THE MEKONS, JOHN PEEL SESSION 1978

The Mekons are a British Post-punk band formed in 1976 as an art collective. They are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British punk rock bands.[2][3]

The Mekons
Mekons seated on a stage with a crowd
Mekons 13 July 2015
left to right: Lu Edmonds, Tom Greenhalgh, Steve Goulding, Sally Timms, Jon Langford, Susie Honeyman, Rico Bell
(not pictured: Dave Trumfio)
Background information
Origin
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Genres
Punk rockpost-punkalternative rock
Years active
1976–present
Labels
Fast ProductVirginBlast FirstA&MQuarterstick RecordsScout ReleasesBloodshot
Spinoffs
The Waco BrothersThe Mekons 77Wee Hairy Beasties
Spinoff of
The Three Johns
Members
Jon Langford
Tom Greenhalgh
Sally Timms
Steve Goulding
Susie Honeyman
Rico Bell (aka Eric Bellis)
Lu Edmonds
Dave Trumfio
Past members
Sarah Corina
Andy Corrigan
Kevin Lycett
Mark “Chalkie” White
Ros Allen
Dick Taylor
John Gill
John Langley
Mary Jenner
Reb Smolinski
[1]
Website
Club Mekon
The Mekons 77
Origin
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Genres
Punk rockPost-punk
Years active
2017–present
Spinoffs
The Waco BrothersThe Mekons
Spinoff of
The Three Johns
Members
Jon Langford
Tom Greenhalgh
Andy Corrigan
Kevin Lycett
Mark “Chalkie” White
Ros Allen
Website
mekons.de/mekonhom.htm
The band's style has evolved over time to incorporate aspects of country music, folk music, alternative rock and occasional experiments with dub.[4] They are well known for their exuberant live performances.[5]