In commemoration of fans and supporters of The Chancres who are prematurely no longer with us. RIP. Anna Claire Warden, born 1961, deceased 22 May 2008 East Dulwich, London aged 47, aka Wardface. Andrew William Neil, born 26 September 1961, Butterworth RAAF Base, Malaya, deceased 6 July 2016, Hughes, Canberra ACT aged 54, Chancres photographer and graphic designer, aka The Droid. Ian Harris, born 23 October 1961, deceased Xmas Eve 2023, NSW North Coast aged 62, aka Bear, Ian Harris […]

Clive D. A. Smith, eternal Chancres vocalist, also known as The Myth under band member naming conventions, submits this reminiscence. His by-line is “Clive Thmith talk like thith” in the Name Song. The creative contributions of CDAS included inspiring guitarist Greg to write The Road to Hell (see Lyrics 22). Clive had laboured hard in the hot sun for hours laying paving stones at their verdant Yarralumla residence close to the official namesake residence of the Governor-General, telling Smith patriarch […]

Which Guy? That Guy M. Morrison, original Chancres bassist, producer, and keyboardist aka The Gracchus. The Chancres are one of several Canberra punk new wave groups from the late 1970s still worthy of an audience and the attention of interested fans. Canberra, the Australian capital, has or had its own unique culture and hence the punk rock “scene” was also quite distinct, with groups such as the (ahem) Young Docteurs, Tactics, Thalidomide, Vacant Lot and the Royal Family to name […]