Hi everyone,
Fiddlers Dram were the precursor to Oyster Ceilidh Band and then the Oyster Band. They used to stay with us in London and we introduced them to Roger and Helen Holt of Dingles records and with Packie Byrne and Bonnie Shaljean, convinced them they were worth recording.
The song was written by Debbie Cook from Whitstable and was originally much slower than the hit on the first FD album.
When Roger & Helen decided to try for a single they engaged a more pop guy to produce who speeded it up.
They were a great band and made two albums before the Oyster Ceilidh Band album and then subsequent Oyster records. A great bunch of people and my family and I have great memories of them all kipping down on our floor and various towing away stories on their duff transit before "Day Trip" gave them the finance to make life easier.
Hope this is of interest.
Anne