I was in Elecampane in the late 70s and early 80s playing bass, guitar and dulcimer, and occasionally drums at live gigs for the odd song, and played on the recordings of Swings and Roundabouts and other unreleased songs. The line up of the band when I was in it was Dave Byrne, Chris Ellicott, Chris Lyons, Daphne Grant, Debbie Ellicott and myself. We played gigs all over the country at folk clubs, pubs and festivals, and I remember it as a crazy and fun time. We all had jobs to do when we got back from gigging, so I also remember being tired a lot of the time! We had a huge ex-electricity board van for the PA and gear, which Chris Lyons painted with scenes from the shows.
I left at the end of my first year of university through time constraints, but went back often as sound engineer for live gigs at a time when Vince Johnson, John de Pulford and Steve Vernon were in the band. In the late 80s, after Elecampane had stopped working I joined Debbie, Chris E and Vince in the ceilidh band Hopping Mad.
Happy days, lost youth etc. Jack (Shep)