The Portsmouth Music Scene

GROUP/BAND CAREER HISTORY

1968 – AUNTY MAGGIES REMEDY - ROSEMARY GREEN - CINNAMON SET - SHRINE - DOG JAW
Me (drums) - Adrian Brown (guitar) – Charlie Old (guitar) – Steve Poingdestre (bass) – Graham Maddison (vocals) - Chris Pearce (effects). Steve left to get married and was replaced by Richard Geehan around ????, Steve rejoined the band after a while. At one point Larry Tolfree came in and we practiced but never gigged as a double drummer band. We did home recordings and not many gigs. Inexperience and a lack of leadership were the barriers that we simply didn’t overcome. Charlie left to join a working band around 1974 and it simply folded though lack of interest.

1974? - Gosport roundhouse, Jammed for a couple of weeks with Jacky’s then boyfriend Steve, a great guitarist. He later died. (suicide?)

1974? – Portsmouth Rehearsed in a twin drum band with a black chap who kept spare sticks in his back pocket!

1974 - HAYLING BAND (Aubrey small?)
Me (drums) – Steve Poingdestre (bass) - Andy Scarisbrick (guitar) - Brian Kemp (keyboards) – Brian May (saxophone) This band never really took off although we rehearsed for a month or so in the summer of 1974, only pictures remain.

1975 - PINK GIN – RAGSTONE - SLEEPER
I replaced John Maleedy on drums in a band based in Liss, my first band with regular work! – Mick Knight (guitar) - Dave Saunders (bass) - Dave Graver (keyboards) - Mark Foggo (vocals) Dave Graver was the first to leave, Mark was the next, the many replacements were:- John Rumble (vocals), Terry Holland (guitar), Ron Hughes (guitar), me (guitar!), Dave Javens (drums), Mick Javens (saxophone), Steve Cole & Jim Zimmerman (guitars), Ken Hughes (drums), only Dave Saunders remained throughout. We were pretty good initially and there were recordings and mini tours but no big breaks. We played many gigs and were even compared with Joe Jackson/Mark Andrews band Edward bear. After continual leavings and replacements resulting in many different versions it eventually fell over. Sleeper was the last version consisting of Charlie Keenan vocals and guitar, Ron Hughes guitar and vocals, Dave Saunders Bass and vocals, Ken Hughes drums and vocals.

1976 - WILD AFFAIR
Me (drums) – Charlie Keenan (guitar/vocals) – Mick Knight (guitar) – Mick? (bass) Part time band that ran in parallel with Ragstone, had a regular Wednesday gig at the White Horse, Rogate.

1977 - CLEAVER
Me (drums) - Mick Green (bass) - Mark Foggo (vocals/guitar) An attempt at going “big time” as a punk band that I jacked in as I didn’t get on with Mick the bassist.

1978? – ROCKIN’ RUMBLE AND THE JAM JARS
Me (drums) – John Rumble (guitar/vocals) Mick Knight (guitar) – Dave Saunders? (bass) Just a few gigs in between Ragstone/Wild Affair/Sleeper etc. with John Rumble headlining.

1982 - EQUALISERS
Me (drums) - Shaun Meagre (bass) – Colin Ray (guitar) – Steve Whitehead – (vocals) Steve and Colin were very good song writers and worked well together making a good sound and we did a few fairly well received gigs but when the opportunity of a regular working band came up with RAC, I left.

1983 - RAC - TREBLE CHANCE
Me (drums) replacing Dave Houghton! – Tony Gilson (bass) – Mark Andrews (guitar/vocals) Also Treble Chance (Chancers) and eventually merged with Dave Gilson and Nick Hug to form DBH&THA.

1984 - DEAF BOY HUG AND THE HEARING AIDS
Me (drums) – Tony Gilson (bass) – Dave Gilson (guitar) – Mark Andrews (guitar & vocals) – Nick Hug (Keyboards, Harmonica & main vocals) Depping by Robbie Richardson (saxophone), Alan Robertson (guitar and or bass) & John Wigan (bass). Tony left to join Dave Smiths well paid band ????? and was replaced with Alan Robertson & or John Wigan . Tony rejoined at some point. Mark formed a splinter group with myself & Tony as XL5 around 1995. Nick and Dave reformed with Robbie, Ray Luckin, & John Wigan as “Something for the weekend”

1995 - XL5
Me (drums) – Tony Gilson (bass) – Mark Andrews (guitar/vocals) – Pete Marsh (keyboards) – Rob Fowler (guitar) Mark fell out with Rob and he left, Pete Marsh got married and left, the band did carry on as a trio for a while but Mark eventually left to join a band called “Signature”.

1997 - JUDDICA
Me (drums) – Bret Hutchinson (guitar) – Paul Simpson (vocals) – Bret ?? (2nd guitar) A few gigs but it didn’t last, especially when Nick asked myself and Tony Gilson to rejoin him in SFTW.

1998 - SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND
Me to replace Ray Luckin (drums) – Nick Hug (vocals/keyboards/harmonica) – Dave Gilson (guitar) – Tony Gilson to replace John Wigan (bass) – Robby Richardson (saxophone/keyboards) A very successful band that lasted and progressed until Nick sadly died in 2006.

2004 - HSBB (HUG & SULLIVAN BLUES BAND)
Me (drums) – Nick Hug (vocals/keyboards/harmonica) – Tony Sullivan (bass) – Can’t remember guitarist Couple of gigs to break away from SFTW as a more serious blues band, didn’t last.

2006 - ANGIE HAYNES BLUES BAND
Me (drums) – Steve Browning (bass) – Steve Lawrence (guitar) – Angie Haynes (vocals) Depping by Dave Rapheal (harmonica) – Matt ?? (harmonica) - Buster ?? (guitar) Ran in parallel with “Hat trick” for a while until Steve B, had a disagreement with Steve L. He left and I played out the remaining gigs to eventually leave after a replacement was found. Occasional fill in with Tony G. on bass.

2006 – CAHOOT
Me (drums) - Martin Scott (guitar) and others. One off church gig in December 2006.

2006 - HAT TRICK
Me (drums) – Ron Hughes (guitar/vocals) – Nigel Baker (bass) – Helene Auckland (vocals) I replaced Ken Hughes when he decided to retire with back problems. It was decided that Helene was superfluous to requirements after a year or so and we carried on as a trio. Worked till 31st December 2016 when Ron retired from the music business and the end of Hat-Trick. Re-united gig at the Sarisbury workies in 2018

2017 and onwards
Depping gigs for – Nothing Yet, Vinyl Tap, Mokus, Nigel’s “Open mic.” nights,