Lash Lariat And The Long Riders were a British country band originally consisting of Elmer Thudd (drums, vocals), Johnny T (fiddle), Lash Lariat (guitar, lead vocals), Luke Lariat (bass) and Matt Black (banjo). They only released one mini album, Bitter Tears, in 1985 and a single in 1986, Dole Queue Blues, before splitting up.
Links to Peel[]
A band that Peel discovered the mid-80's, he invited the band to do two sessions for his shows and played some tracks from their mini album, but he never revisited the group for sometime until 1996 when their session track, Bitter Tears, was used for the John Peel's Classic Sessions.
Sessions[]
LASH LARIAT & THE LONG RIDERS John Peel 13th January 1985
1. Recorded: 1985-01-13. First Broadcast: 21 January 1985. Repeated: 13 February 1985, 05 March 1985
- Oh Baby / Bitter Tears / Feel Like Yelling / Never Been So Weary
2. Recorded: 1985-12-10. First Broadcast: 30 December 1985. Repeated: 15 January 1986
- Think About Me / Change / Devil's Dancer / Eloise
Other Shows Played[]
- 1985
- 04 March 1985: Bitter Tears (12" mini album) Big Beat
- 14 March 1985 (Radio Bremen): Bitter Tears (12" mini album) Big Beat
- 18 March 1985 (BBC World Service): I Feel Like Yellin' (12" mini album - Bitter Tears) Big Beat
- 15 April 1985: Bitter Tears (12" mini album) Big Beat
- 22 October 1985: 'Bitter Tears (12" mini album) Big Beat
- 1986
- 13 January 1986 (BBC World Service): Dole Queue Blues (12") Big Beat
- 1996
- 22 July 1996: Bitter Tears (session)