Bobby Faulds (aka Bobby Hanna) – lead vocals

David Foster – keyboards/vocals

Mike Stymest – bass

Wes Chambers – saxophone

Rich England – saxophone

Billy Stewart – trumpet/valve

Barry Casson – drums

Having enjoyed success in their native Victoria, British Columbia as Bobby Faulds & The Strangers, the group makes plans to relocate to England in late 1966 after drummer Barry Casson, who has spent time in London, recommends moving there.

The band arrives in England in early October 1966, having travelled overland across Canada from Vancouver to Gander, Newfoundland where they pick up their flight.

On arrival, the group stay with Faulds’ relatives in Kettering, Northamptonshire. Renamed The Canadians, they start by playing some local gigs.

5 November 1966 – Corby Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Advertiser)

During December, the band signs to the Roy Tempest Agency and gains work backing visiting US acts, starting with The Original Drifters on a 10-day tour.

10 December 1966 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle) Possibly backing The Original Drifters

11 December 1966 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London with The Bystanders (Melody Maker) Possibly backing The Original Drifters

12 December 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with Bob Kidman & His Band, the Prowlers, The Few Four and The Breed (Cambridge News) Billed as The Canadian Strangers

13 December 1966 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Possibly backing The Original Drifters

15 December 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with Jimmy Henry and Him & The Others (Melody Maker)

17 December 1966 – Refectory, Golders Green, London (Melody Maker)

17 December 1966 – Cue Club, Praed Street, Paddington, London (Melody Maker)

18 December 1966 – The Cavern, Liverpool with The Prowlers, The Mead, The Defenders and Times Five (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

23 December 1966 – Clouds, Derby with John Evan Soul Band (Derby Evening Telegraph) This may be without Bobby Hanna

23 December 1966 – New All-Star Club, Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker) Billed as Bobby Hanna with Earl Henderson Soul Band

24 December 1966 – Flamenco, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

25 December 1966 – Oasis, Manchester with The Factotums and The Puritans (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)

25 December 1966 – Dungeon, Nottingham with The In Crowd  (Nottingham Evening Post) Backing The Original Drifters

31 December 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Equals, The Triads, Ray Bones at the Organ and Frank and Keith (Lincolnshire Standard) Backing The Spellbinders. The Canadians may have been back at this venue on 7 January backing The Soul Sisters 

31 December 1966 – The Cavern, Liverpool (All-nighter) with The Prowlers, The Beechwoods, The Tatters, The States, The Klubs, The Kids, The Sign and The Times, The Hideways and The Shades (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book) Possibly backing The Soul Sisters

1 January 1967 – Warmingham Grange Country Club, Warmingham, Cheshire (Chester Chronicle) Possibly backing The Soul Sisters

7 January 1967 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle) Possibly backing The Spellbinders

7 January 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Lincolnshire Echo) Possibly backing The Soul Sisters

8 January 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette) Backing The Soul Sisters

10-11 January 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Melody Maker) The Canadians most likely also played on 11 January backing The Soul Sisters

14 January 1967 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Backing The Spellbinders

14 January 1967 – Rawmarsh Baths Hall, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire with the Rumours (South Yorkshire and Rotherham Advertiser) Backing The Spellbinders

15 January 1967 – Warmingham Grange Country Club, Warmingham, Cheshire (Runcorn Chronicle) Backing The Spellbinders

21 January 1967 – Gay Gordon, Balloch, Scotland (Lennox Herald) Possibly backing The Spellbinders

23 January 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with Traction (Evening Sentinel) Backing Inez & Charlie Foxx

26 January 1967 – Birdcage, Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants (Portsmouth News) Possibly backing Inez & Charlie Foxx

Roy Tempest’s Global Productions booked a tour with Billy Stewart and The Canadians (pictured with the horn section in a poster) starting in late January 1967 but Stewart didn’t come to England in the end despite a list of advertised gigs. Barry Casson also confirms they didn’t back Stewart. This would suggest they carried on backing Inez & Charlie Foxx. 

30 January 1967 – Clouds, Derby with Peppers Machine (Derby Evening Telegraph) Backing Inez & Charlie Foxx

Around this time, the horn section returns home to Canada. 

11 February 1967 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

Tour with Chuck Berry (Record Mirror and Disc & Music Echo):

17 February 1967 – Princess Theatre, Chorlton, Greater Manchester and Domino Club, Openshaw, Greater Manchester

18 February 1967 – New Century Hall, Manchester

18 February 1967 – Manchester Tech College, Manchester

19 February 1967 – Saville Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London with Hamilton & The Hamilton Movement and Del Shannon (riot at this show or the one on 26 February)

20 February 1967 – Queen’s Hall, Wolverhampton (unlikely given Cardiff which is confirmed below but not impossible)

20 February 1967 – Cardiff Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales

21 February 1967 – Olympia, Paris, France

22 February 1967 – Stevenage Locarno, Stevenage, Herts

22 February 1967 – Cedar Club, Birmingham (or is this the Rum Runner?)

23 February 1967 – Streatham Locarno, Streatham, southwest London

23 February 1967 – Blaises, Queen’s Gate, London

24 February 1967 – Durham University, Durham

24 February 1967 – Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

25 February 1967 – Sussex University, Brighton, East Sussex

25 February 1967 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey

26 February 1967 – Saville Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London with Hamilton & The Hamilton Movement and Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (riot at this show or the one on 19 February)

27 February 1967 – The Cavern, Liverpool with The Multivation, The Klubs and The Tremas (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

During March, the horn-less line-up plus local singer Barry Noble returned to Kettering and made some studio recordings.

11 March 1967 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Dungeon website – add link) Possibly backing The Original Drifters

17 March 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Love Affair (http://www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/) Possibly backing The Original Drifters

18 March 1967 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Original Drifters, The Sound Society and The Solents (Evening Sentinel) Backing The Original Drifters

19 March 1967 – Top Ten Club, Manchester (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle) Possibly backing The Original Drifters

22 March 1967 – Birdcage, Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants (Portsmouth News) Possibly backing The Original Drifters

23 March 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker) Possibly backing The Original Drifters

25 March 1967 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle) Possibly backing The Original Drifters

1 April 1967 – New Century Hall, Manchester with The Mike Curtis Set and Pete Doyle & Dave Eager (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle) Possibly backing The Original Drifters

Tour with Bo Diddley:

14 April 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

15 April 1967 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire

16 April 1967 – Saville Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London

17 April 1967 – Top Rank Cardiff Suite, south Wales with The Creation (South Wales Evening Post) Backing Bo Diddley

18 April 1967 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, London

19 April 1967 – Blaises, Queens Gate, London

19 April 1967 – Sybilla’s, Swallow Street, London

27 April 1967 – Golden Torch Tunstall, Staffordshire with The Soul Sisters and The Toggery (Evening Sentinel) Possibly with Mick Patel from The Loose Ends on lead guitar having joined

The above gig was the last show that The Trend played backing The Soul Sisters before they drove to West Berlin. It’s possible The Canadians took over for a bit as they had worked with them previously (see above).

During May, English guitarist Mick Patel from The Loose Ends joins The Canadians who travel to Cologne to play gigs.

On their return to the UK, Bobby Faulds signs a solo deal and records as Bobby Hanna.

David Foster and Mick Patel will subsequently join The Warren Davis Monday Band. Casson meanwhile joins Ruskin T Emery Revue with Australian guitarist Ray Danaher

The following resource was also really helpful:

https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/

Thanks to Barry Casson for his help