- The Mystic Deckchairs
The Mystic Deckchairs were an
Indie rock band that formed inCheshire in early 1988. The founding members were Dick Hooton (vocals & guitar), Jem Shaw (bass) and Simon Pardoe (guitar) - all attendingSir John Deane's College inNorthwich at the time.Steve Hewitt (drums) joined later that year after leaving his brother's local band Misadventure.Two of their tracks, For The Day and Keep Your Head On, appeared on the 1989 compilation LP 'Drunk' released by Emergency Records - the latter of which was played by
John Peel on hisBBC Radio 1 show.After Dick Hooton & Steve Hewitt left they went through various line-ups, by then based in
Manchester , as just The Deckchairs. For several years Paul "Jez" Fitzgerald (vocals, guitar & mandolin) and Julian Helme (drums) completed the foursome - and after various other incarnations and name changes including Flux, Bastard Amber & Pike they dis-banded in 1996.Steve Hewitt later went on to play with such bands as
Boo Radleys , Breed & Placebo.
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