Jack The Lad

A Folk Rock group from Newcastle, formed by 3 of the members of Lindisfarne in 1973. Theie repertoire is a mixture of self penned songs and traditional tunes and songs, similar to Lindsifarne.

Members: Rod Clements, Simon Cowe, Ray Laidlaw and Billy Mitchell

Other Members: Ian Fairbairn & Phil Murray (both from Hedgehog Pie), Andy Brown, Simon Ferry, Ged Grimes.

Guests: Maddy Prior, John Kirkpatrick, Ray Jackson

Albums:

• It's Jack the Lad - 1974
• The Old Straight Track - 1974
• Rough Diamonds - 1975
• Jackpot - 1976
• On the Road Again - 1993