Ragdoll was formed in Northampton UK in the late '80s by brothers Dave and Wayne Cox. The band played a mix of original and covers on a local and national level until the mid 90's when the members began moving to different countries. Guitarist Dec Burke has released several studio albums both solo and with named prog acts. Drummer Wayne Cox moved to Ireland and worked as a session player, including a top-five single. Bass player and vocalist Paul Hird moved to California, where he appeared in award-winning short films and is currently mixing and mastering for artists worldwide. Keyboard player and vocalist David Cox also moved to Ireland where he continues to play music and has starred in numerous musicals. Fast forward to 2020 and the band reconnected during the Covid crisis to create new music.

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Their first single Rise was released at the end of April 2021 and currently has 20,000 streams on Spotify and 15,000 music video views on YouTube.

 

Forward Emotion (let yourself go) is their second release. The recording production, mixing and mastering plus the video production were all done by the band in England, Ireland and the USA.

 

They are currently putting the finishing touches on a self-titled EP and writing new material for an album. “Forward Emotion (let yourself go) is a song about what becomes possible when you follow your heart and truly let yourself go”.