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Live Performance 2007 available for download!
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added by: Dave
on: 2010/02/24
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Dave's Diary
Thirty years ago when the band was playing in the "White Hart Inn” Grassmarket Edinburgh, we were approached by a gentleman who enquired if we had an album for sale?
We did not!! He then asked "Why?" "Costs!!" was the simple answer.
He then said "well you should have an album for sale so I 'll pay for the recording."
After a few weeks and a legal contract (this was something we insisted on), we then went and recorded our first album "Those So Dearly Held". It was a popular recording and the process was repeated a year later when we recorded "Spirit Of The Banished".
Both albums were recorded at the “Pan Audio” Studios which was then in Forth St Edinburgh.
The Gentleman's name was Jim Arbuthnott and without his help all these years ago who knows what path "North Sea Gas" would have taken!
We lost contact with Jim when he left Edinburgh to go and work in Birmingham in 1986.
Jim and Dave 20th February 2010
So it was with great pleasure when on Saturday the 20th of February when the band went to play at the Lismore Public Hall on Lismore island, I could once more meet and thank the man that made such a difference to my life.
I will always be indebted to Jim Arbuthnott.
Thanks again.
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added by: Linda
on: 2010/01/29
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Finally, Pictures From The Fall U.S. Tour
Hi Everyone,
After a very busy 2009 for me, I finally have some pictures posted from the Fall U.S. Tour. Hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoy taking them.
Best,
Linda
NSG/USA
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added by: Dave
on: 2009/12/14
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Dave's Diary: Back from Turkey
Well here I am after a good week's sleep back in the land of the living!!
November saw the band on our usual winter tour of Germany and Austria.
I'm glad to say we had a great time. If you happen to be fortunate like myself to make your living by travelling, singing, and drinking beer, it's hard not to have a great time - “or is that just me” ?
It's always nice to meet old friends and great to make new friends and we were lucky enough to do both.
Istanbul !! What a place.
If you don't know and I'll be very surprised if you didn't (because we told everybody we could), the band went to Istanbul at the beginning of December. We were the guest artists for the St Andrews night celebrations with the British Consulate.
We had a “Ball” get it?? Anyway I would like to thank the organisers for having us. We really did enjoy the experience and of course the city which is just bubbling with fun as you can see from the photos.
Yes we did the tourist thing. We visited the “Blue Mosque” and “Topkapi” and we crossed the “Bosphorus” In fact we did the tour!! We smoked the Water pipe “nargile” (or shisha or Hookah)
we bought the hats (see photos) and we........., let me think now................. ? Yes we drank the beer !!
Well some things just never change.
All the best, Dave.
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