During the summer of 1985
I met Ian Payne, who hosted regular jam sessions at Nanpean Farm near
Cape Cornwall.
By this time I'd had a few jam sessions down at Sancreed, with Malcolm
Starr (guitar and vocals) and Geoff Tresidder on fretless bass guitar.
Ian had played in many local bands - Sid's Taxi, Harmonix, Zambula and
Sadig Sadag.
In September, Steve Dyer moved to St Just from Bristol. We worked
together in the studio and were both very interested in forming a
band for live performance.
This happened in January 86 and included local mystics, Alison and
Med Reynolds (who later formed Thelemic Pulse), plus Ian Caple and
Ian Payne. |
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The resulting ensemble became known as the St Just Collective / All
Saints / New Town Band. We played twice at the Trewellard Arms, a
few miles from St Just. At this time it was the only location in the
area where it was easy to put on gigs. |
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However, the line-up involved around a dozen people and proved to be
near impossible to manage for organised rehearsals, but the public
response endorsed the need for a local band.
photo
Alan Shipgood |
