Surely the most underrated band in the history of music?. Every album, every song, is a gem. Truly remarkable. I know every song word for word. Saw them when they came to Houston in the 90's. But not the same members.
Delightful little dity. I remember it from my childhood when I was 11 years old and on a school trip to Lindisfarne Northumberland from Leeds and it kept playing on the coach radio.
I watched this live on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 71 at 15 years old, Fantastic programme, especially with Whispering Bob Harris. Even the theme tune was brilliant.
I must have focused on singing along to the chorus before listening to this didn't realise the lyrics mentioned sausage rolls and going for a wee wee up the wall !
2 weeks ago I was sitting by the Tyne (first ever visit) and this song kept running through my head. Great to hear it properly again. BTW, there was no fog.
I love this band, their music really hit me from a young age and to this day i still play their songs which people also love to sing along and many a time i just let the crowd sing them as i play. WONDERFUL songs and a very tight group of musicians that put a great smile on my face 😊
I saw them at Redcar Jazz Club supporting Fairport Convention. That was a great evening of music. I was only 17, but already a Fairport fan. Lindisfarne were just a brilliant bonus discovery for me.
Akshually... musicians in those days literally played their instruments so much that they learned to play themselves. I wonder why we don't see that anymore? 🤔
Saw them several times late 70's into the 80's with both the classic line up and variations of members. The guys really knew how to put on a memorably great live show. Happy times.
Saw the lads before Alan Hull joined and were called Brethren, soon after Alan joined and they changed the name to Lindisfarne. The name change came about because an American band had copyright on the name Bretheren, the rest is history. RIP Alan Hull and Simon Cowe.
I remember I think it was 1975 (a real hot summer) my mate Kevin Griffiths and I jumped in my old Vauxhall Viva and on a whim we shot of to Sussex about 200 miles away for a week...I had an 8track in the car...I had a Lindisfarne album...it got a lot of play
I always thought that the OGWT performances were recorded live. Yet while the bass player is playing the fiddle, you can still hear the bass line being played.
From the first episode in 1971 until 1973, the bands recorded the music the day before and the singer sang live on the day. After that it was all live.
Saw Ray Jackson's Lindisfarne at the Great British Folk Festival a few years ago. One of their last appearances, but boy, they brought the house down - !
Saw what was possibly his last live show at the Ropery In Sunderland. A great night. some new songs but then we were treated to the classics,. Devastated to hear he had died, not long later. Very talented.
@@trevorelliston1 Yes, it's still very sad. I only caught news of his death almost a year after the fact. But 1995 was a shite year anyway if it comes to music. Rory Gallagher died as well. As did Jerry Garcia. Meh.
listened to this album non-stop, and kept thinking the sound of the fog horns at night from shields give them the idea for the name of the album, I was 11.
Got to agree with Barry on that ,you wanted to see a band play live it had to be the old grey whistle test and Lindisfarne passed it with flying colours.!
A couple of years ago I was in the Holy Island pub where some of the band photos for the Fog On The Tyne album cover were taken. Singer/harmonica man Ray Jackson happened to be in the bar and took a long look at a framed FOTT album cover taking pride of place on the wall. He turned back to the bar, shook his head and said, "Do you know something? I can't remember a thing about that photo session". Lindisfarne + Pub = Total Amnesia.
@@karlmuller3690 I can't imagine Ray Jackson drinking in a pub that pulled a poor pint. And, I'm fairly certain that during the photo shoot one or two glasses would have been downed :)
We might have had the worst fashions, terrible food, terrorism, football hooliganism, the three day week, inflation, strikes, and Jimmy Savile, but so what? We had the best music in the seventies!
I saw Lindisfarne at Subiaco Oval in Perth Western Australia in January 1973, along with Status Quo and Slade...I'd just turned 15 and TBH I was there to see/hear Slade. 😁 Tickets were $3 .
