The Coachmen

The Coachmen group was formed from 2 groups – Stuart and Roger from the Manchester University group The Coachmen and Brian Kirk and Roger (aka Rod) Kent from the Sinner Men at Salford University. The merger was hurried as a Tour had been booked for the famous Nalen Club in Stockholm during the University winter holidays.

We played there for a month with a host of British Bands such as Brian Poole and the Tremolos and The Hep Stars and The Hootenanny Singers lead by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus later of ABBA. We also played at the Prison when the Club was closed, the prisoners were our best ever ‘captivated’ audience. We then toured the ‘folk parks’ in the lovely Swedish Summers, and then back to the Nalen.

The Album “When the Peace Has Come” was recorded ‘live in the studio’ in a single day and released on Decca LK4739.
Recorded in Sweden at the Decca Studios near to Stockholm in 1965, © 1965 – 2022 The Coachmen. Half of the songs on the album were written by Brian Kirk and Roger Kent.
Engineers: Rune Andreasson and Bjorn Almstedt

The Album Cover

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