formed in 1989 by alistair with ade williams on guitar, joolie wood on fiddle, ian thompson on bull fiddle and andy hilton rattling the traps, John Wayne Army were a live act par excellence. various musicians came and went the final line up was Alistair on vocals, Tim Sanpher, Patmo Sheeran and Simon dickenson on guitars, Daniel Brita on bass.
They released two albums including the critically acclaimed Night without end on Calavera Records. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=75459495
Hi to Simon--
I haven't seen you since Feb. '88 but was delighted to find you online and see a bit of what you've been up to. (What larks!) Band looks and sounds really good. Please drop me a note-- Martha W.