Cambridge Band Comp Winners List - help me finish it please :-)

Thanks to Richard starting the 'Band Comp Changing' thread, i am now obsessed with finishing this list of Cambridge Band Comp Winners. Thankyou to everyone on here and in the Portland that have contributed so far, any more ideas?

CAMBRIDGE BAND COMPETITION WINNERS
2009 - Ed Hope and Friends
2008 – The Winter Kings
2007 – The Hot Bang
2006 – The Alex Harris Band
2005 – AR (AnAchoic Reflection) – Heavy Metal
2004 – Lounge
2003 - ????????
2002 – Bag One (Seven-piece funk rock band)
2001 – Alice Band
2000 – Calling Orson? (Miss Black America won the Audience Vote)
1999 – Simplicity (fea. Alex Harris see 2006)
1998 - Spiritwalk (fea. Ezio Lunedei see 1993)
1997 - ????????
1996 – Summerhouse
1995 - ????????
1994 - Summerhouse
1993 – Ezio
1992 - ????????
1991 - ????????
1990 – Cherry Orchard? (This Replica were Runners Up again)
1989 - ???????? (This Replica were best Young Band and Runners Up)
1988 - Nutmeg
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This says Anachoic doodads won in '04. Could be wrong?

http://drownedinsound.com/directory/artists/An_Achoic_Reflectio_N

Did Color Factory ever enter?

Thanks arthur you are correct, Lounge won it in 2005 and AR in 2004 :-)

According to this Henry they were in the Final in 1990
http://www.wereallneighbours.co.uk/idlechat/message.php?id=9116

Great band. Probably means they didn't win.

should read previous posts more carefully.

2003 - Houston 500.

Beach Blanket Bingo won it in 1995 I think - can anyone confirm this?

Beach Blanket Bingo won it in 95 as The Saffs were in their heat. This was back in the day when the winners of the heat didn't go through to the final but there was an overall scoring from all the heats. Top 5 went through. Beach Blanket Bingo lost their heat (The Saffs won) but were allowed through on audience vote (even though Saffs won Beer Cheer and the heat we didn't make the final).

Then Beach Blanket Bingo won the whole thing. The Saffs were invited back to win a special prize which equated to 4 days in a studio. Which was nice.

sours grapes....never!

Should be something that documents all this stuff really. Same goes for the Old Cambridge Bands thread.

Nice one Jazz....a special entry in this list then for the Saff winning the Beer Call :-)

Five to go, unless there were more comps before 88.

CAMBRIDGE BAND COMPETITION WINNERS
2009 - Ed Hope and Friends
2008 – The Winter Kings
2007 – The Hot Bang
2006 – The Alex Harris Band
2005 – Lounge
2004 – AR (AnAchoic Reflection) – Heavy Metal
2003 - ????????
2002 – Bag One (Seven-piece funk rock band)
2001 – Alice Band
2000 – Calling Orson? (Miss Black America won the Audience Vote)
1999 – Simplicity (fea. Alex Harris see 2006)
1998 - Spiritwalk (fea. Ezio Lunedei see 1993)
1997 - ????????
1996 – Summerhouse
1995 – Beach Blanket Bingo (and The Saffs won the Beer Call)
1994 - Summerhouse
1993 – Ezio
1992 - ????????
1991 - ????????
1990 – Cherry Orchard? (This Replica were Runners Up again)
1989 - ???????? (This Replica were best Young Band and Runners Up)
1988 - Nutmeg
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and apparently John Peel was a compere for a couple of years in the late 80s/early 90s?

Should be something that documents all this stuff really. Same goes for the Old Cambridge Bands thread.

Surely someone interested could do a wikipedia page?

And a wikipedia page for Bigmal ;-]

If you do a wikipedia page for something like a band competion then some self appointed moderator usually deletes it for "not being notable enough". Some tosser has already deleted my expertly researched pages for The Bull and Gate, and The Vichy Government among others. *sore point*

didn't Jack the Bear win and posslbly The Bible in early 80s

Colonel Gomez?

this is from Johnny Dee's website (colonel Gomez)

Colonel Gomez performed where ever they could and in 1985 came the bands 'big break'.

They entered the Cambridge Rock band contest held at the prestigious Guildhall, and made it to the grand final.

BBC radio Cambridgeshire were the events main sponsor, and one of their presenters, Trevor Dann was acting as a judge along with Radio One D.J's and other musical luminaries.

Dann, coincidentally was also producer of top rated BBC 2-music show 'Whistle Test'. It was decided that the Final of the Band contest would be filmed for use in the show.

Colonel Gomez won the award for most entertaining act as they performed 'Satan's Son' (own song),

And 'Shakin' all Over' (Johnny Kidd song). During the latter tune John had stripped off his clothes to reveal a pair of black swimming trunks, and as the performance reached a climax a Red Penis popped out of the swimwear, the audience loved it!

The 'Whistle Test' was broadcast on March 27th 1985, all hell broke loose!

Because of the 7PM-time slot and the fact that many people thought that John had exposed himself there was uproar. Two police offers came to his house and confiscated a video and the prop itself for investigation.

http://johnnydee.net/meetjd.html

Bit about the history of the comp, from the CN:

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_lifestyle_music/displayarticle.asp?...

85' - The Detective

2010 - Scrotal Threat

Im fairly sure that Buried Trevor won it once....though I'm probably wrong

Im doing a gig with AR in january....

