The Cannanes Profile
Members:
David Nichols (drums, vocals, 1984-97)
Stephen O'Neil (guitar, vocals,
casio, trumpet)
Frances Gibson (vocals, bass, casio, flute, synthesizer)
Annabel Bleach (vocals, recorder,
1984-87)
Michelle Cannane (drums, vocals, 1984-87)
Ben Donaldson (drums,
1984-86)
Randall Lee (vocals, 1986-87)
Nick Kidd (bass, french horn,
1989)
Gavin Roy Butler (bass, guitar, 1991-94, 2003-present)
Ivor Mould (drums,
1995-97)
Andrew Coffey (bass, guitar, vocals, 1998-present)
Penny McBride (guitar, flugelhorn,
maracas)
Richard King (drums, vocals, 2001-present)
Stewart Anderson (guitar, vocals, percussion,
1999-present)
Explosion Robinson (keyboards, 2001-present)
James Dutton (guitar, bass, vocals,
2002-present)
Greg Wadley (synthesizer, drums, 2002-present)
Associated Acts:
El Mopa
The Lighthouse Keepers
New Waver
Flywheel
The Ashtray Boy
Guthugga Pipeline
Boyracer
Crabstick
Blairmailer
Sleater-Kinney
Hot Water Music
Also Called:
Cannanes Meet The Newtown Sounds
Genres:
Indie Pop
Twee Pop
Formed: In October 1984 in Sydney, NSW, Australia
Debut Album: The Cannanes Come Across With the Goods (1985)