Following 2017's tour and Newcastle City Hall Christmas shows, Lindisfarne - fronted by founder member Rod Clements - are touring again throughout 2018. Keep up-to-date with the current news and tour dates at www.lindisfarne.com.
Having toured the UK extensively in 2015 and 2016, Lindisfarne founder member Ray Laidlaw and Billy Mitchell are back on the road with The Lindisfarne Story in 2019. Visit www.lindisfarnestory.co.uk for dates.
After a lengthy "Magic In The Air" tour, we were all ready to let our hair down. Circa 50 of us arrived at Mathers Kitchen restaurant after one…
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Live Theatre, Newcastle, 18th Oct - 10th Nov 2018 | Tickets on sale 25th July
Venue & ticket info: https://www.live.org.uk/whats-on/clear-white-light
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Picture five Newcastle lads touring in the overwhelming, monstrous United States.
The hustle and bustle can drive a country boy mad unless he relaxes, sitting on the edge of his Holiday Inn bed, watching the colourful street lights below…
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(With thanks to Michael Clayton)
Evolution: Rod Clements and Ray Laidlaw formed the Downtown Faction Blues Band in Newcastle in the summer of 1966 and renamed it Brethren in the summer of 1969, when their colleagues were Jeff Sadler…
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It's Tyne Time
by Roy Hollingworth (1949-2002: Guardian obituary)
from Melody Maker Dec 18, 1971 - discovered by Michael Clayton
"No, we'll never work as hard as this again. It's killing the magic. And it's not doing us…
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Here's an interesting letter published in Record Collector Magazine a few years back about Alan's band Radiator, featuring Ray Laidlaw and the late Kenny Craddock, amongst others. (Reproduced with permission from Alan Lewis, with thanks to Marcel Ruf and Mike Clayton.)
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Dingly Dell, the title track - and final track - on the band's third album, features a sparse, haunting arrangement. featuring guitar, bass, and orchestra.
The basic track was recorded during the 'Fog On The Tyne' sessions but all…
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From Ray Laidlaw...
'There's a little tale behind this one. We originally planned to shoot the whole video in one day at Flamingo Park Zoo. We completed a couple of shots and then got thrown out when…
Mayfair Ballroom honoured by BBC Newcastle as 47 Blue Plaques are awarded as part of BBC Music Day
BBC Local Radio, BBC Asian Network and The British Plaque Trust announced today (Wednesday 14 June) 47 new Blue Plaques…
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John Van Der Kiste's new biography of Lindisfarne - We Can Swing Together - is available now from Amazon.
It charts the history of the band (and extended family), from their beginnings in the youth clubs of Tyneside through to…
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