Location, Geelong, Australia
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Warm Sands

Formed In
Band Members
Bill Climpson – Guitar/Vocals
Ken Hirst – Bass/Vocals
Deni Climpson – Drums/Vocals
Musical Styles
Pop/Rock/Country/Disco
Typical Gigs
History
Winner: 1981 “On the road to Wandong” Country Music contest Winner: 1982 GTV9 New Faces Series Heat Runner-up 1982 GTV9 New Faces Series Final Winners: 1983 Heidelberg Battle of the Bands Runners-up: 1983 Wandong Truckin’ Country Music Festival Winners: 1984 Free Entertainment in the Parks Southern Hemisphere Country Music Awards – “Most Popular New Group” Winners: 1985 Free Entertainment in the Parks Southern Hemisphere Country Music Awards – “Most Popular Group” Resident Band: Aberdeen Chateau/Geelong Hotel/Derwent Hotel/ St. George Hotel Backed: Cash Backman/Mark Edmonds/Warrick Dean/Col Elliott/Donna Fisk/Ray “The Hat” Hausler/Melinda Johnstone/Dennis Knight/Dusty Rankin/Dennis Walter & Chad Morgan. Played Country Festivals: Albury/Orbost/Wallace/Wandong/Dalesford/Drysdale. Also played at: Morwell/Werribee/Toolybuc/Korumburra/Barham/Yarram/ Epping/Dandenong & Thornton.

They re-formed to play at the 2019 Geelong Musos’ Reunion with Charles Pedder (keyboards/vocals) as special guest. They also performed at the 2022 Geelong Musos’ Reunion with Ian Coots ( percussion/vocals) as special guest.
Support Gigs
Recordings
Various private recordings were made at their live performances but not released to the public. Videos recordings have survived including their two ‘New Faces’ performances and at one or two Country Music festivals.
Extra Notes
Warm Sands were originally formed in the UK by Bill and Deni Climpson, she then being the drummer of the Honeycombs after replacing Honey Langtree.
Band Photos
Band Audio/Video