(c’76-date) Dave Gallagher (guitar), Bernie Foskins (bass), Adam Russel (guitar / harmonica), “Whispering” Bob Darnell (drums) and Paul Trew (vocals).
The Vulgar Bros/Brothers were a rhythm and blues band from Farnborough that played all over, at colleges, pubs, festivals, etc. Their first gig was on the balcony at The Hautboy, Ockham in ’76, and we know that Carl Schieder replaced Darnell on drums in ’77 – whether that was before or after their appearance at The Albion, Woking that year we don’t know. The Wooden Bridge, Guildford hosted the band on 4 September ’79; and you could have caught the band, who’d augmented their line-up with Graham Hill and Steve Claydon, at The Prince of Wales, Fleet in mid-October.
Then, in ’80 they were one of the Farnborough and Aldershot bands that went to the Stonehenge Festival, funded in part by t-shirt sales, designed and printed by Tim Freeman (Martin Freeman’s brother). On 18 April ’80 the band were at the Technical College, Farnborough with The Torpedoes, by which time Access’ guitarist Keith Jones was on vocals, harmonica and lead guitar with the three other Vulgar Bros: Gallagher, Schieder, and Foskins.
Susie Wadey (guitar/vocals) and Carl Launchbury (drums), who’d later co-form The F1-11s, joined the band at some point. The Vulgar Bros are still going today as a 3-piece with Gallagher, Foskins and Schieder. Occasionally joined by David “Mad” Morgan on guitar and harmonica with The Crown, Badshot Lea as their regular venue.
Trew was also in The Torpedoes, Thane, The Virgin Daze, and White as White (and Twice as Dirty), and The Desotos. Schieder would also join Straightshooter in ’77. Sometine in ’89, Jones would take on bass and vocal duties with The Flying Tigers.
Gallery:
Image on one of 300 t-shirts, designed by Tim Freeman, and printed at the shop he work at on Lynchford Rd. Source: Paul Trew via Farnborough (Hants) Nostalgia
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