Last night I relived my youth by watching an Iron Maiden tribute band The Beast UK which is an obvious… Read more Iron Maiden tribute band The Beast UK
Tag: Music
Martin Stephenson in Carlisle 19 years later
I well remember the band Martin Stephenson and the Daintees back in the mid-1980s as they were widely tipped to… Read more Martin Stephenson in Carlisle 19 years later
The Taborers Society
I was enjoying a quiet pint with a mate in Carlisle on Saturday when a group, who had pre-booked a… Read more The Taborers Society
Kula Shaker at The Old Fire Station in Carlisle
Read more: Review of Kula Shaker: the Inner Circle in Carlisle Bizarrely my top tip of gig photography failed me… Read more Kula Shaker at The Old Fire Station in Carlisle
Hardwicke Circus at The Brickyard
Hardwicke Circus at The Brickyard, Friday, December 19, 2025. BIZARRELY having lived in Carlisle between 2012 and 2019, as well… Read more Hardwicke Circus at The Brickyard
Do I need to get a fisheye lens?
Back in the days of film photography in the mid to late 1990s I bought a Nikon 16mm f2.8 fisheye… Read more Do I need to get a fisheye lens?
Boyzone’s last hurrah!
Bizarrely this week Boyzone announced a one-off ‘final farewell’ gig at London’s Emirates Stadium next year and I was reminded… Read more Boyzone’s last hurrah!
A Night For Ukraine in Carlisle
Last week I photographed my first gig at a cathedral when Carlisle band, Hardwicke Circus, organised the A Night For… Read more A Night For Ukraine in Carlisle
Recreating a shot 35 years later – Ricky Warwick in Carlisle
In July 1990 I had just started smuggling my camera into gigs when I first saw a performance by The… Read more Recreating a shot 35 years later – Ricky Warwick in Carlisle
Peat & Diesel
REVIEW: The Old Fire Station in Carlisle. Friday, July 25, 2025. SIX years ago I was between jobs in Carlisle,… Read more Peat & Diesel
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