The Crocketts were a Welsh-Irish indie rock band from Aberystwyth. Formed in 1996, the band featured Irish vocalist Davey MacManus, English guitarist Daniel Harris, English bassist Richard Carter and Welsh drummer Owen Hopkin. The Crocketts were signed to Blue Dog Records and released two studio albums: We May Be Skinny & Wirey in 1998 and The Great Brain Robbery in 2000. After the band split up in 2002, MacManus and Hopkin went on to form the Crimea.
Davey MacManus (pictured) and Owen Hopkin formed The Crimea in 2002.
Aberystwyth is a university and seaside town and a community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the largest town in Ceredigion and 16 miles (26 km) from Aberaeron, the county's administrative centre. In 2021, the population of the town was 14,640.
Image: Aberystwyth shore
Image: Aberystwyth Town Clock 20180707
Image: Aberystwyth Old University Building
Site of original Aberystwyth Castle at Tan y Castell