2003-2019
The SweetBeats picked up where The Mangoes had left off, starting with 1960s Rock Steady classics and developing to self-penned songs. We recorded four CDs which are still available and there are samples of each track on the band's website. Below are the two songs that I wrote, taken from the Girl Overboard album which is on all streaming sites and free to listen to here. The videos are all from a gig at Epic Studios in December 2014.
Composers
A Bridge Too Ska - Pip Cartwright
Girl Overboard - Pip Cartwright
Supergirl - Piers Hunt/Saffron Paffron
Butterflies - Piers Hunt/Saffron Paffron
Storm Warning - The Skatalites
Just Keep In Touch - Morgan West
Dance Crasher - Alton Ellis
Featured on recordings
Gary Leach - drums on A Bridge Too Ska
Harry Burton - bass on A Bridge Too Ska
Hugh Stanners - trumpet on A Bridge Too Ska
Kevin Burton - bass, guitar, production
Laurie A'Court - saxes
Morgan West - guitar
Ollie Krol - drums, percussion
Piers Hunt - keys, percussion, production
Pip Cartwright - synth, trombone, vocals
Saffron Paffron - percussion, lead vocals
Sophie Fox - vocals
Other lineups included
Ali Houlibec - sax, vocals
Brandt Tilds - trumpet
Cath Evans - drums
Gary Leach - drums, vocals
Harry Burton - bass
Jon Lewis - bass/vocals
Mary Lovett - vocals
Paul Weston - drums
Richard Chaimberlain - bass
Tom Eagle - drums
Hugh Stanners - session trumpet
Corinne Appia-Ayme - session spoken voice
Photos collected by Saf. Thanks to Corinne Appia-Ayme and Richard Shashamané who took so many great photos of the band - no doubt including some of these.