10/09/2026
Because I'm bored, sitting at home with man flu, I thought I'd set you a little quiz. It's basically a name the artist type challenge based on acts who have all played at A500 at some time or another.
Feel free to tell us about which one's you can't answer in the comments 😀
1. Which artist, who is also known as an accomplished author and environmental campaigner, has sold over a million albums worldwide, and performed with some of the greats of country music like Joan Baez, yet once stood on that tiny stage at Tittensor?
2. Who is the popular singer songwriter, who once turned up so late for a performance, he was still chewing a sandwich when he got onstage to do a line check? Clue… his father was a founder of one of the biggest and most influential folk bands of all time.
3. Some might be surprised to find that this artist is a monumental mason by day. He has also played bass alongside Blues legend PP Arnold in a series of concerts paying tribute to The Band’s ‘Last Waltz’ album
4. An easy one for you. Which artist was first spotted by A500 Music talent scouts when playing small village halls and bars in the vicinity, but has since gone on to win Grammys for her writing talents, contributing to music by stars such as Diana Ross, The Chicks, James Blunt and a certain ‘Ginger Jesus’.
5. Which male performer has performed and recorded alongside the artist hinted at in Q4, and toured the States in the 90’s with his own band Treehouse before going on to write and perform with multi platinum selling artist Edwin McCain
6. Who is the only artist to have been presented with a birthday cake on stage?
7. Name the artist who played the lead in Lloyd Webber’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ on the West End but never made it to the stage on his first visit to Fulford?
8. Some of these have been too easy, so can you think who is the only Scottish performer we’ve hosted? Actually her guitarist was Scots too. ***
9. I can think of three occasions when people have got up to dance at A500 gigs, can you remember who was playing?
10. Which A500 Music support act went on to perform on a special edition of Bob Harris’s Old Grey Whistle Test show.
*** minus points to the quiz master, as I've just realised there has been another Scottish born artist at A500 Music, though you would never know it due to his very English accent.
ten bonus points to people who get both :)
