Cardiacs Line up
Present Cardiacs Line-up:
Tim Smith – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
Jim Smith – bass, backing vocals
Kavus Torabi – guitar, backing vocals
Bob Leith – drums, backing vocals
Members Past and Present :
- Ralph Cade aka Raphel Cadd – saxophone?(1978-1979)
- Mark Cawthra aka Little Bobby Shattocks (1979-?)
- William D. Drake – keyboards(1983-1990)(after Bill left it was decided not to replace him and at all subsequent gigs the keyboard parts have been pre-recorded)
- Sharron Fortnam (née Saddington) vocals (appears whenever “Will Bleed Amen” is performed)
- Christian Hayes aka Bic – guitar, vocals(1989-1990)
- Marguerite Johnson – saxophone (left 1983)
- Dominic Luckman – drums (1983-1994)
- Colvin Mayers aka Max Cat (1978-?)
- Jon Poole – guitar, keyboards, vocals (1991-2004)
- Bob Leith – drums (1994-present)
- Michael Pugh aka Peter Boker – vocals (1977-?)
- Tim Quy – percussion (1980-1990) (who is not dead, despite the ominous dedication at the end of the Mare’s Nest video – “Dedicated to Tim Quy, who left our world 30/6/90”. This was simply the date of his last show with Cardiacs, not his last day on earth. Tim Quy is alive and well.)
- Graham Simmonds – guitar (left 1983)
- Tim Smith aka Philip Pilf – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards (1977-present)
- Jim Smith aka Patty Pilf – bass, vocals (1977-present)
- Sarah Smith (née Sarah Cutts, now Sarah Jones) – saxophone (1980-1989)
- Peter Tagg aka Mr Richard Targett – drums (1977-1979)
- Kavus Torabi – guitar, vocals (2003-present)