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The three members of The Cane Toads first played together in The Chemistry Set in the mid-eighties, and 1988 we decided to form our own compact trio. Since then we have done countless gigs and shared the bill with the likes of Steve Gibbons, The DTs, Doctor and the Medics, Youslosh, Joe Louis Walker and Goodbye Mr McKenzie.

The Colne Blues Festival has played host to several storming Toad gigs. Also, we've been delighted to have many varied guests playing with us over the years including guitar wizard Gary Phillips and harmonica maestro Will Pound.

The Cane Toads have collaborated with various musicians, most recently Alan Holmes and Ronny Wærnes [sound-fiddler].

Dave Hopewell - guitar and vocals

Dave built up a reputation as a fine solo singer before the Toads came into existence. If left unattended for too long Dave will pick up the nearest resonator guitar, and has been caught playing lap-steel. He used to dig things up for a living and now occsaionally spends time wandering around in fields, making beeping noises.

Humph Davies - bass

Humph can be held responsible for most of the low frequencies generated by the Toads. He has played bass for many different beat combos over the years, including Turnstone and Noise At Work. He also has lots of ukuleles. Humph's knowledge of the local music scene is encyclopedic, and he occasionally uses this information to remind Pete which bands he's been in. He spends a significant amount of time making sure that steam engines don't fall over.

Pete Walton - drums and vocals

As well as being the Toads' tub-thumper, Pete plays a few other instruments and has a reputation for being something of a 'musical tart.' He currently provides bass lines for Welsh songwriting legend Steve Eaves and country-tinged strummers Paydirt. He can sometimes be found playing banjo at ceilidhs too, and is a dab-hand with old valve amplifiers.

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