The Mix | Line Up : Leo Moran [Guitar & Vocals] |
Blaze X | Line Up : Paul Ralph [Drums], Jarlath Keating [Bass Guitar], Davy Carton [Guitar & Vocals], Paul Cunniffe [Vocals & Guitar] |
Too Much For The Whiteman | Line Up : Mouse McHugh [Vocals], Mike Ivory [Guitar], Axel Grude [Keyboards], Dermot Holian [Bass Guitar], Gerry McHugh [Percussion], Alan Flynn [Drums], Leo Moran [Guitar & Vocals] |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 1] | Line Up : Mary O'Connor [Vocals], Davy Carton [Vocals
& Guitar], Leo Moran [Bass Guitar &
Vocals] This was the original line up of The Saw Doctors from 1986 |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 2] | Line Up : Mary O'Connor [Vocals], Davy Carton [Vocals
& Guitar], Leo Moran [Bass Guitar &
Vocals], John 'Turps' Burke [Mandolin, Organ,
Bodhran, Guitar, Tambourine] John 'Turps' Burke was to join the lineup soon after on guitar. |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 3] | Line Up : Mary O'Connor [Vocals], Davy Carton [Vocals
& Guitar], Leo Moran [Bass Guitar &
Vocals], John 'Turps' Burke [Mandolin, Organ,
Bodhran, Guitar, Tambourine], Pádraig Stevens
[Drums] Pádraig Stevens, who had been the manager of Blaze X (Davy's previous band), returned home from London and filled in on drums on a number of recordings. |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 4] | Line Up : Mary O'Connor [Vocals], Davy Carton [Vocals & Guitar], Leo Moran [Bass
Guitar & Vocals], John Burke [Mandolin, Organ, Bodhran, Guitar, Tambourine],
Fergal McGrath [Drums] Pádraig returned to London and Fergal, who had played with De Nemos and All Cats Are Gray, agreed to fill in on drums on e temporary basis. |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 5] | Line Up : Davy Carton [Vocals & Guitar], Leo Moran
[Bass Guitar & Vocals], John 'Turps'
Burke [Mandolin, Organ, Bodhran, Guitar,
Tambourine], Pádraig Stevens [Drums] In the Winter of 1987, Mary had emigrated to the UK with Pádraig coming back in the opposite direction to resume his drumming duties |
The Stunning | Line Up : Steve Wall [Vocals & Guitar], Joe Wall [Bass Guitar & Vocals], Cormac Dunne [Drums], Derek Murray [Lead Guitar, Keyboards & Backing Vocals], Jimmy Higgins [Trumpet, Keyboards, Accordion & Percussion] |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 6] | Line Up : Davy Carton [Vocals & Guitar], Leo Moran
[Bass Guitar & Vocals], Pádraig Stevens
[Drums], Derek Murray [Guitar] In the Summer of 1988, Turps moved to Tenerife and was replaced temporarily by Derek Murray who had come to fame as part of The Stunning. |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 7] | Line Up : Davy Carton [Vocals & Guitar], Leo Moran
[Guitar & Vocals], John 'Turps' Burke
[Mandolin, Organ, Bodhran, Guitar, Tambourine],
Pádraig Stevens [Drums], Pearse Doherty [Bass
Guitar] Turps returned from his foreign excursion. In the meantime, Leo had swapped his Bass for the guitar and the band recruited Pearse Doherty upon the recommendation of Derek Murray. |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 8] | Line Up : Davy Carton [Vocals & Guitar], Leo Moran
[Guitar & Vocals], John 'Turps' Burke
[Mandolin, Organ, Bodhran, Guitar, Tambourine],
Pearse Doherty [Bass Guitar], John Donnelly
[Drums] After Pádraig Stevens decided to leave the band, a young Roscommon drummer, John DOnnelly was recommended as a replacement. |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 9] | Line Up : Davy Carton [Vocals & Guitar], Leo Moran
[Guitar & Vocals], John 'Turps' Burke
[Mandolin, Organ, Bodhran, Guitar, Tambourine],
Pearse Doherty [Bass Guitar], John Donnelly
[Drums], Tony Lambert [Keyboards & Accordion] Tony Lambert from Wales, moved to Ireland and joined the band. |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 10] | Line Up : Davy Carton [Vocals & Guitar], Leo Moran
[Guitar & Vocals], John 'Turps' Burke
[Mandolin, Organ, Bodhran, Guitar, Tambourine],
Pearse Doherty [Bass Guitar], John Donnelly
[Drums], Tony won almost £1 million in the Irish Lottery and decided to retire from the band. The New Year's Eve gig in Belfast in 1993 was to be his last with the band. |
Turps | Line Up : John 'Turps' Burke [Mandolin, Organ, Bodhran, Guitar, Tambourine] |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 11] | Line Up : Davy Carton [Vocals & Guitar], Leo Moran
[Guitar & Vocals], Pearse Doherty [Bass
Guitar], Jimmy Higgins [Drums], Derek Murray
[Keyboards], Danni Healy [Trumpet] |
The Waterboys | Line Up : Mike Scott [Vocals & Guitar], Steve Wickham [n/a], Anthony Thistlethwaite [n/a], Karl Wallinger [n/a], Kevin Wilkinson [Drums], Richard Naiff [Keyboards], Sharon Shannon [Accordion], Trevor Hutchinson [n/a], Peter McKinney [Drums] |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 12] | Line Up : Davy Carton [Vocals & Guitar], Leo Moran
[Guitar & Vocals], Anthony Thistlethwaite
[Bass Guitar], Fran Breen [Drums],
Derek
Murray [Keyboards] This was the lineup around the time of the 2005 US Tour in support of The Cure album. By this time, both John Donnelly, Pearse Doherty and John 'Turps' Burke had left and had been replaced by former Waterboys members Anthony Thistlethwaite on Bass Guitar and Fran Breen on drums. |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 13] | Line Up : Davy Carton [Vocals & Guitar], Leo Moran
[Guitar & Vocals], Anthony Thistlethwaite
[Bass Guitar], Fran Breen [Drums], Kevin
Duffy [Keyboards] Kevin Duffy replaces Derek Murray on keyboards. Derek quit the group due to recurring asthma problems |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 14] | Line Up : Davy Carton [Vocals & Guitar], Leo Moran [Guitar & Vocals], Anthony
Thistlethwaite [Bass Guitar], Eimhin Cradock [Drums], Kevin Duffy [Keyboards] Eimhin Cradock replaces Fran Breen on drums. |
Peadar King | Line Up : Peadar King [Vocals & Guitar], Orla Gibbons [Vocals], Ray Hahessy
[Guitar], Michael Curran [Bass Guitar], Cormac Dunne [Drums], Eibhin Craddock
[Drums], Tom Portman [Dobro, Lap Steel & Guitar] Active : 2007 - |
Silver Circus | Line Up : Niall Hughes [Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals & Mouth Organ], Jack Grimes
[Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesisers & Backing Vocals], Dan Egan [Vocals
& Guitar], Rickie O'Neill [Drums & Percussion] Active : 2004 - |
The Saw Doctors [Mark 15] | Line Up : Davy Carton [Vocals & Guitar], Leo Moran [Guitar & Vocals], Anthony
Thistlethwaite [Bass Guitar], Kevin Duffy [Keyboards], Rickie O'Neill [Drums] Rickie O'Neill replaces Eimhin Cradock on drums. Active : 2011 - |