Fiddler's Dram were a British folk band of the late 1970s, most widely known for their 1979 hit single, "Day Trip to Bangor (Didn't We Have a Lovely Time)", which reached no.
Jam sessions in a Canterbury squat often took place, with additional club members given the opportunity to take part and sometimes at local performances.
[3] It featured acoustic arrangements of mainly British traditional songs and tunes, but also included live favourite "Day Trip to Bangor", written by Whitstable Folk Club regular Debbie Cook.
It allegedly caused an outcry from councillors and businesses in Rhyl, who complained that the publicity would have boosted the resort's tourist economy.
[8] Will Ward had joined the Oyster Ceilidh Band by 1978, and became the fifth member of Fiddler's Dram on their eponymous second LP, recorded hurriedly to follow up on their unexpected success in the UK Singles Chart.
In the words of Ian Telfer, "Day Trip to Bangor" was "the kind of success you don't easily recover from.