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Tag Archives: Rotherham Advertiser
1999 – Steve Earle and The Del McCoury Band – The Mountain
From the opening drawl of, “M..I..C..K..E..Y..M..O..You gotta put your hat on boy. Alright, you wanna be in the band, better put your hat on…” I knew I’d found it, that new ‘something’ I’d been looking for – bluegrass music. It … Continue reading
1994 – Definitely Maybe – Oasis
Playing rowdy Irish music at a time when ‘laddish’ culture suddenly blossomed? We couldn’t go wrong. The residency at The Station was steadily building a pretty solid fan-base; people coming one week then bringing their friends along the following week. … Continue reading
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Tagged Banjo, Charter Arms, Definitely Maybe, Happy Mondays, Irish Music, Jessops Hospital, live music, music, Oasis, punk, record collector, Rotherham, Rotherham Advertiser, Sex Pistols, Sheffield, soundtrack, St.Pat's, T Rex, The George and Dragon, The Rogues, The Station, Wentworth
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1993 – Original Dubliners (1966 – 1969)
In a desperate attempt to keep the Holy Rollers going, we decided to try and get another singer. Craig, the drummer, said that his sister had a mate who was a good singer and was looking to join a band. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballads, Banjo, Cleckheaton, Fagins, Folk music, growing up, Guitar, Holy Rollers, Irish Music, live music, mandolin, music, record collector, Rotherham, Rotherham Advertiser, Sheffield, soundtrack, The Charter Arms, The Dubliners, The Music Room, The Pogues, The Rogues, The Stag, Whiskey In The Jar
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1992 – Magic And Loss – Lou Reed
“Magic And Loss”, Lou Reed’s new album was advertised on Radio Hallam early in the year. The song featured in the ads was ‘What’s Good’ and it certainly did the job, I was hooked immediately. I’d not heard much from … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Blues Brothers, Elm Lane, Guitar, Hallam FM, Holy Rollers, Hoyland, live music, Lou Reed, Magic And Loss, mandolin, music, Powder Room Studios, Priority Studios, Radio Hallam, Rawhide, record collector, Rotherham, Rotherham Advertiser, Sheffield, Short Supply, soundtrack, Sword of Damocles
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1990 – Pills ‘N’ Thrills And Bellyaches – Happy Mondays
Going under the name of The Holy Rollers, we managed to secure our first gig at the beginning of February at the New Lonsdale WMC in Whiston. Fran, the new music teacher at Wingfield School, had recently played the drums … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonzos, busking, CD, Dave Mason, Give Me A Reason, Greasbrough, Guitar, Happy Mondays, Jesus And Mary Chain, Led Zeppelin, live music, Lou Reed, music, Powder Room, record collector, Recording studio, Rotherham, Rotherham Advertiser, Shaun Ryder, Short Supply, Silverwood, soundtrack, The Day The Earth Stood Still, The Holy Rollers, The Stray Cats, WMC, York
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1983 – This Charming Man – The Smiths
I could talk about having to move back in with mum and dad for a couple of months while the house we’d bought on a new estate in Swinton, Rotherham was being built. Plot 282 was for a three bedroomed … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Bailey Homes, growing up, Guitar, guitar hero, John Peel, Johnny Marr, live music, Morrissey, music, NME, Ossett, Paul Morley, record collector, Rotherham Advertiser, Sheffield, Sheffield City Hall, Swinton, The Smiths, This Charming Man, Thorne Miner's Welfare, U2, Working Men's Club
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