I saw them at The Old Down in January and jolly good they were too. As a bonus I discovered that Emily's mother, who was in the audience, had been at the tiny primary-level British Community School in Beirut with me in 1967/8 (though I didn't know her at the time).

To continue the Newcastle connection, I saw Jez Lowe and The Bad Pennies at The Old Down last Friday and jolly good they were as well.