:: The Sojourners

Wallsend is a town in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, at the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall. It has a population of 43,842 and lies four miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne. In the mid-90s, in Wallsend, there was a band called The Sojourners. I just found about it on Soundcloud. Davy Craig, who was part of the band, uploaded 14(!) years ago a bunch of tracks. They cover a few different styles, but there’s a very good one that just makes this post worth doing, a track titled “Don”. According to the little description the song was recorded at Impulse in Wallsend and is named after Don from Hoults Yard Rehearsal Rooms. The music is by Davy and the lyrics by Steve Jobling. Another extra bit of info is that the song was inspired by Donovan, The Beatles and The Smiths. There are other tracks, also recorded at the same place and the same year. I’ll go through them. “47 Hastings Parade” which was the name of the street Davy used to live in Hebburn. Then there is a demo of the track…