History of the Kingsdown Band
The "Kingsdown Band" was formed when Terry Poulson & Roger
Cramphorn met at a Kingsdown School function in 1989 and
discovered that they had both played through the 60's and
notably, both performed at the legendary "Top Ten Club" and
"Star Club" in Hamburg during that period.
Although Roger had continued to play during the 70's and
80's, Terry had not played seriously for 24 years, but it
seemed like a good idea to get together. Two other
members were added, and a four piece 60's band was formed
for fun.
When the band inevitably started gigging, the name "The
Kingsdown Band" was the obvious choice, as 3 of the four
guys lived in Kingsdown Village. We were fortunate to
live in the Deal area, as there were several excellent
brass musicians in the area, having settled here when they
left the Royal Marines, and so, a few years later, Mick Murray
and Tony Willis, were recruited and with the recent addition of
Jemma Duffield, now form our 3 piece brass section.
With the recent addition of 4 great new vocalists; Sara Riley,
Dee Kennedy, Danny Herbert and Simon Foster (who gigs with The Kingsdown
Band when not touring with the Flying Picketts) the band has swelled to 12 musicians.
With the management of the band in the hands of Terry Poulson and Danny Herbert, we are
looking forward to the future with much excitement.
Having just entered our 21st year, it is pleasing to see that the two founder members,
Roger and Terry, are still performing with us, and long may it continue.
Band Members
Dee Kennedy -
Vocals
Sara Riley -
Vocals
Danny Herbert -
Vocals
Simon Foster -
Vocals
(A guest artist when not performing with "The Flying
Pickets")
Terry Poulson -
Rhythm Guitar
Roger Cramphorn -
Bass Guitar
Paul Georgeson -
Lead Guitar
Jemma Duffield -
Tenor Saxophone
Mick Murray -
Alto Saxophone
Tony "Aggy" Willis -
Trumpet
Simon Jackson -
Drums
Paul Stewart -
Keyboards
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