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KEVIN COYNE BANDS

 

 

SIREN (1969 to 1971)
(see THE SIREN YEARS page for recording details)

 

Siren core members

        

Kevin Coyne (vocals, ocasional guitar and harmonica)

-         Nick Cudworth piano and acoustic guitar

-         Dave Clague bass and acoustic guitar

 

Aditionnal regular musicians with Siren

-         John Chichester (lead guitar on the SIREN LP)

-         Tat Meager (drums)

-         Mick Gratton (lead guitar the STRANGE LOCOMOTION LP)

 

Aditionnal occasional musicians with Siren

-         a "bus conductor who also happened to play drums" played on the band first demo

-         Dave Gibbons (second guitar on the Blue Horizon demos)

-         Colin Wood (flute, piano on the SIREN LP)

-         Martin Sax (lead guitar on a Aug 8 1969 and a Aug 20 1970 BBC sessions)

-         Mick Sweeney (lead guitar)

-         Pete Phillips (drums)

-         Tom Allom (drums – producer of the SIREN LP)

-         Ron Brow (trombone on "Flowering Cherries")

-         Mike Connell (guitar, played live with the band)

-         Jim Sullivan (bass, played live with the band)

 

 

KEVIN COYNE SOLO CARREER

-         Kevin Coyne: vocals, ocasional guitar, piano and harmonica

 

Recording of CASE HISTORY (Dec 1972)

-         Nick Cudworth (piano and acoustic guitar)

-         Dave Clague (acoustic guitar)

-         Mick Sweeney (lead guitar)

 

Aug 20 173 BBC Session:

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

 

 

Recording of MARJORY RAZORBLADE (Sep 1973, session musicians)

-         Gordon Smith (guitar, mandolin)

-         Jean Roussel (piano)

-         Tony Cousins (bass, bass tuba)

-         Chili Charles (drums, congas)

-         Steve Verroca (acoustic case and piano)

-         Malcom Healey (synthesizer)

-         Dave Clague (acoustic guitar)

 

 

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Chili Charles (drums)

(The following dates were found by Tim Penn on a Gong sites (Coyne was opening); Tony Cousins confirmed the band was Coyne-Charles-Smith-Cousins)

November '73
Thr 01 Gong-UK, Glasgow, City Hall.
Fri 2nd Gong-UK, Aberdeen, Music Hall.
Sun 04 Gong-UK, Blackburn, King George's Hall.
Mon 05 Gong-UK, Wolverhampton, Civic Hall.
Tue 06 Gong-UK, Leeds, Town Hall.
Thr 08 Gong-UK, Cheltenham, Town Hall.  
Wed 14 Gong-UK, Swinfen Hall Prison w/Kevin Coyne.
Sat 17 Gong-UK, Leeds Town Hall.
Thr 22 Gong-UK, Shrewsbury, Music Hall.
Sat 24 Gong-UK, Farnborough, Technical College.
Tue 27 Gong-UK, Reading, Town Hall.

December '73
 Wed 04 Gong-UK, Dunstable, Queensway Hall.
Thr 06 Gong-UK, Plymouth, Guildhall.   
Sat 08 Gong-UK, Manchester, Stoneground.
Mon 10 Gong-UK, Bexhill, De La Warr Pavilion.
Wed 12 Gong-UK, Reading, Town Hall?
Thr 13 Gong-UK, High Wycombe, Town Hall.
Fri 14 Gong-UK, Guildford, Civic Hall.

 

BBC Old Grey Whistle Test Tv, Oct 20 1973 
-         Gordon Smith (guitar)
-         Chili Charles (congas)

 Oct 24 1973 BBC Session (and a gig at the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington High Street)

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Chili Charles (drums)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Tim Penn (piano)

 

Recording of BLAME IT ON THE NIGHT (Feb 1974)

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Chilli Charles (drums)

-         Terry Slade (drums on "Poor Swine " and the song "Blame it on the Night")

-         Ruan O'Loghlainn (sax)

-         Fi Trench (piano)

 

Some shows in March 1974 

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Eddie Sparrow (drums) (says Tim Penn: "Chili Charles was primarily a session drummer and did not want to be part of the road band (I'm sure he would have been too expensive as well:-)".

