Salisbury-based Lynden Williams releases new album

Salisbury-based Lynden Williams has released a new download album under the band name Stirling Rock titled Are You Coming To The Party? via Singsong Music.

Stirling Rock marks a new chapter in Williams’ career, following his earlier work with Salisbury bands Jerusalem and The Britz.

Lynden Williams has released a new download album under the band name Stirling Rock. (Image: Supplied)

Williams said: "Stirling Rock is a new band name which hopefully pays homage to the Scottish town where I lived during the last two years of my schooling.

"I'd like to think the name is akin to the kind of sweet that's better known as Edinburgh Rock, or it could possibly relate to the volcanic plug upon which Stirling Castle sits atop, or it could describe the type of music which the album contains - but I prefer the sweet connotation."

The album pays tribute to and is influenced by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, who performed twice at Stirling University.

It also features the late Bob Cooke, guitarist for both Jerusalem and The Britz, who died in December 2024.

Williams said: "Bob Cooke, who died in December 2024, plays guitar on the track Faith Healer, on which Yes/Buggles keyboard player, Geoff Downes, also plays."

Williams’ musical journey includes time with Salisbury-based band Jerusalem and also recorded with school friend and keyboardist Graham Whitelaw in Glasgow.

He joined The Britz after Cooke offered him the soon-to-be-vacated singing position.

In recent years, producer Rob Aubrey encouraged Williams to revisit old recordings.

Williams handed him a collection of cassettes from his Glasgow days.

He said: "So much activity is taking place to restore those old recordings into a more pristine listening experience."

Future releases under the Stirling Rock name are expected to feature some of these recordings with Whitelaw, who died in 2001.

A broader reissue programme is also underway.