Buried Trevor won the Audience vote in 98 according to this http://website.lineone.net/~ianlearmonth/

Seven to go, now we know it started in 85

Johnny Dee what a character, has a face for radio ;-]

From wikipedia: 2010 famously saw Scrotal Threat crowned the last ever winners of the Cambridge Band Competition. Shortly after their infamous "Bloodgate" winner's celebration, organisers vowed never to allow such shocking scenes to be visited on the unsuspecting Cambridge public, and withdrew support for the competition indefinitely.

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I know Tern and they didn't win a Cambridge one. Some of them are now in The Scene Is Dead.

Another link;
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_lifestyle_music/displayarticle.asp?...

*indie punks Federal Black 40 *

im sure i said it at the time but

HUH?

So, '86 was won by Double Yellow Line

1985 The Detective
1986 Double Yellow Line

My work is done for the day (and this has made it bearable!) Latest List follows:

CAMBRIDGE BAND COMPETITION WINNERS
2009 - Ed Hope and Friends
2008 – The Winter Kings (Back to the Corn Exchange)
2007 – The Hot Bang
2006 – The Alex Harris Band
2005 – Lounge
2004 – AR (AnAchoic Reflection) – Heavy Metal
2003 - ????????
2002 – Bag One (Seven-piece funk rock band)
2001 – Alice Band
2000 – Calling Orson? (Miss Black America won the Audience Vote)
1999 – Simplicity fea. Alex Harris see 2006
1998 - Spiritwalk fea. Ezio Lunedei see 1993 (Buried Trevor won the audience Vote) Moved to the Junction.
1997 - ????????
1996 – Summerhouse
1995 – Beach Blanket Bingo (and The Saffs won the Beer Call)
1994 - Summerhouse
1993 – Ezio
1992 - ????????
1991 - ????????
1990 – Cherry Orchard? (This Replica were Runners Up again)
1989 - ???????? (This Replica were best Young Band and Runners Up)
1988 – Nutmeg
1987 – ???????? (Moved to the Corn Exchange)
1986 – Double Yellow Line (held at the Guildhall)
1985 – The Detective (fea. Chris Maitland – Porcupine Tree Drummer) (1985 was the first Cambridge Band Comp, and was held at the Guildhall…Colonel Gomez won the award for most entertaining act)

and apparently John Peel was a compere for a couple of years in the late 80s/early 90s?

Houston 500 for 2003. A rock 'n' roll band from Saffron Walden.

Didn't a band called Whiskey Before Breakfast win it at some point in the 90s?

and apparently John Peel was a compere for a couple of years in the late 80s/early 90s?

Not sure about this, but Vince Clarke was definitely a judge one or two years in the 80s.

1989 Spirit Walk

I remember that there was a gig at the Boaty with that years winners and audience vote winners. The bands (in no particular order) were Black Not Green and My Friend Irma. Calling Orson definately won it the year before Alice Band. I've a feeling that they came one year after BNG/MFI. Is it possible that BNG/MFI won in 1999/2000 and the few above that should be pushed up a year, thus filling the gap at 2003?

Black Not Green didn't win it - they lost out to Simplicity in 1999.

As pointed out above Houston 500 won it in 2003

http://www.brightonlife.com/news/houston-500-appear-in-brighton-after-...

there seems to be a google trace for someone at competition in 1987 - Big T Total & the Halfcuts?!

As david appears to have been ignored all the time

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Eh? What?

That's all very well, but who won it in 2003?

I was saying that David had twice said 2003 winners were Houston 500.....and it had been missed by rockin and his list.

i could imagine him sitting pining so i though i would lend a big bear hand.

Goat anyone?

Lots of replies...:-)

Thanks David, Old Rocker, Daggg, splattergrabs, vegetable man, Steve W and of course Deathproof (calm down mate, Houston 500 in the list now :-) )

So that leaves two gaps 91 and 92, maybe it didnt take place?
and 3 possibilities to be confirmed: 87, 90, 97

CAMBRIDGE BAND COMPETITION WINNERS
2009 - Ed Hope and Friends
2008 – The Winter Kings (Back to the Corn Exchange)
2007 – The Hot Bang
2006 – The Alex Harris Band
2005 – Lounge
2004 – AR (AnAchoic Reflection) – Heavy Metal
2003 – Houston 500
2002 – Bag One (Seven-piece funk rock band)
2001 – Alice Band
2000 – Calling Orson (Miss Black America won the Audience Vote)
1999 – Simplicity fea. Alex Harris see 2006
1998 - Spiritwalk fea. Ezio Lunedei see 1993 (Buried Trevor won the audience Vote) Moved to the Junction.
1997 - ???????? Whisky Before Breakfast???
1996 – Summerhouse
1995 – Beach Blanket Bingo (and The Saffs won the Beer Call)
1994 - Summerhouse
1993 – Ezio
1992 - ????????
1991 - ????????
1990 – Cherry Orchard?? (This Replica were Runners Up again)
1989 – Spirit Walk (This Replica were best Young Band and Runners Up)
1988 – Nutmeg
1987 – ???????? Big T Total & the Half cuts played it (Moved to the Corn Exchange)
1986 – Double Yellow Line (held at the Guildhall)
1985 – The Detective (fea. Chris Maitland – Porcupine Tree Drummer) (1985 was the first Cambridge Band Comp, and was held at the Guildhall…Colonel Gomez won the award for most entertaining act)

Apparently John Peel was a compere for a couple of years in the late 80s/early 90s, and Vince Clarke in the 80s.

