The Yage Letters (band)

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The Yage Letters is an English musical group active in the Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria region from 1991 to 1997. The group consisted of Chris Burke (guitars and vocals) and Steve Crabtree (guitars and vocals).

The Yage Letters released a single album, Northern Melodica Mews, which took more than five years to record. Northern Melodica Mews was recorded in A/O Studios. Burke and Crabtree were co-owners of the studio with songwriters Chris East & Barry Vernon. Chris East penned 1979 Cliff Richard hit 'My Kinda Life',[1] wrote songs for and with American Country & Western duo 'The Judds' and British songwriter Micky Jupp.

After his tenure with The Yage Letters Crabtree produced and directed the BBC television film, Blood on the Turntable - The Sex Pistols (2004).[2]

Crabtree also produced and directed Virtual World/Real Millions, a June 1, 2007 episode of BBC's The Money Programme which was the first full BBC programme to be broadcast inside a virtual world Second Life.[3]