Name: Dave Norris
Qualifications & Place of Study: BA Popular & Contemporary Music at Newcastle University
Favourite show played: Hard to pick one, but touring the UK with CJ Wildheart in 2022 was a dream come true. Tour bus, great shows, great musicians for 3 whole weeks, what’s not to love!?
Desert Island Disc: Live After Death – Iron Maiden – Live at Long Beach Arena 1985
What you love about music: It is the ultimate way to connect with people and the best and healthiest way to express yourself!
Motto: “And I knew if I had my chance, I could make those people dance and maybe they’d be happy for a while” – Don McLean, American Pie
Bio: From Ripon, North Yorkshire, Dave has played guitar for 22 years, teaches guitar in schools across North Yorkshire, has performed (and still performs) all over the UK and internationally with many different original (CJ Wildheart, The Running Free), function and tribute bands (Blondie, Bryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Idol, The 1975 and Iron Maiden). He also writes, records and performs original music when he isnt busy teaching in school or performing live.