Tag Archives: Ian McNabb

The Icicle Works – Clitheroe, The Grand

Posted on October 12, 2019 by

I’ll start with a confession. When Ian McNabb mentioned in our recent interview that those coming along to his forthcoming shows were in for something approaching a three-hour dose of rock’n’roll, I wondered if he might be outstaying their welcome. … Continue reading →

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Space: the vinyl frontier – back in touch with Ian McNabb

Posted on August 30, 2019 by

It was the morning after the night before when I called Ian McNabb, and it was just sinking in that it wasn’t just a bad dream. Boris Johnson really was the new Prime Minister, as the Cold Shoulder and Icicle … Continue reading →

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Raindrops splash rainbows – revisiting the Lightning Seeds with Ian Broudie

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

  It’s been a happening summer for Ian Broudie, back in the limelight with the ‘Three Lions’ single amid a number of festival and studio commitments, topping the charts for a third time on the back of a successful England … Continue reading →

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Into 2016 … and 103,000 hits can’t be bad

Posted on January 4, 2016 by

As the hands reached midnight on New Year’s Eve, the minions behind the scenes at writewyattuk.com polished off the last of the Irish cream (explaining at least one of those empty bottles that next morning) and got to work on … Continue reading →

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Back to The Icicle Works – the Ian McNabb interview

Posted on October 15, 2015 by

  I don’t pretend to be the greatest aficionado on the life and times of Ian McNabb, the esteemed Liverpudlian singer-songwriter and leader of The Icicle Works. But I know a fair bit about the Merseybeast’s story, not least his considerable … Continue reading →

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Hollow Horse riding to success in the Valley – just ask Midge and Dodgy

Posted on March 28, 2014 by

For those of us based in the North West, thoughts of Lancashire’s Ribble Valley might bring to mind an area rich in heritage and quaint market towns, among a scenic backdrop of lush hills and fells. But while there’s no … Continue reading →

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