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 Somersetmade Ltd.
Forum
added to the website Now
you can ask your questions to the band, share
your Fivepenny Piece memories, chat with other
fans of the band or just tell us what a good
(or otherwise) job you are doing. more>>>
'A
Special Child' - the Album out now! 'A
Special Child' is a brand new collection
of festive songs from founder Fivepenny Piece
members John Meeks and Lynda Meeks.more>>>
Where's
Tha' Bin?
Just
click on any of the links to go straight to the page
you want:
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!
Brand
new to the website is the Fivepenny Piece Forum.
Not strictly a part of this website, it is your
starting point for communication with other
Fivepenny Piece fans - and with the band. Any
questions there will be answered as soon aspossible
by the band's management or webmaster.
And remember there is also
the Yahoo!
The Fivepenny Piece Discussion Group
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.
