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| Me about the time the group started |
This is how I remember it started. Charlie Fenby was to be the original singer with Mark on guitar. I was asked to play harmonica but the first practice Charlie didn't really know any lyrics so I started singing as I knew the words to songs. I was 16 and it was 1976 I reckon. Still at school. Mark had a tiny Leo amp and we had no vocal amplification. Our first purchase was a Mic and stand.
We used to use the Youth wing Frome to practice in and we had a good set up with that. I think it was me who suggested Ivan on bass. He was in my class at school so I knew he liked decent music. Next recruit was Bunse who was very young and did not look 18 which he wasn't he was about 15. But no-one cared about being underage in those days. Our first proper gig (as opposed to a party) was the Three Swans pub. It went very well. Still putting vocals and harp in the guitar amp 2nd channel. Ivan made a home made bass amp which was chipboard and it exploded one night. In time I bought a small Wem PA that was a wise investment as it was in constant use over the next few years.
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| 1978 left to right Ivan me and Bunse in front Mark (Henry) |
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| Me at our first gig at a party at a farm near Bruton. |
