Formed 18 months ago, the members of Lady Bird had played in bands with and around the Slaves boys since their youth. “I used to go round Isaac’s and his mum would give him a tenner if he did the ironing and the washing up, then we’d go and buy a couple of beers and sit in the local park,” recalls Don – currently on vocal rest after a throat operation and writing down a series of bon mots on his trusty notepad. The friends continued to follow each others’ career paths, and today we join them as they seal the deal with a ceremonial signing in, erm… Camden Wetherspoons. “These places have become our drinking grounds,” notes Laurie. “Yates and ‘Spoons – that’s the title of our next album.”

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