Ray Jackson, original front-man with the North-East’s favourite chart toppers from the 1970s, had today announced that LINDISFARNE are back......permanently. In 2014 Ray Jackson’s LINDISFARNE will be touring UK cities, appearing at concert halls and music festivals.
Ray Jackson said today “Dave Hull-Denholm is one of the very few performers who could stand in Alan’s shoes and front Lindisfarne with me.” Take a look at this YouTube montage from “The Hull Story” memorial concert put together by director Geoff Wonfor and featuring Dave Hull-Denholm (with Ian Thomson on bass) performing “Winter Song”
Ray Jackson and LINDISFARNE, famous for their classic folk-rock repertoire of songs such as; LADY ELEANOR, ALL FALL DOWN, WINTER SONG, FOG ON THE TYNE, RUN FOR HOME, WE CAN SWING TOGETHER, CLEAR WHITE LIGHT, and MEET ME ON THE CORNER, were also renowned for their outstanding live performances, especially at Newcastle City Hall and for having the biggest-selling British album of 1972.....FOG ON THE TYNE.
All six members of the new LINDISFARNE, (the 3rd line-up that Ray Jackson has founded in a career spanning over 40 years) are from Tyneside. Ray Jackson’s LINDISFARNE will only be performing Christmas Shows this December in Newcastle, Teesside, Yorkshire and Humberside. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at all venues and on-line.
Ray Jackson’s LINDISFARNE are:
Ray Jackson (from the original LINDISFARNE......mandolin/harmonica/lead vocals)
Dave Hull-Denholm (from the 1990’s LINDISFARNE line-up......guitars/lead vocals)
Paul Thompson (from Roxy Music.....known by Roxy Music fans worldwide as “The Great Paul Thompson”.......drums)
Ian Thomson (from the 1990’s LINDISFARNE line-up......bass guitar/double bass/vocals)
Charlie Harcourt (from LINDISFARNE Mk 2.......guitars/vocals)
Steve Daggett (toured and recorded with the (reformed in 1978) original line-up......guitars/keyboards/vocals)
Ray Jackson left LINDISFARNE 23 years ago, following the 1990 Christmas Concert Tour. Alan Hull’s untimely passing in 1995 left LINDISFARNE with neither of their highly popular frontmen and the band eventually folded 10 years ago. The announcement, earlier this year, that Ray Jackson was to appear at Newcastle’s iconic City Hall after 23 years to perform a one-off Christmas Show on Dec 23rd 2013 in support of the campaign to save Newcastle City Hall (then under threat of closure), created queues outside the Box Office and the show sold out in a record 6 hours. This, together with Ray Jackson performing for the first time ever with Dave Hull-Denholm at the July 2012 Alan Hull memorial plaque unveiling, proved the catalyst for today’s announcement.
Announcing a 3rd Christmas Show at Newcastle City Hall....on December 20th
Tickets for the 3rd and final Ray Jackson’s Legendary Lindisfarne Christmas Show at Newcastle City Hall this December go on sale tomorrow morning at 9am from the Newcastle City Hall Box Office on 0191 277 8030 or www.newcastlecityhall.org .
The previous two City Hall Christmas shows on December 22nd/23rd are completely sold out. The final show will be on December 20th. There will be no further shows added after December 20th.
Announcing Christmas Shows this December in Middlesbrough, Harrogate and Hull Tickets on sale at Ticketline
Fans in Teesside, North Yorkshire and Humberside will get a chance to see the new band when Ray Jackson’s Lindisfarne appear at Middlesbrough Town Hall (December 15th); Harrogate Royal Hall (December 16th) and Hull City Hall(December 17th). Tickets for Middlesbrough, Harrogate and Hull go on sale from tomorrow, May 14th at 9am. They will perform songs only from Lindisfarne’s best-selling 1970s chart albums….Nicely Out of Tune; Dingly Dell; Fog On The Tyne and Back and Fourth…a full show of the best loved Lindisfarne music with an interval and no support.
Barry McKay (Lindisfarne’s manager from the 1970s) said today, “This is great news and the timing could hardly be better. There is such wide interest in 1970s music and LINDISFARNE were one of the UK’s biggest bands from that era. Ray Jackson’s vocals are as mellifluous as ever..Jacka’s voice and Alan’s songs go together like love and marriage and I’m so happy to know that Lindisfarne’s music will be heard live again, performed as it should be.”
Ray Jackson said today, “When we first got together earlier this month to rehearse, it was absolutely amazing. It felt like the original LIndisfarne, only better. We are all looking forward to the Christmas shows and from 2014, to touring and performing at music festivals here and abroad. It is about time there was a permanent Lindisfarne band representing the North-East for fans old and new. I’ve got a few good years left in me and after that, there’s no reason why Lindisfarne should not live on with a new generation of great musicians and most certainly continue the tradition of the Lindisfarne Christmas Shows at Newcastle City Hall.”
Pat Hull, widow of Lindisfarne co-founder and main songwriter Alan Hull, said today, “This is the LINDISFARNE band that Alan would have been happy to see performing his music. It was never the same after Ray Jackson left and Alan missed him. I’m really looking forward to seeing Ray Jackson’s Lindisfarne and I’ll be in the audience at all of the Newcastle Christmas shows along with my family.”
