Alan Hull Ray Laidlaw Kenny Craddock Terry
Popple Colin Gibson Pete Kirtley
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. 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'
Jim
McCarty, writing for the Friars Aylesbury website in 2008 said:
"
Friars was a good "old fashioned" gig that hadn't changed much since the
60`s. If I remember by 1976 (Illusion gigs) there weren't many of those
venues left. There were either little clubs or huge venues. Friars always
had that sort of "hippie" vibe. Quite different to the punk thing
happening at the time."
Radiator lasted only one album and
Lindisfarne reformed in 1978 having a hit with Run For Home. Alan Hull
died in 1995.
