Dave Dufort is a British

United Kingdom

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 rock

Rock music

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 drummer

Drummer

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 who has played with Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter (singer)

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, Kevin Ayers

Kevin Ayers

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, Mike Oldfield

Mike Oldfield

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 and Screaming Lord Sutch

Screaming Lord Sutch

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, and was a member of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal

New Wave of British Heavy Metal

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 bands E. F. Band, Angel Witch

Angel Witch

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 and Tytan

Tytan (band)

-History:Tytan was a British heavy metal band formed at the height of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal in the fall of 1981 by the former Angel Witch rhythm section, bassist Kevin Riddles and drummer Dave Dufort , Scottish vocalist Norman 'Kal' Swan, and guitarists Steve Gibbs and Stuart Adams...

. He is the brother of Denise Dufort, drummer with Girlschool

Girlschool

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.

Career

His first band of note was The Scenery, formed in 1966 with Miller Anderson

Miller Anderson (musician)

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, and subsequently joined by Ian Hunter. In 1968 he rejoined Anderson in Paper Blitz Tissue, but left and was replaced by Bill Bruford

Bill Bruford

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. He subsequently toured as part of Ayers' backing band, The Whole World.

In 1979 he joined Pär Ericsson

Pär Ericsson

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 and Bengt Fischer, two former members of the progressive rock

Progressive rock

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 band Epizootic in their E. F. Band, but left before their first album. After a spell with Angel Witch, he and their bassist, Kevin Riddles, formed Tytan, in the autumn of 1981. Once again, he left before their first album was recorded.

He now records film music, under the name Hermien Jerian-du'Fort.

Selected discography

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Lol Coxhill

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Whatevershebringswesing

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}}|event= Kevin Ayers, BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert (recorded for BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

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• 1189: Lionheart, The Third Crusade

External Links

• March 2009 interview
• Metal Archives (has photo)

Sites featuring du'Fort's music

• http://www.tower-of-london.com (Full original audio soundtrack throughout)
• http://www.camelotintl.com
• http://www.londonatlarge.com