Barry Douglas Lamb (born May 9, 1963, is a British musician. May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, Lamb became known in the early 1980s as frontman to the rock band the insane picnic who were among the pioneers of the diy cassette culture in the UK. During this time he was also involved in the development of the Falling A record label. He has released a number of solo albums which are avant-garde / electronic / industrial in nature. In the 1990's his focus switched from music to writing and during that time he wrote a number of books that were published privately. South Shields high street and Metro station Map sources for South Shields at grid reference NZ1658 South Shields is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne, with a population of about 90,000. ... Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in the North East of England and consists of the estuary areas of the rivers Tyne and Wear. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... In the early 1980s, English band the insane picnic (always printed in lower case) were one of the pioneering D.I.Y. cassette bands, comprised of members Peter Ashby , Barry Lamb and Owen Turley. ... Falling A Records was a very important English Independent record label formed in the late 1970`s, and heavily involved with the D.I.Y cassette movement of the early 1980s. ...

Towards the end of the 1990s he became a controversial Christian preacher for the International Churches of Christ (ICOC) in London, England. The International Churches of Christ (ICOC), sometimes known as the Boston Movement, are a group of Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement Christian churches. ... The International Churches of Christ (ICOC), sometimes known as the Boston Movement, are a group of Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement Christian churches. ...

Books

• The wisdom of the Gods and the creation experience (1986)
• The seven secrets of success (also published as a spoken word audio cassette(1990)
• Stay in touch with yourself(1992)
• Keep taking the tablets (1993)
• A book about Jesus (A survey of the Old Testament) (2005)

Papers

• "The spirit is thrilling but the church is weak" an examination of Christian charismatic practices (1997)

Also contibuted to

• "A heart to teach" (DPI Books, Boston, Mass) (1998)

Known solo musical works

"Dusk" (1979) "Keys" (1980) "Untitled" (1981) "Songs in the key of death" (1982) "It's all about purpose" (2005) "Istanbul" (2006)

Other musical contributions

1985 "Show me a sane man" by Omming for Woks (sleeve credit) 1993 "Pale Saint" by WMTID (co writing credit and vocal narrative appearance) 1985 "You're lost little girl" by The Acid Slothe (Vocal performance) 1994 "The concubine harvester" by Braintree (Vocals & various instruments) 2005 "The Pillory / The Battle" by Jasun Martz (Wind synth & Mellotron) 2005 "The narrow path" by Ermin Grud (Wind Controller, Saxaphone, Mellotron & Vocals) http://en. ...