 

Then :

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Terry Slade (drums)

-         Rick Dodd (sax)

 

May/June 74

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Terry Slade (drums)

-         Rick Dodd (sax)

-         Tim Penn (piano)

 

From Sep to Dec 74

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Terry Slade (drums)

-         Rick Dodd (sax)

-         Pete Nu (piano)

 

Late Dec 74

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Tony Cousins (bass)

-         Terry Slade (drums)

-         Rick Dodd (sax)

-         Tim Penn (piano) (he’s back...)

 

Early 75? (including a tour of Spain in January 75)

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Andy Summers (guitar)

-         Archie Legget (bass)

-         Tim Penn (piano)

-         The drummer from Gong

 

Recording of MATCHING HEAD AND FEET (Apr 1975)

-         Gordon Smith (guitar)

-         Andy Summers (guitar)

-         Archie Legget (bass)

-         Tim Penn (piano)

-         Pete Wolff (drums)

Matching Head and Feet back cover: KC, P. Wolf, A. Legget, A. Summers, G. Smith, T. Penn

 

May 1975, live:

A. Summers; KC, A. Legget, Z. Money, P. Wolf

-         Andy Summers (guitar)

-         Archie Legget (bass)

- Pete Wolff (drums)

-         Zoot Money (piano)

 

 

The "In Living Black & White" band:

Wolf, Coyne, Summers, Thompson, Money

 

From late 1975 to May 1976, numerous shows and recording HEARTBURN and IN LIVING BLACK AND WHITE

-         Andy Summers (guitar)

-         Steve Thompson (bass)

-         Zoot Money (piano)

-         Pete Wolff (drums)

 

Apr 1976, "All The Battered Babies"

May 1976, "Roses In Your Room"

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

 

1976, solo tour of Australia

 

Jan 1977, "Something Gone Wrong", "Hello Friends, Hello Everyone", "So Strange"

"Fool, Fool, Fool"

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

 

From Mar 1977 to Apr (?) 1979, numerous shows (including TALKING TO SOMEONE and ROCKPALAST) with

-         Zoot Money (piano)

-         Bob Ward (sound effects)

 

Aug 1977 ?, "England, England" on TV (Chasing Rainbows)

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         Zoot Money (piano)

 

Recording of DYNAMITE DAZE (Mar 1978)

-         Zoot Money (piano)

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         Al James (bass)

-         Vic Sweeney (drums)

-         Paul Wickens (accordion, drums, mini-moog, congas)

-         Tim Rice (piano)

 

1978 "Hello Judas"

-         Paul Wickens (drums and piano)

 

1978, solo (?) tour of Australia

 

Summer 1978, Babble live, Dagmar Krause (vocals), Zoot Money (keyboards), Brian Godding (guitar)

 

Recording of MILLIONAIRES AND TEDDY BEARS, Jan 1979

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         Paul Wickens (keyboards)

-         Vic Sweeney, (drums)

-         Al James (bass)

 

Feb 2 1979, live

-         Jerry Decade (keyboards)

 

Recording of BABBLE, Spring 1979:

-         Dagmar Krause (vocals)

-         Zoot Money (piano)

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         Al James (bass)

-         Vic Sweeney (drums)

-         Paul Wickens (keyboards)

-         Jerry Decade (organ)

 

Babble live, Aug 1979

-         Dagmar Krause (vocals)

-         Brian Godding (electric guitar)

-         Bob Ward (acoustic guitar)

 

Other Babble live shows, 1979

-         Dagmar Krause (vocals)

-         Brian Godding (guitar)

-         Zoot Money (piano)

 

Aug 1 1979, live (including Aug 1 1979 Queen Elisabeth Hall where these photos were taken by Michael - thanks):

-         Zoot Money (piano)

-         Bob Ward (acoustic guitar)

-         Vic Sweenye (drums)

-         Al James (?) bass

-         Brian Godding (electric guitar)

 

 

Sep 5 1979, BBC session 

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

 

Late 1979

Solo shows

 

Recording of ELVIRA, 1979

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

 

Recording of BURSTING BUBBLES, 1979 (?)

