The History of the Bastard Sons of Dennis

This band began life using the name HorseMonkey, due to Chinese astrology. On the poster that advertised their first show they were under another band called Freeloaders, and it looked to all intents and purposes like “Freeloaders: HorseMonkey”. Despite this public announcement, there was no ludicrously generous rider that came with the show. In fact, they played for free and even bought their own beer.

The Bastard Sons of Dennis formed out of the crumbling rubble that was Dark Company’s second incarnation. It lasted long enough to manage a couple of shows at the Cavern but not a great deal more. Andy was on vocals and acoustic guitar, and so was George.

The Bastard Sons of Dennis used to rehearse on Exmouth beach among the dunes during the summer of 1994. Live they performed a few of Andy’s songs and a couple of Dark Company numbers. Their set also included covers of Sunspots by Julian Cope and Hearts and Thoughts by Pearl Jam.

After a rather long period of non-activity lasting from 1994 to 2009, the duo have blown the dust off their guitars and have started appearing at various open mic venues in the Exeter area performing an assortment of Blue Oyster Cult covers.

Their performances continue to excite and entertain and they plan to perform many more such shows and see where this leads.