News & Stories

The drummer of my first band has a site telling the story here. Our old (no pun intended) agent Ivan Birchall signed his guestbook and since then both Jim and I have been in touch by email. I told a couple of stories relating to Ivan on Jims site here and here For some reason … Read more

A new piece entitled “Life” has been added to the Voices project. You will find it here http://www.stmedia.org/wmdj/jarrow.html.

WMDJ held a “band meeting” in Durham this week in the fabulous Gala Theatre. Much progress was made with some artistic and business decisions ironed out. The trio are working on a DVD and booklet to be released at the end of October 06. This will be distributed to interested venues of which there are … Read more

Steel Town preparations – the anecdotes Jackie – direction Consett Petrol Staying My Father LWAW – vid – Engineering Shop, Castleside – Images from Failklands, GI Bride

WMDJ are having a band meeting next week here We’ll be discussing the VOICES project and some exhibition spaces that have been offered.

In the late 70’s early 80’s I was house producer at Impulse Studios (Neat Records) in Wallsend. Around this time Tony McPhee of the Groundhogs came in to record a couple of tracks. He needed a band so I booked my mate Paul Smith on drums and I played bass. I got to be a … Read more