The Martinez Brothers Music Foundation

06/10/2025

🎸 Jem N I
What a way to kick things off! Huge thanks as always to Josh and Jeremy Hopkins — for opening the night with their beautiful set. These two (aka the Hopkins Brothers!) are incredible family friends and fabulous musicians who set the tone for the evening. 🎶

💥 The Kachinas
Next up were The Kachinas, a beautiful group of people. Tamzin Powell (with her powerhouse voice!), her husband Matt on guitar & vocals, Simon Richards on guitar, Jon Attree on bass and Brett Lewis on drums. Tamzin & Matt share some great memories going back to the ’90s Cherubims days with Rick Martinez, so whenever they perform it is always extra special to us. ❤️✨

🥁 The Duffodils
These legends came together at the eleventh hour and absolutely brought the house down! Featuring my old school friends❤️:
* Felix Lindsell-Hales - Vocals & Guitar
* Luke Hartley - Drums 🥁
* James Whittaker - Guitar & Vocals
* Jamie Barker - Bass Guitar
* Mr. Chris Duffil! Our Monmouth Comp music teacher from back in the day on keys!🎹.
* Felix’s super-talented uncle Justin Nicholls was also on percussion 🪘— this crazy crew were absolute vibes from start to finish, and we so appreciated their efforts of coming together at such short notice!🔥

🎤 The Intruders
To wrap up an unforgettable night, our great family friends and musicians Rick Ramsay, Dick Arkell, Shaggy, and Tim Buckmaster — took to the stage and absolutely rocked it. 🤘 Rick Martinez drummed with The Intruders going back 30 years ago, as well as being great friends with the band throughout. Their set closed the evening perfectly, and they also ran the sound and PA all night which we were so grateful for!

A massive thank you to everyone who came out to support the live music at the Robin Hood inn, Monmouth — you made it an incredible night for the Martinez Brothers Music Foundation and your generosity in donations is so appreciated. Our next job is to count the donations collected in the charity buckets, and we will be posting a special something soon in relation to this… keep your eyes peeled!🎶💫.

Last but certainly not least, we would like to wish our amazing Paul Martinez a very Happy Heavenly Birthday today. We just know you are up there jamming with your brother Rick. 🎸🎂✨

❤️🎶💚

06/10/2025

📣Hi everyone! Saturday night was just brilliant in every way possible. We want to thank Mark & Claire at The Robin Hood for allowing us to use their space to host the event and their amazing bar staff for their very hard work on such a busy evening!👏🏼

For those who couldn’t make it, check out the following posts below. A big thank you to Janice Lightly & friends of the bands for capturing some fantastic moments!

26/09/2025

📣 🎶✨ SAVE THE DATE ✨🎶📣
We’re so excited to announce our next charity gig! Join us on Saturday 4th October 2025 at The Robin Hood, Monmouth for A Night of Music & Jamming 🎤🤘🏼

With an amazing lineup — Jem N I, The Kachinas, The Duffodils, The Intruders — it’s going to be a night full of good vibes, great music, and community spirit. 💛

We’ll be celebrating the legacy of much loved Rick & Paul Martinez and raising funds for The Martinez Brothers Music Foundation, supporting music opportunities for young people in Monmouth🙌🏼

📍 The Robin Hood, Monmouth
🕔 From 5pm until late
💵 Cash donations on the night

Bring your friends, bring your family, and let’s have a good one! See you all soon🎶❤️💚💛

07/05/2025

Osian Jones aged 15

07/05/2025

07/05/2025

Thank you to everyone who made the People Piano Opening such a wonderful success. I was watching from my hospital bed !!!
Thank you Harvey Jones for the amazing sound engineering and his assistant Dave. James for the wheels on the piano. Jo for the plinth, Lisa for great bow tying ! Robert at the Piano Tuner Academy for donating the piano, The Lord Mayor, Gail and all at the Town Council and Rachael at the County Council and everyone who played and made the day such a success.
Thank you ###xx
Videos to follow ###

06/05/2025

Thank you to Mr Piano Man, Feliks and Katy who were wonderful and got the day off to a fabulous start ###x

22/12/2024

MBMF would like to say a massive thank you to all who have donated to the foundation.
The People's Piano, our first project has been unanimously voted for by the Town Council and we are in discussions with MCC to finalise the details. We are hoping to launch this early summer of 2025.
We are planning some exciting fund raising events at present.....all will be revealed in 2025 !
In the meantime we wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year. xx