M U S I C AT R G S PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS BY TONY BIRD STAFF SINCE 1990 Arriving in a cold and snowy Newcastle, in late December, 1990, was a really positive experience. Having been given a memorable send off from my colleagues at Bolton School (an evening of ‘Geordie’ music, culminating in conducting a performance of Cushy Butterfield, and the formal presentation of a bag of coal).
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