Shy Tots

Shy Tots were and indie group hailing from Doncaster, S. Yorks., UK, active from around 1979. The group was formed by Simon Walsworth (vocals, saxophone, cowbell), Dennis Hardcastle (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Colin Rocks (drums), and Yvonne Pawlett (keyboards). Other members were Tim Bradley (bass) and Dee, who later formed Dee And The Cheetahs with Tim Bradley and Jan Carline, both also formerly of Shy Tots. 
The band were part of the indie scene in neighbouring Sheffield in the late seventies and early eighties, and are known to have played as support to Artery. Shy Tots featured on the 1980 Sheffield band compilation Bouquet of Steel and the 2019 compilation Dreams To Fill The Vacuum - The Sound Of Sheffield 1977-1988.
==Links to Peel==
Peel first played a Shy Tots track in 1980, their contribution to the Logical Steps compilation album. In 1983 the group sent a copy of their first and only release to Peel, together with an accompanying letter, which the DJ read out on his show from Liverpool during Radio 1's Merseyside week.
Keyboard player Yvonne Pawlett had played on The Fall's first two Peel sessions in 1978.
==Sessions==
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==Shows Played==
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*04 June 1980 - Oyster (v/a album - Logical Steps) Future Earth FER 003
;1983
*14 March 1983 - English Industrial Estate (7" EP - Gallery) ST.EP 1
*24 March 1983 - Gallery (7" EP) ST.EP 1
==External links==
*Discogs
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