Lindisfarne were a British folk/rock group established in 1970, fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull.. Their music combined a strong sense of yearning, often for home, with an even stronger sense of fun. Hit singles included "Meet Me On The Corner", "Lady Eleanor", "Run For Home", and the anthemic "We Can Swing Together", though perhaps their best-remembered song is "Fog On The Tyne" from the LP of the same name.
The original line-up comprised Alan Hull (20 February 1945 - 17 November 1995) (vocals/guitar/piano); Simon Cowe (born 1 April 1948, in Jesmond Dene, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) (guitar, mandolin, banjo); Ray Jackson (born Lindsay Raymond Jackson, 12 December 1948, in Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) (vocals/mandolin/harmonica); Rod Clements (born Roderick Parry Clements, 17 November 1947, in North Shields) (bass guitar/violin); and Ray Laidlaw (born Raymond Laidlaw, 28 May 1948, in North Shields) (drums).
The name is taken from lindisfarne a tiny island just o the coast of Northunberland. All of the band members were Northumbrian .
http://www.northeastengland.talktalk.net/Lindisfarne.htm
1. FOG ON THE TYNE
2. RUN FOR HOME
3. MEET ME ON THE CORNER
And this is the first time I've heard this group. I can imagine some of these would be popular pub songs.
ReplyDeleteNear Tyne and Wear if I remember correctly. Actually "Fog on the Tyne" is familiar to me as is the name Alan Hull.
ReplyDeleteNICE SOUND... A TINGE LIKE CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH AND YOUNG TO MY EAR
ReplyDeleteI LIKE THEM THANKS LORETTA
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