Neil Brewer (born July 15, 1954) is a British musician, who is best known for being a member of the 1970s rock band

Druid A druid was a member of the high-ranking class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. Druids left no written accounts. Whi ...

and for presenting the last four series of ''

Rosie and Jim ''Rosie and Jim'' (sometimes written as ''Rosie & Jim'') is a British children's television programme which was produced by Ragdoll Productions and aired on ITV from 3 September 1990 to 16 May 2000. The programme was then repeated periodica ...

''. Brewer played the role of a musical

narrowboat A narrowboat is a particular type of canal boat, built to fit the narrow locks of the United Kingdom. The UK's canal system provided a nationwide transport network during the Industrial Revolution, but with the advent of the railways, commerc ...

owner, who while floating along the canals, would make up songs based on the experiences he had. He was nicknamed "Tootle" by the series' title characters. He sang a song at the end of each episode, accompanying himself on the concertina, and sometimes played the harmonica during episodes while seeking inspiration. Following the deaths of

Pat Hutchins Patricia Evelyn Hutchins (18 June 1942 – 8 November 2017) was an English illustrator, writer of children's books, Actor and broadcaster. She won the 1974 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association for her book ''The Wind Blew''. On sc ...

in 2017, and original presenter John Cunliffe in 2018, he is the only surviving presenter of Rosie and Jim. Neil also played bass guitar in The Never Never Band and Splash during the 1970s and 1980s after the demise of Druid.

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Memories page for the Never Never Band
1954 births Living people British rock bass guitarists British harmonica players Concertina players {{UK-musician-stub