AGMP
presents GRAHAM DAY & THE FOREFATHERS + special guests and say, “Graham Day
– legendary vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for garage/psychedelic icons,
The Prisoners. Long Heralded as one of the great lost bands and influential
across so many quarters, The Prisoners story is a long one and continues as an
ever increasing list of contemporary acts including The Charlatans, The Stone
Roses & The Inspiral Carpets cite them as influences. Part of the ’80s
Medway garage/trash Scene, they soon began to set themselves apart, with their
unique sound and at the time unfashionable inclusion of a Hammond Organ in the
instrumentation, played of course by James Taylor (pre-James Taylor Quartet).
Following
the demise of The Prisoners (and The Gift Horses – PHK), Graham Day and
Allan Crockford joined forces with Wolf Howard and later Fay Hallam, to form
The Prime Movers, a rockier more progressive sound including the Earth Church
LP, which was hailed by the now defunct Sounds Music Weekly as LP of the year.
The chaps later returned to their famous garage sound with the formation of The
Solar Flares, some truly great LPs and live shows followed, before most
recently Graham went on to form Graham Day & The Gaolers. The new project,
Graham Day & the Forefathers, featured Graham Day on Guitar / Vocals, Allan
Crockford on Bass / Vocals and Wolf Howard on Drums. Expect to hear a mixture
of new and old material on the night.”
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