Line-up Formed in the early 1980s and originally known as the Green-Eyed Children, Hurrah! initially consisted of Paul Handyside (born 28 September 1960,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne; guitar/vocals), David 'Taffy' Hughes (born 16 March 1961, Southmoor,
Northumberland; guitar/vocals), David Porthouse (born 17 August 1961,
Gateshead;(bass), and Mark Sim (drums). Sim was soon replaced by Damien Mahoney. When Mahoney left in 1986 to join the police force, after exhaustive auditions, the band eventually recruited Steve Price (born 27 June 1965,
Newport; drums) as a permanent replacement drummer. Adrian Evans (born 6 March 1963, County Durham, England) became the band's fourth drummer when Steve Price left the band and emigrated to America. The third single, "Who'd Have Thought," was another indie hit in 1984, reaching No. 7 on the UK chart. Hurrah's major label debut album, ''Tell God I'm Here
, reached No. 71 in the UK Albums Chart in 1987. Towards the end of 1987, a live album, Way Ahead'', was released on the Esurient label. In 1989, the band released their second major-label album,
The Beautiful, In 1988, Hurrah! played live shows in
Iraq,
Egypt and
Jordan after accepting an invitation from the
British Arts Council. One of the first "western" bands to play in the Middle East, the group was escorted by armed troops for the duration of their visit. Publicity materials from their Arts Council tour listed the album's name as ''Tell Them I'm Here'' to avoid offending the host countries.
Post break-up After Hurrah!, David 'Taffy' Hughes formed Star Witness, later called Candy Coloured Clowns, and released a cassette of rough demos called "Welcome to Razor Town" (1996). Hughes also plays guitar with The Girl with the Replaceable Head, a duo formed with female singer Sylvia. Paul Handyside has since released two albums under the name of Bronze. His first solo album, ''Future's Dream'', was released by Malady Music in 2007. Handyside's second solo album
Wayward Son was released in 2013 also on Malady Music. As well as contributing drums,
melodeon and backing vocals on several of Paul Handyside's post-Hurrah! releases, David Porthouse trained as a
luthier, producing custom built instruments and specialising in
lap steel guitars. ==Discography==