sorry to see him go, but will continue as a seven piece at least until the end of the year. Rehearsals will take place over the next two months to create a new direction, ready for Autumn/Winter gigs." On 14 March 2011, the band performed live on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson performing "The Last Plimsoll". In April 2014 The Scotsman columnist Euan McColm suggested that UK Labour Party leader Ed Miliband was "more Stackridge than Beatles." In late 2014, Stackridge took a break from touring, and in early 2015 the band embarked on a UK tour as The Korgis. Around this time, the group announced that the last ever Stackridge tour would take place in Autumn 2015, called "The Final Bow", at Fiddlers Club in Bristol. It commented on Twitter: "We have decided that our Autumn Tour will be our last gigs. We don't want the gigs to be sad events but a celebration of all we have done". Former member Keith Gemmell died from throat cancer on 24 July 2016. Musical style Stackridge were described by the Guardian as "prog rock and folk rock without the self-regarding pomposity of the former and the high seriousness of the latter at their worst". They have also been described as a precursor to Britpop. Personnel Members Andy Cresswell-Davis - lead guitars, keyboards, vocals (1969–1976, 2002–2015) Mike "Mutter" Slater - flute, vocals (1969–1973, 1974–1976, 2002–2010) Mike Evans - violin, vocals (1969–1973, 1974–1975, 1999–2002) James Warren - guitars, bass, vocals (1969–1973, 1999–2015) Billy "Sparkle" Bent - drums (1969–1973) Jim "Crun" Walter - bass (1969–1971, 1972–1973, 1974–1976, 1999–2012) Keith Gemmell - saxophone, clarinet, flute (1973–1976; died 2016) Rod Bowkett - keyboards (1973–1975) Paul Karas - bass, vocals (1973–1975) Roy Morgan - drums (1973–1975) Dave Lawson - keyboards (1975–1976) Peter Van Hooke - drums (1975–1976) Tim Robinson - drums (1999–2002) Richard Stubbings - flute, accordion, keyboards, guitar, penny whistle, vocals, whistling (1999–2002) John Miller - keyboards, vocals (1999–2000) Ian Towers - keyboards, vocals, guitars (2000–2002) Touring musicians Ruth Evans - violin, backing vocals (1999–2000) Nina Smith - violin, backing vocals (1999–2000) Glenn Tommey - keyboards, trombone, vocals, sticks, flute, ukulele (2007–2015) Sarah Mitchell - violin, vocals, keyboards, whistle, tambourine (2007–2011) Rachel Hall - violin (2007–2009) Andy "Codge" Marsden - drums (2007–2008) Eddie John - drums, ukulele (2007, 2008–2015) Nigel Newton - lead guitars (2007) Katy Salvidge - violin (2007) Clare Lindley - violin,