The Dave Strider Band

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The Dave Strider Band

The Dave Strider Band came together from an album project that Dave Strider (AKA, Ken Craggs) has had on a back burner since the late 70's. A collection of songs written from his experiences in war-torn Angola, Lebanon and Ethiopia, and about the trials and consequences of war.

We believe that at our stage in life, our passion of creating great music, should also give something back to society

A collection of diverse and experienced musicians having worked with the likes of Joan Armatrading, Wings, jimi Hendrix, Madness, Depeche Mode, and various merseybeat artists (to name but a few); originally consisted of Dave Strider on Lead Guitar and Lead Vocal, Lynn Monk on Drums and Percussion, Graham "Gresh" Hooley on Bass Guitar, and Kattness on Backing Vocals.

So with the album well underway, it was decided to put a band together to take on the road to help promote it.

As most of the band had already considered themselves "retired" from touring, Dave decided the live act needed some new blood. Enter, Sean Doyle on Lead Vocals. A great vocalist and top bloke who was kind enough to replace some of the vocals on the album, which improved it immensely!

The Band Played a few warm up gigs at charity fundraisers, culminating in a spot at the 2018 Big Barn Biker festival and received some great feedback. Sadly Kattness was unable to continue with live performances due to her hectic schedule, but has promised to come back and contribute more of her vocal skills on future albums.

With 2 Ex-Forces, 3 Bikers and a PTSD sufferer in the band, it was a no-brainer to pass on half the proceeds to charities supporting those causes, among others

Although the band was well received, Dave decided that the sound needed something extra. Enter Dee, (Damian Lyons), a superb guitarist who has opened up new avenues for the band to explore.

The first single and title track, “Scream out loud”, was released on the 31st Jan 2019, but plans for release of the album have now been temporarily shelved. Instead, following a few more gigs and customer feedback, it will now be preceeded by an album featuring a selection of their best-loved covers mixed with the tracks that had been dropped from the original album due to them not fitting in with the overall concept.

Help us to support good causes

The band will be donating a large percentage of the profits from their releases to charities supporting PTSD, NABD and other biker-supported charities.

The Band Played a few warm up gigs at charity fundraisers, culminating in a spot at the 2018 Big Barn Biker festival and received some great feedback. Sadly Kattness was unable to continue with live performances due to her hectic schedule, but has promised to come back and contribute more of her vocal skills on future albums.

With 2 Ex-Forces, 3 Bikers and a PTSD sufferer in the band, it was a no-brainer to pass on half the proceeds to charities supporting those causes, among others

Although the band was well received, Dave decided that the sound needed something extra. Enter Dee, (Damian Lyons), a superb guitarist who has opened up new avenues for the band to explore.

The first single and title track, “Scream out loud”, was released on the 31st Jan 2019, but plans for release of the album have now been temporarily shelved. Instead, following a few more gigs and customer feedback, it will now be preceeded by an album featuring a selection of their best-loved covers mixed with the tracks that had been dropped from the original album due to them not fitting in with the overall concept.

Help us to support good causes

The band will be donating a large percentage of the profits from their releases to charities supporting PTSD, NABD and other biker-supported charities.