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Lindisfarne were a British folk/rock group of the 1970s, 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. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links Lindisfarne_Live73. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bob Dylans folk-rock album, Blonde on Blonde Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... For other uses, see Charisma (disambiguation). ... Mercury Records is a record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ... LMP may stand for: Licensed Massage Practitioner Le Mans Prototype ... Alans first Album: Pipedream James Alan Hull (February 20, 1945 — November 17, 1995) was a British singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk-rock band Lindisfarne. ... Folk song redirects here. ... This article is about the genre. ... Alans first Album: Pipedream James Alan Hull (February 20, 1945 — November 17, 1995) was a British singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk-rock band Lindisfarne. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ...

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) (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). Alans first Album: Pipedream James Alan Hull (February 20, 1945 — November 17, 1995) was a British singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk-rock band Lindisfarne. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jesmond Dene is a public park in the east end of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. ... , Newcastle upon Tyne (usually shortened to Newcastle) is a large city in Tyne and Wear, England. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Wallsend is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne in north Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. ... , Newcastle upon Tyne (usually shortened to Newcastle) is a large city in Tyne and Wear, England. ... This article is about the musical instrument. ... A harmonica is a free reed wind instrument. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , North Shields (or locally just Shields) is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in North East England. ... is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , North Shields (or locally just Shields) is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, in North East England. ...

Early years

The group began as the Downtown Faction, but soon changed their name to Brethren. In 1968, after hearing of an American group of the same name, they were rechristened Lindisfarne after the island of that name off the Northumbrian coast. Section from Shepherds map of the British Isles about 802 AD showing the kingdom of Northumbria Northumbria is primarily the name of a petty kingdom of Angles which was formed in Great Britain at the beginning of the 7th century, from two smaller kingdoms of Bernicia and Diera, and...

In 1970 Tony Stratton-Smith signed them to Charisma Records and their debut album Nicely Out of Tune (so named because the group claimed they were 'nicely out of tune' with other prevailing musical trends at the time) was released, defining their mixture of bright harmony and rollicking folk rock. Both singles released from the album, "Clear White Light" and "Lady Eleanor", failed to chart, as did the album itself at first. Nonetheless, the band obtained a strong following from its popular live concerts. Tony Stratton-Smith (1933-1987) was an English music manager, entrepreneur, and founder of London based Charisma Records which he began in 1969. ... Charisma Records was a record label started by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith in 1969. ... Nicely Out of Tune is a 1970 album by Lindisfarne. ...

Commercial success

Their second album, the Bob Johnston-produced Fog on the Tyne, followed in 1971 and began their commercial success, charting late in 1971 and reaching No. 1 the following year. Their profile was also raised when Jackson played mandolin on Rod Stewart's breakthrough hit single "Maggie May", even though Stewart only credited him on the sleeve of the parent album Every Picture Tells a Story as "the mandolin player in Lindisfarne... the name slips my memory". For years the legend persisted that disc jockey John Peel had played the mandolin part, solely as he was invited to mime it on Top of the Pops. Bob Johnston (born 1933 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a noted record producer, best known for his work with Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and many Nashville recording artists, as well as Simon and Garfunkel. ... Fog On The Tyne is an album and song written by 1970s English rock band Lindisfarne in 1971. ... Rod Stewart CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England, with Scottish parentage. ... For other persons named John Peel, see John Peel (disambiguation). ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ...

Top 10 singles "Meet me on the Corner", written by Clements, and a re-release of "Lady Eleanor", followed in 1972, and Nicely Out Of Tune belatedly made the Top 10. The band obtained a huge media following, with some calling Hull the greatest songwriter since Bob Dylan, and the band was even referred to as the "1970s Beatles". By the summer of 1972 they were one of the biggest names in British rock music, stealing the show at festivals and selling out live dates wherever they played. This article is about the recording artist. ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ...

At the pinnacle of their success, they recorded their third album, Dingly Dell, which featured strings arranged by Laidlaw's brother Paul on several tracks. They were unhappy with the initial production, and remixed it themselves. It was released in September 1972 in a plain beige cardboard sleeve, to demonstrate to fans that it was the music which mattered. Some overseas markets insisted on redesigning it with a photo of the band instead, the design which has since been used for the CD reissue. Though it entered the Top 10 in the first week of release, it received lukewarm reviews; the ecologically-themed single "All Fall Down" was a Top 40 hit, but the second single, '"Court in the Act", failed completely.