CALM CALM CALM !!! this is passion dammit !!! or a ocd im not sure:o)

*high fives DPP's "big bear hand*

At last, recognition for Houston 500 in the list. Phew!

Just 91 and 92 to go then, possibly 97. We're close, people.

Closest I've got so far is Runners-up in the Semi-Final of the 1991 Cambridge Rock Competition, The Adventure Kings McKenzee. (http://www.scurrah.co.uk/adventure.htm)

This is a bit of a test of Google skills!

Did Spiritwalk really win it twice, nine years apart? Surely shome mishtake?

Houston 500 were pretty rockin and Out. I didnt realize they were local.

Im thinking i did a gig with H 500 when i was in GL .....yes i did. i don't remeber it though

H500 were a cracking band. I loved the name of their first album - '10 punds of shit in a 5 pund bag'. Classic.

I have judged every year since 2000 and am fucked if I can remember who was 2003 winners. Its now bugging me.

2003 winners WERE houston 500...........

Hahahahah, I'm a fuckwit who cant read. Thanks DP. See ya tomorrow mate.

TNJTTFW! yeah see you 2mw mate..

Old Rocker...good spot....grrrr....so 1998 up for grabs again i reckon....the post i got that from probably meant to say 89 not 98, they (Spirit Walk) definitely won it in 89

"I remember that there was a gig at the Boaty with that years winners and audience vote winners. The bands (in no particular order) were Black Not Green and My Friend Irma". I put that gig on and thought I'd be the only one to ever remember it! Just to clarify Calling Orson became My Friend Irma. Both bands were great.

My Friend Irma were audience vote winners in 1999 at The Junction. Great final that year, with Simplicity, Black Not Green, Pogul Magee & Buried Trevor (I think). We did the "winners gig" at The Boat Race (as mentioned above) with Simplicity a few weeks later. MyFI did a few gigs with Black Not Green that year too...

I could never stand Black Not Green. I remember really disliking them.

Musically i would like to add. Don't think i ever met them.

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Err, Richard... Calling Orson didn't become My Friend Irma! My Friend Irma later became The Dead Echoes!

"1987. The Way. Totally different band from last year, again finalists in the Cambridge Rock Competition."
http://stevelinford.co.uk/bio.html

It's his age trigger! I've noticed it since his big birthday recently!:-)

Fabulous Kitchenware won in 1998. Outta the bag!

I used to ...ahem...'manage' Black Not Green (f you can call it that). Some good times, playing the Garage in London, Peel in Kingston. Tim from the band still very much doing music having provided music for some of the commercials you hear on the telly and has a cracking band on the go.

Thanks Trigger...anymore people......I will update list before i go home tonight and hopefully someone can crack the last few over the weekend :-)

did Beach Blanket Bingo ever play?

steve w - See 1995 :-)

CAMBRIDGE BAND COMPETITION WINNERS
2009 - Ed Hope and Friends
2008 – The Winter Kings (Back to the Corn Exchange)
2007 – The Hot Bang
2006 – The Alex Harris Band
2005 – Lounge
2004 – AR (AnAchoic Reflection) – Heavy Metal
2003 – Houston 500
2002 – Bag One (Seven-piece funk rock band)
2001 – Alice Band
2000 – Calling Orson (Miss Black America won the Audience Vote)
1999 – Simplicity fea. Alex Harris see 2006 (My Friend Irma won the Audience Vote)
1998 - Fabulous Kitchenware (Buried Trevor won the audience Vote) Moved to the Junction.
1997 - Whiskey Before Breakfast? fea. Cath Coombs
1996 – Summerhouse
1995 – Beach Blanket Bingo (and The Saffs won the Beer Call)
1994 - Summerhouse
1993 – Ezio
1992 - ????????
1991 - ???????? (Runners Up in the semi-final were The Adventure Kings McKenzee)
1990 – Cherry Orchard? (This Replica were Runners Up again)
1989 – Spirit Walk fea. Ezio Lunedei see 1993 (This Replica were best Young Band and Runners Up)
1988 – Nutmeg
1987 – ???????? The Way, & Big T and the Half Cuts played it (Moved to the Corn Exchange)
1986 – Double Yellow Line (held at the Guildhall)
1985 – The Detective (fea. Chris Maitland – Porcupine Tree Drummer) (1985 was the first Cambridge Band Comp, and was held at the Guildhall…Colonel Gomez won the award for most entertaining act)

Apparently John Peel was a compere for a couple of years in the late 80s/early 90s, and Vince Clarke in the 80s.

oops sorry missed that!!!

Pretty sure there was a band called Blue who won in 1990 or 1991 -- I remember going to the final because I really liked the Dear Johns. There was also a memorably dire band who had a song called 'Poleaxe The Poll Tax'.

I think this was "The Big Blue", with Booga (from Ezio and Booga) on guitar. I think they did win, but not sure if it was 1991 or 1992. Have some old copies of "Scene and Heard" up in the loft somewhere that have reviews of the comps in. Will dig them out!

That sounds right. I'm sure they won, and it was 90 or 91 not 92. I remember missing their entire set because they were on first.

