VENUE OLD FIRE STATION, CARLISLE
DATE 30/11/2023
Introducing All Fall Down, the lateLindisfarne mainstay Alan Hull’s 1972 protest song about the demolition of parts of Newcastle’s beautiful old city, Rod Clements says the town planners behind the ‘makeover’ claimed they could turn Newcastle into the Brasilia of The North.
“‘Well, good luck with that’, we thought,” adds Clements with perfect comic timing. Like most venerable folkies of yore, he’s great with crowds, skilled with patter.
As 2023 ends, Lindisfarne are undertaking a festive tour that will wrap at Newcastle City Hall, as is traditional for them. They’re also enjoying something of a renaissance. A recent BBC TV doc on Alan Hull’s genius narrated by hip young Geordie songwriter Sam Fender did some profile-raising, and a re-release campaign, which took in…
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