Thank you very much for showing this. I don't think I've heard this one before. It was mostly Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span we listened to back then. 🎻🎶
They were the 'warm-up act' before the Newcastle match against Leicester at the end of the 1992-93 season. United had just clinched the championship and promotion to the Premier League. One of the best days of my life (we won 7-1!)
Lady Eleanor was initially released as a single in May 1971 and it failed to chart the first time round. Somehow my older brother got a copy and it blew me away and I absolutely loved it and I could never understand why it failed to chart. It was in 1972; following the success of the band's single "Meet me on the Corner" it was re-released and became their second consecutive hit single, reaching Number 3 in the UK charts. It is still one of my favourite songs.
Seen Lindisfarne in Macroom Ireland in 1980. Mountain Dew Festival. Van Morrison was the headliner. Mike Oldfield opened. Lindisfarne actually came on at the end and were brilliant, they saved the day because Van had an off day and was shit!
No didn't really think about it's value just curious about how many there were out there . I will check out the live album thanks. There were so many great bands out there that unfortunately a lot of material just passed you by , because you had to sleep at least a couple of hours a night .
Sittin’ in a sleazy snack-bar suckin’ Sickly sausage rolls Slippin’ down slowly Slippin’ down sideways Think I’ll sign off the dole ‘Cause the fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine The fog on the Tyne is all mine The fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine The fog on the Tyne is all mine Could a copper catch a crooked coffin ⚰️ maker Could a copper comprehend That a crooked coffin ⚰️ maker is just an undertaker who Undertakes to be a friend ‘Cause the fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine The fog on the Tyne is all mine The fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine The fog on the Tyne is all mine Tell the truth tomorrow Today will take its time to Tell you what tonight will bring Presently we’ll have a pint or 2 together Everybody do their thing We can swing together We can have a wee wee We can have a wet on the wall If someone slips a whisper That his simple sister slapped them down And they slavered on their smalls ‘Cause the fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine The fog on the Tyne is all mine The fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine The fog on the Tyne is all mine ‘Cause the fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine The fog on the Tyne is all mine The fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine The fog on the Tyne is all mine
The Old Grey Whistle test, possibly the best music programme on TV ever.
How did this one slip through then?
Meet me on the corner is not bad though.
Not Possibly......... DEFINITELY!
@@gotthardish agreed. Next is prob sight and sound and the gigs shown at a university
Exactly.
Surely the most underrated band in the history of music?. Every album, every song, is a gem. Truly remarkable. I know every song word for word. Saw them when they came to Houston in the 90's. But not the same members.
My dad used to play this when I was growing up in Australia. We'd lived in the northeast before we left the UK. Gonna start playing it for my son.
So you had a child in your 50’s
@@Oh_I_Will Nah my dad played it for us years after it came out
THIS has to be THE MOST ICONIC COWBELL in the history of 'iconic cowbell' in all of cowbell time
Weeeeell ...
And Honky tonk woman
Aye and you know exactly when every strike of the bell is coming 👍
Certainly in the top 3
@@josephhughes7787 Think HTW beats it... no offence!!
Delightful little dity. I remember it from my childhood when I was 11 years old and on a school trip to Lindisfarne Northumberland from Leeds and it kept playing on the coach radio.
Watching these live was one literal giant party of like 20,000 people .. legends
Lovely to hear the wee wee song again after all these years
I watched this live on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 71 at 15 years old, Fantastic programme, especially with Whispering Bob Harris. Even the theme tune was brilliant.
This is my mother and fathers favourite song to remind them of home. My father recently passed but this bring him back for me
It's a great song to remind you of your dad. And mam to.
Beautiful memories!
@@carlastaton4150 Och lovely, thanks for sharing
Mine passed last weekend, this will be his funeral song. Stay strong internet friend
Was lucky to see them twice in Airdrie town hall, and met them in the cellar bar before the gig and they could not have been nicer.
I just saw Lindisfarne live today and it was incredible!😃👍 Rest in peace and peace and love to Alan Hull!!!☮️❤️
The thumbnail picture of Simon Cowe looks like the shipwrecked dude at the start of Monty Python 😉
It's.......
