Joyrider (band)

Joyrider were a rock band from Portadown, Northern Ireland. The band consisted of Phil Woolsey (guitar, vocals), Cliff Mitchell (guitar), Simon Haddock (bass) and Keith Irwin, Buc Hamill / Carl Alty (drums). Joyrider initially signed to Andy Cairns' Blunt record label, but after releasing their first two EPs signed a recording contract with Paradox Records.

The band's biggest hit was a cover of the Jane Wiedlin song, "Rush Hour". They supported Terrorvision on their May 1995 United Kingdom tour.

Woolsey later played in the bands Ninebar International and Roque Junior.^[1]

Haddock is now a member of Trucker Diablo , who played the Download Festival in June 2011, toured with Black Stone Cherry and were booked for Hammerfest in March 2012 on the same bill as Anthrax, Skindred and Evile.^[2]

Discography

EPs

• "Dweeb King" (1994)
• "Getting That Joke Now" (1994)
• "Seven Sisters" (1995)
• "It Moved" (1995)

Singles

• "Self Infliction" (1995)
• "Fabulae" (1995)
• "Vegetable Animal Mineral" (1996)
• "Another Skunk Song" (1996)
• "Rush Hour" (July 1996, UK #22)
• "All Gone Away" (Single, September 1996, UK #54)^[3]

Studio album

• Be Special (1996)

References