WHEN the author first visited Lindisfarne as a child with his father in the late 1940s, before a metalled road ran across the sands, he felt that “it seemed not of the same world as the rest of England. Perhaps this was the very ...
STRANGELY, given this book’s title, many of the 25 city and country walks featured are rather a long way from Newcastle. Locations visited in County Durham include Hamsterley Forest, Seaham, Barnard Castle and the Wear ...
CHARLES Avison was born in Newcastle, studied music in London and after his return to Tyneside in 1735, became England’s most important 18th century concerto composer. An astute businessman , this remarkable musician also ...
ORIGINALLY released in the 1980s, this newly re-mastered and re-edited audio CD is a collection of classic stories and verse by the late and irreplaceable Northumberland farmer and writer. The hallmarks of his dark, peasant humour ...
WHAT a delight it is to hear Anthony Robb recording again! He has such a passion for the music and the traditions of Northumberland. It is a real joy to hear him together with the excellent group of musicians that he has brought ...