This is how I recall things...
This replica were voted in 1989 Cambridge Rock Competition Best Young Band but were not runners up. They went out in the first heat as my band and the Brotherhood went through from that heat. The winners in 1989 were Cherry Orchard. Shiny Cadillac was the Cherry Orchard song favourite with the judges.
Spirit Walk won it in 1987. Ian Docherty the lead singer joined my band for the 1989 competition and they had split up by then. Tom Dalpra ran out and stage dived during our slot in the semi in '89... got it on vid... (later he replaced Ian Docherty...)
I think Big Blue won it in 1990...
http://www.scurrah.co.uk/replica.htm
http://www.elyonline.co.uk/archives/2007/06/24/nutmeg-soham/

http://www.elyonline.co.uk/archives/2006/02/09/ely-band-higher-breed/
three mentions in this article, no winners but:-

Threehead were best young band sometime!
The Nighjars third in 92 or 93
Pogul Magee were in a final 92?

That latter article refers to Nutmeg doing a final ever gig at the Junction on August 1st 1992, which isn't true. Their last ever gig was at the Junction Open Air on Jesus Green, which was August 22nd 1992.

They supported the Manics at the Junction and as far as I can tell from the Internet, that was October 1992.

No, that was in 1991. In 1992 The Manics were supported by Kinky Machine.

*shoots self for knowing that*

Gawd.

Seem to remember it was their '1977 prices' tour where tickets were three quid. It was freezing, it was sold out, but the shivering ticket tout outside was so pissed off he sold us three for a tenner anyway. The Manics were dreadful and got totally upstaged by Nutmeg. I thought we'd never see them again. How wrong I was.

That was December 1991. I was at that. My trousers froze from the sweat.

*My trousers froze from the sweat*

thats.....just.....wrong...

Go down the front for a 45 minute set, stagedive lots and then go outside in a -4 weather front and see what happens.

Just on the phone at the moment with Tom. Last gig was Aug 1992 Jesus Green and the second to last was at The Junction with This Replica and Jacob's Mouse, late summer. The Junction gig was touted as the last but they then did the Jesus Green gig. Tm said they supported The Mannics was in Dec '91.

Tom joined my band in October '92 (got some of the reel to reels he did with us from day 1!) and as he said it was seamless they did some gigs without without Rich towards the end but he returned for the final few gigs.

Tom said Nutmeg played at the 1990 final as special guests... the year after he was thrown out for stage diving... he had to take 'tests' before they would allow him back in.... and that was all down to a 'certain' person I can't mention that did that...

Tom thinks the winners in 1990 was the singer from Children of Some Tradition, with his new band.
'92 was the last year at the Corn Exchange and Tom thinks that was Big Blue won it either '91 or '92 .
'93 was the first year at the junction, and he thinks that year Ezio won it.

Tom is trying to find his password at the moment...

I'm suggesting he does a Nutmeg and This Replica at The Portland... he likes the idea...

you heard it here first folks... let the rumours start...

This Replica's singer lives in Aussie but comes back occasionally so it may be then...

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Haha Nutmeg and This Replica at the Portland would be great.

^ I'd definately be up for seeing that gig particularly at The Portie ;-)

Just dug out the scene and heard of April/May 1989 had all the 1989 heats

Heat 1
Mel's Kitchen • Possession • Boys'll Be Boys • Wild Bill Hartzia and The Malaria Swamp Dogs • Chill Out • The Desmonds • Shades of Indifference.

Heat winners The Desmonds with 2nd Wild Bill Hartzia went through
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Heat 2
As You Like it • Flesh Mechanics • At 10 Paces • Glass Asylum • Unstable • Mr Meaner

Heat winners At 10 Paces with 2nd Mr Meaner went through
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Heat 3
Vampcow • Excess Deluxe • The Brotherhood • The Lonely • This Replica • Adventure Playground • The melting Men

Heat winners The Brotherhood with 2nd The Lonely went through
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Heat 4
Filthy Rich • The Bicycle Thieves • Digitalis • Black Candy • B.O.B • Resident Aliens • The Well Wicked warriors

Heat winners The Bicycle Thieves with 2nd The Well Wicked warriors went through
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Heat 5
The Cherry Orchard • O-Zone • IZA Blue • Arcana • High reason • The Burning • The Bogus Renegades

Heat winners The Cherry Orchard 2nd The Bogus Renegades went through
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Heat 6
The NightJars • Chopper • Crossland • The Senators of Sin • The Floorshow (hot favourites to win) • Deja Vu • Inflight

Heat winners Floorshow 2nd Crossland went through
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The eventual winners were Cherry Orchard

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I was reluctant to put Floorshow as winners of that heat... every comp had the arrogance factor... to say they were pissed at not winning the whole thing... or so the back stage rumours went...

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never forget... (as he digs in a few more pins in the anger doll...)
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. Were Tribe of Dan in it... did they win in one of those lost years '90, '91, '92?

This Beeno were in it with Richard Heeps... i think he's a well known photographer now.

Surfin Druids were in it one year with Paul Garner who went on to TV with Chris Morris (Morris was a bass player in Somewhere in the Foreign Office in Cambridge), Russel Brand and others...

The Principle were in it one year...

whilst Alexander Armstrong was at Cambridge Uni in 1992 he played in a band which I remember seeing with Paul Christoforou... can't remember the name...

"Eternal Love" from Nutmeg's performance as special guests at the Cambridge Rock Competition 1990"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLGIPcCnz0c

They should have a plaque with all the winners on over the years in the Corn Exchange for instance.

Do Cambridge Uni students still form bands? Aside from Hamfatter I'm struggling to think of any recent ones.

