Rumdummies

Rumdummies describe their own music as "Swamp-jangle"; seamlessly combining pop and roots songwriting with the blues and world rhythms. The four members’ careers span the globe and four decades of making music. From the late sixties urban blues scene of Providence, Rhode Island, to the outback of West Australia; to Hot Springs, Arkansas and New York City, Rumdummies have combined their histories and experience to continue making great music.
Pat Conover (lead vocals, harmonica) moved from Southern California at the age of 13 to Arkansas, where he took up the music business in earnest. He has played throughout the South, headlining and opening for other musical incorrigibles like ZZ Top, The Night Hawks, Roy Buchanon, Bloodrock, and others. Since moving to Upstate New York he has sung in several regional bands: The Night Kings, Imaginary Friend and the Boneshakers.
Todd Nelson (guitar, vocals) began playing in bands at age 10. Thanks to a church basement coffeehouse, he was influenced by players in the Providence, Rhode Island blues scene who would eventually become Roomful of Blues (Duke Robillard) and The Fabulous Thunderbirds (Preston Hubbard, Fran Cristina). While doing studio work in the Woodstock, New York area,Todd performed on Aimee Mann’s “Whatever” release and Raisinhead's "Back to the Tracks". He recorded demos with songwriters Jules Sheer and Marshall Crenshaw as well as drummer Gary Burke (Bob Dylan, Joe Jackson). He also backed up singer-songwriter Pal Shazar, and was a member of Tornado Bait (featuring production by Terry Adams of NRBQ), as well as Boston's Wheelers and Dealers. As a founding member of Fear of Strangers, formerly The Units, he helped put Albany's early 80's New Wave music scene on the national map.
Steven Clyde (bass, keyboards, vocals) hooked up with Richie Havens and Buzzy Linhart in New York City. Upstate, Steven Clyde (a.k.a. “Clyde Davies”) swung with the Rockin’ Dakotas, Tex Rubinowitz and the Bad Boys, and later, ventured out with his own band. He has since toured with Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, The Neanderthals (featuring Eddie Angel of Los Straightjackets), the Lustre Kings, (in which he is also a featured songwriter), Blotto, and Johnny Rabb and the Jailhouse Rockers.
Al Kash (drums) began his professional career in Perth, West Australia. His first recording was with Blackfeather. Their LP of 1971, "At the Mountains of Madness", is still bought and sold on eBay. Al sailed back to the USA in 1976 where he played drums in Florida for Tiger Tiger, a Miccosukee Indian band. He overshot New York City and continued north to form Fear of Strangers. Al finally made it to NYC in 1982 when he joined Fly to France, which later morphed into Canada's Blue Rodeo. Since then Al has toured with his Australian friend, slide guitarist Dave Hole, and with 60's blues rockers Savoy Brown; he has recorded with Billy C. Farlow ( formerly with Commander Cody), The Lustre Kings, and many more artists in Australia and the US.