- Eire Apparent
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Current_members =Henry McCullough Chris Stewart Ernie Graham Dave Lutton
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Notable_instruments =Eire Apparent was a band from
Northern Ireland .In early 1967 guitarist
Henry McCullough (formerly of The Sky Rockets Showband and Gene & The Gents) fromPortstewart inNorthern Ireland made his way toBelfast where he teamed up with bassistChris Stewart (born Eric Christopher Stuart), singerErnie Graham (born Ernest Harold Graham,14 June 1946 , inBelfast ) and drummerDave Lutton (born William David Lutton) to form the psychedelic outfit The People. Later that year the band moved to London and were signed by ex-AnimalChas Chandler forTrack Records who changed the band's name to "Eire Apparent".With only one single released Chandler sent them on tour with headliners
Jimi Hendrix Experience ,Soft Machine andThe Animals . Things went quite well during 1968 when, in Canada McCullough was sent back to Ireland due to visa problems withMick Cox taking his place in the band.McCullough joined
Sweeney's Men and, later on, becameThe Grease Band 's lead guitarist. In 1973 he enrolled withPaul McCartney and Wings for a short period of time. He has also released several solo albums.The new Eire Apparent cut the album "Sunrise" in 1969 with
Jimi Hendrix producing, who had already produced forCat Mother & the All Night Newsboys before with their albumThe Street Giveth and the Street Taketh Away released in 1969. Jimi had tried to combine traces of Rock, Pop and Psychedelia. Several sources claim the existence of a second Eire Apparent album (reportedly produced bySoft Machine drummerRobert Wyatt ) but most likely it never saw the light of day.In May 1970, hardly noticed by the public, the band broke up.
Ernie Graham recorded one solo album in 1971, was a short-time member of Help Yourself in 1972 and then co-founded pub rock combo Clancy.Mick Cox (born Michael Charles Cox) formed his eponymous band in 1973 (one album on capitol records) and can be heard of onVan Morrison 's classic albumCommon One in 1983. Dave Lutton played withHeavy Jelly in 1970,Ellis (1972-73),Marc Bolan (1974-76) and assistedChris Spedding on his 1979Guitar Graffiti album.Chris Stewart became one of Rock's most exciting bass players and an ever-faithful partner forFrankie Miller (1975-78). Further jobs includeSpooky Tooth ,Joe Cocker ,Jim Capaldi ,Eric Burdon ,Graham Bonnet ,Terry Reid , among many others.External links
*http://www.irishshowbands.net/bgeire.htm
* For further details see Pete Frame's 'Rock Family Trees'
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