The Baby Snakes

The Baby Snakes were an Irish rock band formed in 1985. The original line up featured Frank Rynne, Niall O'Sullivan and Johnny Bonney. In October 1985 they recorded a radio session for Dave Fanning's R.T.E. radio show and reached No. 13 in Fanning's Fab 50, an end of year listeners poll, in December 1985. Their first L.P. Sweet Hunger featured Brian Downey from Thin Lizzy on drums. Their second L.P. was produced by Dave Goodman. In 1988 after a B.B.C. Radio 1 session for Janice Long the band moved to London playing a mix of underground ground venues as well as The Marquee.

Discography

* Song “Johnny”Various Artists - Weird Weird World of Guru Weirdbrain LP - Hotwire Records - HWLP8505 - IRL - 1985
*Songs for Subliminal Kids EP 7" - Santides Records - SAN 0057 - IRL – 1987
*This City Sucks (live) Cassette FOAD Records - ??? - January 1988
*Sweet Hunger LP FOAD Records - FOAD 7 - June 1988 Produced by Ian Bryon and Paul Thomas.
*Rebel Radio LP - Santides Records - SAN0089 - July 1990 Produced by Dave Goodman
*Looking for Strange (Cassette)Santides, 1990
*Four Foot Tapping Greats EP 7" - Santides Records - SUE 66 - UK - 1992 Four Johnny Cash covers, 2 recorded in mono.

Video/DVD

*Destroy All Rational Thought VHS Video - Screen Edge - 1992 DVD - Visionary - 2006 Track "just Say Yes" and performance with Master Musicians of Joujouka

External Links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpldzKQYRhQ The Baby Snakes "Fade" on Anything Goes, RTE, c.1985]
* [http://www.irishrock.org/ipnw/b.html#babysnakes Profile of The Baby Snakes']