Tag Archives: Preston Guild Hall

Skids / Big Country – Preston Guild Hall

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

As the years pass, it’s natural to have doubts about what lies ahead. But seeing Richard Jobson and Bruce Watson work a stage, I’d like to think – as a rather prominent rock’n’roller once put it – we’ve all still … Continue reading →

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If the Skids are United – the Mike Baillie interview

Posted on January 4, 2019 by

Mike Baillie was a Skids fan from the start, and as a drummer with fellow Fife outfit Insect Bites, he proved the perfect candidate to join the band when the opportunity arose in 1979. They formed two years earlier in … Continue reading →

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From the sound of sirens to Larks in Transit – back in touch with Bill Bailey

Posted on January 25, 2018 by

As I was thinking of questions for Bill Bailey the morning he called, I heard a proper ‘nee-nah’ pass the front of my house. And for once I thought not of Eric Morecambe’s classic ‘They’ll never sell ice cream travelling … Continue reading →

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Lloyd Cole – Preston Guild Hall

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

We were two songs in on Monday night before our special guest deigned to talk to us, fixing us with something of a 1,000-yard stare while sussing out his audience before announcing, ‘You’re not getting any younger either’. It was … Continue reading →

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Moving the room with the James Taylor Quartet

Posted on January 12, 2017 by

There was some serious attention seeking going on when I called James Taylor at his home studio in Kent. It wasn’t down to him though, but his Cairn terrier, Heidi, after he shut her out of his studio in a … Continue reading →

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Telling classical tales – the John Suchet interview

Posted on December 15, 2016 by

From The Four Tops, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Graham Nash and John Lydon to Lulu, The Membranes, The Puppini Sisters and Will Young, it’s fair to say we’ve criss-crossed the musical genres on this website over 2016. This past week was no … Continue reading →

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Frank Skinner – Preston Guild Hall – a live review

Posted on April 6, 2014 by

I’d like to say Frank Skinner’s cleaned up his act now he’s a proud dad, moving away from his more risque material in a show of middle-aged respectability. For much of this gig that seemed to be the case – … Continue reading →

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Weller’s ever-changing mode

Posted on October 13, 2013 by

Paul Weller – Preston Guild Hall I’ve seen Paul Weller a fair bit over the years, and each and every time he’s an inspiration. But what made Saturday night’s appearance at Preston Guild Hall stand out was perhaps the highly-sociable … Continue reading →

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Still rolling after all these years – the Bill Wyman interview

Posted on October 11, 2013 by

Hard to believe, maybe, but Bill Wyman turns 77 later this month. Yet that’s not stopping him going out on the road again – for a mammoth 27-date UK tour with his star-studded band. Furthermore, few people will have given … Continue reading →

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