CAT VIOLET

BIOGRAPHY:

Group formed in 1970 by Ronnie Glen (keyboards, ex-Alex Hamilton & The Blue Sabres), Roy Clark (guitar / vocals, ex-Alex Hamilton & The Blue Sabres), Hamish Miller (drums, ex-Friendship) & Charlie Dyer (bass, ex-Friendship). The band found themselves played a series of open air gigs in Callendr Park that summer, after which Jim Marshall (guitar / vocals, ex-Manuela & The Dops) joined. In 1971 they supported Ashton, Gardiner & Dyke in Glasgow, and attracted some interest from Decca Records, before splitting. Dyer later formed Thrush, whilst Glen & Marshall went into cabaret.