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Still hip after all these years: Deacon Blue – Preston Guild Hall
THERE’S something about seated gigs that unnerves me, and I instinctively felt uneasy pulling up a pew at Deacon Blue’s official tour opener at Preston Guild Hall. Granted, this was a more senior audience than when Ricky Ross and co … Continue reading
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Tagged Deacon Blue, Dignity, Dougie Vipond, Fergus Sings The Blues, Lorraine McIntosh, Preston, Raintown, ricky ross, Scotland, The Beatles, The Hipsters, Woody Guthrie
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Dignity still key for Ricky’s Raintown collective
WHEN I finally moved in with my better half in 1994, there were very few LPs we had doubles of, but one was Deacon Blue’s Raintown. It was quietly acknowledged as part of our personal soundtrack by then – five … Continue reading
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Tagged Deacon Blue, Dundee, glasgow, Raintown, ricky ross, Scotland, The Hipsters, When the World Knows Your Name
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