The Underfall Yard is the sixth studio album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train, and their first to feature vocalist and multi-instrumentalist David Longdon. It was released on 15 December 2009, by English Electric Recordings.
The Underfall Yard
Big Big Train are an English progressive rock band formed in Bournemouth in 1990. The current line-up includes band founder Gregory Spawton, along with Nick D'Virgilio, Rikard Sjöblom, Dave Foster (guitars), Clare Lindley, Alberto Bravin and Oskar Holldorff. Until 2009, the band were active as a predominantly studio project led by Spawton and co-founder Andy Poole, who departed the band in 2018, with changing line-ups and guest musicians. They have released fourteen studio albums and six EPs.
Big Big Train in 2014. Left to right: Andy Poole, Danny Manners, David Longdon, Rikard Sjöblom, Nick D'Virgilio, Dave Gregory, Rachel Hall and Gregory Spawton
Band founders Andy Poole (left) and Gregory Spawton in 1996
David Longdon and Dave Gregory both joined the band in 2009 and continued until 2021 and 2020 respectively.
Rachel Hall (left) and Rikard Sjöblom (far right) joined as touring members in 2014 and later joined the band for studio work.
