Greetings to all ShadowMusic members!
This online group has been running in different forms since the tail end of the last century. The current manifestation dates from 2009 when Bob took over the technical administration of shadowmusic.co.uk.
By coincidence, 2009 was also the year our heroes last appeared and recorded as The Shadows. That was 15 years ago for the final Cliff Reunion tour. They - and we - are all 15 years older. The Shadows have stopped and we think it’s time for us to do the same, not losing interest just giving up the technical and editorial oversight of this website.
There’s nothing to say that hasn’t already been said. There’s a wealth of Shads information here, more than you will find anywhere else online, all of it contributed over the years by members who know, overseen by moderators who can vouch for it.
The question is what we do about it. The Moderator/Admin Team have been debating this. We are minded to close it to new contributions and freeze it for use as a public archive. We would prune it, tidy it up a little and make all the useful bits available online to anybody.
We won’t do it yet, because there’s work to be done behind the scenes first. But we thought we should let you know now.
Best wishes – Bob (Admin) and David, Dave, George, Iain (Moderators)