Grandfather Birds

Newcastle

From their nest in Newcastle's Ouseburn Valley, indie-prog four-piece Grandfather Birds are getting ready to spread their wings.

“When I listen to Grandfather Birds' new self-produced track The Woods, somewhere in the back of my mind I also hear The Telescopes spinning Chapterhouse 12 inchers at a Sunday night disco in a working men’s club where Nick McCabe is the landlord, the entir...

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