It's Catweazle!!
Thought it was Ginger Baker after a lightning strike.
That's what it reminded me of.............F@#kin brilliant..........
How can I add anything to your spot on comment! Namaste from Canada
Just about every geordies favourite band , sad that Alan and Simon aren’t here anymore
A great band of their time, left a lot of people with nice memories.
Yer bloody well right tae lol
Yeah
Yes, the songs always took you to a good place.
Alan Hull left us far too early, but he left behind some fine solo work.
We’ll Beat Club too
Still a fan after over 50 years
Loved these. As a kid, Meet me on the Corner was the first single i ever bought, and Fog on the Tyne the first album. Pocket money well spent :)
The start of this is quite simply rare. And continues that way
Alan Hull genius
The Tyne was all his. RIP Mr Hull
Lovely creative song. Paints a lovely picture.
Icon of the early 70's Loved them and Wizard.
Ah ! What a decade of music, forever in my memory.
Fog On The Tyne brings me back to my schooldays I was happy once I left school it was wasted on me Seventies music rocked✌️🧡🎼🎻🎤🥁🎺🎸🎸😎🇮🇪
I must have focused on singing along to the chorus before listening to this didn't realise the lyrics mentioned sausage rolls and going for a wee wee up the wall !
2 weeks ago I was sitting by the Tyne (first ever visit) and this song kept running through my head.
Great to hear it properly again.
BTW, there was no fog.
You need to be on the Tyne at about 5 am most mornings to see the Fog ,I live there 👌
fabulous band, fabulous music, glad I was around to enjoy the era
Great band. Very underrated. Lady Eleanor a fantastic record.
Winter wind too :)
Winter Song for me. Sheer, heart rending poetry
@@iconoclast673 superb song as well
not underrated by any of us. Great band !
I first saw them in London 1971 at Lewisham Odeon support Band was Genesis!!!! 🎤🎹🎸👌 hooked on Genesis after that Gig😳👴🏻
Memories of a time gone by lovely .A band i loved .thanks.
Fog On The Tyne . . .
Listened to this continuously for a year .
What a great LP it was .
That bass during the fiddle solo though. 😀
you could he was trying his best. bitting his tonge and all!
Back when pop groups had great songs and great characters.
I love this band, their music really hit me from a young age and to this day i still play their songs which people also love to sing along and many a time i just let the crowd sing them as i play. WONDERFUL songs and a very tight group of musicians that put a great smile on my face 😊
I had the fortune to see them in Boston around 1970. They cranked out a great show.
I was thinking how good the live sound was until I heard the bass continuing through the bass player’s violin solo.
Extrikit - I don't think this is actually live...
I agree, the Old Grey Whistle Test was always live performances, but that bass/fiddle threw me
Great song much love much love for drummer
Saw them last night in Bury st Edmunds. Great night, great songs.
'74 or '75, Brunel University and a fabulous live show. Brilliant stuff.
I saw them at Redcar Jazz Club supporting Fairport Convention. That was a great evening of music. I was only 17, but already a Fairport fan. Lindisfarne were just a brilliant bonus discovery for me.
golden moments
Great nights at the jazz club it was the place to be bk then .seen some of the greats play in that place .
Very cute. And amazing how the bass plays itself.
Akshually... musicians in those days literally played their instruments so much that they learned to play themselves. I wonder why we don't see that anymore? 🤔
Love them as ever...
Gazza's version was bloody hillarious.
Saw them several times late 70's into the 80's with both the classic line up and variations of members. The guys really knew how to put on a memorably great live show. Happy times.
Saw the lads before Alan Hull joined and were called Brethren, soon after Alan joined and they changed the name to Lindisfarne. The name change came about because an American band had copyright on the name Bretheren, the rest is history. RIP Alan Hull and Simon Cowe.
Great memories of a wonderful band.
