Category Archives: Music

It has only been a short space of time since The Magpies burst onto the UK folk scene, but they have already made a huge impression with their fresh brand of transatlantic neo-folk and have been ‘making waves wherever they play’ (Phil Beer, Show of Hands). Three accomplished musicians in their own right, The Magpies […]

The Jeremiahs is an Irish folk band of four musicians who have come together with the common goal of writing, composing and performing new folk songs and music.  They have travelled extensively, bringing their music far and wide and are heralded as a live band not to be missed. With a wonderful mixture of newly […]

Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic tale of four sisters who come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War, starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson.

Since their formation in 1977 NINE BELOW ZERO have developed a reputation as one of the best blues bands in the country. Their high energy live act was already well established by the time they signed to A&M RECORDS in 1980 and was forever captured on their classic live album 1980’s LIVE AT THE MARQUEE. […]

21st Anniversary Tour (With a New Studio Album) Celebrating their 21st Anniversary, St Agnes Fountain have been called THE Christmas band for their constantly evolving take on old carols as well as the wealth of new seasonal music they bring each year to their sell-out shows. This year after missing out on their 20th year […]

On tour with their celebrated Christmas show that mixes traditional folk music, seasonal material, stirring in classical, pop and music hall, all topped off with audience participation and lashings of wry humour, Paul Sartin (Bellowhead / Faustus) and Paul Hutchinson (Hoover The Dog) together wow audiences across the UK, USA and Australia with their eclectic […]

One of the great forces in ‘90s pop culture is bringing music to the people —saxophonist Snake Davis put the icing on the cake for Take That’s A Million Love Songs, M People’s Search For The Hero and a host of other hits. And with his band The Burden of Paradise, he’s returning to Ropery Hall. Breathtaking skill, warm […]

Recorded in the company of house-trained rabbits on an industrial estate in Cambridge, Daylight Moon, Ezio’s ninth studio album is their most personal yet. The visceral honesty of frontman Ezio Lunedei’s lyrics is laid bare in tracks like Indian, an ode to feeling overcome by forces beyond his control, and Dirty Little Secret, a Nick-Drake-esque […]

John had to wait until 1977 and the rise of punk before his dream of fame and fortune would finally become a reality. Having caught the eye of the producers of the BBC’s Old Grey Whistle Test,  his performance on that show would grab the attention of the watching audience. John, ever the showman, decided […]