[1] They were briefly considered to be the English equivalent of Peter, Paul and Mary, with their common repertoire of Bob Dylan songs, and the original Australian folk group, The Seekers.
Coincidentally, another musician also working there at the same time was Liverpudlian Rod Pont (1942–2000), whose last band (Steve Day and the Drifters) had already played at The Cavern alongside The Beatles and had just split up following a stint at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg during the previous autumn.
Early in 1965, after appearing at the Cavern Club in Liverpool where they performed alongside The Spinners, they were signed by Brian Epstein, on 17 March 1965, [3] who appointed Alistair Taylor as their manager.
14 on the Wonderful Radio London Fab 40, but it failed to make any impression on the UK Singles Chart.
Mike Ramsden and Sylvia Tatler had married in January 1966, and they went on to perform as a duo version of The Silkie for a further 35 years, often appearing at their local pub, The Cott Inn at Dartington, Devon sometimes accompanied by their children.
Ramsden guested as a vocalist on the 1969 album Western Flier by proto-psychedelic folk band Hapshash and the Coloured Coat, alongside 20-year-old keyboard player Mike Batt.