Hot Chip
Jeremy Warmsley
Akira

First ones that spring to mind.

Usual boring corrective about Hot Chip :-) They had already been formed in London and had an EP out on Victory Garden which you could buy in Parrot. Then some member(s) came to study here and they recruited some student members here (none of whom remain I believe, without checking), and it was that lineup which played at the Portland and Boat Race. One of Electrelane also studied here but they never played here I don't think.

Last year I read an article in Varsity on 'current Cambridge bands' and hadn't heard of any of them, so I'd guess at least some of those were student bands. *unuseful response*

Do Cambridge Uni students still form bands? Aside from Hamfatter I'm struggling to think of any recent ones.
Published by vegetableman

they have their own circuit... there were regular band nights down Kings Cellars and Cats cellar bar. Used to play it around 1980-85. Did fitzs, Trinity, Selwyn Diamond... loads of gigs going.

Some play in town bands, a few in a funk band that has a residency every other week at La Razza.

Ah, cheers for that BT.

'87 was Spiritwalk.
'89 was Cherry Orchard
'90,'91 and '92 I'm a bit vague on. The Big Blue won it one of those years I'm sure, and another winner was a band whose name escapes me but I think their singer was called John and sang in the '86 competion with Children of Some Tradition if that's vague enough?
It moved to the junction in '93 I think. Sharon King(Miss Piggy) organised it.

Early on at The Junction ('94, I think) was won by a sort of heavy gothic band whose name I think was based on the lead guys surname. Fuck if I can remember their name but I was one of the judges and I definitely remember that. Don't think Summerhouse won it twice.

John Peel was a judge a couple of times at The Corn Exchange, as I remember. Nik Kershaw was as well once! The Comperes I remember were Graham Buxton( Cambridge singer, guitarist, songwriter now with The Lonely) and Mick Gray(ran the Corn Exchange for a few years). I took over in '95 at The Junction and compered with my mate Chris Fuller until 2007.

Band competitions are obviously innately a bit ludicrous and the results mean nothing in themselves. In 2003 a band called Atlas played and I thought they were brilliant; they lost. In 2007 they turned up on Channel Four as Envy and Other Sins and won the Ch4 unsigned band competion! We didn't hear much from them and they've now released a farewell album, so there you go.

In the late eighties it was quite a big thing in Cambridge. There were loads of heats with about seven bands per night and there would be 1000 people there every Tuesday to watch. For the final they opened upstairs as well and sold-out the 1500 capacity.

It was great to see the final back at The Corn Exchange recently after a 15ish year break.

I'll stop rabbitting.

Tom, please do a Nutmeg gig again :-) I'd be up for helping out - simon@greenmind.co.uk

Last year I read an article in Varsity on 'current Cambridge bands' and hadn't heard of any of them,

I saw that too. It said that a lot of them seemed to play at stairwell parties, whatever they are.

http://www.varsity.co.uk/arts/901

Looks like I didn't remember that very well.

I enjoyed the comments from the band Plaster of Paris "there really isn't much of a grass roots music scene that we've come across, beyond classical and jazz." Confirms a lot of anti-student prejudice there.

Tribe of Dan '94. That was it.

Ah yes, Tribe Of Dan. I remember them.

From google; "I still have the video of the 1990 (i think) Cambridge Rock Group Competion final starring This Replica, Colour Factory and The Dear Johns, its the stuff of legends."

Here is a transcribe of Scene and Heard interviewing Trevor Dann and mentioning the Cambridge Rock Competition `89;

http://www.peevedrecords.co.uk/tdann.htm

Found a couple of old 'Scene and Heard' mags in the loft... Tribe of Dan won in 1992.

Also got a CEN "Rock Scene" page from 1994 that mentions 'The Big Blue" winning "a few years ago" so would guess that they won in 1991.

And Summerhouse definitely won in 1994...

Yeah, i've got a poster from a gig i went to that was a band comp winners gig. Summerhouse and Tribe Of Dan played.

so we have from 96 down (as confirmed by Paul from Scene and Heard)

1996 – Summerhouse
1995 – Beach Blanket Bingo
1994 - Summerhouse
1993 – Ezio
1992 - Tribe of Dan
1991 - The View from Without (with John Haynes from Children of Some Tradition and Steve Buttercase from The Principal)
1990 – The Big Blue (Ezio and Booga were up and running by early 1991, Ezio started on his own in 1990)
1989 – Cherry Orchard
1988 – Nutmeg
1987 – Spirit Walk
1986 – Double Yellow Line
1985 – The Detective
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Summerhouse are still the only band to have won it twice.
http://www.myspace.com/summerhousemusic

Ezio won it in Spirit Walk and Ezio, Booga won it in Ezio and The Big Blue, Chris Williams in Double Yellow Line and Beach Blanket... probably others)
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Ben Miller (from Miller and Armstrong) was in the Dear Johns...

Adam Jones a drummer played in several different bands for the first 7 years...

