Medway groups

Medway groups

Medway Groups is a term denoting bands in the Medway Towns, north Kent, England.

The best-known musician is Billy Childish who started with the band The Pop Rivets in the late 1970s. The music draws heavily on the tradition of garage/punk/rock'n roll/raw-blues-music from the 1950s and 1960s. His inspiration has led to many other bands forming, and they now have a worldwide cult following. Records have been released on Big Beat records, Media Burn and other small indie labels, as well as Childish's own Hangman records.

There has also been an accompanying, though not so well known, poetry scene, started by The Medway Poets also in the late 1970s. Childish was a member of this group. There is also a crossover into art with the Stuckists art group.

One of the longest established bands of the Rock/Blues genre is Dirtie Bertie who advertise themselves as Maximum Boogie, featuring one of the longest (still playing over 40 years) guitarist's Barry Archer known for his blues based lead and slide guitar playing. They have been playing for over 28 years probably a record for bands in Medway and still pack venue's wherever they play.

Bands

"This list is incomplete"
*The Pop Rivets
*The Milkshakes
*Thee Mighty Caesars
*The Delmonas
*Thee Headcoats
*Thee Headcoatees
*The Buff Medways
*The Prisoners
*The Prime Movers
*Len Bright Combo
*The Masonics
*The Bristols
*Armitage shanks
*Solar Flares
*The Len Price 3
*The Long Weekend
*Second Sun
*Maker
*Let Our Enemies Beware
*UpCDownC
*Quad Riot
*The Ambience
*{Dirtie Bertie}
*{The Tour}

Musicians

"This list is incomplete"
*Billy Childish
*Bruce Brand
*Micky Hampshire
*Holly Golightly
*Ludella Black
*Wolf Howard
*Kyra De Coninck
*Dan Melchior
*Lupen Crook
*Nick Jones
*Daniel Lawrence
*Oli Burgess
*Jon Gibbs
*Paul Peacock
*Nato Coombs
*Brad Harmer
*Kid Harpoon
*Clayton Boothroyd
*Lesley Day & the Shagged Girlfriends
*{Barry Archer}
*{Mark Ellis}
*(Andy Neall}
*{Paul Kemp}

ee also

*Billy Childish
*The Medway Poets
*Stuckism
*Rock 'N' Rant

External links

* [http://www.makerrock.com Maker official site]


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