Their first appearance on stage, as a duo, was when a comedy cabaret act failed to appear at one of the of the keyboard festivals.   They filled the bill at short notice and brought comedy into their act by being billed as 'The Tone Sisters' - dressing up to suit the part.   The laughter they created will long be remembered by all who saw them with applause that brought the house down.   In other productions, at later dates, they appeared as two Frenchmen and two Chinese - always making the most of each opportunity to show what good sports they are when it comes to creating laughter.

It was over a year after their first duo appearance that they adopted the name 'KEYKLIX' which was was derived from the term 'keykclick' given to the characteristic sound associated with the early Hammond organs.

The sound of the duo really did 'click' together as heard on their first cassette album they produced in 1987.

In 1989 the duo made their first broadcast together on the BBC Radio 2 'The Organist Entertains' from a 'live' concert at the Morecambe electronic organ festival.

Ian and Richard are both around the same age, born in the mid 60's, and look on each other as brothers they never had. The remarkable thing is that they only meet for concerts - they never practice together as they live over 150 miles apart, Ian in Wales and Richard in Devon.

On stage they have a natural humour, never rehearsed, and, with their outstanding playing ability, they are now rated as Britain's most entertaining keyboard duo. One often surprises the other by introducing a new tune from the music charts but the partner is never caught out due to the playing techniques that they use. Their foot tapping rhythms and arrangements with counter melodies, often create applause in the middle of a number, with standing ovations at the end their request spot which has now become a feature of their stage shows.

In 2002 they were invited to perform at a special event in Holland with a return visits in 2003, 2004 and 2007 The concerts there were more like keyboard parties - great fun!  

Due to their solo commitments their duo appearances are confined to special events, mainly at keyboard festivals. However, as they live so far apart, and to keep in touch with each other, they have accepted a limited number of engagements for organ societies for the current year.

Keyklix concerts are mentioned on Ian's engagement page - see the link below.

Please click below for more information:-

New Keyklix CD

Concerts 2008

Richard Bower's web site.

Ian Griffin's web site.