Lindisfarne Members

	Alan Hull 20.02.1945-17.11.1995 Vocals, Guitar, Piano		A post mortem examination determined that his heart attack had been caused by coronary artery thrombosis. During the ceremony on board of the boat 'The Pride of the Tyne', only with just close friends and members of Lindisfarne, his ashes were scattered on the river Tyne near North Shields where the band was founded about 25 years before.
1971		1994
	Ray Laidlaw 28.05.1948 Drums		Since Lindisfarne's final split in 2003, Ray has worked for Tyne Tees TV in Newcastle as freelance producer and coordinator. He still plays drums with The Billy Mitchell Band and is a full-time member of The Peter Donegan Band (son of Lonnie Donegan).
1974		2005
	Rod Clements 17.11.1947 Bass, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals		In 2004 Rod founded "The Ghosts of Electricity" with former Lindisfarne members Dave Hull-Denholm, Ian Thomson and Paul Burgess (ex 10cc) on drums. Otherwise Rod performs solo or with varying partners (Rab Noakes, Sid Griffin, Michael Chapman to name only a few).
1971		2004
	Simon Cowe 01.04.1948 Guitar, Mandolin, Keyboard, Vocals		By the time of his departure from Lindisfarne in 1993, Si had already moved to Toronto, Canada. He now co-own Lakeside Brewery & Wine Inc., a BOP in Toronto, and brews beer with Magnotta Breweries (check the interview section for details).
1973		2005
	Ray Jackson 12.12.1948 Vocals, Mandolin, Harmonica		Having left in 1990 to become a promotional manager, Ray later opened an art studio picture framing business at Witney, Oxfordshire. He returned for a memorial concert celebrating the life and music of Alan Hull in Nov 2005. Co-founder of "Legends of Folk Rock" in 2007 with Jerry & Kristina Donahue, Clive Bunker, Rick Kemp and Doug Morter.
1974		2007
	Tommy Duffy 19xx Bass, Vocals		After playing 2.5 yrs for The Rockets (based at Costa Blanca, Spain), Tommy left in Feb 2007 making way for original bassist Steve Emery. Other Rockets members are Jools Cooper (ex Uriah Heep, Hawkwind etc) on guitar and Geoff Brittan (ex Wings and Manfred Mann's Earthband) on drums.
1974		2005
	Paul Nichols 19xx Drums		After Lindisfarne Paul played with Metalrockers "Widowmaker" until they split in 1977. In recent years Paul has been playing with original and traditional bluegrass band "The Swillbillies". On June 3rd 2006 he played drums in South Shields for one gig with Ariel Bender's "Mott The Hoople".
1974		2005
	Charlie Harcourt 19xx Guitar, Vocals		Started his career in 1964 with The Junco Partners, the North East's Legendary R&B band. Joined Jackson Heights in 1970 then on to America with Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys before joining Lindisfarne in 1974. Still performing with The Juncos. In recent years he has worked as a special needs teacher.
1974		2005
	Kenny Craddock 18.04.1950-30.05.2002 Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals		His happy relationship with partner Julia lasted until his tragic death on May 30th as the result of a car accident in Portugal, where they had moved in 2001. Beside Lindisfarne and Alan Hull, Kenny has worked with people like George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Gerry Rafferty, Van Morrison, Paul Brady, Billy Bragg.
1974		1994
	Marty Craggs 01.05.1950 Vocals, Harmonica, Keyboard, Accordion, Flute, Sax		Last concert with Lindisfarne on June, 3rd, 2000. Founded trio The Happy Cats with Brian Duffy and Les Dodd in Spring 2001; approx 120 gigs per year. The "Cats" have released two albums "Follow The Moon" (2002) and "Take My Hand" (2007).
1974		2005
	Billy Mitchell 22.07.19xx Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica, Vocals		After the final concert on 1.11.2003 Billy, Rod and Dave had a final tour as "Lindisfarne Acoustic" in Spring 2004 who also released two albums. Later Billy founded "The Billy Mitchell Band" with Ray Laidlaw. He too performs as duo with Bob Fox and plays the annual pantomine shows with Maxie. Otherwise involved in "projects".
1973		2004
	Dave Hull-Denholm 02.03.1967 Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals		Musically Dave plays with Rod's Ghosts and is a welcome guest musician on 12-string and background vocals on various Thea Gilmore albums. "Home in 3 bits" was a project in 2006 where he collaborated with poet Paul Summers. Other musicians featured include Rod Clements (dobro) and Ian Thomson (bass).
1995		2003
	Ian Thomson 25.02.1961 Bass		As a bass player Ian basically does the same as Dave Hull-Denholm (Thea Gilmore, Rod's Ghosts, Home...). Otherwise Ian became a serious photographer in Newcastle and teaches part-time at Newcastle College.
1996		2003
	Steve Daggett 1949 Keyboard, Guitar		Left 1989 and became mgr of Ray's Hi-Level studio from 1990-1992 where he produced the notorious version of "Fog on The Tyne" with football star Gazza. After hundreds of sessions for others in 2000 he made his first own solo album "Troubadour Territory". Second album "Songs in a carrier bag" released in 2005. Still gigging solo.
1987		2005
	Steve Cunningham 19xx Bass		Steve left Lindisfarne to spend more time with his family. For a while he used Ray Laidlaw's Hi-Level studio for production work. He never gave up playing and became a highly respected session player in the Newcastle area. Besides Steve is busy as an Audio Engineer for God TV.
1974		2005
	Alan Clark 05.03.1952 Organ		Alan Clark had just become a full-time member in 1980 -one tour incl. Knebworth beside Santana, The Beach Boys and Mike Oldfield- when Mark Knopfler invited him on tour with Dire Straits. Alan stayed with them until their unofficial end in 1995.
1982		2005

	Brendan Healy 18.12.1956 Keyboard		Brendan Healy helped out during a Far Eastern tour in 1991. Brendan now works in television and has written over forty signature tunes to date. He's an actor / actor director for series like Spender, Quayside, Coronation Street, Badger etc. and played keyboards in The John Miles Band too.
1974		2005
	Liz Wilson (left) & Amanda Charles-Vincent (right) Vocals Ian McCallum Guitar, Vocals		Liz and Amanda supported Lindisfarne during their 1991 tour as Backing singers. And in the early 90s, when Si Cowe wasn't available for some gigs, Ian "was Si". He still tours with Stiff Little Fingers.
1991		2005