Tony Dewhurst

WHEN I tell Keith Murray, the charismatic leader of We Are Scientists, that I once saw him dancing like a whirling dervish on top of a grand piano in North Wales he laughs out loud.

THERE is something reassuring about Adam Barton, and something instantly comforting about his presence when you meet him for the first time.

MIX master Ian Bland conquered the world with Dream Frequency’s floor filler, Feel So Real.

FRANKIE Valli, with his thick black quiff of hair and an enchanting voice, was an American pop sensation in his youth.

BUSTER Bloodvessel, Bad Manners' eccentric front man, might be half the man he used to be, but the zany crooner still kicks up a mighty storm of moon-stomping Ska and reggae music.

JOE Crabtree, from Read, lives in Hollywood, but he will be back on home turf next Saturday when rock fans from all over the world descend on Clitheroe for the annual Wishbone Ash convention.

EVEN for a dyed in the wool Sassenach, the skirl of the bagpipes can stir the soul.

‘LOSE your dreams and you will lose your mind,’ growled Mick Jagger on their famous hit Ruby Tuesday when the Rolling Stones ruled the rock and roll world at the height of the swinging Sixties.

LACE up your dancing shoes…….Langho crooner Nicholas James Gunn is shooting for the stars with his new ensemble, Nicholas James Gunn’s Vintage Swing Thing.

THERE are four people having a lot of fun in Wolf Alice and their searing new single, Yuk Foo, two minutes and four seconds of rampaging rock and roll, is a booming transmitter of sonic sound.