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  • REVIEW โ€“ Lovesong @ Wharf Theatre, Devizes โ€“ Thursday 26th May 2022

    REVIEW โ€“ Lovesong @ Wharf Theatre, Devizes โ€“ Thursday 26th May 2022

    Fabulous Stagecraft! by Andy Fawthrop Images used with kind permission of Chris Watkins Media Been a while since Iโ€™d been to our townโ€™s lovely little theatre, and it was a joy to go back again.….. The occasion was the staging of Abi Morganโ€™s โ€œLovesongโ€. Now I happen to be a fan of Abi Morganโ€™s writing,… Read more

  • PREVIEW โ€“ 49th Chippenham Folk Festival โ€“ Friday 27th to Sunday 29th May 2022

    The Boys (And Girls) Are Back In Town! By Andy Fawthrop Yes โ€“ we know itโ€™s not in Devizes, but itโ€™s just up the road in Chippers โ€“ a quick trip in the car or on the exciting ride that is the 33 bus. And Chippenham is one of the biggest (and oldest) folk festivals… Read more

  • Cookie Cutting with Andrew Hurst

    Cookie Cutting with Andrew Hurst

    Andrew Hurst appears at St Johns House in Devizes this Saturday, 27th May, courtesy of Devizes Rotary, for a Ukraine fundraiser, the same day he releases the solo piano album, Cookie Cutter Island [Do you know the way to], of which weโ€™ve taken a sneaky preview ofโ€ฆโ€ฆ. I go to gigs, where the archetypal though… Read more

  • Is Devizes Ready for The Strong Lady?!

    Is Devizes Ready for The Strong Lady?!

    Featured Photo Credit: Sean Longmore How strong is strong lady Charmaine Childs? Strong enough to be a circus strong-lady of Strong Lady Productions, and that sounds strong enough for me not to dispute the claim. The good folk of Devizes have the opportunity to find out for themselves, this Thursday, 26th May when Charmaine brings… Read more

  • Half a Review: James Hollingsworth @ The Southgate

    Half a Review: James Hollingsworth @ The Southgate

    It was only a whistle-stop for me at Devizes’ best pub for original live music on Saturday, but long enough to sink a cider and assess; James Hollingsworth is fantastic…. Our roving reporter Andy informed me James is a blessing on the folk circuit, but this occasion, armed with enough loop pedals to make The… Read more

  • Sarnie for Her Majesty!

    There’s still time to suggest your ideal sandwich filling fit for the Queen! Devizes Food & Drink Festival are hoping for seventy sandwich fillings…..even I couldn’t eat seventy butties, but I never refuse a challenge, if they need a judge! “Lots have been suggested,” they say, “and BBC Wiltshire’s Sue Davies was suitably horrified by… Read more