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  • Jamie, Tamsin, Phil, Vince and Ed Too; Five Go Adventuring to The Southgate

    โ€œNorm!โ€ โ€“ brilliant, wasnโ€™t he? A kind of anti-hero pre-Homer Simpson. Part of the furniture in Samโ€™s Bar and despite him being an average guy, when he walked in the whole place lit up. It defined the lyric of the Cheers theme song, โ€œwhere everybody knows your name, and theyโ€™re always glad you came.โ€ If… Read more

  • A (hic) Festival of Winter Ales

    A (hic) Festival of Winter Ales

    Proper quality celebratory glasses here yโ€™ know, no squashy disposable cups; something of a memento. There are flowers in a jar on the table, aroma of hot pie, and a bulky fellow juggling knifes, while straddling our own Ian Diddams while he lies flat on his back on stage. If your preconception of a beer… Read more

  • Mad March: Things to Do. Part 1…

    Huzzah, hurrah, hurray, whoop, bravo, hoot, shout, shriek, hosanna, alleluia and other synonyms for expressions of delight which Iโ€™ve shamelessly purloined from Wordโ€™s dictionary. Do I care? Itโ€™s March, time of the Mad March Hare, spring springing, birds a-singing in the blossoming treetops; after such a damp winter itโ€™s refreshing to look forward to the… Read more

  • Hold Tight, March Brings Rโ€™nโ€™B Showcase at the Sports Club

    Hold Tight, March Brings Rโ€™nโ€™B Showcase at the Sports Club

    Ah, hold tight, two preview pieces from me tonight; Iโ€™m an unstoppable steam train of broadcasts, choo-choo! Yet, Iโ€™m not sure this needs an introduction, not because weโ€™ve been running the poster for it a while now, but if youโ€™re in the know regarding Devizes links to blues then the line up at the Rโ€™nโ€™B… Read more

  • Truth Sluth: Epistemological Investigations for the Modern Age

    One of the most intriguing blurbs to a local event to catch my eye on recent online travels, in this humble but perpetual quest to bring you news of happenings, has to be a new performance from a Bristol/South-West theatre group, aptly named the Modest Genius Theatre Company. โ€œTruth Sluth: Epistemological Investigations for the Modern… Read more

  • REVIEW โ€“ Celtic Roots Collective @ The Southgate and Mule @ The White Bear, Devizes โ€“Sunday 23rd February 2020

    REVIEW โ€“ Celtic Roots Collective @ The Southgate and Mule @ The White Bear, Devizes โ€“Sunday 23rd February 2020

    Sunday Contrasts Andy Fawthrop It was a shame that Englandโ€™s crushing defeat of Ireland Twickenham meant that the start of music at The Southgate got pushed back from its usual start at 4pm until 5pm, because it meant there were two live acoustic duos performing at two different pubs at exactly the same time. I… Read more