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 Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:01 pm |
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1st in a series of groups I've followed who deserve a revisit and
investigation by 1st time seekers:
Today we visit the Sutherland Borthers and Quiver a vastly underrated
group who had little success in the U.S.
Sutherland Brothers (Gavin and Iain Sutherland) originally performed
as a folk / rock duo in the field of British music in the early 1970s,
and then joined with Quiver to record and tour as The Sutherland
Brothers and Quiver.
Career
The Sutherland Brothers began their career in 1968 as A New
Generation, having some yearly success with the single "Smokie Blues
Away" (which used a melody based on the main theme of Dvor(ák's, New
World Symphony). Subsequently re-billed as The Sutherland Brothers
Band, they won a new recording contract with Island Records and put
out two albums in 1972. Their first minor hit was "The Pie" in 1970.
In an effort to diversify and expand their folk based sound, the
Sutherland Brothers joined forces with a local rock band known as
Quiver.
Quiver
Quiver originally comprised guitarist and singer Cal Batchelor,
guitarist Tim Renwick, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer John "Willie"
Wilson. Keyboardist Peter Wood had replaced Batchelor just before the
band joined up with the Sutherland Brothers.
The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
Their joint greatest success came under this name. Several moderately
successful albums were released by Island Records throughout the 1970s
under this joint name before they moved to CBS Records where they
recorded, amongst other songs, the Top Ten hit single, "Arms of Mary",
which also became a hit when covered two years later by the Canadian
group, Chilliwack.
The band were just reaching their peak as the punk music explosion
happened; they ended up being ousted from their residency at London's
Marquee Club to make way for the likes of The Damned and X-Ray Spex.
The group quickly found that its cheerful, folk-rock style had fallen
out of fashion, and disbanded after recording a final album in 1979.
One of the earlier Sutherland Brothers recordings is "Sailing", which
exists in two versions: one with The Sutherland Brothers alone, the
other together with Quiver. "Sailing" was no success for the Brothers
(despite gaining airplay on BBC Radio 1), but in 1975, it became a
major hit for Rod Stewart.
Post Quiver
* Quiver's Tim Renwick went on to play with Al Stewart, and even a
later incarnation of Pink Floyd.
* Bassist Bruce Thomas went on to join Elvis Costello and the
Attractions.
* Peter Wood (aka Peter Woods) later worked with Cyndi Lauper, and
also worked with Pink Floyd during their 1980 and 1981 tours for The
Wall. Born in 1950 in Middlesex, England, he died in 1994 in New York.
* Willie Wilson also worked with Pink Floyd during the period when
the band were touring with The Wall, and played drums on David
Gilmour's first solo album.
Discography
Sutherland Brothers albums
* The Sutherland Bros' Band (1972)
* Lifeboat (1972)
Quiver albums
* Quiver (1971)
* Gone in the Morning (1972)
Sutherland Brothers and Quiver albums
* Lifeboat (1973) - was re-issued in America under The Sutherland
Brothers and Quiver banner with three newly penned tracks: "Have You
Had a Vision", "Rock and Roll Show", and "You Got Me Anyway".
* Dream Kid (1973) - which was the first full album with Quiver
* Beat of the Street (1974)
* Reach for the Sky (1975) - without Peter Wood who had now left
the band (contains their most successful song "Arms of Mary" - UK
Albums Chart - Number 26
* Slipstream (1976) - Number 49
* Down to Earth (1977)
* When The Night Comes Down (1979) - duo only album, recorded in
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