Bum Steers 1982 to 1986


Arne Hanna’s recollections of the Bum Steers pdf

Bum Steers #1 – Country and Western
August 1982
Stuart Grant (vocals and guitar), Dave Light (bass guitar), Arne Hanna (drums) and Bob Pollack (Pedal steel guitar)
Femme Fatale.mp3 – Hello Walls.mp3

Bum Steers #2 – Grunge Country (slow, loud and distorted versions of classic songs)
May 1983 to January 1984
Stuart (vocals and guitar), Dave (bass guitar) and Arne (drums)
Ol’ Man River mp3
Released on Asleep at the Wheel album 1984
It’s Not Love But It’s Not Bad.mp3

Bum Steers #3 – Heavy rock – April 1984-1985
Stuart, Dave, Arne, Terry Dooley and various others
The Real Thing.mp3 (recorded in Kyneton by Steve from Spring Plains with
Arne on guitar, Stuart on bass, Dave on drums and Terry singing)

Bum Steers #4 – Heavy rock – 1985-1986
Dave, Arne, Terry and various others

Dates from 1983 and 1984


1983

1983Mar17BS
1983Mar19BS
1983May21BS
1983May27BS
1983June11BS

1984

1984Jun2BS
1984SepOctBS
1984Oct6BS

1985

Thanks Fred Negro, love your work

Bum Steers #1 and #2 1982 – 1983


Bum Steers #3 1984 – 1985

Stuart, Dave and Phil Nicholls
(before Stuart and Phil move to Sydney with Mr Bum and Ruby in 1985)

Bum Steers version 3
Bum Steers Version 3

Bum Steers #4 1985

Bum Steers at the Tote 1985 (without Stuart) using Cosmic Psychos equipment at the Tote.
Thank you Cosmic Psychos, love your work.

Terry Dooley (Bass), Dave (drums), Arne Hanna (Guitar)

Bum Steers Tote

Bum Steers again at the Tote with Denise singing along, 1985.

Bum Steers Tote

From Denise’s 1984 diary