Tag Archives: Dave Hemingway

Slade Alive at Christmas – a two-decade trip down Memory Lane … towards Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre

Posted on December 20, 2023 by writewyattuk

There’s a rather wonderful website out there listing more than 20 years of live performances for Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Dave Hill and Don Powell, marking Slade’s evolution from their time with the bands that preceded the Black Country’s finest … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 'N Betweens, A People's History of Slade, Ambrose Slade, Dave Hemingway, Dave Hill, Don Powell, Hammersmith Odeon, Jim lea, Liverpool, Noddy Holder, Royal Court Theatre, Slade, Spenwood books, Sweet, the Vendors, Top of the Pops, walsall, Wild! Wild! Wild!, wolverhampton | Leave a comment

Sunbirds – Preston, The Continental

Posted on November 13, 2023 by writewyattuk

Three and a quarter years after I first discussed Sunbirds with co-frontman Dave Hemingway (linked here), on the build-up to the release of debut long player, Cool to be Kind, I finally got to catch them live. And it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged A Life Worth Living, A Little Time, Build, Chris Offen, Cool To Be Kind, Dave Hemingway, Laura Wilcockson, Marc Parnell, Phil Barton, Phil Chapman, Preston, Sunbirds, The Beautiful South, The Continental, The Housemartins, The South | Leave a comment

WriteWyattUK’s quotes review of 2022, part two – July to December

Posted on December 31, 2022 by writewyattuk

July Chris Hewitt on Jeremy Beadle involving him in 1972’s Bickershaw Festival, ultimately setting him on his career path:“Jeremy was targeting all the colleges and universities, contacting social secretaries, saying you can have free admission if you help work on … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Abba, Adam Leonard, Amelia Fletcher, Bad Manners, Bickershaw Festival, Blancmange, Buster Bloodvessel, Carl Magnus Palm, Cass Browne, Catenary Wires, Chris Hewitt, Dave Hemingway, Dave Pegg, Davey Goldsworthy, David Newton, Don Powell, Elliott Morris, Evan Dando, Fairport Convention, Graham Jones, Gretchen Peters, Haircut 100, Ian Broudie, Invaderband, Jeremy Beadle, John Scally, Kate Rusby, Katy J Pearson, Lemonheads, Lightning Seeds, Neil Arthur, Noddy Holder, Orchids, Paul McLoone, Phil Barton, Richard Hawley, Richard Houghton, Rob Pursey, Sandy Denny, Senseless Things, Simon Barber, Slade, Sunbirds, Swansea Sound, Syd Minsky-Sargeant, Terry Hall, The Chesterfields, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Undertones, Working Men's Club | Leave a comment

Cool to be Kind – talking Sunbirds and The South with Phil Barton

Posted on August 13, 2022 by writewyattuk

When The Beautiful South split in 2007 after a highly successful two-decade run, it seemed that the end of the party had come too soon for co-founder Dave Hemingway. Hammy, as he’s known, was there from the outset, joining forces … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alison Wheeler, Bromley, Cool To Be Kind, Damon Butcher, Dave Hemingway, Dave Rotheray, David Bowie, Gaz Birtles, Ian Dury, Kenny Grant, Laura Wilcockson, Marc Parnell, Paul Heaton, Phil Barton, Ronnie Westrip, Ryan Adams, Strangers Almanac, Sunbirds, Sweet Refrains, The Beautiful South, The Posies, The South, Upminster, Whiskeytown | Leave a comment

WriteWyattUK’s Guide to Finding Inspiration … In Spite of These Times, pt. II

Posted on December 31, 2020 by writewyattuk

In which WriteWyattUK takes a look back – in quotation form – at the pick of our feature/interviews from 2020, the dreaded year the coronavirus carved a devastating impact on the music and arts scene. Click on the highlighted name … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Accrington, Action Records, Andy Crofts, Babyshakes, Bad Company, Beabadoobee, BOB, Bradford, Carl Hunter, Chorley Theatre, Cigar Box Blues, Conor Deegan, Dave Hemingway, Dave Hodgson, David Gedge, Don Powell, Everything Everything, Ewan Butler, Folk Devils, Fontaines D.C., Free, Ginnel, Gordon Gibson, Grant Keir, Heavenly Recordings, Hull, Ian Robinson, Jeremy Pritchard, Jon Anderson, Kate Stables, lancashire, Liverpool, Mark Wareing, Neil Jones, Nick Clift, On the Wire, paul weller, Ray Gange, Richard Blackborow, Richard Farnell, Robin Turner, Rude Boy, Saunder Jurriaans, Simon Kirke, Slade, Steve Barker, Stone Foundation, The Beautiful South, The Clash, The Housemartins, The Psychedelic Furs, The Undertones, The Wedding Present, This is the Kit, Tim Butler, Vinyl Exchange, Virginia Heath | Leave a comment

Continuing Songs of The South – in conversation with Gaz Birtles

Posted on March 15, 2018 by writewyattuk

When founder member Dave Hemingway and long-serving keyboard player Damon Butcher called time late last year on live involvement with The South – the band that rose from the ashes of The Beautiful South – discussions followed about what to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Alison Wheeler, Andy Mackay, Crazyhead, Damon Butcher, Dave Hemingway, David Rotheray, Fun Boy Three, Gaz Birtles, Laurel Aitken, Leicester, Paul Heaton, Roxy Music, Su Robinson, The Beautiful South, The Housemartins, The South, The Specials, The Swinging Laurels | 2 Comments

Beyond The Beautiful South – in conversation with Alison Wheeler

Posted on October 13, 2016 by writewyattuk

After a successful few years revisiting a classic song catalogue while spreading the word about 2012 LP Sweet Refrains across Europe and the UK, The South are ready for a three-week autumn tour and are keen to talk about a … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Alison Wheeler, Briana Corrigan, Cambridge, Dave Hemingway, Dave Stead, Jacqui Abbott, Nick Heyward, Paul Heaton, Phil Barton, The Beautiful South, The South, The Topers, Virginia | 2 Comments

Carrying on regardless with The South

Posted on May 5, 2014 by writewyattuk

It doesn’t seem right getting emotional on hearing Tony Hatch’s Crossroads theme. I really can’t put my finger on why either, save for nostalgia and the fact that my Nan was the only person I knew who watched that … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged 53 Degrees, Alison Wheeler, Crossroads, Dave Hemingway, Dave Rotheray, Gaz Birtles, Jacqui Abbott, Paul Heaton, Preston, Sweet Refrains, The Beautiful South, The South, Tony Robinson | 2 Comments

The South rises again – the Dave Hemingway interview

Posted on April 27, 2014 by writewyattuk

Cast your mind back, and follow me on a journey to my past, and the last time I got to meet Dave Hemingway. Unlikely as it seems – to me at least – it’s a quarter of the century since … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Aldershot, Alison Wheeler, Dave Hemingway, Dave Rotheray, Hugh Whittaker, Hull, Jacqui Abbott, Norman Cook, Paul Heaton, Sweet Refrains, The Beautiful South, The South | 9 Comments

Tag Archives: Dave Hemingway

Slade Alive at Christmas – a two-decade trip down Memory Lane … towards Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre

Sunbirds – Preston, The Continental

WriteWyattUK’s quotes review of 2022, part two – July to December

Cool to be Kind – talking Sunbirds and The South with Phil Barton

WriteWyattUK’s Guide to Finding Inspiration … In Spite of These Times, pt. II

Continuing Songs of The South – in conversation with Gaz Birtles

Beyond The Beautiful South – in conversation with Alison Wheeler

Carrying on regardless with The South

The South rises again – the Dave Hemingway interview

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