Two weeks after her first lesson, Pauline was on stage with Hot Ash for one set, with an experienced bass player doing the other three. By the following week, she did two sets, the week after three and the week after that she played the entire night.
Before taking up the bass guitar and forming Hot Ash, Pauline McAuley was a go-go dancer in competitions.
Rod and Pauline McAuley wrote their own rock opera called Colours Of The Spectrum in the 1970s. Although it was never performed, several of the songs were used when Cimeron were recording with Rob Aickin.
Hot Ash drummer Gordon Joll went on to a successful career as a session musician as well as recording and touring with Satellite Spies, Herbs and Hello Sailor. In 2012, he was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall Of Fame as part of Herbs.
Rod McAuley - vocals, guitar
Pauline McAuley - vocals, bass
Lance Bentley - drums
Gordon Joll - drums
Marcia Howearth - vocals, keyboards
Larry Patuwai - guitar
Ritchie Pickett - vocals, keyboards, guitar
Paul Ewing - drums
Brendon "Zak" Harper - drums
Mark Town-Treweek - vocals, guitar
Jon Drinkwater - drums