-         Brian Godding (guitar)

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         Vic Sweeney  (drums)

-         Chris Hunter (sax)

 

1980, live

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

 

1980, studio ("The Bob Ward Demos ")

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         unknown bass and drums

 

Mar to Aug 1980, live

-         Bob Ward (guitar)

-         Danny Brown (bass)

-         Peter Wolf (drums)

 

Recording of SANITY STOMP, Nov 1980 (?)

The Ruts

Disc #1

-         Paul Fox (guitar)

-         Segs (bass)

-         Dave Duffy (drums)

-         Gary Barnacle (sax) [actually, the band The Ruts]

-         Paul Wickens (keyboards)

Disc #2 

-         Brian Godding (guitar and keyboards)

-         Robert Wyatt (drums)

-         Bob Ward (guitar, one song)

 

Nov 1980 to Jun 1981, live: "GLS" band (Godding, Lamb, Sheen)

-         Brian Godding (guitar)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

 

1981, live

 

Jul 1981, live 

-         - Bob Ward (guitar)

or

-         Pete Kirtley (guitar)

 

Oct or Sep 1981, live (RADIO CONCERT, BERLIN)

-         John Etheridge (guitar)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

 

Recording of POINTING THE FINGER (Oct 1981)

-         Brian Godding (guitar)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Steve Bull (keyboards)

 

Oct -Nov 1981, live

-         Peter Kirtley (guitar)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

-         Colin Gibson (bass)

 

Mar 1982, live and Jun 1982 BBC session

-         Peter Kirtley (guitar)

-         Steve Bull (keyboards)

 

Apr 1982, live

-         Peter Kirtley (guitar)

-         Steve Bull (keyboards)

-         Martin Norrington (sax)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Dave Wilson (drums)

 

Recording of PØLITICZ (? 1982)

-         Pete Kirtley (guitar)

-         Steve Bull (keyboards)

-         Jim Woodland (backing vocals)

 

May 1982, live

-         Peter Kirtley (acoustic and electric guitar)

-         Steve Bull (keyboards)

-         Steve London (?)(bass)

-         Dave Wilson (drums)

 

Oct to Dec 1982, live (including TEMPODROM)

-         Pete Kirtley (guitar)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Steve Bull (keyboards)

-         Dave Wilson (drums)

 

Nov 1982, solo shows

 

Dec 1982 to Nov 1983, live

-         Pete Kirtley (acoustic guitar)

 

Recording of SONGS FROM THE ARCHIVES (1983)

-         Martin Normington (saxes)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

 

Apr to Jun 1983, live

-         Pete Kirtley (guitar)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

 

Jun 1983, live

-         Pete Kirtley (guitar)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Dan ? (drums)

 

Dec 1983 to May 1984, live (including ROUGH)

-         Pete Kirtley (guitar)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

 

Recording of LEGLESS IN MANILLA (Feb 1984)

-         Dave Sheen (drums)

-         Steve Lamb (bass)

-         Pete Hope-Evans (harmonica)

 

Dec 1984 to Feb 1986, live:

-         Martin Odstrcil (acoustic guitar)

 

Nov 1985, one live show (QUARTIER LATIN)

-         Zoot Money ( keyboards and vocals)

-         Steve Waller (guitar)

-         Denis Bovell (bass)

-         Sam Kelly (drums)

 

Jul 1986, live and Jul-Aug 1986 and studio

with Van Bluus 

-         Frank Michael Müller (bass)

-         Michael Heid (harp)

-         Sandor Toth (drums)

-         Lothar Kalau (guitar)

-         Christoph Strubl (keyboard)

-         Horst Spandler (saxophone)

 

Jul 1986 to Feb 1987, live, first "Paradise Band":

 

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Robert Steinhart (bass)

-         Falk Steffen (drums)

 

Jul 1986, live

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

 

Recording of STUMBLING ONTO PARADISE (Oct 1987 ?)

