Milk and Honey (group) Milk and Honey (group) Milk and Honey ( "Khalav U'Dvash") was an Israeli singing group consisting of Re'uven Gvirtz, Shmulik Bilu and Yehuda Tamir. The group performed with Gali Atari at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, where they won with the song "Hallelujah". Their track peaked in the UK Singles Chart at #5 in April 1979. They made two further attempts to represent Israel in the contest. In 1981 they sang the song "Serenada" which came fourth in the national final. 1989 saw them slip to eighth place with Ani Ma'amin. On both occasions, the group were joined by the
The Milk and Honey Band Honey Band songs for future release. In 1996, he presented Rough Trade with material for a new album but found that the label was unable to release it. Opting to put together a full band, White recruited Richard Yale (bass, acoustic guitar, keyboards and backing vocals) and his former Zag And The Coloured Beads bandmate Michael Tubb (electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards and backing vocals). Both Tubb and Yale have stayed with The Milk and Honey Band ever since. Regarding the band’s working arrangements, White has commented "I do write the majority of the tunes, but without Richard and Michael's