It’s Tuesday – it’s Road Trip Day !!! My first stop is my lockup on Portrack Lane where I’ll pick up the small PA, projector and screen, pedal board and other gubbins. Then northwards. I plan to cross the Tyne a little further West than the Sat Nav suggested because I spotted a rather nice-looking … Read more
In the late 70’s I was house producer at Neat Records in Wallsend. In 1981 I took a brief sabbatical and went to London to cut a recording of one of my songs for State Records with Wayne Bickerton producing. The recording is attached to this post, I am playing guitar on the track, but … Read more
I posted preview clips for my upcoming album at the weekend. There’s still a fair bit of work to do on the album but I think we’re on the final or penultimate lap. The album started just before the lockdown and as a result, went through various stop-and-start stages. Some tracks got shelved and new … Read more
I’ve been working on another set of chapters from my book which I will release soon. Here’s a little story from one of the chapters: One of my favourite gigs was at Bellingham Town Hall. It seemed such an adventure to go so far and as a non-driver, it was always something of a mystery, … Read more
A recent conversation prompted me to reach for the book “Memory Lane TYNESIDE”. I’ve posted a few indicative pages to give you the gist. Then I turn to page 27 where the image at the bottom is captioned: “In 1971, young people enjoy a concert given by musical group Bullfrog in Eldon Square”. We made … Read more
The Long Fade album was released in 2019 to some great reviews. It also got plenty of airplay. It was re-released in 2021 by Cherry Red Records as part of an extensive deal on recordings I’ve made going as far back as the early seventies. I began my musical career in 1969. Since The Long … Read more