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The Lost Trades; Debut at the Village Pump
By Helen Robertson Images by Abbie Asadi On a rainy Friday night in Trowbridge, I followed the directions from the bar staff at the Lamb Inn- past the pool table and out the back – to the Village Pump, a quirky, intimate performance space that was already packed. And there was cake, lots of cake. Read more
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Blues at the Sports Club got my Mojo Working
If I divide rock music into three favoured eras; its birth from rhythm and blues to form rock n roll, psychedelia moulding it back to wailing blues, and second gen mod or new wave from the eighties, and anything post these I don’t care for so much, be it heavy, soft or Nu-metal, I paused Read more
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Day Breakers Down The Cavy!
If variety is the spice of life, The Cavalier in Devizes cannot be faulted. While it may be a short walk from the town centre it hardly requires a sponsor form, and when you get there it’s a warm welcome from a proletariat pub divided from the Wadworthshire typecast. Yeah, define it as boozer for Read more
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REVIEW – Lewis Clark & The Essentials @ The Southgate, Devizes –Friday 13th March 2020
No Pigeon-Holes Andy Fawthrop Friday had been a not-so-great day, with lots of news about C**, pitched battles in the aisles of Morrisons over the last few toilet-rolls, and the cancellation of many sporting and other events. How to react to this desperate situation? Well it was obvious – go to the pub for a Read more
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Corona Virus and Devizine; Anyone got a Loo Roll?
Steve Marsh’s ball of masking tape has reached 60mm in diameter, some doughnut drove their car across the footpath of Marlborough’s green to avoid the pelican crossing; these Facebook posts are not about the corona virus, why are they appearing on my newsfeed?! I’ve been in the “keep calm, carry on, and wave little flags Read more
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Phil Jinder Dewhurst at the White Bear
You know you’re stockpiling years when you decide staying in for your birthday is the choicest option. I did, finally, haul my birthday-cake belly off the sofa on Sunday, driven by lingering desire, or an essence of ritual, which put up a fierce battle against my indolence; I’m glad it won. Though the anticipated birthday Read more
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