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Friends of Harry

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Friends of Harry
OriginNewcastle, England
GenresPop folk
Years active1988–1993
LabelsRoundabout
Past membersChris Yeamans
Sav Scatola
Zoe Lambert
Phyll Scammell
Rob Brown

Friends of Harry were an English pop folk group, who are best known for their song, "Take It All".

Formed in Newcastle in 1988 from the remains of two other Newcastle bands "Pop, Dick and Harry" and "The Bats".[1][2] They toured UK, Spain, Holland and Switzerland. Their first (and only) album Six Days of Madness comprised early acoustic songs such as "Ronnie Lee" and "£27 a week" through the single "Take It All" to "Happy Life" and "Call of the Wild".[3] Both single and album were reviewed in Folk Roots magazine.[4] The group disbanded in 1992.

Members

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  • Chris Yeamans - Guitar, Vocals.
  • Sav Scatola - Guitar.
  • Zoe Lambert - Accordion, Vocals.
  • Phyll Scammell - Bass, Vocals.
  • Rob Brown - Drums, Vocals

Discography

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Albums

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Album Title Label & No.
Six Days of Madness Roundabout Magic LP/CD3 1992

Singles

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"Take It All"

Reviews

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  • "Take It All" – "The best record in the world at the moment", Danny Baker GLR DJ (GLR single of the week)
  • "A dozen good songs stuffed with tunes and social comment", Time Out
  • "A barrel of monkeys couldn't produce as much fun as Friends of Harry - they'll do you nothing but good", Folk Roots

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Yeamans interview". Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  2. ^ Holt, Chris; Chilton, Jane (2 March 1990). "Loot in roots for Friends of Harry". The Journal. p. 23. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. ^ Chilton, James (7 September 1992). "Friends of Harry in debut album release". The Journal. p. 23. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  4. ^ "FRoots Reviews Index - F". Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
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