i believe thats what they called this band in the 80s can anyone remember what happened to them? they use to play on fargate in the 80s on saturday afternoons to earn a few extra bob

I think that you may be thinking of "The Sharp Cuts"
If so, the singer is a member on here....

I think that you may be thinking of "The Sharp Cuts"
If so, the singer is a member on here....thats the band, i'll ask a mod to change the thread title, i remember doing a gig with them at the cutlers hall in a rather drunken state, god knows how 1 of them managed to climb & then jump off 1 of the speakers, they were pretty tall speakers & what with being somewhat drunk im surprised he could manage it lol

I once saw them doing a gig in the Hole in the road just after they had been on the tele(can't remember which show). It was really good and pulled a big crowd of shoppers who were all dancing and singing. It was a brill atmosphere.

I still remember their version of the jungle book song :hihi:

The band are still going, albeit with a couple of of different faces from the original.

Last I heard, the saxophonist and bass player from the Sharp Cuts were working with Paul Carrack.

I think that you may be thinking of "The Sharp Cuts"
If so, the singer is a member on here....

He's no longer with them, which is why his username has changed to reflect his new project ;)

I once saw them doing a gig in the Hole in the road just after they had been on the tele(can't remember which show). It was really good and pulled a big crowd of shoppers who were all dancing and singing. It was a brill atmosphere.wernt it that programme presented by jools holland? i forget its name i think it was before the now called "later with jools holland"

yeah i remember the sharp cuts.........ialsoknew /saw the radiacs (psychobilly band)

I still remember their version of the jungle book song :hihi:that were brilliant when they were miming it playin along with kids instruments lol

think they played the hole in the road a few times :) nice to hear theyre still going.

think they played the hole in the road a few times :) nice to hear theyre still going.evry saturday afternoon they were either on fargate or the hole in the road, its a shame they never made it big, they were a crackin band

evry saturday afternoon they were either on fargate or the hole in the road, its a shame they never made it big, they were a crackin band

yes it is :(

i wasted many a while in the hole in the road, in my youth! (no not a wino, lol)

I saw them at the sheffield university student union when
I was young lol- good times:)

If my memory sevres me correctly, they appeared on the TV talent show NEW FACES, which was presented by Marti Caine. They finished their act with J Wood jumping onto his double bass. I remember that there was a comment from the judging panel (Nina Myskow?), that the band's hair looked like polystyrene - which it did. :hihi:

They were a fantastic raw rockabilly band and I like several others who have posted on here used to stand and watch them on Saturdays. They still play, sadly they became a corporate function type band and their music now reflects that.

Bass player Johnny Wood(s) went onto play with the Slingshots and now plays with Carmen Ghia And The Hot Rods.
Sax player Ricky Bean went onto to play with international rockabilly favourite The Blue Devils and now DJs (I think he has a regular spot at the Washington).
Guitarist Steve Delaney is the last original member in the current line-up of The Sharp Cuts.
And singer (J) Michael Hydes was last seen, by me, trying to carve himself a solo career.

Incidently The Slingshots and Carmen Ghia and the Hot Rods + The Houndogs are playing at the launch party for Carmen Ghia's new CD release at the BoardWalk on the 7th November.

The Sharp Cuts are playing the University Common Room in December.

Just found this on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxKQ6b9izKY

There's also these amongst others

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWOZkaLo7vk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYLYujdZLjA

and sadly this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3IO57Zn8V0

Well done Mikey and Steptoad. That really has brought back memories of the group . Never thought I'd see the Sharpcuts again.