The Conspirators were a British northern indie / folk band.
The band consisted of five members (as of 2008).
In 2008, the band signed a management deal with Jon Shellers Brilliant Management, and released the double A-side single featuring
Judy Dyble
Judith Aileen Dyble (pronounced ''Die-bull''; 13 February 1949 – 12 July 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, most notable for being a vocalist and a founding member of Fairport Convention and Trader Horne. In addition, she and Ian McDona ...
, former
Fairport Convention
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vocalist. (Who was also managed by Sheller). The single included a remake of Fairport Convention's song "One Sure Thing" and The Conspirators song "Take Me To Your Leader". It reached No.7 in the official uk indie singles chart, spending 3 weeks in the top 10.
The promotion for this single saw Dyble make a couple of very rare live appearances, at the Harrogate International Conference Centre, and at an in-store live gig at HMV's superstore in Leeds city centre on 3 March 2008.
In 2012 Conspirators released their debut album "What's Going On".
The album featured guest performances from Dodgy lead guitarist Andy Miller, as well as Echobelly's Glenn Johansson.
In 2017, most of the 2008 named members reformed under the new name The Doubtful Bottle.
Members
* John Gillies - rhythm guitar/vocals
* Genevieve Parker - vocals
* Jim Beadle - drums
* Nathan Reeve - bass
* Jim Gillies - keys
* Darren Banner - lead guitar
References
English folk musical groups
People from Bedale
Laura Goodacre - Drums
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