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Michael Mann now lives in Alnwick in Northumberland but recalls his days playing the pubs and clubs in Hull and along the coast.

He says of his picture: "It was taken in Teddy's Nightclub in Withernsea possibly between 1981-1984.Μύ We played regularly at Teddy's even though, as you can see, our gear was anything but sufficient.Μύ But the most embarrassing thing was the name of the group, 'WayNiDay' which was often changed to WayNiDays.Μύ I cringed every time I heard the name which came from the first names of the band members, WAYne,NIck and DAve and made up by the mother of drummer, Nick.

WayNiDay in their 'heyday' in Withernsea

IΜύ only return to Withernsea once in a blue moon, but without fail someone will see me and shout "WayNiDays!"Μύ I just wish the ground would open up and swallow me.

I was born in Hedon Road, Hull, andΜύ I went to Maybury School (it was an all-boys school at the time).Μύ From there I moved to Greatfield and failed miserably.ΜύI began performing before I was sixteen in clubs in the area and I think I can safely say IΜύ played nearly every working man's club in Hull by the time I was 18.

When I was nineteen I moved to Burton Pidsea where I met Wayne, Nick and Dave. and joined the band after they'd formed which is why my name isn't included in the group's unusual name.

When the band split, I went to play with two sets of musicians at the same time: Spiney Norman and Biofeedbach.

After I got married, I joined up as an RAF policemen as a friend was already in the RAF.Μύ Although I'd been in the building trade, business was poor at the time and I needed a change.Μύ I ended up being posted to RAF Boulmer and never left the area.Μύ

Whilst in Northumberland, which has some beautiful scenery as you can see from my other picture, I've got into the local folk scene which is extremely popular here and have established myself as a 'local' musician.

I've also expanded the repertoire of instruments I play. These include the tin whistle, mandolin, bouzouki and of course the guitar.Μύ I also write songs and my music is heavily influenced by my roots in Hull and Holderness. Some pieces I've written are ' The Holderness Ploughman' and 'The Ballad of Dagger Lane'.

If you have a Facebook account, you're quite welcome to become a friend and see all of the photos I have of the old bands, including WayNiDay(s). Grief it still hurts!Μύ There is a great picture of Nick Derbyshire, our former drummer, who works for a local commercial radio in Hull, wearing his WayNiDay t-shirt.

In the early eighties, we were at the time, 'The' band in Withernsea and had a substantial following.Μύ But we hated the name and one night decided to advertise ourselves under a different one.Μύ Needless to say, nobody came. We were often billed as a country and western act but sadly, it wasn't really my thing. I was in to a much a harder 'punk-like' sound.

We would often play clubs and many times the older folk playing bingo would keep asking us to keep quiet as they couldn't hear their numbers being called.

Alnwick Castle

Time has moved on and I have three teenage children of my own now, all of whom are interested in making music.Μύ My eldest two, both girls, have been associated with bands. My son Curtis who plays bass guitar is too serious to play in front of people.

They love this part of the world where we npw live and with scenery like the picture of Alnwick castle you can see above which we pass regularly, it's not hard to see why.