The Band Scrapbook

Where photos with no home can be found...

A possible alien abduction attempt. Thankfully, the photographer chose to walk away slowly:

Pre-gig relaxing at Polseden Lacey, although it could quite easily be a village cricket match:

We had our own tent, you know:

Loading the van after Creetown Country Music Festival, 2007:

Ray backstage at Ravensworth, Nottinghamshire:

Backstage boredom gave life to this cheeky little chap. He borrowed the shoes as he was too poor to buy his own:

En-route to... somewhere:

The Springhead, Hull. Sadly no more:

'Hey, Mark... shall we play Chewing Gum tonight?':

Backstage at the Springhead:

Centennial Hall, The Isle of Man:

Peel, Isle of Man:

The Jam House, Edinburgh:

An acoustic rehearsal back in the early days:

The band's first radio appearance on The Paddy MacDee Show, Radio Newcastle, 2006:

Umm... no idea:

Peter, The Green Mandolin, Felling, 2006:

Early Doneganmania.. packing out The Royal Tavern, Blyth, back in 2006.

Pete and (brother) David skifflin' up a storm, Whitley Bay Playhouse, 2006:

Put it away, son:

More early days... this time, landing unannounced at The Smugglers, Roker, Sunderland in 2006:

Feeling the cold after the same gig:

Pete and an adoring fan - somewhere on the South Coast of England:

Outside at The Tyne, Newcastle, 2006:

An outtake from a recent photo session. Rach pulled a face and spoiled it:

Taking shadow puppets to a whole new level... Langley Castle, Northumberland, 2006:

The Cottage Inn, Craster, Northumberland, 2006:

A band shot from the same gig. Minutes later we were all cowering under the trailer, hiding from a downpour:

We'll be selling these mail order soon. Probably:

The Peter Donegan Band and Friends, shoehorned into The George Stephenson Inn, West Moor, 2007. Featuring Billy Mitchell and Brian Duffy of The Happy Cats. Great fun:

A Fender Bass headstock. Whitley Bay Playhouse, 2006:

Stephen Stills-Donegan, The Lancastrian Suite, Gateshead, 2006:

Mother Donegan, twiddling the knobs: