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  • REVIEW โ€“ Skedaddle @ The Southgate and Chris Oโ€™Leary @ Three Crowns, Devizes โ€“ Sunday 2nd February 2020

    REVIEW โ€“ Skedaddle @ The Southgate and Chris Oโ€™Leary @ Three Crowns, Devizes โ€“ Sunday 2nd February 2020

    Spoilt For Choice on a Sunday Afternoon Andy Fawthrop After the previous nightโ€™s blow-away gig by the Jack Grace Band, it was back to the Southgate first of all for some post Six Nations music. The afternoonโ€™s offering was Skedaddle, a local band mostly populated by the Witcomb family. With Southgate regular Eddie on acoustic… Read more

  • REVIEW โ€“ Jack Grace Band @ The Southgate, Devizes โ€“ Saturday 1st February 2020

    REVIEW โ€“ Jack Grace Band @ The Southgate, Devizes โ€“ Saturday 1st February 2020

    Live Music At Its Very Best Andy Fawthrop It was Saturday night, which could mean only one thing โ€“ free live music at The Southgate! Jack Grace was a figure new to me, so thought I better give him a good old listen โ€“ be rude not to. And so pleased that I made the… Read more

  • A Skandal in Marlborough

    A Skandal in Marlborough

    Broke my hibernation last night to trek across the downs and catch Swindonโ€™s Skandals play the Lamb in Marlborough; well worth the effortโ€ฆโ€ฆ โ€œSome proper drum and bass,โ€ yelled frontman of The Skandals, Mark Colton during the break of a Bad Mannersโ€™ Special Brew cover, โ€œnot like the shit the kids listen to today!โ€ In… Read more

  • Word from the top; Mayoral Fundraising Events

    Word from the top, Iโ€™m always happy to receive a message from our mayor. Although, I might be remanded to the town gaols for my inexcusable misuse of photoshop. I think Judy Rose is a great choice, in my defence, yet I just like mayors in general, most likely from being a lifelong fan of… Read more

  • REVIEW โ€“ Jon Walsh @ The White Bear, Devizes โ€“ Sunday 27th January 2020

    REVIEW โ€“ Jon Walsh @ The White Bear, Devizes โ€“ Sunday 27th January 2020

    Mr Versatility Andy Fawthrop Having got a couple of hours to spare before the eveningโ€™s Rockfiles gig at Long Street Blues Club (see elsewhere), I thought Iโ€™d pop into the White Bear for a couple of looseners, and to see Jon Walsh, a performer new to me. Using both acoustic and resonator guitars, Jon clearly… Read more

  • Half Term Worries Over; things to do with little ones during February half-termโ€ฆ

    Half Term Worries Over; things to do with little ones during February half-termโ€ฆ

    Donโ€™t panic, and reach for the crate of wine, itโ€™s only a half-term holiday. Plus, weโ€™ve some solutions to keep them from wearing their X-Box out. So, without further a-do hereโ€™s the lowdown on exciting activities and events to engage their little minds, and help keep your sanity! Events which run through the week are… Read more