Simon Cowe Ray Laidlaw Ian Fairbairn Phil
Murray Billy Mitchell
Ray Laidlaw, writing for the
Friars Aylesbury website in 2007 said:
'Bit
of a tall order this one. I can't remember much detail but I have very
fond memories of Friars, both venues, the first one being the most whacky.
I've got a feeling that the first time Lindisfarne played there we were a
last minute replacement for another band, it may have been David Bowie (it was the Faces
in 1971 in fact - Ed.) I
remember a lot of disgruntled punters in the pub grumbling about having to
watch 'some bloody folk group'. As it happened a lot of them stayed and we
went down really well. I think David Stopps must have had close links with
Charisma records because all of the bands on the label, Genesis, Van Der
Graaf, Audience etc seemed to get booked at Friars on a regular basis. As
I said, I can't recall much detail, just lots of bonhomie, great audience
reaction, good crack in the pub before and after, interesting herbal
aromas and lots of bearded blokes and rustic hippie chicks. Happy daze
indeed'
Chris Oldham, writing for the
Friars Aylesbury website in 2009 said:
'My
name is Chris Oldham lead singer and guitarist of Wycombe band Crossfire
we supported Jack the Lad on Saturday July 9th 1977 and Split Enz on
Saturday 4th Feb. 1978. I remember the gigs very well
I
have very fond memories of playing with Jack The Lad, was a great gig
and they let us come back on stage several times for encores. We were
voted next to Marillion as best local band that year something we are
still proud of to this day. Nice to be mentioned on the friars site."
Jack The Lad called it a day after the 1977
farewell tour (obviously !) and eventually Lindisfarne reformed having a
hit in 1978 with Run For Home and they played Friars again in 1981.