Internal tensions came to the fore during a disappointing tour of Australia in early 1973. Hull initially considered leaving the band, but was persuaded to reconsider. It was agreed that he and Jackson, the two joint lead vocalists, would keep the group name while Cowe, Clements, and Laidlaw left to form their own outfit, Jack The Lad. They were replaced by Tommy Duffy (bass guitar), Kenny Craddock (born Kenneth Craddock, 18 April 1950, in Wrekenton, Gateshead) (keyboards), Charlie Harcourt (guitar), and Paul Nicholl (drums). As an interesting aside, Jackson almost persuaded Phil Collins of Genesis to join the Mark II line-up after Laidlaw reversed his decision to continue. Jack The Lad were a folk-rock group from north-east England formed in 1973 by three former members of Lindisfarne - Rod Clements (bass, violin, guitar, vocals), Simon Cowe (guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals), and Ray Laidlaw (drums), with Billy Mitchell (guitar, banjo, vocals). ... is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wrekenton is a suburb of Gateshead, England. ... This article is about Gateshead, England. ... For other uses, see Phil Collins (disambiguation). ... Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967. ...

The new lineup lacked the appeal of the original, and with Hull also pursuing a solo career, the band's next two albums, Roll On Ruby and Happy Daze, plus the tracks released as singles, failed to chart. They disbanded in 1975, but the old line-up continued to play annual Christmas shows at Newcastle.

In 1977 they reformed, and with a new record deal with Phonogram Records via their Mercury Records label, they were back in the charts in 1978 with the top 10 hit "Run For Home", an autobiographical song about the rigours of touring and relief at returning home. It gave them a Top 40 hit in the US at last, and the album Back and Fourth made the British Top 30. Subsequent singles "Juke Box Gypsy" and "Warm Feeling" failed to sustain their newfound success, and after the failure of The News, their second Mercury album in 1979, they were dropped by the label. Manufacturers put records inside protective and decorative cardboard jackets and an inner paper sleeve to protect the grooves from dust and scratches. ... Mercury Records is a record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ...

Final years

In the 80s, throughout various lineup changes, they continued to release albums, with only their nostalgic live recordings achieving any real attention, recording singles like "I Must Stop Going To Parties" on their own Lindisfarne Musical Productions label in the mid 80s, with the catalogue numbers FOG1 to FOG4, as well as one album, Sleepless Nights. In 1984 they supported Bob Dylan and Santana at St James' Park, home of their beloved Newcastle United FC. Saxophone player and vocalist Marty Craggs joined the group shortly afterwards. Throughout the 80s and early 90s they played annual Christmas tours. C'mon Everybody was a double vinyl LP consisting largely of old rock'n'roll standards, such as the title track, "Party Doll", and "Twist and Shout". Some diehard fans were horrified that their heroes should be seen to be "selling out" by recording a party album, though others thought the bad press was thoroughly undeserved. This article is about the recording artist. ... Santana (originally the Santana Blues Band) is a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s. ... St James Park is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and is the home of Newcastle United Football Club. ... For the Australian soccer club see Newcastle United (Australia). ...

In 1990 they introduced themselves to a new generation when a duet of "Fog on the Tyne Revisited" with footballer Paul Gascoigne rose to No. 2 in the UK singles chart (again accompanied by cries of "sell out"). Soon afterwards Jackson left the band after a dispute with Hull, chiefly related to Hull's view that Jackson was not sufficiently interested in being a member any more. Cowe left amicably in 1993, to run a brewery in Canada. Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May 1967 in Dunston, England), often referred to as Gazza, is a retired English football player who is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation. ...

After Hull's death on November 17, 1995, the band continued to play in many incarnations, until they felt they had run their course. They sensed that interest was diminishing, and each member wanted to pursue separate projects. Their last show was played on November 1, 2003 to the packed Newcastle Opera House. Playing together for the last time as Lindisfarne were Dave Hull-Denholm, Billy Mitchell, Rod Clements, Ian Thomson and Ray Laidlaw. The final concert was recorded for posterity and released under the appropriately named Time Gentlemen Please. Clements, who had taken over as the band's principal songwriter after Hull's death, has continued to release solo albums and play gigs in England, accompanied by his new outfit The Ghosts of Electricity. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A streamlined threesome known as Lindisfarne Acoustic honoured their commitments and toured until their last show on May 17, 2004 at Chesham, Buckinghamshire. is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Chesham is a market town in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is one of the home counties in South East England. ...

