In particular, their recording of John Lennon and Paul McCartney's " Nowhere Man" (1965) was, together with the Overlanders' 1966 UK No.1 hit, " Michelle", and the Truth's version of " Girl", among the best known covers of songs from the Beatles' album Rubber Soul (1965). They became quite well known nationally, assisted by frequent appearances on television and, until 1967, regular exposure on offshore pirate radio stations. The Settlers' first single, "Sassafras"/"Settle Down", was released in 1964. Only three of the six episodes have survived.
The series, produced by Tyne Tees TV, was not networked and thus reached a limited audience. In 1969, the band appeared with Cliff Richard, Una Stubbs, and William Hartnell amongst others in a six-part religious themed drama serial on ITV. The Settlers’ melodic style was largely settled before the advent of British folk-rock in the guise of Fairport Convention and Pentangle later in the sixties. However, like the Seekers, the successful Australian group with which they shared marked similarities, some of their material gravitated towards mainstream pop which, taking its cue from American singer-songwriters Bob Dylan and Joan Baez and such groups as Peter, Paul and Mary, We Five, and The Byrds, readily absorbed folk influences in various ways in the mid-1960s. The Settlers have generally been referred to as a folk group. A six-month residency on a BBC television series, Singalong, led to support bookings on tours with, among others, Dusty Springfield, Roy Orbison and the Small Faces. The Settlers were initially known as the Birmingham Folk Four, but became known as the Settlers after the relative success of their first single, "Settle Down". Mansel Davies (double bass), born 22 March 1942, South Wales.John Fyffe ( banjo), born 3 July 1943, Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Mike Jones (vocals and guitar), born Michael Edwin Jones, 16 September 1943, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, died, Exeter, Devon.Cynthia "Cindy" Kent (vocals and tambourine), born 7 August 1945, Oldbury, Worcestershire.The group started as a trio, but almost immediately expanded by adding a bassist to their line-up.
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