The Dawn Parade

The Dawn Parade were a British rock band from Bury St Edmunds formed in 2000. Greg McDonald was the main songwriter, and also provided vocals and guitar.

The band performed 200 gigs in the UK and received critical acclaim from Rolling Stone and John Peel, for whom the band performed a number of live sessions.

Biography

School friends Greg McDonald and Nick Morley had played together in the band, Hip Down. Following the Hip Down's split they formed a new band Rob Brown (guitar), Barney Wade (Bass) and Ben Jennings (Drums). The band's name came from Mcdonald and Morley's term for their walk back to their village on a Sunday morning as the sun came up, having spent the money needed for a taxi home in bars the previous night. The band released their first single, "Good Luck Olivia", in 2001, and their second, "Hole in my Heart", in 2002 having signed to Cambridge-based indie label Repeat Records. The band toured extensively. Soon after this the band played its first Peel Session. The second took place in March 2003. The band gigged extensively across the country, but in 2003 they split up.

The band re-formed with a new line-up of McDonald on guitar and vocals, Jeremy Jones (lead guitar), Neil Rayson (bass guitar) and Mark Sewell (drums,vocals). Rayson was soon replaced by Steve McLoughlin. The first single of this lineup was "The Fortune Line". The band changed its name to The Visions in late 2005, shortly after finishing recording their debut album in Wales with producer Chris Brown. By August 2006 the Band split and finally released their debut album in November 2006 on Repeat Records under their original name The Dawn Parade.

Following the Dawn Parade's split Greg McDonald continued as a solo artist, with some collaboration with Jeremy Jones on recordings.

Discography

ingles / EPs

*"Good Luck Olivia" (2001)
*"Electric Fence Your Gentleness EP" (2002)
*"Caffeine Row" (January 2003)
*"Strung Out On Nowhere" (August 2003)
*"The Underground" (November 2004)

Albums

*"The Dawn Parade" (2006)

ources

* [http://www.repeatfanzine.co.uk/thedawnparade/index.htm Band page at Repeat Records website]

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/gregmcdonalduk Greg McDonald on Myspace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thevisionsband The Visions on MySpace]