SNIBBO

The original Snibbo was formed in 1971 out of Canberra, the band's name derived from a segment on the TV show The World of Beachcomber starring Spike Milligan, which featured an all-purpose product called "Snibbo". The idea to use the name came from original guitarist Dennis Flynn. Band members hailed from a number of established local outfits, among them The Casuals and The Chosen Few. Not long after the band formed, Flynn was replaced by Bernie Nizynski on lead guitar. 

In June 1972, Tony Hayes (formerly from local Hoadley's title-winners, Heaven), replaced John Thompson on bass guitar. It was with this new line-up, introducing Hayes fresh musical input, in cahoots with Peter Ilyk's blossoming creativity, that the band began to forge its reputation on Canberra's quite healthy live performing circuit, by presenting a highly polished mix of pop, rock and blues standards, together with deftly chosen progressive staples of the day; among them, pieces from Juicy Lucy, King Crimson, Deep Purple, Chicago and Jethro Tull. The band recorded two EPs on the Obbins label. The lineup for these recordings were: Roman Demkowski (vocals), Rod Eckersley (sax, flute), Tony Hayes (bass), Peter Ilyk (guitar, trumpet), Henry Sliwka (drums) and Bernie Nizynski (lead guitar).

Snibbo went on to become one of Canberra's (and its surrounds) biggest live attractions, securing solid fan support through its regular appearances at the established venues of the day (such as Xanadu and Zeplin), as well as at high school dances and regular Saturday night dance-hops like 'Berties' at the O'Donnell Youth Centre. They supported Slade, Status Quo, Caravan and Lindisfarne on their tour in 1973. The group finally disbanded in September 1975 and played its last performance at Wests Rugby Club in Jamison ACT. Most of the members went on to various other bands and musical activities.

Members

Roman Demkowski (vocals), Rod Eckersley (sax, flute), Dennis Flynn (guitar), Tony Hayes (bass), Peter Ilyk (guitar, trumpet), Andy Ingram (drums), Henry Sliwka (drums), John Thompson (bass), Bernie Nizynski (lead guitar)

SINGLES 
''Bazooka / Bike-Pump Rock / Burton Hall Boogie'' 1973 Obbins 
''I Don't Wanna See Your Face Again / S'Long Sally / Mama, Weer Alright'' 1973 Obbins 

References

http://www.milesago.com/artists/snibbo.htm