# Ron Tree > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ron_Tree > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ron_Tree.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Tree > Source revision: 1347883215 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British singer (born 1963)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2009}} '''Ronald Tree''' (born 8 April 1963 in [Leeds](/source/Leeds), England) is an [English](/source/English_people) [musician](/source/musician) and [songwriter](/source/songwriter), best known as frontman and bassist for the English [space rock](/source/space_rock) band [Hawkwind](/source/Hawkwind) from 1995 to 2002. He also played both these roles in the reunited [Steve Took's Horns](/source/Steve_Took's_Horns) in 2002, taking the place of [Steve Peregrin Took](/source/Steve_Peregrin_Took). He later became the vocalist/songwriter in the [Hawklords](/source/Hawklords_(2008)), alongside Jerry Richards, Harvey Bainbridge, Dave Pearce and Tom Ashurst. ==History== Prior to joining Hawkwind, Tree played with 2000DS, Plato's Jacuzzi, Captain Jesus and the Sunray Dream (who released two limited-edition "private press" LPs), and his own band, Bastard. He contributed vocals and bass to Bajina in 2000, with [Dino Ferari](/source/Dino_Ferari) ([drums](/source/Drum_kit)) and [Judge Trev Thoms](/source/Trev_Thoms) (lead guitar). Also with Ferari and Thoms, he recorded two new tracks for the Steve Took's Horns album, ''Blow It!!!'', built around a session of three tracks recorded 29 November 1977 at [Pathway Studios](/source/Pathway_Studios), [London](/source/London), by Took with Ferari and Thoms; that album was released on 10 August 2004. After these musical excursions he contributed vocals and bass for Thoms (lead guitar and vocals), Jim Hawkman ([synthesizer](/source/synthesizer)), and John Morgan ([drums](/source/Drum_kit)) with the Mother Of All Bands (M.O.A.B.). Since then, amongst other various musical projects, he has played with the Leeds-based band The Sewer Suckers, who supported bands such as My Older Ego in his home town. [Hawklords](/source/Hawklords_(2008)) have annually released an album, namely; ''We Are One'' (2012), ''Dream'' (2013), ''Censored'' (2014), ''Re:volution'' (2015), ''Fusion'' (2016) and ''Six'' (2017); although Tree did not appear on the latter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hawklords-mn0000671991/discography|title=Hawklords | Album Discography|website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|access-date=12 November 2020}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Cite web|url=http://www.realfestivalmusic.co.uk/|title=REAL FESTIVAL MUSIC - CDs, UK Music Festivals, Listings|website=Realfestivalmusic.co.uk|access-date=12 November 2020}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tree, Ron}} Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:musicians from Leeds Category:English rock bass guitarists Category:British male bass guitarists Category:English male singers Category:Hawkwind members {{England-musician-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ron Tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Tree) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Tree?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.