Talented trio tune up for rock stardom
Three Staffordshire schoolchildren are combining their talents and rock 'n' roll pedigree to launch their own musical venture.
Singer and pupil at Nether Stowe High School, Lichfield, Luke Bricket Haycock, aged 12, drummer Jake Brown, 12, and bass player Bea Morris, 10, make up Fountain of Youth.
Despite forming less than a year ago, the band have already notched up a slot at the Burntwood Wakes over the summer, and are now getting ready to record a selection of their own tracks in 2009.
Luke's dad John Haycock has fallen back on his experiences as a rock band manager in the 1980s to look after the fledgling group.
Mr Haycock, 42, said: "It constantly surprises me to see what they can do considering how young they are."
Bass player Bea is also following in her father's footsteps as she makes her own way in the music world. The Christchurch School pupil's dad, Mark Morris, toured internationally as part of Cannock band Balaam and the Angel, supporting the likes of Kiss and Aerosmith.
Fountain of Youth came about when Luke met drummer Jake, a pupil at King Edward VI High School, in Stafford, at a Rock Skool session at Greenwood Studios.
"We realised what a great drummer he is, so we took his number and they decided to form a band," Mr Haycock said.
Mr Haycock got in touch with Bea's dad and Fountain of Youth was born.
"Bea plays the piano and the violin, but she had never really played the bass before the band started," said Mr Haycock, of Fecknam Way, Lichfield.
To find out more about the group, visit www. myspace.com/fountainofyouthuk.