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Robert Steinhart (bass)

-         Falk Steffen (drums)

 

Recording of EVERYBODY'S NAKED (Jul-Aug 1988)

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Robert Steinhart (bass)

-         Falk Steffen (drums)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

 

Aug 18 1988 BBC session 

-         Robert Coyne (guitar)

 

Dec 1988, live, "Paradise Band"

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Robert Steinhart (bass)

-         Falk Steffen (drums)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

 

Recording of ROMANCE-ROMANCE (1990)

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Friedl Pohrer (bass)

-         Martin Mueller (drums)

 

Early 1990 to May 1992, live 

either the "Paradise Band"

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Friedl Pohrer (bass)

-         Martin Mueller (drums)

or

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

 

Also, Jun to Nov 1990, solo shows

 

Recording of WILD TIGER LOVE (Oct 1991?)

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Friedl Pohrer (bass)

-         Martin Mueller (drums)

-         Norbert Nagel (sax)

 

Recording of BURNING HEAD (Jan-Feb 1992)

-         Hans Pukke (guitar, keyboards)

-         Robert Coyne ( guitar)

 

May 1992, live

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Friedl Pohrer (bass)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

1992/93

-         Frank Mobeus (guitar) played in the Paradise Band for nine months

-         other musicians unknown

 

Jan 1993, live solo shows

 

Jan 1993 to Feb 1997, live:

-         Friedl Pohrer (acoustic guitar)

 

Late 1993, live

-         Hans Pukke (guitar)

-         Friedl Pohrer (bass)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Recording of TOUGH AND SWEET (1993)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Robert Coyne (guitar, keyboards, drums, bass)

-         Eugene Coyne (vocals)

-         Hans Pukke (guitar, keyboards)

 

Oct 1993, live, with the Achim Goettert Project (MANSION OF DREAMS):

-         Achim Goettert (sax)

-         Michael Rodach (guitar)

- Michel Van der Esch (keyboards)

- Rudi Engel (bass)

- Andreas Weiser (percussions)

- Omar Belmonte (drums)

 

1993, "La Grande Guerre en Chansons" film

-         Friedl Pohrer (acoustic guitar)

-         Jean-Marie Sénia (piano)

 

Jun 1994, solo radio show

 

Recording of THE ADVENTURES OF CRAZY FRANK (May 1995)

-         Friedrich Pohrer (guitar, bass, drum program, keyboards, backing vocals, tambourine)

-         Manferd and Norbert (backing vocals)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

-         Henry Beck (organ)

-         Willi Pichl (oboe)

-         Keili Keilhofer (guitar)

 

Recording of KNOCKING ON YOUR BRAIN (Nov 1996)

-         Gary Lucas (guitar)

-         Tom Liwa (synthesizer)

-         Ali Neander (guitar, glockenspiel, banjo)

-         Wily Wagner (double bass)

-         Ralf Gustke (drums, percussion)

-         Jürgen Wüst (organ, piano),

-         Constanze Posth (cello, saxophone)

 

May 1997 to Oct 1998, live:

-         Keili Keilhofer (guitar)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Hans Schmukke (bass)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Feb to Oct 1998, live

-         Keili Keilhofer (guitar)

 

Mar to May 1999, live

-         Keili Keilhofer (guitar)

-         Robert Coyne (bass, guitar)

-         Henry Beck (keyboards)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Recording of SUGAR CANDY TAXI (Nov 1998)

-         Robert Coyne (keyboards, guitars, drums)

-         Eugene Coyne (vocals, keyboards)

-         Hans Raths (sax, flute)

-         Alexander Bätzel (drums)

 

Apr 1999 BBC session 

-         Robert Coyne (guitar)

-         Steve Smith (drums)

 

