I will take a look at Adrian’s various endeavours in future articles but here is a family tree he put on his facebook page.

I worked with Adrian in the early nineties and we then worked out that we had crossed paths around 1978. In a good way. Such is life, living in your home town. Great guy.

ADRIAN’S BAND FAMILY TREE

1970 – ?
Band Of Mental Breakdown (BOMB)
Mick Donegan – Bass & Vocals
Dave (The Slave) Rawson – Drums
Adrian Armstrong – Guitar

1970 – 27th December – Nottingham Boat Club

1970? – Unsuccessful (!!!) audition with Warhorse (Nicky Simper’s band after he left Deep Purple)

197? – ?
Barracuda
Steve Harris – Drums
Terry Horbury – Bass & Vocals
‘Bruno’ Brunning – Keyboards
John Ponka – Saxaphones/Flute
Adrian Armstrong – Guitar

197? – ?
Autumn Design – AKA ‘Dave & Adrian’
Dave Proctor – Acoustic guitar & Vocals
Adrian Armstrong – Acoustic guitar

1973 – ‘Nottingham Castle Rock’ LP
2 Tracks:- ‘Autumn Design’ & ‘Loving’

197? – ?
Eventually
John Ponka – Saxaphones/Flute/Keyboard & Vocals
Phil ‘Smiler’ Collard – Bass & Vocals
Tony Penny – Drums
Adrian Armstrong – Guitar

197? – 197?
Piper’s Moon
Wayne Vizard – Guitar & Vocals
Mick Wyman – Bass
Keith ‘The Teeth’ White – Drums & Vocals
Adrian Armstrong – Guitar & Vocals
Pete Lamb – Bass
Steve Hill – Vocals

1977 July – Gedling Miners Welfare
Charity fundraiser in aid of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Appeal Fund
Pipers Moon
Six Hands In Tempo ? (tbc) Suport
John Holmes (Radio Nottm) – Compère

197? – ?
McSparkle-Log (London)
?? – Lead Vocals (i)
Vic? – Guitar & Vocals (ii)
Doug ? – Bass (iii)
Harry ? – Drums (iv)
Adrian Armstrong – Guitar (v)

(i) aka – ??? McSparkle-Log
(ii) aka – Vic ‘V’ Flange McSparkle-Log }The McSparkle
(iii) aka – Doug ‘D’ Flange McSparkle-Log} Log ‘Brothers’
(iv) aka – Harry ‘H’ Gunther Helmut von McCistern-Filler
(v) The Left Offerable A W Plitt-Cricket-Box-
Worthington-‘E’-Bookbinder- McFarquar

198? – ?
The NAFFI Band
Dave Williams – Bass/Drums
Adrian Armstrong – Guitar
?? – Vocals
?? – Bass/Drums

Albert And The Lions
Eddie? – Guitar & Vocals
Dave Williams – Bass/Drums
Adrian Armstrong – Guitar

2003 – Current
Darkhorse
Steve Criddle – Vocals
Tim Suiter – Guitars (Current)
Adrian Armstrong – Guitar & Vocals (C)
Richard Smith – Bass x2 (Current)
‘Wes’ Welby – Drums
Mick Collins – Vocals
Andy ‘Chocs’ Terry – Drums (Current)
Mike Sinclair – Bass
Michelle Walker – Vocals (Current)
Layla Risdon – Vocals
Matthew Risdon – Vocals
Andy Sheppard – Bass & Vocals
Joe Armstrong – Drums (Current)

2011 January – Mapperley Plains Social Club
Piper’s Moon Reunion in aid of Cancer Research UK
Wayne Vizard – Guitar & Vocals
Mick Wyman – Bass
Keith White – Drums & Vocals
Adrian Armstrong – Guitar & Vocals