Fiddler's Dram

Fiddler's Dram were a British folk band of the late 1970s. They are mainly known for their hit single, "Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time)" (1979), although the sound of this record was not representative of the acoustic songs and tunes they had been performing for several years at folk clubs and festivals.

Band members

The full-time members of Fiddler's Dram were drawn from the Oyster Ceilidh Band and were:

• Cathy Lesurf - vocals, bodhran
• Alan Prosser - guitar, fiddle, bowed psaltery, bones
• Chris Taylor - bouzouki, harmonica, appalachian dulcimer, mandola, tenor banjo
• Ian Telfer - fiddle, bowed psaltery, viola, English Concertina

later joined by

• Will Ward - Bassoon, Recorder, Crumhorn

Career

Dave Arbus, violinist with East of Eden, was a founder member but left long before the band achieved success.

The full-time members of the band were drawn from a group of musicians at the University of Kent at Canterbury and members of Duke's Folk Club in Whitstable. Jamming sessions in a Canterbury squat often took place with additional club members given the opportunity to take part in these sessions and sometimes at local performances. The band had an enthusiastic local following and played regularly at local clubs and bars in and around the Canterbury area, with the open nature of the bands ever changing part-time line-up contributing to the bands popularity. With other various club members, including John Jones and Ian...
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