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The success of the Newcastle-spawned folk-rock group Lindisfarne — which experienced enjoyed a set of hit albums and a string of U.K. strike singles over the prior 2 yrs — found a crashing halt in 1973, when the music group decided to break up. Alan Hull and Ray Jackson hung …

This offshoot of UK folk rock outfit Lindisfarne, comprising Billy Mitchell (guitar/vocals; ex-Callies), Simon Cowe (electric guitar/vocals), Ray Laidlaw (drums) and Fishing rod Clements (bass), was shaped in 1973. The quartet documented some rock and roll ‘n’ jig materials with Maddy Prior’s vocals, before Clements still left for program and …