The Jam Tarts was an all-girl band formed out of Perth in the early 80s with Anna Gare, her sister, Sophie, and two friends, Jodie Bell and Lucy Lemann. The band was managed by their mother, Kate Gare. For ten years the Jam Tarts were a successful touring and recording band within Australia and performed at international music festivals. They performed live on NBC's Today Show, at the 1987 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and toured with Rik Mayall and Jonathan Richman. The Jam Tarts also played as part of a larger band in combination with the Nansing Quartet, a six-piece band whose members included Lucky Oceans, Adam Gare, Sam Lemann, Peter "Biff" Vincent, Peter Bell and Neale Austin. In 1986 Anna Gare featured in an Australian film Pursuit of Happiness, as a 15-year-old who sings in a rock band and opposes American nuclear submarines being harboured in Australian waters. In 1986 they released the mini album 'Go Go Go' and in 1989 released 'Never Staying Still'. In 1991 after a decade of rock and roll they called it a day.
Members
Jodie Bell (ukelele), Anna Gare (vocals, tambourine, maracas, glockenspiel),
Sophie Gare (double bass, saxophone), Lucy Lehman (flute), Adam Gare,
Lucky Oceans (pedal steel), Neale Austin, Andy Price
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