Re: OT - the old Bradford music scene : Sat Jan 09, 2010 9:15 am  

smiffythebull wrote:

Whilst were on the subject guys..many years ago. early eighties i think...a mate took me to a pub which had sort of a band venue attatched to see a band called limelight..a 3 piece rock outfit that were awesome, sadly the mate is no longer around and i cant for the life of me remember the name of the pub, somehow i seem to think it was called nosey parkers, and was in the bolton woods area somewhere, but no-one i have ever mentioned it to knows of it...any one any idea..?

No idea as I wasn't here at the time, but I saw Limelight several times in Donny in the 80's. Fantastic band, one of the best pub bands I saw. Was it them who did a brilliant cover of Love Sculpture's (Dave Edmunds) epic Sabre Dance?

Re: OT - the old Bradford music scene : Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:06 pm  

Regarding Limelight, yes it was them that always finished off their set with 'Sabre Dance'

I honestly can't think of any venue or even potential venue in Bolton Woods. I was very active in watching bands from that era and don't recall any venue anywhere near Bolton Woods. They were regulars at the Princeville, and played a few other venues around town - I remember seeing them once at that pub on Westgate (next door to the Boy and Barrell down the hill). And possibly at the Royal Standard. They probably also played the old Talk of the Town venue on Leeds Road.

Happy Days....

Re: OT - the old Bradford music scene : Sat Jan 09, 2010 7:59 pm  

ryano wrote:

Could it have been The Golsborough up Bolton Road? I saw some bands there in the '80s but I can't remember what the gaff was called at the time. I might be getting confused though!

it has been called quite a few names ie corn dolly,golden shuttle.

Re: OT - the old Bradford music scene : Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:14 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote:

Regarding Limelight, yes it was them that always finished off their set with 'Sabre Dance'

I honestly can't think of any venue or even potential venue in Bolton Woods. I was very active in watching bands from that era and don't recall any venue anywhere near Bolton Woods. They were regulars at the Princeville, and played a few other venues around town - I remember seeing them once at that pub on Westgate (next door to the Boy and Barrell down the hill). And possibly at the Royal Standard. They probably also played the old Talk of the Town venue on Leeds Road.

Happy Days....

yes happy days indeed,watched plenty of bands in the royal standard,the punk scene was fantastic in there.the pub down from the boy n barrell was the tavern in the town,yes limelight were regulars on the stage.just cant remember where nosey parkers was.remember seeing son of a bitch at the princeville before they became saxon,then the vaux bar where i saw human league before they made it big,aw the memories are flooding back

Re: OT - the old Bradford music scene : Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:18 pm  

I got this book today. It's an interesting read.

Re: OT - the old Bradford music scene : Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:48 pm  

andy p wrote:

it has been called quite a few names ie corn dolly,golden shuttle.

No, the Goldsborough is the one just a few yards further up from the Corn Dolly. I believe it shut recently? Something i don't think will ever happen to the brilliant Dolly!

Re: OT - the old Bradford music scene : Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:02 am  

I saw Def Leppard at Bradford Uni when they WERE a rock band. Unfortunately they became American and henceforth were crap!

PS Anyone remember Baby Tuckoo and Warlord?

Re: OT - the old Bradford music scene : Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:51 am  

Ilkley Rock City: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/content/a ... ture.shtml Them w'at days. We didn't 'ave no tellies or shoes or bedclothes. We med us own fun in them days. Do you know, when I were a lad you could get a tram down into t'town, buy three new suits an' an ovvercoat, four pair o' good boots, go an' see Jimi Hendrix at Troutbeck 'otel, get blind drunk, 'ave some steak an' chips, bunch o' bananas an' three stone o' monkey nuts an' still 'ave change out of a farthing. We'd lots o' things in them days they 'aven't got today - rickets, diptheria, Hitler and my, we did look well goin' to school wi' no backside in us trousers an' all us little 'eads painted purple because we 'ad ringworm. They don't know they're born today!!! With thanks to Tony Capstick.

Ilkley Rock City: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/content/a ... ture.shtml Them w'at days. We didn't 'ave no tellies or shoes or bedclothes. We med us own fun in them days. Do you know, when I were a lad you could get a tram down into t'town, buy three new suits an' an ovvercoat, four pair o' good boots, go an' see Jimi Hendrix at Troutbeck 'otel, get blind drunk, 'ave some steak an' chips, bunch o' bananas an' three stone o' monkey nuts an' still 'ave change out of a farthing. We'd lots o' things in them days they 'aven't got today - rickets, diptheria, Hitler and my, we did look well goin' to school wi' no backside in us trousers an' all us little 'eads painted purple because we 'ad ringworm. They don't know they're born today!!! With thanks to Tony Capstick.

Re: OT - the old Bradford music scene : Sun Jan 10, 2010 7:01 pm  

Thanks guys, at least some of you got to see limelight at least...awesome band. ..the venue i saw them at will have to remain a mystery for now..but it was definately pub with a venue built on..really low ceiling in the concert hall which apparently played havoc with the accoustics..o well Happy days.

Re: OT - the old Bradford music scene : Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:31 am  

Sounds like the Princeville Club to me up near Ingleby Road.