Trader Horne (band)
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Trader Horne was a British duo consisting of multi instrumentalist and former Them
keyboard player and vocalist Jackie McAuley and former Fairport Convention
lead vocalist, Judy Dyble
. The short lived musical partnership broke up after releasing only one LP, Morning Way
, in 1970.
in early 1969, Dyble befriended the members of the band Steamhammer
. Her roommate started a romantic relationship with the band's guitarist, Martin Quittenton
and the three of them moved to Notting Hill Gate
. Quittenton was recording and writing with Rod Stewart
and working with Pete Sears
, whom Quittenton had known from Steamhammer
days) amongst others, on Stewart's solo albums, Gasoline Alley
and Every Picture Tells A Story
. Sears was sharing a flat with McAuley and both of them together with Dyble rehearsed a number of songs and were planning to perform as a trio. Sears decided to go to the US to join Leigh Stevens in Silver Metre, then Stoneground, Copperhead and Jefferson Starship
and Hot Tuna
, leaving Dyble and McAuley to continue as a duo.
McAuley, born in Northern Ireland to a highly talented musical family, came to London in 1963 where he met up with Gene Vincent and joined Them along with his brother Pat. McAuley left and joined Planxty and formed The Cult with Paul Brady. He then rejoined his brother in the Belfast Gypsies with whom he released two singles and one album. He then joined with Dyble to form Trader Horne
The band was named after DJ John Peel
's nanny.
Trader Horne set off on the road. And what a road it was. We seemed to be careering from one side of the country to another, then up and down with not a lot of breaks in between. I seem to remember being really tired and as for Jack – well he was doing a lot of the driving as well as playing. At one time we were appearing on a lot of those local TV magazine shows, the ones that followed the six o’clock news. We did travel to Belfast , it was in the middle of the dreadful times there. It looked forlorn in the rain with all the barbed wire. But the welcome at the TV station was warming.
One nice memory of Trader Horne. Appearing on a Grampian TV music programme along with Cat Stevens amongst others. The flight back from Aberdeen was delayed by fog, so Jack and I listened to ‘Tea for the Tillerman’ being virtually written in front of our ears, and singing along with it. That was magical.
The album Morning Way
was recorded and Brian Patten wrote the sleeve notes. The songs are knitted together with short instrumentals, celeste and flute on one side and piano on the other.
A single called "Sheena" was released. It's B side was a Dyble-written song called "Morning Way". The songs were a departure from the music either had performed or written before.
The duo recruited Hugh Thomas on guitar and Ian Gumblefinger on bass to tour the album
A music festival was organized to launch the band, the Hollywood Music Festival. Unfortunately, shortly before the performance, in May 1970, Judy Dyble decided to leave the band. Instead, a band called Mungo Jerry
was launched.
Judy Dyble went on to marry DJ and lyricist Simon Stable and joined a short lived band called Dyble Coxhill & the Miller Brothers and retired from music in 1973. She returned to music and performed at Fairport Convention's Cropredy Festival in the 'Anniversary' years of 1997, 2002 and 2007 and is now pursuing a successful solo recording career.
Throughout the years the Morning Way album has acquired mythical status. The band's singles are now highly collectable. Trader Horne was featured in Kingsley Abbott's book, '500 Lost Gems Of The 60's': to coincide with this, Stuart Maconie did a one hour biopic radio special on Judy's career on BBC6 programme the Freak Zone, as well as a significant piece in Record Collector.
Them (band)
Them were a Northern Irish band formed in Belfast in April 1964, most prominently known for the garage rock standard "Gloria" and launching singer Van Morrison's musical career...
keyboard player and vocalist Jackie McAuley and former Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...
lead vocalist, Judy Dyble
Judy Dyble
Judith Aileen Dyble, better known as Judy Dyble , is an award winning British singer/songwriter most notable for being one of the vocalists with, and founder members of, Fairport Convention and Trader Horne; in between these she was very briefly with Giles, Giles and Fripp, which evolved into...
. The short lived musical partnership broke up after releasing only one LP, Morning Way
Morning Way
Morning Way is a 1970 album by Trader Horne. It was released by Pye Records in 1970. The album was the only release by Trader Horne and sold limited numbers at the time. The album was re-released on CD in 2008 by Esoteric Records...
, in 1970.
Formation
After moving to FulhamFulham
Fulham is an area of southwest London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, SW6 located south west of Charing Cross. It lies on the left bank of the Thames, between Putney and Chelsea. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...
in early 1969, Dyble befriended the members of the band Steamhammer
Steamhammer (band)
Steamhammer was a blues-rock band from Worthing, England. The band was founded in 1968 by Martin Quittenton and Kieran White...
. Her roommate started a romantic relationship with the band's guitarist, Martin Quittenton
Martin Quittenton
Martin Quittenton is a British guitarist and composer. He played in the blues rock band Steamhammer, formed in 1968. Their debut album Steamhammer was released in 1969 with keyboardist Pete Sears as a special guest....
and the three of them moved to Notting Hill Gate
Notting Hill Gate
Notting Hill Gate is one of the main thoroughfares of Notting Hill, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically the street was a location for toll gates, from which it derives its modern name.- Location :...
