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The Vision of Omigali

Original band member, Graham Smith, has turned Sci Fi Action Adventure author.  Use the link below to get more details on his novel “The Vision of Omigali” A young mystic is dying, struck down by a strange force. Her friends seek to save her and discover a plot to enslave their world. Now they must… Read More…

Billy Fairley

Former drummer from the Charisma days, Billy Fairley, has sent us a link to his latest project. Billy now lives in Canada and, as you can see, is still involved in the music business. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

Facebook Page

We now have our Facebook page up and running.  The original one seemed to morph into The Riverboat Gamblers but you can now find us at: www.facebook.com/stringdriventhingband We look forward to receiving your “like”.

The Cavern Wall

A friend of Graham’s posted these pics of String Driven Thing’s engraved brick on the wall of the original Cavern in Liverpool.  A glance at the others who played there shows they’re in excellent company.  

Herald half page feature – May 2012

In the lead-up to the Boom Boom Club gig, Rob Adams (no relation) of The Herald interviewed Chris, the half page feature being shown below:-                                           The full story, about Pauline & The Orange Dress … Read More…

40th Anniversary Live Archive Release

To celebrate 40 years since signing for Charisma, Ozit Records will be releasing a live album shortly which features a set from the ’73 Foxtrot Genesis tour. Further details at http://www.tractor-ozit.com/ and go to their News page.

On-line Sales

Signed copies are now available! To order yours… United Kingdom Europe You can check-out via the Shopping Cart in the right hand column! This photo shows the band with producer, Danny Mitchell.

New Album, New Website

For information on the website, the new album and its launch, contact James Soars

About The New Website

In February 2009, String Driven engaged RWS to develop and produce a new content-driven website to coincide with the upcoming launch of the album “Songs from Another Country”. Utilising WordPress & a heavily recoded theme originally developed by Michael Hutagalung, the new site allows the band to release information about upcoming gigs and record releases… Read More…

Fifestock , 02/21/09

Fifestock may be remembered as the festival John Martyn was supposed to play. Fans on this website will be interested to also learn that String Driven Thing played their last gig on 21st February in the intimate setting of The Stables Bar at The Inn at Lathones.. The band played tracks from the new album… Read More…