West Cumbrian rocker Francis Dunnery is preparing for two concerts in Philadelphia over the Christmas holiday and he's given a revealing interview to one of the top music writers.

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Here's Albert Lee who was in Cumbria this year to help a Lincolnshire singer make his firstalbum at Tom Tyson's studio in Egremont.

Adrian Freebury, of Axholme Drive, Epworth, has been

A LAMDA performance of Shakespeare at Bowness has hit the headlines this week because of the bawdy nature of the interpretation.

The national newspapers have followed-up the Westmorland

This is a You Tube offering by the Bogtrotters - Lancaster-based mountain-biking club with members from Cumbria who have regular get-togethers in various parts of the north.

They came to

Whitehaven Civic Hall was picked-out by The Futureheads as one of their best five gigs of 2008 - up there with venues in Poland, Spain and Australia.

Ross Millard was the band's spokesman

This is Anthony Wright's first video. The Workington Reds midfielder is hoping to become a star both on and off the field.

He didn't sing this one but he was at an audition recently in

Workington Comets speedway team manager Ian Thomas is also heavily involved in show-business, not just as a magician but also as an agent booking some of the top groups from the 60's and 70's like

West Cumbrian rocker Francis Dunnery is preparing for two concerts in Philadelphia over the Christmas holiday and he's given a revealing interview to one of the top music writers.

That's

This is for my wife Vivienne on her birthday. She chose it herself and I'm delighted she went for one by the Big O - terrific singer and we'll have more of him later.

This is for my daughter Jacqueline because it's her birthday. I thought she would have picked something by The Bay City Rollers - her first pop pin-ups - but she's obviously matured musically.

We said earlier that there are FOUR top Death records. We've already heard Laurie, well this is the next in the series. It's from 1968 and was Bobby Goldsbroro's biggest hit - still a karaoke

I actually bought this record in the late 50's first time around. Thought he was terrific and was absolutely made-up when he hit the top of the charts (a Christmas hit) in 1986. I believe he met a