Anglo-American songstress Sarah Gillespie is renowned for mixing elements of jazz, folk and blues with her streetwise poetic lyrics. Having released four critically acclaimed albums in the last 10 years, she has toured extensively, headlining leading venues (Ronnie Scott’s – London, Blue Note – Milan, CBGB’s New York) plus festivals in Europe and the USA. She’s twice played live on BBC Woman’s […]
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Benji Kirkpatrick and The Excess
Prolific roots musician Benji Kirkpatrick is well known for being a founder member of big-band folk trailblazers, Bellowhead, a current member of Faustus and Steeleye Span and sometime Seth Lakeman collaborator. Over the last few years, he has been writing and cooking up plans for his own project, which was unveiled in 2019 as Benji Kirkpatrick and The Excess. ‘Multi instrumental virtuoso’ (Tom […]
Ma Bessie & Her Pig Foot Band
Building on her passion for the “Empress of the Blues”, Julia Titus formed her Pig Foot Band in mid-2015 to share the music of Bessie Smith and her contemporaries, with a new generation of listeners. Mixing Julia’s rich, warm vocal sound with a dynamic band that look and sound the part, Ma Bessie & her […]
Paul Lamb & the King Snakes
Paul Lamb is known by aficionados and music press around the world as a foremost blues harmonica exponent, forging himself a place in the history books as one of the greatest players of our time. Countless awards have been won by him and his band. He has sold record-breaking quantities of albums and performed around the […]
Holmes and Watson
Before slipping into well-earned retirement, Sherlock Holmes has prevailed upon his long-time companion Dr Watson, his landlady Mrs Hudson and Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard to join him in a farewell tour of the British Isles. For the first time ever they will re-enact one of the detective’s most baffling unrecorded cases – The Case […]
JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH’S BACK!
“John Shuttleworth’s Back”… is giving him trouble. Years of strenuous DIY, not to mention playing his organ whilst perched upon a multi pack of Diet Sprite with no lumber support, has taken its toll. But – ever the trouper – John returns to regale audiences with an evening of his classic songs (plus new ones […]
Snake Davis Trio
The welcome return of Snake Davis and his trio featuring Johnny Thirkell on trumpet and Mark Creswell on guitar. Snake will be playing two socially-distanced performances. Tickets are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
Snake Davis Trio
The welcome return of Snake Davis and his trio featuring Johnny Thirkell on trumpet and Mark Creswell on guitar. Snake will be playing two socially-distanced performances. Tickets are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
The Ghost Of A Smile,
From the team that brought you “Spitfire Solo”, “Bond!”, and “The Six-Sided Man” comes the perfect ghostly experience as we head towards Christmas! Two of Charles Dickens’ creepy tales – with a comic twist. Tales with a tingle, but also a giggle! Two yarns to chill and charm! Stories with a shiver and a smile! […]
The Silence of Snow: The Life of Patrick Hamilton
Written and performed by Mark Farrelly Directed by Linda Marlowe Following his much-acclaimed performance of Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope at Ropery Hall last year, Mark Farrelly returns with his riveting, kinetic solo show portraying one of the great English writers of the inter-war years. Patrick Hamilton was a dazzling success in his twenties, producing hit plays Rope (filmed by Hitchcock) and Gaslight, […]
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