Well, I have had man flu for a few days and you lot have been busy! So from that little lot the list now looks like this, and looks to me to be complete......or is it? :-)

CAMBRIDGE BAND COMPETITION WINNERS
2009 - Ed Hope and Friends
2008 – The Winter Kings (Back to the Corn Exchange)
2007 – The Hot Bang
2006 – The Alex Harris Band
2005 – Lounge
2004 – AR (AnAchoic Reflection) – Heavy Metal
2003 – Houston 500
2002 – Bag One (Seven-piece funk rock band)
2001 – Alice Band
2000 – Calling Orson (Miss Black America won the Audience Vote)
1999 – Simplicity fea. Alex Harris see 2006 (My Friend Irma won the Audience Vote)
1998 - Fabulous Kitchenware (Buried Trevor won the audience Vote) Moved to the Junction.
1997 - Whiskey Before Breakfast? fea. Cath Coombs
1996 – Summerhouse
1995 – Beach Blanket Bingo fea. Chris Williams (and The Saffs won the Beer Call)
1994 - Summerhouse
1993 – Ezio (Fea. Ezio and Booga)
1992 - Tribe of Dan
1991 - The View from Without (with John Haynes from Children of Some Tradition and Steve Buttercase from The Principal)
1990 – The Big Blue Fea. Booga (This Replica were Runners Up again)
1989 – Cherry Orchard (This Replica were best Young Band)
1988 – Nutmeg
1987 – Spirit Walk fea. Ezio Lunedei see 1993 (Moved to the Corn Exchange)
1986 – Double Yellow Line fea. Chris Williams (held at the Guildhall)
1985 – The Detective (fea. Chris Maitland – Porcupine Tree Drummer) (1985 was the first Cambridge Band Comp, and was held at the Guildhall…Colonel Gomez won the award for most entertaining act)

Apparently John Peel was a compere for a couple of years in the late 80s/early 90s, and Nik Kershaw and Vince Clarke in the 80s.

High Fidelity moment ;-]

Re. High Fidelity moment ;-]

Yes....:-) Get in..... Woo...

:-)

Hmmm...

Hiya chaps! Interesting to find these topics after all these years!

I think "The View" won it in 1990 rather than 1991...I judged it for a few years... '88-90... unless the memory cheats... (!)

I still have some old copies of Scene & Heard in the loft...and loads of photos from the old Cambridge scene (and tapes too!)... etc etc...

Mark Curtis - enquiries@design-zero.co.uk

1992 view from without iwas the singer in the band i also won best vocalist that year the 2nd band where called tribe of dan

1992 view from without iwas the singer in the band i also won best vocalist that year the 2nd band where called tribe of dan
perhaps it was 1991 cant remember jon haymes

I am pretty sure that Spiritwalk(featuring Ezio) won in 1987. Cherry Orchard won in 1989 not 1990. I am certain about Cherry Orchard as I played in the final in 1989

Cheers Stuart

I think we got there in the end...see a few posts above...final list (hopefully) is repeated here, with this year's winners added :-)

CAMBRIDGE BAND COMPETITION WINNERS
2010 Th' Parish (Back to the Junction and now run by Strawberry Fair)
2009 - Ed Hope and Friends
2008 – The Winter Kings (Back to the Corn Exchange)
2007 – The Hot Bang
2006 – The Alex Harris Band
2005 – Lounge
2004 – AR (AnAchoic Reflection) – Heavy Metal
2003 – Houston 500
2002 – Bag One (Seven-piece funk rock band)
2001 – Alice Band
2000 – Calling Orson (Miss Black America won the Audience Vote)
1999 – Simplicity fea. Alex Harris see 2006 (My Friend Irma won the Audience Vote)
1998 - Fabulous Kitchenware (Buried Trevor won the audience Vote) Moved to the Junction.
1997 - Whiskey Before Breakfast? fea. Cath Coombs
1996 – Summerhouse
1995 – Beach Blanket Bingo fea. Chris Williams (and The Saffs won the Beer Call)
1994 - Summerhouse
1993 – Ezio (Fea. Ezio and Booga)
1992 - Tribe of Dan
1991 - The View from Without (with John Haynes from Children of Some Tradition and Steve Buttercase from The Principal)
1990 – The Big Blue Fea. Booga (This Replica were Runners Up again)
1989 – Cherry Orchard (This Replica were best Young Band)
1988 – Nutmeg
1987 – Spirit Walk fea. Ezio Lunedei see 1993 (Moved to the Corn Exchange)
1986 – Double Yellow Line fea. Chris Williams (held at the Guildhall)
1985 – The Detective (fea. Chris Maitland – Porcupine Tree Drummer) (1985 was the first Cambridge Band Comp, and was held at the Guildhall…Colonel Gomez won the award for most entertaining act)

Apparently John Peel was a compere for a couple of years in the late 80s/early 90s, and Nik Kershaw and Vince Clarke in the 80s.

Now, this is a site to while away the hours.

I went to the 1990 final (29/4/90); here's my, not exactly erudite, observations of it at the time:

"The rock comp was really stupid. The Night Jars didn’t win! That wasn’t appreciated by the crowd."

I noted that "The Blue" won.

God how sad . People making lists of names. "Cough" You'd never catch me doing thart sort of thing .

Thanks for that very interesting piece of band comp history.

Rockin ... not rockin Mike by any chance...?

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^ I'd forgotten those bands. Well remembered buckstab.

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Hi gang... I was in both Color Factory and Beach Blanket Bingo...Color Factory were finalist in 1990 and came second in 1991. Beach Blanket Bingo won it in 1995 which was nice because we were first on in the first heat and initially failed to get through.... only to get a call weeks later saying we got through to the final on some "wild card" vote....... and then rather unexpectantly ( to both us and no doubt all the other bands) went on to win it thus collecting a cheque for a grand .......... which was nice.

