THE CARAVANS

                   

The Caravans formed in 1983 and after a few contributions to various compilation albums they finally released ther debut album on Nervous records in 1988. The line-up for this album was Mark Pennington (double bass/lead vocals), Rich Caso (lead guitar who replaced former lead guitarist Rob taylor), Darren Francis and Brian Gillman (rhythm guitars) and Lee Barnett on drums.

The result is very good melodic but hard hitting neo-rockabilly. All the songs are originals mostly from the pen of Pennington. Some songs are very good (Easy Money, Goodbye Goodbye, Sneakin’ Out, A Better Place, Cryin’ in a neo-Gene Vincent style or the hillbilly skiffle of In the Heat of the Day with accordion) still, some are more average and break the dynamic and the homogeneity of the records . And on some songs the two rhythm guitars add more confusion than power.

                 

Genre

Psychobilly/PUNK/Rockabilly/ACOUSTIC

Band Members

Mark Penington SONG WRITER/SINGER/LEAD GUITAR

Lee Barnett PERCUSSION / DRUMS BACKING VOCALS

Paul (Choppy) Lambourne DOUBLE BASS / GANG SHOUTS

Home Town

SOUTHSEA

Record Label

THE BLUNT INSTRUMENT RECORDING COMPANY

About

BOOKINGS FOR UK, SCANDANAVIA & USA Pragar Management UK pragar1@hotmail.co.uk

FOR EUROPE lonesome@mental-hell.de

Biography

STARTED IN 1983 WITH ME AND LEE - CHOPPY JOINED SOMETIME LATER - BIN AT IT EVER SINCE...BIT OF A BLUR IN BETWEEN WHAT CAN WE SAY..

Current Location

Portsmouth

General manager

Simon @ PRAGAR MUSIC & MANAGEMENT UK

Influences

ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WE ARE EXPOSED TO;)