And Now

The Happy Clubsters (or whatever..they keep changing their name), are Bob Geldof's backing band. They are also really nice blokes. Pete Briquette (ex-Boomtown Rats) plays the bass (and sometimes keyboards). Here's part one.

BOB LOVEDAY
Instruments :- Violin; Viola; Fiddle; Mandolin;
Recorders; Bass Guitar; Tin Whistle ....

Connection:- Geoff (Geoffrey Richardson) introduced me to Rupert Hine who at that time was busy producing Bob Geldof's 1990 album "Vegetarians of Love" and my association with Bob's band (The Happy Clubsters!) has continued ever since.

Hangouts:- You'll find me at the Musart Digirama Gargantustudio; often as not,
performing various questionable but allegedly musical experiments. For instance; Latest with Graham Clark (Gong Maison Violinist) - REBELA.

Recorded With:- Penguin Cafe Orchestra; Bob Geldof; Paul McCartney; Van Morrison; Jeff Beck; Paul Young; Pet Shop Boys, Richard Niles; Paul Carrack; George Fenton; Kirsty McColl; Loudon Wainwright III; Billy Bragg; Wes McGhee; EKO; Danny Thompson; Tim Renwick.... and many more.

TV Appearances:- Penguin Cafe Orchestra; Bob Geldof; Garth Brooks; Randy Travis; Mary Coughlan; Matraca Berg; Richard Thompson/Maria McKee; Joe Ely...

TV Comedy Appearances:- Alexei Sayle; French & Saunders; Fry & Laurie; Hale & Pace; Rory McGrath & Phil Pope's Death by Country; Ben Elton...

Comedy:- Benny Hill; The Comic Strip Presents; Simon Brint; Tracy Ullman; Lenny Henry; Jane Horrocks; Murder Most Horrid; Josie Lawrence; Mary Whitehouse Experience...

Misc:- Hamish Macbeth; Boon;

JOHN TURNBULL

Born in Newcastle - upon -Tyne, England on 27th August 1950 (Virgo/Tiger)

Instrument :- Guitar,Vocals

MOTTO :- I am always in the right place at the right time doing the right thing.

Some of the bands I have enjoyed working with are:- 'Skip Bifferty', 'The Chosen Few', 'Loving Awareness', 'Glencoe', Nick Lowe, Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys', 'Eurythmics', 'Talk Talk', 'London Beat, 'Paul Young', 'Bob Geldof', 'World Party', 'Kaos Band', but most of all 'The Blockheads'.

I have also sang and played on film soundtracks since 1960's, most famous film being 'Get Carter' starring Michael Caine.

Pastimes and hobbies :- Yodling / Skodling / Whistling.

Other pastimes :- Transmuting all poisons and pollutants into harmless particles,- listen it ís my imagination and I'm gonna use it. I write poems and songs,I like sex and rock and roll but I keep all my drugs on the soft side.

I distribute cruelty free scientifically advanced self care products from U.S.A. called Neways,
They are working for me I feel fine --- Yes! I'm in love. Thank you.