In 1981 Trev Teasdel, Dave Wood and Amelia Ward formed the Multi Media Society at Teesside Poly with a regular
mixed media gig (at the Lord Wellington in Middlesbrough and in Poly Student Union block).
We also ran regular Music / poetry and drama workshops and took part in loads of events offering musical and drama talent to student unemployment rallies / CND benefits and the like.
During this period Dave, who had been playing in a duo with Mike Campbell or solo, formed a poly band called,variously The Multi Media Band or The Euclidean Mushroom Band. It consisted of Dave on Guitar / bass and vocals / Ted Carron on keyboards / Vocals / Ade O'Toole - Guitar / Vocals and Geraldine Wade on violin.
They mainly did original songs by Dave or Ade or Ted and a few covers like Knocking on Heaven's Door.
The band also included a 15 min poetry / music installation based on an extended anti war poems extravaganza by Trev Teasdel (me!) and music written by Dave Wood with musical effects also provided by the band and sometimes with slides.
As we were all studying hard! The band were only part time but we managed to do a mini tour which took in Sheffield Art College, Dovecot Arts Centre - Stockton - Middlesbrough Town Hall Crypt with Virgin band Here and There / New Model Army / Wild Willy Beckett and Bradford poets Joolz and Little Brother. We weren't mentioned on the poster but warmed up for these acts. It was packed out. We also took the show to Teesside Poly Student Union and The Empire Pub on Linthorpe Rd, Middlesbrough.
We never recorded the poem (although I re did it with Steve Gillgallon and Steve Ingledew later) (audio might be available soon - we used the same chord sequences that Dave wrote although the instrumentation and arrangement was a bit different. However I do have some of the bands song tracks for your delight - there may be a few more added at a later date.
Here are the tracks as recorded live at the Dovecot Arts Centre -Stockton on Tees 1982
BLOW WIND BLOW - written by Dave Wood
City was written by Fran Tibbets (Birmingham) sang by Ade O'Toole and the band.
Joey was written by poly student and keyboard player - Ted Carron.
Obviously a Bob Dylan classic by the Euclidean Mushroom Band
This track above was recorded live in the Teesside Poly Union bar 1982.This track is Ted's and a follow on to Joey but this time Dave Wood takes lead vocal.
Sandy, You're in the Past Tense Now began as a collaboration whereby Dave was going to put music to one of my lyrics - Sandy You're in the Past Tense Now, but as Dave had been seeing a lady called Sandy - he wrote his own lyric to her but with my title - hook line! It's the only Reggae one they did.
There maybe a few more from this band when I've found the tracks. Enjoy - Below a video of some of the songs above.
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