Take It to the Bridge: Dundee's Rock & Pop History
Author(s): Lorraine Wilson (Author)
- Publisher: Black & White Pub Ltd
- Publication Date: January 30, 2012
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 248 pages
- ISBN-10: 1845023633
- ISBN-13: 9781845023638
Book Description
From the early days of pop when The Beatles shook the Caird Hall, to the current day when local heroes The View shake that same hall, Dundee has had a rich and passionate connection with music. This book takes us on a journey from the heyday of the dancehalls through to today’s diverse music scene.
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
?From the days when The Beatles shook the Caird Hall, to today when local heroes The View shake that same hall, Dundee has had a rich connection with music. This book journeys from the heyday of the dancehalls through to today s diverse music scene. Dundee s musical history is littered with famous names: the Average White Band, Billy Mackenzie and the Associates, Danny Wilson, Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue), and Michael Marra. This book explores this history, including also, local heros; the rich jazz and folk scenes; and the record stores, venues, and figures that have made the music scene in the city so vibrant.
About the Author
Lorraine Wilson is a Dundee-born writer, editor and radio broadcaster. She began her career in journalism on teenage magazines such as Jackie, before a mercifully brief spell working in London at the Daily Star and IPC magazines. She spent twelve years in Glasgow, on the features desk of The Herald and subsequently as a freelancer. She moved back to Dundee in 2004, and in 2010 spent a year as editor of The Scots Magazine. Music has always been a passion, both spectating and performing presently as singer in Dundee band Miami Vince.