I think it was about 1974 -75 I bought a best of album of theirs , Lady Elonor was my all time favorite , great music all tracks
Watched them live the other day with the new lineup, absolutely fantastic, love lindisfarne
Name another song with wee wee in it god bless the 70s
When I saw the photo of the mandolin player I thought someone was taking the piss!
Saw these with Medicine Head at Watford college - bloody great night!
Lucky you
This along with site and sound in concert were the music shows of the day 💙🙏
I remember I think it was 1975 (a real hot summer) my mate Kevin Griffiths and I jumped in my old Vauxhall Viva and on a whim we shot of to Sussex about 200 miles away for a week...I had an 8track in the car...I had a Lindisfarne album...it got a lot of play
Probably 1976. The Scorcher!
the good old days
The world needs more of this
So that's what Monty Python's "IT'S!!!" Man did in his spare time.
A great band!
"presently we have a pint together, everybody do their thing" You're talking my language 😃
I always thought that the OGWT performances were recorded live. Yet while the bass player is playing the fiddle, you can still hear the bass line being played.
From the first episode in 1971 until 1973, the bands recorded the music the day before and the singer sang live on the day. After that it was all live.
Unfortunately the studio at the time was so small it didn't have the facilities to support a live session.
My dad's favorite song, just died today 28/11/2021 R.I.P Dad rest easy in Valhalla!
Deepest condolences and R.I.P. to your Dad.
Bloody Briliiant x
The funny thing is I discovered this song when my Dad told me about the obscure lyrics and once I've heard the song, I love it
Saw Ray Jackson's Lindisfarne at the Great British Folk Festival a few years ago. One of their last appearances, but boy, they brought the house down - !
wow catweazle and his brothers had a band
RIP Alan Hull.
Saw what was possibly his last live show at the Ropery In Sunderland. A great night. some new songs but then we were treated to the classics,. Devastated to hear he had died, not long later. Very talented.
@@trevorelliston1 Yes, it's still very sad. I only caught news of his death almost a year after the fact. But 1995 was a shite year anyway if it comes to music. Rory Gallagher died as well. As did Jerry Garcia. Meh.
A very decent band back in the day. Had a couple of their albums. Love the Mandolin boys hair.
I really love this ....reminds me of my childhood .
gota watch it again with a refreshed glass of glug. peace boys and thanks .
listened to this album non-stop, and kept thinking the sound of the fog horns at night from shields give them the idea for the name of the album, I was 11.
Damn! I remember this song!
WOW, REALLY LOVE THIS!
Got to agree with Barry on that ,you wanted to see a band play live it had to be the old grey whistle test and Lindisfarne passed it with flying colours.!
Except they werem't playing live, Who is playing bass on the fiddle solo?. (But of course they'd still pass)
A couple of years ago I was in the Holy Island pub where some of the band photos for the Fog On The Tyne album cover were taken. Singer/harmonica man Ray Jackson happened to be in the bar and took a long look at a framed FOTT album cover taking pride of place on the wall. He turned back to the bar, shook his head and said, "Do you know something? I can't remember a thing about that photo session".
Lindisfarne + Pub = Total Amnesia.
TelBoy - I wonder why? Could it have been the quality Ale, do you think? ; )
Is that The Holy Island pub on the way to Haggerston Castle, I'm sure I've pasted it loads of times?
I was there too at the exact same time as you. Everyone said you were talking crap like you are now.
@@tomakafrankconlon3207
Who are you talking to, Frank?
@@karlmuller3690
I can't imagine Ray Jackson drinking in a pub that pulled a poor pint. And, I'm fairly certain that during the photo shoot one or two glasses would have been downed :)
I remember as a child, singing Mine O Mine, We can wee wee on the wall. Now my 4 year old sings the same and asks me to play the Wee wee song.
Drove past and over day before yesterday - it's still there :-)
We might have had the worst fashions, terrible food, terrorism, football hooliganism, the three day week, inflation, strikes, and Jimmy Savile, but so what? We had the best music in the seventies!
We've still got them except for saville and the 3 day week. (In normal times but with covid now we have the no day at home week!)
