Neil Brewer

{{Short description|English musician (born 1954)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Neil Brewer

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|7|15}}

| birth_place =

| occupation = {{flatlist|

• Singer
• songwriter
• musician

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| years_active = 1971–present

| module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Rock
• pop
• Progressive rock
• Country rock

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| instruments = {{flatlist|

• Vocals
• bass guitar
• guitar
• keyboards
• harmonica
• concertina

}}

| past_member_of = {{flatlist|

• Druid
• The Never Never Band
• Splash
• Tinderfish

}}

}}

}}

Neil Brewer (born 15 July 1954) is an English musician, who is best known for being a member of the 1970s rock band Druid and for presenting the last four series of Rosie and Jim.{{Cite web |title=Neil Brewer |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bbc3ed7b5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913220218/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bbc3ed7b5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=BFI |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Radio |first=N. T. S. |title=Druid {{!}} Discover music on NTS |url=http://www.nts.live/artists/105497-druid |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=NTS Radio |language=en}} Brewer played the role of a musical narrowboat owner, who while floating along the rivers and canals, would make up songs based on the experiences he had. He was nicknamed "Tootle" by the series' title characters.{{Cite book |title=Ragdoll & Friends 2000 Annual. |year=1999 |isbn=9780749842918 |last1=Egmont Books |first1=Limited }}{{Cite news |date=3 October 2000 |title=Rosie and Jim, two of the most popular characters in children's television, will delight youngsters in Hull this week |work=Hull Daily Mail |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=UKNB&req_dat=4EAB8751BB8C40518A44137F01A68E7C&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0F6E1C60A252CBE0 |url-access=subscription |access-date=13 September 2022}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Following the deaths of Pat Hutchins in 2017, and original presenter John Cunliffe in 2018, he is the only surviving presenter of Rosie and Jim.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Neil also played bass guitar in The Never Never Band and Splash during the 1970s and 1980s after the demise of Druid.{{Cite web |title=Druid |url=https://progressrock.cz/other1/Druid.html |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=progressrock.cz}}