. Quittenton was recording and writing with Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
and working with Pete Sears
Pete Sears
Peter 'Pete' Sears is an English rock musician. In a career spanning more than four decades he has been a member of many bands and has moved through a variety of musical genres, from early R&B, psychedelic improvisational rock of the 1960s, folk, country music, arena rock in the 1970s, and blues...
, whom Quittenton had known from Steamhammer
Steamhammer (band)
Steamhammer was a blues-rock band from Worthing, England. The band was founded in 1968 by Martin Quittenton and Kieran White...
days) amongst others, on Stewart's solo albums, Gasoline Alley
Gasoline Alley (album)
Gasoline Alley was the second solo album by Rod Stewart. It was released in 1970. It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die...
and Every Picture Tells A Story
Every Picture Tells a Story
Every Picture Tells a Story is the third album by Rod Stewart, released in the middle of 1971. It went to number one on both the UK and U.S. charts and finished third in the Pazz & Jop critics' poll for best album of 1971...
. Sears was sharing a flat with McAuley and both of them together with Dyble rehearsed a number of songs and were planning to perform as a trio. Sears decided to go to the US to join Leigh Stevens in Silver Metre, then Stoneground, Copperhead and Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship is an American rock band formed in the early 1970s. The group is a spin-off from the iconic 1960s psychedelic/folk group Jefferson Airplane. The band has undergone several major changes in personnel and genres through the years while retaining the same Jefferson Starship name...
and Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna is an American blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane. It plays acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs.- Jefferson Airplane side project :...
, leaving Dyble and McAuley to continue as a duo.
McAuley, born in Northern Ireland to a highly talented musical family, came to London in 1963 where he met up with Gene Vincent and joined Them along with his brother Pat. McAuley left and joined Planxty and formed The Cult with Paul Brady. He then rejoined his brother in the Belfast Gypsies with whom he released two singles and one album. He then joined with Dyble to form Trader Horne
The band was named after DJ John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
's nanny.
Breakthrough
Steamhammer's manager, Barry Taylor, got the band to perform in small venues until they were found by Barry Murray, Pye Record’s producer for their psychedelic new label, Dawn. Red Bus Company was in charge of the management. The band started touring.On the Road
On Dyble's own words:Trader Horne set off on the road. And what a road it was. We seemed to be careering from one side of the country to another, then up and down with not a lot of breaks in between. I seem to remember being really tired and as for Jack – well he was doing a lot of the driving as well as playing. At one time we were appearing on a lot of those local TV magazine shows, the ones that followed the six o’clock news. We did travel to Belfast , it was in the middle of the dreadful times there. It looked forlorn in the rain with all the barbed wire. But the welcome at the TV station was warming.
One nice memory of Trader Horne. Appearing on a Grampian TV music programme along with Cat Stevens amongst others. The flight back from Aberdeen was delayed by fog, so Jack and I listened to ‘Tea for the Tillerman’ being virtually written in front of our ears, and singing along with it. That was magical.
The album Morning Way
Morning Way
Morning Way is a 1970 album by Trader Horne. It was released by Pye Records in 1970. The album was the only release by Trader Horne and sold limited numbers at the time. The album was re-released on CD in 2008 by Esoteric Records...
was recorded and Brian Patten wrote the sleeve notes. The songs are knitted together with short instrumentals, celeste and flute on one side and piano on the other.
A single called "Sheena" was released. It's B side was a Dyble-written song called "Morning Way". The songs were a departure from the music either had performed or written before.
The duo recruited Hugh Thomas on guitar and Ian Gumblefinger on bass to tour the album
Breakup
Another single was released shortly after the LP's release: "Here Comes The Rain" / "Goodbye Mercy Kelly".A music festival was organized to launch the band, the Hollywood Music Festival. Unfortunately, shortly before the performance, in May 1970, Judy Dyble decided to leave the band. Instead, a band called Mungo Jerry
Mungo Jerry
Mungo Jerry is an English rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". It remains their most successful and most...
was launched.
Aftermath
Trader Horne continued after Judy's departure and she was replaced by Saffron Summerfield. Jackie McAuley left shortly after to pursue a solo career, to form The Poor Mouth, and to work as a valued session musician and as Lonnie Donegan's Musical Director and sidesman. He is still recording and playing at the present timeJudy Dyble went on to marry DJ and lyricist Simon Stable and joined a short lived band called Dyble Coxhill & the Miller Brothers and retired from music in 1973. She returned to music and performed at Fairport Convention's Cropredy Festival in the 'Anniversary' years of 1997, 2002 and 2007 and is now pursuing a successful solo recording career.
Throughout the years the Morning Way album has acquired mythical status. The band's singles are now highly collectable. Trader Horne was featured in Kingsley Abbott's book, '500 Lost Gems Of The 60's': to coincide with this, Stuart Maconie did a one hour biopic radio special on Judy's career on BBC6 programme the Freak Zone, as well as a significant piece in Record Collector.