Agreeeeeee!!!!
the 80's and 90's would like a quiet word with you
but at least we didnt have Maggie!
@@redcardinalist didnt she get in 79? :)
When I was a wee whipper snapper, me da would never let me sing this song or listen to it, cos it says wee wee 😂
I saw Lindisfarne at Subiaco Oval in Perth Western Australia in
January 1973, along with Status Quo and Slade...I'd just turned 15
and TBH I was there to see/hear Slade. 😁 Tickets were $3
.
Wow what a line up!...
Thank you very much for showing this. I don't think I've heard this one before. It was mostly Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span we listened to back then. 🎻🎶
You had to be a North Easterner to appreciate this!
@@rajah274 OK? There were so many folk rock groups back then.
Really miss it
Excellent!
Love it.
Even Paul Gascoigne did a cover reaching number 2!
Great song this.
Brilliant!
the chap on the far right (mandolin) is Ian Anderson's twin brother.
Lol yes they both used to be in a trio with Roy Wood of Wizzard.
A Northern Band that rocked the 70s.
Was 16 then happy happy days !!
geordie national anthem sung by local heroes. atmosphere at their christmas concerts rivalled a full house at sjp
Been there, done that, was very good
They were the 'warm-up act' before the Newcastle match against Leicester at the end of the 1992-93 season. United had just clinched the championship and promotion to the Premier League. One of the best days of my life (we won 7-1!)
George Best would punted the lot of them across the tyne
I'm here because of the thumbnail.
Some of the comments are better than any BBC script writer can do.
I was waiting for Robinson crusoe to sing 😂 jokes apart Fantastic group love there music.
Lady Eleanor was a great record, massive hit, great band
Lady Eleanor was initially released as a single in May 1971 and it failed to chart the first time round. Somehow my older brother got a copy and it blew me away and I absolutely loved it and I could never understand why it failed to chart. It was in 1972; following the success of the band's single "Meet me on the Corner" it was re-released and became their second consecutive hit single, reaching Number 3 in the UK charts. It is still one of my favourite songs.
@@terryriley8963 those were great day's, life and music was brand new, the general feeling was optimistic,
Seen Lindisfarne in Macroom Ireland in 1980. Mountain Dew Festival. Van Morrison was the headliner. Mike Oldfield opened. Lindisfarne actually came on at the end and were brilliant, they saved the day because Van had an off day and was shit!
Van seems to have quite a few of them. Loved Lindisfarne. Some great songs on their albums which aren't that well known.
Love it
Fantastic 👍🍺
Great album still have it. Don't know if it's rare, but it has side 1 label on both sides.
No didn't really think about it's value just curious about how many there were out there . I will check out the live album thanks. There were so many great bands out there that unfortunately a lot of material just passed you by , because you had to sleep at least a couple of hours a night .
cant believe that's 50 yrs ago !
Its a gift from me my Grace!
Sittin’ in a sleazy snack-bar suckin’
Sickly sausage rolls
Slippin’ down slowly
Slippin’ down sideways
Think I’ll sign off the dole
‘Cause the fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine
Could a copper catch a crooked coffin ⚰️ maker
Could a copper comprehend
That a crooked coffin ⚰️ maker is just an undertaker who
Undertakes to be a friend
‘Cause the fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine
Tell the truth tomorrow
Today will take its time to
Tell you what tonight will bring
Presently we’ll have a pint or 2 together
Everybody do their thing
We can swing together
We can have a wee wee
We can have a wet on the wall
If someone slips a whisper
That his simple sister slapped them down
And they slavered on their smalls
‘Cause the fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine
‘Cause the fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine, all mine
The fog on the Tyne is all mine
I bought the DVD set for the hilarious commentary by David Hepworth and Mark Ellen.
The time when everybody wanted to look like Gandalf the Grey.
Alan Hull flying the flag for NUFC in the black & white! :D
UP THE TOON!
Never realised they looked like such a bunch of Yetties! Bless 'em - one and all!