Music City, Tynedale's bank holiday music scene started in Mr Ants Bar with the West Coast Band. On Saturday night the Tap and Spile had the Chloe Chadwick band and on Sunday the 606 band. The Tyne Bar, Newcastle had George Shovlin and the Radars. Boys of Brass in the Tannery.

Solo, duo, trio and four piece band in Hexham this last weekend. Fri, Mr Ants. Dave Ridley. Sat, Tannery. 2Hogs. The Vault. The Players. Sun. Tap and Spile. Stan the Band.

Music in Hexham started on Wednesday at the Heart of Northumberland with the Hexham Bluegrass band. Fri in Ants. Lee Brown. Sat, Globe. Kevin Beadle. Vault. Daniel John Martin with Swing Manouche. Sun, Tap and Spile. Dr. Brown and the Groove Cats.

Bands seen: Friday. Anchor, Haydon Bridge: Wreckage. Mr Ants, Hexham: Swamp Hoppers. Saturday, Corbridge beer festival: Punk Fiction, Riff Raff, Baboons. Golden Lion, Corbridge: Big River. Sunday, Tap and Spile: Gatecrashers.

The Hexham music scene over the last two weeks: Thu 21 Jun in Heart of Northumberland. Nicky Kirk. Fri. Mr Ants. Danny Smith. Sat. Golden Lion, Corbridge. Jade. Sun. Hexham Carnival. The Sublimes, Pretty Vacant and The Odels.

Hexham has a new venue for Sunday afternoon bands, more later. On Fri 29 Jun, Mr Ants. Chris Warnock. Sat. Vault. Jazza Nova. Golden Lion, Corbridge. Fontains. Sun. Mr Ants. Shaun Fenwick. The Grapes. Mississippi Sons and as a Tap replacement, The Fox. Giroscope.

The bands in Music City Tynedale started in Mr Ants Bar with Red Shoes, a new band for me. On Saturday the Fox were entertained by Lynch Mob and on Sunday they hosted Somebody's Cat.

It's that time of year again, l've been at the Darlington Blues Festival (Sunday) with a great crowd from Hexham, fifteen of us attended and saw some cracking bands over the day/night. I didn't get around them all but gave it a good go.

It was a busy weekend of music for me: on Saturday night l was at the Queen's Hall, Hexham to see the excellent Simon and Garfunkel Story show, followed immediately by a dash to the Fox, Hexham to see the Proper Boys and then on Sunday back to the Fox for Ma Kelly's Boys.

If you're in the Brampton, Spaedeadam, Haltwhistle, Bardon Mill, Allendale, Allenheads area keep your eyes to the skies this afternoon at about 14.30 - 14.50: it's the final flypast of the RAF's Tornado jets. They're doing a whistle-stop tour of their old stomping grounds.

Sunderland are needing a new manager...just a thought.

St. Patrick's weekend in Hexham started in Mr Ants with Lynch Mob and their Irish folk set. Saturday night and it was The Golden Lion, Corbridge for The West Coast Band, great "California" rock covers. Sunday in the Tap and Spile with DVD and some guitar rock. Marvellous.

Busy week in Hexham: Tuesday. Zoe Gilby, jazz, Fox. Thursday Nicky Kirk, folk, Heart of Northumberland. Fri. Shaun Fenwick, rock covers, Mr Ants. Sat. Charity Music Day, Tap and Spile. Sun. Tubesnake, rock covers, Tap and Spile.

More than enough bands in Hexham last weekend: Friday, Mr Ants. Right to Silence. Saturday, The Fox. Flying Vs. The Globe. Bear Wire Band. Sunday, Tap and Spile. 7 Sins. The Grapes. Gareth Beddard.

Music galore in Hexham last weekend: Friday, Mr Ants. Shaun Chipp. Saturday, Fox, Pretty Vacant. Tap and Spile, Undershield. Mr Ants, Acoustic Echo. Sunday, Tap and Spile, Liberty Belle.

An early start to the music week in Hexham. Tue night, Heart of Northumberland. Iona Fyfe. Fri night, Mr. Ants, Sam Gibson. Sat night. Tap and Spile, King for a Day. Vercellis, Gary Beddard. Sun, Tap and Spile, Raw Spirit. Tannery, Marty Craggs and Trevor Sewell.

Hexham music last week consisted of: Mon, Heart of Northumberland. Ritchie McMahon. Tue, Fox, Jazz club with Joey Richardson. Fri, Mr Ants. Bear Wire Band. Sat, Tannery. Boys of Brass. Tap and Spile. Skamania. Sun, Tap and Spile. Broken Toys.

Very late music update from two weekends ago: Friday, Ants. Mudskippers. Sat, Fox. Proper Boys. Sun, Tap and Spile. Hair of the Derg. Tannery Doggone Daddies.

This weekend's music in Hexham started in Mr Ants Bar on Fri with Jack Cummings. Fox. Lounge Lizards. Golden Lion Corbridge. Ritchie Bee Band. Sun Tap and Spile. Pretty Vacant.

A new venue in Hexham for me this last weekend, on Friday Ritchie McMahon was in The Vault. In Mr Ants Bar Dplus an acoustic duo entertained the punters. On Saturday night it was to the Golden Lion Corbridge to see Blistered Molly. The Tap and Spile had Riff Raff on Sunday.