The demise of Ansett Airlines in late 2001 led to the formation of Bakehouse Tuesday. The three original guitarists were all Ansett staff. As they had plenty of free time Paul Gosling (Lead), Aldo Mazzoni (Bass) and Graeme McInnes (Rhythm) started jamming at each others’ homes on a regular basis. Once they were back in the workforce, Aldo advertised for a drummer and a singer.
Godly George (Drummer) and Ed Demetriou (Singer) joined with the very first rehearsal held in December 2002.
Bakehouse Studios in Richmond quickly became the regular venue for rehearsals and Tuesday nights the regular day which resulted in the band’s name “Bakehouse Tuesday”.
At the start it was just for fun, getting together for a jam and a few drinks, but things clicked, the music got better and better and they realised the band had potential.
They spent some cash on better equipment and things started to get more serious. The goal became more about entertaining crowds than just playing music. Soon the band was doing gigs around the pubs and clubs in Melbourne.
In 2004 Godly headed overseas and Greg Norton-Smith joined on drums.
At the end of 2010 Ed retired from singing and Simon Kingsford joined as singer in early 2011. In 2013 Simon took some time out and Ed returned bigger and better than ever. Then in late 2014 Ed headed overseas and Simon returned to the band. In early 2015 Paul decided to move on, which lead to Angelo Ciavarella joining on lead guitar.
Following the departure of Graeme and Greg, Aldo was the only foundation member remaining. With a vastly different lineup to the original, the decision was made to change the name of the band to reflect a fresh start and new direction. Bakehouse Tuesday became The Faves.
The lineup now consists of Simon Kingsford on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Angelo Ciavarella on lead guitar, Aldo Mazzoni on bass and Craig Dowling on drums.
From Left: Aldo Mazzoni, Paul Gosling, Godly George, Ed Demetriou, Greg Norton-Smith, Simon Kingsford, Graeme McInnes and Angelo Ciavarella (before the addition of new drummer Craig Dowling).