The Melons were an indie pop band formed in Nottingham, England in 1993 by Katy (Sheggi) Clarkson-Gaffin (guitar, vocals and melodica), formerly of the Fat Tulips, and Vanessa Turner (vocals). For their first live appearance they were joined by an unknown guitarist and bassist but for all subsequent appearances they were joined by Colin Altuccini (guitar) and Nigel Turner (bass). Drums were provided by a drum machine until late 1995, when drummer Rob Scott joined and took over those duties.

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  • The Melons were an indie pop band formed in Nottingham, England in 1993 by Katy (Sheggi) Clarkson-Gaffin (guitar, vocals and melodica), formerly of the Fat Tulips, and Vanessa Turner (vocals). For their first live appearance they were joined by an unknown guitarist and bassist but for all subsequent appearances they were joined by Colin Altuccini (guitar) and Nigel Turner (bass). Drums were provided by a drum machine until late 1995, when drummer Rob Scott joined and took over those duties. For a number of live appearances they were joined by Roger Melon on mandolin. Katy and Vanessa appear on all the recordings by The Melons. Colin and Nigel appear on all recordings after Strictly Melonhead and Rob appears on the Fast Lane single. The track Fire Engine Girl, from the Heaven Sent! flexi, was played by Mark Radcliffe on his evening show on BBC Radio 1. This led to The Melons playing two live sessions on his show, on 18/5/95 and 6/3/96. The Melons only appeared live on stage 15 times but managed to play with luminaries such as Heavenly, Prolapse, Bis, Modesty Blaise, The Television Personalities, Helen Love and Super Furry Animals. Colin and Vanessa appeared as Mr and Mrs Cantaloup and Nigel as Mr Honeydew in a number of episodes of Chez Lester, a soap opera on Leicester's Cable 7 community TV channel. In episode 63 they performed The Melons track Little Death Wishes.
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  • The Melons were an indie pop band formed in Nottingham, England in 1993 by Katy (Sheggi) Clarkson-Gaffin (guitar, vocals and melodica), formerly of the Fat Tulips, and Vanessa Turner (vocals). For their first live appearance they were joined by an unknown guitarist and bassist but for all subsequent appearances they were joined by Colin Altuccini (guitar) and Nigel Turner (bass). Drums were provided by a drum machine until late 1995, when drummer Rob Scott joined and took over those duties.
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