who we are
 
bob quarles: keyboards, vocals
julie quarles: vocals, acoustic guitar
gary boze: guitar, vocals
marion hodges: guitar, vocals
gary shortridge: bass, vocals
buz king: drums
The Greenbrier The Homestead Resort dr. bob julie gary b marion gary s Garth Newel Music Center Strathmore Music Center
 concert/festivals
 
•Innsbrook After Hours, Innsbrook
  Pavillion,  Glen Allen, Virginia
 
•Reston Concerts on the Town, Reston  
 Town Center, Reston, Virginia
 
•Friday Cheers, Brown’s Island,
  Richmond, Virginia
 
•Friday Cheers, Lynchburg Landing,
  Lynchburg, VA
 
•TGIF concert @ Constant’s Wharf,
   Suffolk,Virginia
 
•Short Pump Summer Concerts, Short
  Pump Town Center
 
•Fridays After Five, Charlottesville, VA
 
•Strathmore Music Center, Bethesda, MD
 
•Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, VA
 
•Pocahontas Premieres @ Pocahonatas  
  State Park, Richmond, VA
 
•Lake Matoaka Concerts at William & Mary  
  College, Williamsburg, VA
 
•Boordy Vineyard & Winery, Hydes, MD
 
•Virginia State Fair/Miller Light Stage
 
•Strathmore Summer Outdoor Concert  
  Series, Bethesda, MD
 
•Veritas Vineyard & Winery, Afton, VA
 
•Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, VA
 
 
 
people are talking about
The English Channel
 
“The English Channel gave a fabulous performance                                            
kicking off our 20th anniversary season. The crowd loved
them. Can’t wait to have them back!”                                                  
Brad Wells
Innsbrook Pavilion                                                          
Richmond, Virginia
                                                                                
                                                                             “Heard nothing but great reviews about The
                                                                             English Channel. Definite repeat for next year!”
                                                                             Dottie Bistransin
                                                                             Boordy Vineyards
                                                                             Baltimore, Maryland
 
                                                                            
 
"THE ENGLISH CHANNEL IS THE PERFECT BAND ...
GREAT...MAKES YOU WANT TO DANCE TILL YOU DROP!"
Cathy Mugford
Regional Active Adult Director
YMCA of Greater Richmond, VA
 
                                                                               “This band puts the beat in Beatles,
                                                                                 the mood in Moody Blues....
                                                                                 BLOODY BRILLIANT!”
                                                                                 Cynthia McMullen, writer
                                                                                 Richmond Times-Dispatch          
                                                                                 Richmond, Virginia
 
 
“The English Channel...draws thousands of people...they always leave satisfied,
The English Channel...never fails to pack the place and party like pros,  
The English Channel...always a treat for the promoter and the patron"
Robert Fleskes
Formerly Marketing Manager                                                                        
CITY CELEBRATIONS                                                                                    
Current Director of Marketing THE RICHMOND COLISEUM    
 
    
 
 
 
 
                                                                              
    
 
                                                        
private events    
 
•The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs,
   West Virginia
 
•The Homestead, Hot Spings VA
 
•Camden Club at Camden Yards,  
  Baltimore, MD
 
•Agecroft Hall, Richmond, VA
 
•Garth Newel Music Center, Warm
   Springs VA
 
•Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,  
  Richmond
 
•Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC
 
•Camp Mont Shenandoah, Warm Spings  
  Virginia
 
•Plant Zero Art Center, Richmond, VA
 
•Country Club of Virginia, Richmond
 
•Willow Oaks Country Club, Richmond
 
•Hermitage Country Club, Richmond
 
•Westwood Racquet Club, Richmond
  
•Brandermill Country Club, Richmond
 
Camden Club at Camden Yards Agecroft Hall
nightclubs
 
•Shenanigans
•Sharky’s Innsbrook
•Canal Club
•Tobacco Company Restaurant
•Enzo’s Ristorante
•Boulevard Deli  :-(
“it was hard to stop dancing!...great job....best music ever!” J. Batley “great....awesome! music like it should be played!” J. Austin “loved ‘em...first time I knew all the lyrics to an entire evening. I’d close my eyes and I could swear I was listening to the record!” E. Pfannsteil “...we were totally blown away.” S. Ross
where we’ve played
“what a BLAST...it made me feel young again. the music was wonderful...great to have my children singing along with me.” B. Hazelwood “you really nailed it. the look, sound, and feel was recaptured.” K. Alley “No ordinary bar band set. It became a rock concert.” S. Gabay “dug the Dusty & Petula songs-nobody does those. I’m a huge Badfinger fan.” M. Gooding “...best concert I have been to all year!” A. Colter