Welcome
to the official The Fivepenny Piece website!
This
site was originally set up by The Fivepenny
Piece fan Paul
Gunningham in 2001. He searched all over
the world wide web, but was unable to find a
site devoted to the band he loved. As he wrote
at the time, "I could hardly believe that
this wonderful band didn't have a single website
dedicated to them, so I thought - if tha' want
summat done, do it thissen!" The result
was the 5pp.co.uk website.
Sadly
in the spring of 2007 Paul died following a
road traffic accident - but his work has not
been forgotten. The website has now become the
official band website, and is managed by John
Meek's wife Margaret with the technical and
design side maintained by Frank Blades of Somersetmade
Ltd.
Eddie
Crotty Passed Away It
is with deep regret that we have to announce
the death of Eddie Crotty - founder member and
much loved singer, songwriter and funny man
of the group. more>>>
Some
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about
The Fivepenny Piece, with our answers.
Please look here first before you email us
with a question, in case your answer is here!
If you are new to the site, or you have never
heard of Fivepenny Piece, this is the best
place to start!
A
background of The Fivepenny Piece with
a year-by-year chronology of events and milestones
in The Fivepenny Piece history, right from
the start in 1968 up to the present day.
A
complete listing of all recordings by The Fivepenny
Piece, including CDs, LP albums and singles,
from 1969 to the present day, with pictures, track
listings, and more. Includes "various artist"
compilation albums with one or more tracks by
The Fivepenny Piece.
An
alphabetical list of all the songs recorded over
the years by The Fivepenny Piece, with
composing credits and brief notes about each.
If you can remember the song but can't remember
which album it was on, this is the place to look!
Started on 20th December 2003. Your chance to
natter to other The Fivepenny Piece fans.
Can
Y' Help?
If
anyone out there has more information, pictures etc,
we would be glad to hear from you. The website is
only as good as the content - and we are always grateful
for more to include on the website.
Ta
folks!
This
bit is just to thank anyone who has helped me with
information, etc. Thanks are due to:
Fivepenny
Piece fan Ivan Haskell for some information
about the band's gigs and records.
Another
great 5PP fan John Armer for lots of further
information on the band.
Martin
Maguire for the details of the band's appearance
on Wheeltappers & Shunters Club including
the video clip on YouTube.
Alan
Simpson for some information about the band's
TV shows from the 1970s.
Dean
Carroll for more info about the band's records.