Also if anyone has that 1990 rock comp video featuring color factory....dear johns...this replica...nightjars....crossland ...then i'd be rather interested to acquire it or perhaps you'd be so good as to youtube it.

Meanwhile both color factory and beach blanket bingo do have myspace sites for ol' times sake:
http://www.myspace.com/thecolorfactory
http://www.myspace.com/beachblanketbingouk

Finally, to my memory.... the best "cambridge" bands of that era were:

Nutmeg (needs no explanation)
This Replica ( the most original and innovative)
Jacobs Mouse ( devastatingly powerful live and deserved their success)
I thought I told you ( clever, different and awful but in a good way)
The Nightjars ( good tunes, good fun and a most endearing "singer" )
The Desmonds ( Funny as f*ck with some great songs)
Tribe of Dan ( a thoroughly rocking good act indeed )

P.s. Does anyone remember an act called the seagulls who played in 89 or 90 i think. They came on ....told the judges they were all c*nts , gave em the finger throughout, made a godawful racket and overan their set... eventually having the plug pulled on 'em ....... f*cking hilarious!!!

Nice One Fred

I'm sure people will answer your questions, I'm no help as 1995 was the year I moved to Cambs. Thanks for confirming BBB won in 95, and I have added Color factory into the list. The First Heat of this year's (27th) Comp is tonight at the Portland Arms.

:-)

Latest List:

CAMBRIDGE BAND COMPETITION WINNERS
2010 Th' Parish (Back to the Junction and now run by Strawberry Fair)
2009 - Ed Hope and Friends
2008 – The Winter Kings (Back to the Corn Exchange)
2007 – The Hot Bang
2006 – The Alex Harris Band
2005 – Lounge
2004 – AR (AnAchoic Reflection) – Heavy Metal
2003 – Houston 500
2002 – Bag One (Seven-piece funk rock band)
2001 – Alice Band
2000 – Calling Orson (Miss Black America won the Audience Vote)
1999 – Simplicity fea. Alex Harris see 2006 (My Friend Irma won the Audience Vote)
1998 - Fabulous Kitchenware (Buried Trevor won the audience Vote) Moved to the Junction.
1997 - Whiskey Before Breakfast? fea. Cath Coombs
1996 – Summerhouse
1995 – Beach Blanket Bingo fea. Chris Williams (and The Saffs won the Beer Call) http://www.myspace.com/beachblanketbingouk
1994 - Summerhouse
1993 – Ezio (Fea. Ezio and Booga)
1992 - Tribe of Dan
1991 - The View from Without (with John Haynes from Children of Some Tradition and Steve Buttercase from The Principal). Color Factory (finalists in 1990) were Runners Up this year.
1990 – The Big Blue Fea. Booga (This Replica were Runners Up again)
1989 – Cherry Orchard (This Replica were best Young Band)
1988 – Nutmeg
1987 – Spirit Walk fea. Ezio Lunedei see 1993 (Moved to the Corn Exchange)
1986 – Double Yellow Line fea. Chris Williams (held at the Guildhall)
1985 – The Detective (fea. Chris Maitland – Porcupine Tree Drummer) (1985 was the first Cambridge Band Comp, and was held at the Guildhall…Colonel Gomez won the award for most entertaining act)

Apparently John Peel was a compere for a couple of years in the late 80s/early 90s, and Nik Kershaw and Vince Clarke in the 80s.

Do i recall that Liz Kershaw liked Beach Blanket Bingo a lot and they ended up on the radio one Roadshow after winning ?

Didn't they also support Oas*s at the Boatie?

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My band was in a heat (heat 1 I think) of the very first Cambridge Rock Competition at the Guildhall in 1985. Here's the photographic evidence. Me (leather trousers) and Sharon Davies (now lives in S. Francisco) were the backing singers, Ed Bird lead singer, Morgan Holt on keyboards, can't remember the lead guitar guy who was older, Matt Finlay on bass I think, Pete Hazelwood on drums. It was our first proper gig. We had rehearsed quite a bit at Hills Road 6th form where most of us went (although Ed and Morgan were at Long Road). Very nervous on the night, Ed gave us something which calmed us down (valium I later found out!). We came 3rd out of 5 in our heat, which we were quite chuffed about, especially as we'd had terrible feedback (sound-wise) - we were convinced someone was deliberately scuppering our chances, well Ed was... We also won the prize for most people on stage at the same time. I remember 3 of the songs, one in particular I can still do the harmony for! Happy days. Karen Roos (Karen Garner then).

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You gotta love the 80's!! ...... the decade that gave us Timmy Mallett and Milli Vanilli !!!

1988 runners up were House Grinder - included me on percussion - fuck that's a long time ago!!

House Grinder!

Chris Mann.. really nice chap as I recall!

http://www.peevedrecords.co.uk/chrism.htm

He is indeed a very good bloke and is still doing stuff - http://www.prodsinthedark.co.uk/

Great to see Karen's post about her experience of taking part in the original 1985 Competition and Dr Rhythm also being able to remember his experiences from the 80s :-)

For your information entries are now open to take part in the 28th Band Comp...and in this modern age ... yes ..there are website and facebook links to help you apply and give you some info...how on earth did people manage before :)

http://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk/band-competition-2012.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cambridge-Band-Competition-2012/2250104...

