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PHIL SWERN 1948 —2024
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When the Irish band were a folksy blues three-piece, it was Eric Bell who defined Thin Lizzy on their 1971 self-titled debut and early 70s follow-ups, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds Of The Western World
Bruce Springsteen has become something of a national treasure in Britain — but it wasn’t always the case, says David Hepworth
Midge Ure, the Live Aid orchestrator and Ultravox synth-pop pioneer, looks back at his trial by fire with Thin Lizzy – and why he told Phil Lynott: “I’m not the guy you should be asking”
Saturday 7–Friday 13 June