The Newcomers (5)

A showband originally formed in Belfast, Northern Ireland by Ian Hillis and Noel McAtasney, but moved to Canada in the early 1970s. Band members at that time included Ray Elliott (sax), Pat Nash (drums), Robyn Hillis (vocals), Eddie/Ned Campbell (guitar, ex-The Federals, ex-The Real McCoy) and Paul Novotny (bass), and later Willie O’Hagen (bass, keyboards, ex-John Farrell & The Groundhogs, ex-Jessie), Mick Firth (lead guitar) and Mick Dunne (keyboards from 1975, ex-John Farrell & The Groundhogs). The Newcomers toured throughout Canada and the United States, and the band issued occasional singles, such as ‘Banner Man’ (on the Yorkville label around 1973).