Aug to Sep 1999, USA tour

-         Robert Coyne (guitar)

-         Rob Tibaldi (bass)

-         Steve Smith (drums)

 

Aug 1999, radio show (JOE ALLEN, NY)

-         Robert Coyne (guitar)

 

October 1999, live, with the Achim Goettert Project  "OPERA FOR SYD"

-         Achim Goettert (sax)

-         Michael Rodach (guitar)

-         Mike Parker (bass)

-         Toni Nissl (drums)

-         David Moss (vocals and drums)

 

Oct to Nov 1999, live

-         Robert Coyne (guitar)

-         Steve Smith (drums)

 

Recording of ROOM FULL OF FOOLS (2000)

-         Robert Coyne (guitars, bass, keyboards)

-         Steve Smith (drums)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Spring 2000 US tour

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

-         Jupee Little (drums)

-         Ted Harrison (bass) (all three from The Carpenter Ants who were the support band for Kevin Coyne)

 

July 2000, live

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

-         Friedl Pohrer (bass)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Aug 2000 US tour (MOUNTAIN STAGE)

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

-         Jupee Little (drums)

-         Ted Harrison (bass)

-         Larry Groce (backing vocals) Julie Adams (backing vocals)

 

Oct 2000, Launch cd-rom ("Fishbrain ")

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

 

Dec 2000, live

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

-         Jupiter Little (drums)

-         Robert Coyne (bass, guitar and keyboards)

 

Feb 2001, live

-         Keili Keilhofer (guitar)

-         Robert Coyne (bass, guitar and keyboards)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Apr 2001

-         Robert Coyne (guitars, bass, keyboards)

-         Steve Smith (drums)

 

Aug 2001 US tour

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

-         Jupiter Little (drums),

-         Robert Coyne (bass, guitar and keyboards)

 

Sep 2001, radio show

-         Keli Keilhofer (guitar)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Oct 2001, live

-         Robert Coyne (guitar)

-         Harry Hirschmann (bass),

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Recording of LIFE IS ALMOST WONDERFUL (Mar 2002)

-         Brendan Croker (acoustic guitar)

 

Apr 2002, radio show

-         Harry Hirschmann (bass)

 Apr 2002, BBC session:

 

-         Brendan Croker (acoustic guitar)

 

Aug 2002 US tour:

 

-         Michael Lipton (guitar, bass)

-         Jupiter Little (drums)

-         Robert Coyne (bass, guitar)

 

Aug 2002 (?) studio ("Saviour" from "The Executioner's Last Songs Vol. 2 and 3" ) with the Pine Valley Cosmonauts and Robert Coyne (guitar)

 

Nov 2002, BBC live, Life Is Almost Wonderful tour

-        Brendan Croker (acoustic guitar)

 

Recording of CARNIVAL (Dec 2002)

-         Robert Coyne (guitars, keyboards, drums)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

 

Feb 2003 to Dec 2004, live:

 

-         Andreas Blüml (guitar)

-         Harry Hirschmann (bass)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

 

Oct 5, 2003, Siren Reunion, Shrewsbury:

Cudworth, Clague, Coyne

-         Nick Cudworth (piano)

-         Dave Clague (acoustic guitar)

-         Harry Hirschmann (bass)

 

Feb 9 2004, ("NOUVEAU CASINO "):

-         Andreas Blüml (acoustic guitar)

-         Harry Hirschmann (acoustic bass)

+ encore with the Jeffrey Kewis band 

-         Jeffrey Lewis (vocals and acoustic guitar)

-         Jack Lewis (bass)

-         Dave Beauchamp (drums)

 

Recording of DONUT CITY (2004)

-         Robert Coyne (keyboards)

-         Andreas Blüml (guitar)

-         Michael Lipton (guitar)

-         Harry Hirschmann (bass)

-         Werner Steinhauser (drums)

-         Andrea Fleissner (backing vocals)

 

Oct 2004 BBC Radio show

-         Andreas Blüml (acoustic guitar)

 

 

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