Camel's members careers
Webmaster's Note: This section is really rather poor. Not that there's nothing to tell about Camel's past and present members; It's just that I believe most of it
has been done quite efficiently on other web sites and other documents.
Please consider visiting these locations for further information:
- Skylines Links - Members lists links for Member's web pages.
- Skylines Tours Section features tour programs which include articles about the band and its members.
- Skylines Paper Archive includes articles and CD liner-notes which reveal some more.
- The Complete Members List, compiled by Lasse Ødegård for his Moonmadness website, lists every musician who has participated on one or more Camel albums.
Doug Ferguson
Peter Bardens
Bardens released two albums before forming Camel in 1972, and left the band in 1978, after finishing the recording of Breathless.
He has since then pursued a career as a new age musician with several successful albums. He has occasionally performed songs with Camel as a guest musician, and is said to have kept a good relationship with Latimer.
Bardens was diagnosed with a brain tumour during 2001. He was operated, but was eventually succumbed by lung cancer. Peter Bardens passed away on Tuesday, 22nd January 2002.
Click here for Peter Bardens Discography
Andy Ward
Andy Ward was forced to leave Camel in 1982, due to alchoholism and drug abuse. Ward then joined Marillion for a brief time, and he appears in
the video of Garden Party, though he didn't participate in any
recording
with the group. He is, however, listed in the 'special thanks' list of
their Fugazi album.
Andy has become a familiar musician among the Canterbury progressive scene. He played drums on Richard Sinclair's band during the mid 90's, and is featured on Sinclair's albums Caravan of Dreams, R.S.V.P and An Evening of Magic.Ward and Richard Sinclair appear on Todd Dillingham's CD, The Wilde
Canterbury Dream.
Ward has also been a member of Skaboosh, FF,
Yukio Yung and most notably Bevis Frond.
Despite his outstanding playing, Andy's addiction eventually caused him to depart from these groups.
You can read more about him at Musart,
and his own page (which he intends to develop) is specifically at this location.
Mel Collins
Mirage
A bit more information available in Peter Barden's Discography, at this link, and you can also check out the band's home site, http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/sramusic, and even order their 1996 CD.
Colin Bass
Colin released a CD of indonesian-influenced songs as his alter-ego Sabah Habas Mustapha, and recently released a second solo album, An Outcast of the Islands, featuring Latimer and Dave Stewart as well as members of polish bands Quidam and Abraxas. The CD was enthusiatiastically received by Camel fans. A review of An Outcast of the Islands is available.
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