On November 19, 2005, the friends and colleagues of Alan Hull played a memorial concert to a packed house at Newcastle City Hall to perform his words and music, pay tribute to his talent, and celebrate his life. These artists included Alan Clark, Simon Cowe, Marty Craggs, Steve Cunningham, Steve Daggett, Tommy Duffy, Mike Elliot, Frankie Gibbon, Charlie Harcourt, Brendan Healy, Tim Healy, Ray Jackson, Ray Laidlaw, Finn McArdle, Ian McCallum, Billy Mitchell, Terry Morgan, The Motorettes, Jimmy Nail, Paul Nichols, Tom Pickard, Prelude, Bob Smeaton, Paul Smith and Kathryn Tickell. Proceeds from the concert were donated to The North East Young Musicians Fund. is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Newcastle City Hall is a concert hall located in Newcastle upon Tyne, which has hosted many popular music acts through the years. ... Alan Clark (born May 5, 1952, Durham, England) was one of the keyboardists for the British rock band Dire Straits. ... The following people are known as Tim Healy: Timothy Michael Healy -- an Irish politician. ... Ian McCallum (born September 1965 in Kenton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England) is a Los Angeles based English Guitarist. ... The Motorettes are a band from the North East England coastal town of Tynemouth. ... Jimmy Nail (born March 16, 1954) is an English actor and singer. ... Tom Pickard (born 1946) is a poet, radio and film maker who was an important initiator of the movement known as the British Poetry Revival. ... A Prelude is something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows after it. ... Paul Smith may refer to: In music: Paul Smith (music industry), British record label manager and art event producer Paul Smith (pianist) (born 1922), Los Angeles jazz pianist Paul Smith (singer), British Indie Rock In television: Paul Smith (Television) (born 1959), Executive for British childrens television Paul Smith (writer... Kathryn Tickell (b 1967) is an English player of the Northumbrian smallpipes and fiddle. ...

Discography

Main article: Lindisfarne discography

• Nicely Out of Tune (November 1970), No. 8
• Fog on the Tyne (October 1971), No. 1
• Dingly Dell (September 1972), No. 5
• Lindisfarne Live (1973), No. 25
• Roll on Ruby (December 1973)
• Happy Daze (October 1974)
• Lindisfarne's Finest Hour (1975), No. 55
• Lady Eleanor (1976)
• Back and Fourth (May 1978), No. 22
• Magic In The Air (1978) Live), No. 71
• The News (September 1979)
• Sleepless Nights (October 1982), No. 59
• Lindisfarntastic! Live (1983)
• Lindisfarntastic! Two (1984)
• Dance Your Life Away (October 1986)
• C'mon Everybody (1987)
• Amigos (November 1989)
• Caught In The Act (1992 - Live 1983)
• Buried Treasures Volumes 1 & 2 (1992)
• Day Of The Jackal (1993) (EP)
• Live 1990 (1993 - Live 1990)
• Elvis Lives on the Moon (June 1993)
• Lindisfarne On Tap - A Barrel Of Hits (1994)
• Another Fine Mess (1996 - Live 1995)
• City Songs (1996 - Compilation of BBC sessions
• Untapped & Acoustic (1997)
• The Cropredy Concert (1997 - Live 1994)
• Blues From The Bothy (1997 (EP)
• We Can Swing Together (1998 - The BBC Concerts 1971)
• Dealers Choice (1998 - Mark II Band in Concert 1973 & in Session 1974)
• Here Comes the Neighborhood (September 1998)
• Live At The Cambridge Folk Festival (1999 - Live recordings from 1982 & 1986)
• BT3 - Rare & Unreleased 1969-2000 (2000)
• Promenade (2002)
• Acoustic (2002 Live)
• Time Gentlemen Please (2003 Live)
• Acoustic 2 (2004 Live)
• The River Sessions (2004 - Live at Glasgow Apollo 1982)

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See also

• List of bands/musicians from North East England

External links

• Official site
• Ray Jackson
• Rod Clements
• Ray Laidlaw
• Billy Mitchell
• Steve Daggett
• Marty Craggs
• Lindisfarne Photographs