The Hard Travelers
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The Hard Travelers is a folk rock
band formed to perform the music of Woody Guthrie
, by Dave Sharpe
from The Alarm
and Henry McCullough
. Their first lineup also included keyboardist Zoot Money
, bassist Gary Fletcher
and drummer Colin Allen
. They performed only a few times before the band dissolved. Sharpe then recruited Steve Barnard
and a bassist called "Treasure", from Joe Strummer
's backing band The Mescaleros
.
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band formed to perform the music of Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...
, by Dave Sharpe
Sharpe
Sharpe may refer to:*Sharpe , people with the surname Sharpe*Sharpe James, American politician, New Jersey*Richard Sharpe , the title character of the Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell...
from The Alarm
The Alarm
The Alarm are an alternative rock band that emerged from North Wales in the late 1970s. They started as a mod band and stayed together for over ten years. As a rock band, they displayed marked influences from Welsh language and culture...
and Henry McCullough
Henry McCullough
Henry McCullough Henry McCullough Henry McCullough (born Henry Campbell Liken McCullough, 21 July 1943, Portstewart, Northern Ireland is an Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, who has played guitar in such bands as Sweeney's Men, Spooky Tooth, Paul McCartney & Wings, and The Grease Band. He...
. Their first lineup also included keyboardist Zoot Money
Zoot Money
George Bruno Money, known as Zoot Money is a British vocalist, keyboardist and bandleader best known for his playing of the Hammond organ and association with his Big Roll Band...
, bassist Gary Fletcher
Gary Fletcher (musician)
Gary Fletcher is a British blues musician, best known for playing bass guitar with The Blues Band, he is also a guitarist and songwriter.-Early life:...
and drummer Colin Allen
Colin Allen
Colin Allen is an English blues drummer and songwriter.-Career:Allen took up drums at the age of 18, playing initially with local jazz musician in Dorset...
. They performed only a few times before the band dissolved. Sharpe then recruited Steve Barnard
Steve Barnard
Steve "Smiley" Barnard is an English drummer.Having previously drummed for Robbie Williams on the Life Thru a Lens album and tours, Barnard joined Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros after Jed Lynch left...
and a bassist called "Treasure", from Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer
John Graham Mellor , best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash. His musical experience included his membership in The 101ers, Latino Rockabilly War, The Mescaleros and The Pogues, in...
's backing band The Mescaleros
The Mescaleros
The Mescaleros were the backing band for Joe Strummer, formed in 1999, which went on to make three albums prior to Strummer's death in 2002. Many of the band members were gifted multi-instrumentalists...
.
External links
- http://www.hardtravelers.org Official Hard Travelers website
- http://www.davesharp.org Official Dave Sharpe website
- http://www.hardtravelers.org/archive.asp#Ac41 First Punk of the Dustbowl. Complete interview by Keith Clark