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About Me

Formed at Magee College in Derry by Ronnie Carnwath in 1991, the band wrote some fine and memorable tunes, which went unrecorded, except in rough demo form, and also went through a dazzling array of drummers in their short life span. Equally in love with the noisy art rock of The Jesus and Mary Chain and The Velvet Underground and the mellow sounds of Cowboy Junkies and Julee Cruise. They enjoyed some success locally, before calling it a day in 1993. They kind of petered out, before they could reach their true potential. They lost touch with each other, although Ronnie has managed to track down Colin (bass) and Heather (vocals) in Omagh and Bury St. Edmonds respectively. Recently he also managed to find Alison, who is back in Banbridge. Cathy is still in Dungiven, as far as I can tell. Now, it's just Ronan... drummer extraordinaire! If anyone from Magee happens to be reading this and knows the whereabouts of Ronan Cunningham, please point him in this direction?

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/07/2007
Band Website: You're looking at it!
Band Members: Ronnie Carnwath - guitar, vocals (1991-1995) Heather McClean - vocals (1991-1992) Colin Wasson - bass (1991-1992) Ronan Cunningham - drums (1991-1992)also: Cathy Quinn - drums (1991) Alison Wilson - lyrics (1991-1992)
Influences: Anyone who means it
Sounds Like: Don't necessarily sound like anyone, but songs and elements of the band were compared to the following... (with Heather singing): Julee Cruise, Talulah Gosh, Pale Saints, Galaxie 500, All About Eve, Lush, Bleach, The Sundays, Curve, Heavenly... (with Ronnie singing): The Jesus & Mary Chain, Pink Floyd, The Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Del Amitri, Julian Cope, Hawkwind, Echo & the Bunnymen, Roxy Music, Beethoven (the great Ludwig Van... when you hear Honeysuckle Bride, you'll understand!) The Doors, Sparks, Ride, Dinosaur jr, Syd Barrett, The Monkees, The Dentists (whom I've only just heard)...and doubtless millions of others! Latterly, some very kind people have compared Ronnie's demos to Graham Coxon, Elvis Costello, Nick Drake, Teenage Fanclub, Television Personalities and George Harrison (!) Bless you all!
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

We are NOT number 31 on this week's chart!

....TWARTIST TITLE (LABEL)1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-4031 Honey Ryder Fly Away (Honey Ryder Music) 32 Beyonce If I Were A Boy (Columbia) http://www.beyonceonline.comIT ISN'T US!!!!..
Posted by on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:11:00 GMT

HONEY RYDER TOPS POLL

A poll of favourite Bond girls has seen screen goddess Ursula Andress top the list for her portrayal of Honey Ryder in the first Bond movie, Dr. No.The top 10 are:1. HONEY RYDER (Ursula Andress, Dr. N...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:54:00 GMT

myspace.com/lulubellethree

NEW TUNES HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE PAGE: NEW RECORDINGS OF HONEY RYDER FAVOURITES, "LITTLE WORLD", "LOVE LIKE HOURS" AND "LUCINDA SINGULAR" AS WELL AS NEW SONGS, "42ND SONG" AND "THE HARBOUR" LISTEN......
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:43:00 GMT

Ronnie Ryder breaks his silence

I shall be heading back to the Borough of Doire at the weekend in order to work on demos with my friend Christopher. The results (if they're listenable!) will be posted on the new page, which will be ...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:36:00 GMT

LULUBELLE III

HELLO, FRIENDS OF HONEY RYDER! Ronnie here... Just a wee note to let you all know: my new band can be found at myspace.com/lulubellethree. I will still be maintaining this page as a tribute ...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:49:00 GMT

LULUBELLE III

...IS THE NEW PROJECT FROM EX-HONEY RYDER HONEY WRITER RONNIE. HE AIMS TO DO THE SONGS JUSTICE THIS TIME. SEND THEM A FRIENDS REQUEST AND THEY'LL ADD YOU, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:45:00 GMT

MAKE YOUR OWN HONEY RYDER! GET PISSED - DESTROOOOOOOYYYYYYYAAAAA!!!!

 From Market Kitchen As sweet as a James Bond heroine, Dre Masso's cocktail makes a deliciously tropical adults-only smoothie for a drinks party or brunch Ingredients30ml Gosling's Black Seal da...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:20:00 GMT

HONEY RYDER OR VOX CONTINENTAL? I CAN’T CHOOSE!

I'M HAVING A HARD TIME CHOOSING WHICH NAME TO GO WITH... ON THE H.R. SIDE, I'VE BEEN USING THE NAME SINCE 1991 AND NOW I'VE BUILT UP THIS GROUP ON MYSPACE, IT SEEMS FOOLISH TO CHANGE IT, PLUS IT'S THE...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:29:00 GMT

I HAVE WRITTEN THE GREATEST LYRICS OF MY LIFE

ELLA, ELLA, ELLAMAY I SHARE YOUR BLACK UMBRELLA?I'M A COMPLICATED FELLA AND MY HEAD IS IN A MESSFROM ALL THIS PAIN AND DISAPPOINTMENTLIFE'S BEEN AN ASSORTMENTOF RAIN AND TEARS AND SOUVENIRS AND ALWAYS...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:55:00 GMT

Haf Found Alison

Unbelievably due to some sterling detective work on my part I have managed to track down Alison, co-writer of "Little World" (amongst others) and broke the news to her about the band who want to cover...
Posted by on Mon, 26 May 2008 13:16:00 GMT