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| The Baby Snakes | |
| Origin: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genre: | New wave, garage rock |
| Years Active: | – |
| Label: | FOAD, Santides |
| Past Members: | Frank Rynne Colin Byrne Daragh McCarthy John Bonnie Ciaran O'Brien Jeff Nilson Nigel Preston Alex Hooper Anthony O'Neill Tom Hooper |
The Baby Snakes were an Irish rock band formed in 1985. The original line-up featured Frank Rynne, Niall O'Sullivan and Johnny Bonney. In October 1985 they recorded a radio session for Dave Fanning's RTÉ radio show and reached No. 13 in Fanning's Fab 50, an end-of-year listeners poll, in December 1985. Their first L.P., Sweet Hunger, featured Brian Downey from Thin Lizzy on drums. Their second L.P. was produced by Dave Goodman. In 1988, after a BBC Radio 1 session for Janice Long, the band moved to London with new drummer Stephen R Kennedy [now a hydro engineer in France] who previously played in a band headed by Noel Phelan (now a house DJ) where they played a mix of underground venues as well as The Marquee.[1] [2] [3]