.

BIO 2 - THE BAND (50 words)

Victoria and The Big Easy features on vocals, Victoria Skingsley-Bartholomew. Victoria brings an authentic vocal tone, with a bluesy-soul style. She delivers the heart of Delta music with a seven piece band led by renowned guitarist and producer Chris West.

BIO 3 - THE BAND (100 words)

Victoria and The Big Easy features on vocals, Victoria Skingsley-Bartholomew. Victoria brings an authentic vocal tone, with a bluesy-soul style. She delivers the heart of Delta music with a seven piece band led by renowned guitarist and producer Chris West’s first professional job as a Guitarist was with Stomu Yamash'ta, (the virtuoso percussionist). Chris later played with Rick Wakeman and the breakaway group from Manfred Mann (Earthband) later renamed Terra Nova. Other bands include; Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon, The Flirtations, Jimmy Helms and The Nashville Teens.

BIO 3 - THE BAND (500 words)

Victoria and The Big Easy features on vocals, Victoria Skingsley-Bartholomew. Victoria brings a authentic vocal tone, with a bluesy-soul style. She delivers the heart of Delta music with a seven piece band led by guitarist and producer Chris West. His First professional job as a Guitarist was with Stomu Yamash'ta, (the virtuoso percussionist), touring for 5 years and culminating in the album ‘GO’, which also featured names such as Steve Winwood, Michael Shrieve (Santana) and Klaus Schulze (Tangerine Dream). Chris later played with Rick Wakeman and the breakaway group from Manfred Mann ( Earthband) later renamed Terra Nova. Other bands include; Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon, The Flirtations, Jimmy Helms and The Nashville Teens. Since 2000 Chris has recorded five albums for Status Quo as well as for Uriah Heep, Leo Sayer, Cilla Black and also co-produced Richard Ashcroft's (The Verve) platinum solo album 'Keys to the World'.

Nixon Rosembert (Bass) has an extensive musical career performing with artists like Ciyo Brown and JP Bimeni and serving as the Musical Director and bassist for US group Ten City and the theatre production "Jamaica Love." He has worked with US artists such as Josh Milan and Angela Johnson, Billy Paul and Ronnie Laws, as well as Sam Brown (Sam & Dave), TV shows with Mariah Carey in 2003 and The Foundations then known as ‘Clem Curtis & The Foundations’.

Graham Partridge(keyboards) professional musical career began as a bandleader 'underneath the plastic palm trees' on the Mecca club circuit. Residencies including The Lyceum in London. Extensive UK and Europe theatre touring followed with tribute shows to Neil Diamond through to Status Quo.

Piers Margary (drums) has moved from the school jazz band right through to house drummer at jam nights from Forest Hill to Colchester. Piers spent three years on the road with the ‘Immaculate Fools’ signed to A&M. He has recorded at RCA studios in New York, and in the UK gigging with Ryk Mead, Mick Hawksworth, Ian Ellis, Tony Morley, Garry Sanford and Joe Jammer

Caz West, ne: Carole Cook, (Backing Vocals). A professional singer since her teens, she has had a successful career as half of session duo Cook and Humble touring and recording with such artists as Spandau Ballet, Curiosity Killed the Cat, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and more. ‘Katie & Carole’ had their own album released in Italy and a number one single in Sicily. They also toured extensively and recorded with top Italian rock singer Raf and international star Laura Pausini.

Sam Trickey, (Backing Vocalist), is Vic’s sister and has sung with her in local bands, such as Strange Fish and Las Cojones de Los Perros.