My old friend who I met up every year to go to a Prog Rock festival or two usually in Blighty (once in Germany) emailed me mentioning a band that I really like back in the eighties.
They were a Gothic dreamy pop duo from Bournemouth who appeared on stage with an art artist and some classic musicians.
I saw them on The Tube in around 1987. This was a live music programme from Newcastle on Channel 4 every Friday tea time and presented by Jools Holland and Paula Yates who is no longer with us.
I instantly fell head over heels with this band and when I went to the pub I would rave about this great new band.
My friend in his message told me that the female vocalist from Shelley An Orphan died in 2015. This made me feel very sad and I wish so much I had seen them play live.
Thanks to good old YouTube I have managed to find a video of them in 1987 on The Tube.
They named themselves after the English poet Percy Shelley.
Enjoy:
Did you watch The Tube back in the eighties when music was great?
I don't think I found YouTube till the beginning of the 2000s. I was so impressed, so much music I could find. No more CDs.
ReplyDeleteThat video was good listening
We didn't have the internet until 2009 Linda. You Tube is excellent. Especially when I find a concert I have watched on television or live. No it looks like CDs have had their day. We sometimes play them on car journeys. I am pleased you liked the video. I wish they would bring back The Tube.
ReplyDeleteI moved abroad in the 80s so missed much of the music scene back then. By the time we returned home I was starting to go deaf so never really caught up.
ReplyDeletePlease tell us more of your Tenerife tales JayCee. I wish I had moved to Portugal years ago. I love the people and the weather.
ReplyDeleteShelleyan Orphan had a distinctive sound. The lead singer was called Caroline Crawley. She was only 53 when she died "after a long illness" - whatever that might mean. I had not heard of them until today Dave so thanks for that old chap.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting YP. A great band. I also enjoyed The Tube.
ReplyDeleteI didn't watch The Tube. I love this girl's voice and the classical musicians together. I would have liked to have seen her live too. Thanks Dave.
ReplyDeleteDid you live in Newcastle in the eighties Rachel? The Tube was filmed there. Yes a great voice and classic music made them sound so good. I am glad you like them Rachel. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI lived in Newcastle in the 1970s Dave.
DeleteI remember you mentioned on your blog that you livex there Rachel.
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