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GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY

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Named after a song by The Ventures, this page is a complete dedication to amazing surf bands of yesteryear and will inform you of great, new contemporary bands who are emulating the timeless surf spirit.
Also stay tuned for the first of hopefully many Surf Music tribute nights - launching on Thursday May 8th at Bar Music Hall, Shoreditch!
Please use this as a page to share your thoughts, favourite songs and tips on all things S U R F.
Till next time!
Dee

BAND OF THE WEEK:
THE DEPTFORD BEACH BABES

STUCKIST artist and ex-guitar heroine of John Peel favourites Voodoo Queens, Ella Guru, formed the Deptford Beach Babes with fellow ex-Queen Mary Deigan in 1996.
Their aim was to rehabilitate the distinctly sunny Californian '60s surf rock to a polluted patch of sand in south-east London and to rejuvenate jaded London pubs and clubs with grass skirts and beach balls.
After a brief sojourn beneath the waves of the Thames, the Babes resurfaced in 2003 and released their debut album Hawaii SE-8 on Rim Records.
Featuring recordings from both incarnations of the band and a smattering of guest singers, Hawaii SE-8 comprises of Middle Eastern influences, Mozart, paranoid farmlife, 1950s UK rock’n’roll and more, all underlined with the distinctive surf sound of Deptford.

Rim Records supremo Sexton Ming guests on the strange tale of agitated farmyard animals in Clint Eastwood Does it Again, while Deigan’s Eine Kleine Surfmusik transports Wolfgang Amadeus to the surf and Move It, sung with blistering intensity by The Immortal Johnny Dance, reverts one back to an infinitely brief period when Cliff Richard was hip, rather than hip replacement.
Jane Ruby’s astounding vocal on Samira adds an exotic flavour to the proceedings, but Johnny Dance’s further appearance on the Buffy Sainte Marie classic Codine, transforming the song into a gutsy blues standard, is the definitive highlight of the album.
Long-surfing drummer Mike Allport, Jenny Valentish (replacing the departed Mary Deigan) on bass, the guitarist Surfer Simon and the Spaghetti western trumpet of Chris Cornetto complete the regular band line up and their resolute backing, from the trashy punk of Sonic Nightmare to the tender John Zorn cover La Flor Del Barrio, lends full justification to the unveiling of this hot summery album in the coldest of winters in a decade.
Off with the overcoats and on with the Hawaiian shirts.
After listening to the Deptford Beach Babes, the order of the day will be sandcastles not snowmen.LISTEN TO THEM HERE!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 09/02/2008
Band Members: THE OLD:
LINK WRAY
DUANE EDDY
THE SHADOWS
THE VENTURES
THE TRASHMEN
THE ASTRONAUTS
THE TORNADOS
THE CHANTAYS
JAN AND DEAN
THE MERMEN
THE SURFARIS
DICK DALE AND THE DELTONES
ANNETTE FUNICELLO
THE RIVIERAS
THE LIVELY ONES
THE SANDALS

THE NEW:
LOS STRAITJACKETS
AGENT ORANGE
MAN OR ASTRO-MAN?
POLLO DEL MAR
THE SURF COASTERS
ATOMIC MOSQUITOES
THE BARBWIRES
THE LONGBOARDS
THE TRITONS
TREMOLO BEER GUT
THE GOOD THE BAD
THE VANDELLES
SURFPATROUILLE
THE DEPTFORD BEACH BABES
Record Label: Unknown Major
Type of Label: Major

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FAVOURITE SURF TRACK TITLES

THE MIRACLE OF GENUINE PYREX - MAN OR ASTRO-MAN? GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY - THE VENTURES SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE - AQUA VELVETS DUST DEVIL - DICK DALE SONIC DEMOLITION - DIRTBAG SURFERS SHARE YOURS!
Posted by on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:16:00 GMT

SURF PODCAST

FEBRUARY 8TH 2008 The Trashmen - Bird Dance Beat Dick Dale - Misirlou The Ventures - Ghost Riders In The Sky The Good The Bad - 004 The Shadows - Atlantis The Vandelles - Swell to Heaven The Rivieras ...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:58:00 GMT

SURF ROCK ARTICLE - WITH THE RAVEONETTES AND ULTERIOR

http://www.somasomascene.com/surfrock.html
Posted by on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:28:00 GMT

WELCOME TO GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY!

Named after a song by The Ventures, this page is a complete dedication to amazing surf bands of yesteryear and will inform you of great, new contemporary bands who are emulating the timeless surf spir...
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