Hawkwind Band Members & Solo Projects

Hawkwind Band Members & Solo Projects

"Who's in the band these days?"

It's sometimes difficult to know who exactly is in Hawkwind. Quite apart from the well-known fluidity of the band, some people are core members and some are technically only guests. Here's a who's who.

Dave Brock

Core member.

Vocals, rhythm guitar (see details on Dave Brock's Guitar Stuff), and synthesizer (Korg 01RW, M1, Analog Synthi, EMS Synthi 'A', Roland Jupiter 8, Roland GR50 guitar synthesizer).

Richard Chadwick

Core member.

Drums, percussion, sequencers.

Richard is also a member of the space rock band Star Nation, who or may not be a going concern - their website's just returned after a long absence. He also plays in a techno band called Little Big Men.

Jason Stuart RIP

Core member

Keyboards & Synthesizer

Jason, who previously played with Captain Rizz, appeared on all the dates of the band's Oct/Dec 2004 UK winter tour, and ever since. According to the Voiceprint website, by July 2005 he had become a permanent member of the band and so he remained until his untimely passing away in September 2008

Mr. Dibs

Core member

Bass & Vocals

The latest person to uphold the longstanding Hawkwind tradition of recruiting band members from the ranks of the road crew. Welcome aboard!

Niall Hone

Core member

Well, the band put out a press release on 29/10/2008 saying he'd become a member of Hawkwind - without serving an apprenticeship as a guest. An intriguing development...Niall joins from Tribe Of Cro and his acquisition surely heralds another (always to be welcomed!) change of direction.

Tim Blake

Regular guest.

Synthesizer (Roland D-110, Yamaha KX5, Apple Mac), vocals.

Tim needs no introduction, having been a member of Gong and Hawkwind, and a highly successful solo artist in his own right. His website is at http://moonweed.free.fr

Alan Davey

Ex-member (with effect from 10th June 2007, according to Alan's own website - also the source of the photo to the left, cheers!).

Bass (Rickenbacker 4003S custom, Fender 1971 50-watt power amp [head], 8x10" speakers, vocals, keyboards (Korg Wavestation & others).

Simon House

Ex-member

Violin, keyboards (Kawai K1, version 2).

Simon had been a core member of the band from 2001 through the middle of 2003, when he appeared at the 2nd Hawkfest. He's not been seen with Hawkwind since then, and it seems likely that he's moved on.

Arthur Brown

Regular guest (Dec 2002 - August 2003).

Vocals

Arthur has been widely known in the UK since 1967 when he had a No.1 hit with 'Fire'. He has a fantastic voice and is an old friend of the band, having contributed to Bob Calvert's 'Captain Lockheed & The Starfighters' album way back in 1974. He's also mad enough to be a brilliant frontman. A very welcome addition to the ranks! http://www.arthurbrownmusic.com is the official Arthur Brown website. Arthur has resumed his solo career since the 2nd Hawkfest in August 2003.

Keith Kniveton

Occasional guest.

EMS Synthi synthsizer.

Keith's alter-ego is Captain Bl@ck of the space rock band Starfield.

Huw Lloyd Langton

Occasional guest. Huw left the permanent ranks of the band in December 2002.

Lead guitar (Gibson Nighthawk semi-acoustic, Gibson Les Paul Custom, Peavey combo), vocals.

Huw has his own website at http://www.huwlloyd-langton.co.uk.

Jez Huggett

Occasional guest.

Saxophone.

Jez fronts his own jazz band, Band of Gold

Keith Barton

Spacehead guitarist, Hawkwind crew member, and now an occasional guest who appeared with the band extensively during the latter half of 2003. I'm sick with jealousy. He deserves to have that photo posted here.

Danny Thompson

Ex-member.

Drums, percussion

Danny also played in Bedouin with Alan Davey. He was said to have rejoined Hawkwind at the time of the 1st Hawkfest (July 2002) but has not been seen with them since!