In response to Steve W re: Beach Blanket Bingo ... The band you're thinking of that were championed by Liz Kershaw and played the Radio 1 roadshow was Crossland .
Beach Blanket Bingo formed from the ashes of both the Ely bands: Crossland and Color Factory.
And to reply to oldrocker ... Beach Blanket Bingo did indeed support Oasis at the boat race pub in May 1994 ... split up in 2003 but have recently reformed and will be supporting Atomic Kitten, Blue & Bucks Fizz @ Ely's Party on the Hill on August 31st 2013 .. Rock n roll!

Erm Whiskey Before Breakfast did not win in 1997.
I was living with Kev at the time and one of the judges lived two doors away.
They would have very easily been the best band there but their music is hardly original and so I know for a fact they did not win.

CAMBRIDGE BAND COMPETITION WINNERS
2013 - The Simpletone
2012 - Grace Sarah
2011 ?????
2010 Th' Parish (Back to the Junction and now run by Strawberry Fair)
2009 - Ed Hope and Friends
2008 � The Winter Kings (Back to the Corn Exchange)
2007 � The Hot Bang
2006 � The Alex Harris Band
2005 � Lounge
2004 � AR (AnAchoic Reflection) � Heavy Metal
2003 � Houston 500
2002 � Bag One (Seven-piece funk rock band)
2001 � Alice Band
2000 � Calling Orson (Miss Black America won the Audience Vote)
1999 � Simplicity fea. Alex Harris see 2006 (My Friend Irma won the Audience Vote)
1998 - Fabulous Kitchenware (Buried Trevor won the audience Vote) Moved to the Junction.
1997 - Whiskey Before Breakfast? fea. Cath Coombs
1996 � Summerhouse
1995 � Beach Blanket Bingo fea. Chris Williams (and The Saffs won the Beer Call)
1994 - Summerhouse
1993 � Ezio (Fea. Ezio and Booga)
1992 - Tribe of Dan
1991 - The View from Without (with John Haynes from Children of Some Tradition and Steve Buttercase from The Principal)
1990 � The Big Blue Fea. Booga (This Replica were Runners Up again)
1989 � Cherry Orchard (This Replica were best Young Band)
1988 � Nutmeg
1987 � Spirit Walk fea. Ezio Lunedei see 1993 (Moved to the Corn Exchange)
1986 � Double Yellow Line fea. Chris Williams (held at the Guildhall)
1985 � The Detective (fea. Chris Maitland � Porcupine Tree Drummer) (1985 was the first Cambridge Band Comp, and was held at the Guildhall�Colonel Gomez won the award for most entertaining act)

So Bigmal... Do you know who did win in 1997?

wasn't Whiskey as Cath has confirmed... the favourite at the moment is Fur who had a member that went onto Horndog and was in the 2002 comp...

Ah man, Horndog! *wipes a rheumy eye*

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Ted. Which member of Horndog? as im not sure of this....

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1985 - The Detective were winners. Heat 4 was was one of 6 bands won by Exploding Hamsters in which Chris & Paul, an instrumental guitar duo aged 10 and 12, were runners up. On the finals night Chris & Paul were both nominated 'Best Guitarist' and 'Best Young Band'. They won the 'Best Young Band' title.

"Exploding Hamsters" is a great band name. I think it might even be better than "Hamster Sandwich", which was my last favourite band name. Top marks to them for not going with the more obvious "THE Exploding Hamsters" too.

Not sure if this ever got finished...here it is... up to date... the mysterious band that won in 1997 were Fur (see pic)... They were in Heat 1 Wed 5th March 1997, same heat as Whiskey Before Breakfast...
2011 winner was Supercasino.

CAMBRIDGE BAND COMPETITION WINNERS
2014 - 4th Labyrinth (Claudia on bass was also in The Winter kings winners in 2008)
2013 - The Simpletone
2012 - Grace Sarah
2011 - Supercasino
2010 - Th' Parish (Back to the Junction and now run by Strawberry Fair)
2009 - Ed Hope and Friends
2008 - The Winter Kings (Back to the Corn Exchange)
2007 - The Hot Bang
2006 - The Alex Harris Band
2005 - Lounge
2004 - AR (AnAchoic Reflection)
2003 - Houston 500
2002 - Bag One (Seven-piece funk rock band)
2001 - Alice Band
2000 - Calling Orson (Miss Black America won the Audience Vote)
1999 - Simplicity fea. Alex Harris see 2006 (My Friend Irma won the Audience Vote)
1998 - Fabulous Kitchenware (Buried Trevor won the audience Vote) Moved to the Junction.
1997 - FUR
1996 - Summerhouse
1995 - Beach Blanket Bingo fea. Chris Williams (and The Saffs won the Beer Call)
1994 - Summerhouse
1993 - Ezio (Fea. Ezio and Booga)
1992 - Tribe of Dan
1991 - The View from Without (with John Haynes from Children of Some Tradition and Steve Buttercase from The Principal)
1990 - The Big Blue Fea. Booga (This Replica were Runners Up)
1989 - Cherry Orchard (This Replica were best Young Band)
1988 - Nutmeg
1987 - Spirit Walk fea. Ezio Lunedei see 1993 (Moved to the Corn Exchange)
1986 - Double Yellow Line fea. Chris Williams (held at the Guildhall)
1985 - The Detective (fea. Chris Maitland - Porcupine Tree Drummer) (1985 was the first Cambridge Band Comp, and was held at the Guildhall - Colonel Gomez won the award for most entertaining act)

Hopefully you'll find this FB group of interest!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BandCompNostalgia/

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