The honey-based alcoholic drink [[mead]] is brewed on Lindisfarne.
The honey-based alcoholic drink [[mead]] is brewed on Lindisfarne.
−
The island is now very popular with tourists. It currently has a population of just over 150 people.<ref>http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/general/welcome.htm</ref>
+
The island is now very popular with tourists. It currently has a population of just over 150 people.<ref>http://www.lindisfarne.org.uk/general/welcome.htm</ref> The island also lends its name to [[Lindisfarne (band)|Lindisfarne]], a folk rock band from [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], who were popular in the early 1970s and originally led by singer-songwriter [[Alan Hull]] (1945-1995).