Tom Kellichan
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Tom Kellichan was known for being The Skids
original drummer from 1977 to 1979.
, Fife
, Scotland
, and former van driver, he answered an ad made by a band, who solicited a drummer. He completed the line-up of the band who were called The Skids. He was in the band during the releasing of Charles
(as Thomas) and Into The Valley
singles, the Wide Open EP (which featured The Saints Are Coming) and Scared to Dance
album during that period. After touring with the band in 1979, promoting Scared to Dance, he departed being replaced by later New Romantic
Rusty Egan
.
After The Skids, he played drums for Bill Nelson
(of Be-Bop Deluxe), in the song "Decline And Fall", for the Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam album (1981), and on the Sounding The Ritual Echo album. He later played in a band called Secrets.
He now is running a music bar, called "The Sax Bar", in The Patch, Playa de las Américas
, Tenerife
; and still playing drums in a house band called Real Deal.
The Skids
Skids were an art-punk/punk rock and new wave band from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, founded in 1977 by Stuart Adamson , William Simpson , Thomas Kellichan and Richard Jobson...
original drummer from 1977 to 1979.
Biography
A resident in CowdenbeathCowdenbeath
Cowdenbeath is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is 5 miles north-east of Dunfermline and 18 miles north of the capital, Edinburgh. The town grew up around the extensive coalfields of the area and became a Police Burgh in 1890...
, Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and former van driver, he answered an ad made by a band, who solicited a drummer. He completed the line-up of the band who were called The Skids. He was in the band during the releasing of Charles
Charles EP
The Charles EP, or simply named Skids, is the first disc and EP of punk rock band Skids, released in 1977 on the Scottish punk label No-Bad....
(as Thomas) and Into The Valley
Into the Valley
"Into the Valley" is a 1979 single by Skids, taken off their Scared to Dance album, and is their best known song, appearing on a number of punk rock and Scottish music compilation albums. It reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 24 March 1979...
singles, the Wide Open EP (which featured The Saints Are Coming) and Scared to Dance
Scared to Dance
-Bonus tracks :All tracks composed by Jobson/Adamson unless indicated otherwise.-Personnel:* Richard Jobson — vocals / guitar* Stuart Adamson — guitars / vocals* William Simpson — bass guitar / vocals...
album during that period. After touring with the band in 1979, promoting Scared to Dance, he departed being replaced by later New Romantic
New Romantic
New Romanticism , was a pop culture movement in the United Kingdom that began around 1979 and peaked around 1981. Developing in London nightclubs such as Billy's and The Blitz and spreading to other major cities in the UK, it was based around flamboyant, eccentric fashion and new wave music...
Rusty Egan
Rusty Egan
Rusty Egan was the drummer for the British new wave band, The Rich Kids. They were founded by former Sex Pistol, Glen Matlock, bass guitarist and backing vocals, occasional lead vocals; with Steve New guitarist and backing vocals, occasional lead vocals; and fronted by Midge Ure guitarist, lead...
.
After The Skids, he played drums for Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson (musician)
Bill Nelson is an English guitarist, songwriter, producer, painter and experimental musician...
(of Be-Bop Deluxe), in the song "Decline And Fall", for the Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam album (1981), and on the Sounding The Ritual Echo album. He later played in a band called Secrets.
He now is running a music bar, called "The Sax Bar", in The Patch, Playa de las Américas
Playa de las Américas
Playa de las Américas is a purpose-built holiday resort in the northern part of the Municipality of Arona, close to the adjoining Municipality of Adeje in the south of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands. It was built in the 1960s beside the town of Los Cristianos and stretching northward to the...
, Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
; and still playing drums in a house band called Real Deal.
The Skids
- Charles EPCharles EPThe Charles EP, or simply named Skids, is the first disc and EP of punk rock band Skids, released in 1977 on the Scottish punk label No-Bad....
(No Bad, 1977) - Wide Open EP (Virgin, 1978)
- Scared To DanceScared to Dance-Bonus tracks :All tracks composed by Jobson/Adamson unless indicated otherwise.-Personnel:* Richard Jobson — vocals / guitar* Stuart Adamson — guitars / vocals* William Simpson — bass guitar / vocals...
album (1979)