Tag Archives: Ribchester

Fill in the pages of tomorrows yet to be – talking Dodgy with Nigel Clark

What is it about dogs that they get vocal the moment interviews start? It’s normally my rescue lab-cross, Millie, but in this case Dodgy frontman Nigel Clark’s Bedlington whippet-cross is doing all the barking. “As soon as I say hello … Continue reading

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Dodgy / David John Jaggs – Ribchester Village Hall

There haven’t been a right lot of opportunities to stay out for the summer in my adopted Lancashire of late, but it all clicked right last Friday evening. It was as if Hollow Horse Events’ Carl Barrow had specially laid … Continue reading

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Holding Dodgy to the Light – the Mathew Priest interview

It’s been four years since festival favourites Dodgy returned to the fold, and 15 years since their double-platinum selling third album, Free Peace Sweet saw them at the peak of their commercial success. But don’t for one moment think their best days … Continue reading

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Lisbee Stainton / Glyn Shipman – Ribchester Village Hall

Having fallen foul of weekend gridlock on English motorways many times between the South-East and North-West, my heart went out to Lisbee Stainton on Friday night. After an eight-hour stop-start drive from London to rural Lancashire, she had barely half … Continue reading

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

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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