Friends of Harry

Friends of Harry
Origin	Newcastle, England
Genres	Pop folk
Years active	1988–1993
Labels	Roundabout
Past members	Chris Yeamans Sav Scatola Zoe Lambert Phyll Scammell Rob Brown

Friends of Harry were an English pop folk group, who are best known for their song, "Take It All".

Formed in Newcastle in 1988 from the remains of two other Newcastle bands "Pop, Dick and Harry" and "The Bats". ^{[1] [2]} They toured UK, Spain, Holland and Switzerland. Their first (and only) album Six Days of Madness comprised early acoustic songs such as "Ronnie Lee" and "£27 a week" through the single "Take It All" to "Happy Life" and "Call of the Wild". ^[3] Both single and album were reviewed in Folk Roots magazine. ^[4] The group disbanded in 1992.

Members

• Chris Yeamans - Guitar, Vocals.
• Sav Scatola - Guitar.
• Zoe Lambert - Accordion, Vocals.
• Phyll Scammell - Bass, Vocals.
• Rob Brown - Drums, Vocals

Discography

Albums

Album title	Label & No.
Six Days of Madness	Roundabout Magic LP/CD3	1992

Singles

"Take It All"

Reviews

• "Take It All" – "The best record in the world at the moment", Danny Baker GLR DJ (GLR single of the week)
• "A dozen good songs stuffed with tunes and social comment", Time Out
• "A barrel of monkeys couldn't produce as much fun as Friends of Harry - they'll do you nothing but good", Folk Roots

References

1. "Chris Yeamans interview". Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
2. Holt, Chris; Chilton, Jane (2 March 1990). "Loot in roots for Friends of Harry". The Journal. p. 23. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
3. Chilton, James (7 September 1992). "Friends of Harry in debut album release". The Journal. p. 23. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
4. "FRoots Reviews Index - F". Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.

External links

• Interview with Chris Yeamans Cloudberry Records blog
• Licensing contact for Friends of Harry EP Music
• "Take It All" on YouTube