David Longdon

David Longdon
Photo: Steve Knight · CC BY 2.0

About the artist

David Longdon (born in Nottingham on 17 June 1965; died 20 November 2021) was a British multi-instrumentalist and singer, who was best known as the lead vocalist and co-songwriter of the progressive rock band Big Big Train. Besides singing, Longdon played flute, keyboards, acoustic and electric 6 & 12 string guitars, bass, mandolin, lute, banjo, accordion, percussion, dulcimer, psaltry, vibraphone, theremin and glockenspiel. Longdon began writing music at age nine after discovering The Who.

Top songs

  1. Watch It Burn
  2. Into the Icehouse
  3. There's No Ghost Like an Old Ghost
  4. Forgive (But Not Forget)
  5. The Singer and the Song
  6. Sangfroid
  7. The Letting Go
  8. Love Is All
  9. Always
  10. About Time
Show all 100 songs
  1. This House
  2. Honey Trap
  3. Mandy
  4. Spectral Mornings 2015 - Single Version
  5. Wild River
  6. Vertigo
  7. In Essence
  8. Joely
  9. Falling Down To Earth
  10. On To The Headland
  11. Loving And Giving
  12. Falling Down To Earth (live)
  13. The Treachery of Memory
  14. Always (live)
  15. Every Silver Lining (live)
  16. Wild River (live)
  17. Beyond Belief
  18. Pipe Dream (live)
  19. April Fool (live)
  20. Mandy (live)
  21. Can I Come With You (live)
  22. Falling Down
  23. Loving and Giving (live)
  24. On To The Headland (extended version)
  25. Spectral Mornings 2015 - Instrumental
  26. Loving & Giving
  27. Spectral Mornings 2015 - Classic Mix
  28. Love Is Al
  29. Loving & Giving (live)
  30. Spectral Mornings 2015 - Acoustic Mix
  31. Can I Come With You? (live)
  32. Spectral Mornings 2015 (Single Version)
  33. Wild River - Always
  34. Every Silver Lining
  35. Spectral Mornings 2015 (Classic Mix)
  36. Spectral Mornings 2015
  37. The Treachery of Memory - Bonus Track
  38. April Fool
  39. Pipe Dream
  40. Door One - Forgive (But Not Forget)
  41. Beyond Belief (Live)
  42. On to the Headland (Live)
  43. There’s No Ghost Like an Old Ghost
  44. Can I Come With You
  45. Loving And Riving
  46. Loving And Giviing
  47. The Treachery Of Memory (Acoustic)
  48. Uncle Jack
  49. My Name Is David Longdon
  50. The Dreams Of Harry Beck
  51. Forgive
  52. Nurture Nature
  53. Obedience (demo)
  54. THIS HOUSE (9-2023)
  55. Can I Come With You?
  56. This House (live)
  57. On to the Headland
  58. WR1 01 - Always
  59. WR1 02 - Honey Trap
  60. WR1 03 - Mandy
  61. WR1 04 - About Time
  62. Nurture Nature demo
  63. Jody
  64. Leopards
  65. Spectral Mornings 2015 (Acoustic Mix)
  66. Spectral Mornings 2015 (Instrumental)
  67. Ňđĺę01
  68. Ňđĺę02
  69. Ňđĺę03
  70. Spectral Mornings 2015 [Single Version]
  71. Love Is All - Door One
  72. 1 • Into the Icehouse
  73. 2 • Watch It Burn
  74. 3 • There's No Ghost Like an Old Ghost
  75. 4 • The Singer and the Song
  76. 5 • Forgive (But Not Forget)
  77. The Letting Go (instrumental demo)
  78. Wake Up Call (demo)
  79. April Fool (demo)
  80. Hieroglyphics Of Love
  81. Rock Logic
  82. Pianoish (demo)
  83. The Ivy Gate (DL guide vocal demo)
  84. The Ivy Gate (Judy Dyble guide vocal demo)
  85. Door One
  86. Forgive (But Not Forget) Instrumental Demo
  87. On To The Headland (acoustic)
  88. Wild River - album preview
  89. Astrologers
  90. Obedience

News & Stories

Stories are temporarily unavailable. Search for coverage below.

Find news about David Longdon

Tickets & music shops

We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases through our Amazon and eBay links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Related artists

Powered by Last.fm