Biography
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Avalon
Effective period / Period of releases: 1986
Members: Les Cockburn, Steve Moss (4), Roy Martin (11), John O'Rourke (3)
Scotland Edinburgh-based Folk Rock/Celtic band (1980s - 1990s) who used to play the Preservation Hall monthly during the early 1990s amongst many other places. Performed at the Cropredy Festival in ~1990 and various other Celtic related folk festivals in UK and France.Members: Erne Parkin (vocals); Roy Martin (11) (bass guitar & BV's); Billy Milne (drums etc & BV's); Les Cockburn (Fiddle, whistles, mandolin, BV's); Steve Moss (4) (lead guitars & BV's); John O'Rourke (3) (keyboards & BV's) + latterly Stuart Borland (vocals, guitar, whistle, bouzouki & bodhran); Sheila McWhirter (vocals).
Evolved from the Medium Wave Band, in central Scotland in the 1980s.