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The Brand New Heavies to Play The Cheese and Grain in November
Debuting in 1990, The Brand New Heavies may not be so new any longer, but they’re still heavy, funky acid jazz pioneers and they’re on tour in November to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of their groundbreaking 1994 album Brother Sister, including The Cheese & Grain in Frome on Saturday November 30thโฆ. Propelled by the classic… Read more
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โThe Incident Roomโ at the Rondo Theatre, Larkhall, Bath, May 1st-4th.
by Ian Diddamsimages by Ian Diddams I was born in 1962. In 1975 I was 13 years old, in my second year at secondary school.By 1981 was I was about to take A-levels that summer. In that time Peter Sutcliffe, a.k.a. โThe Yorkshire Ripperโ murdered thirteen women and attempted to murder seven others. I grew… Read more
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James and the Cold Gun, Lucky Number Seven, Nobodyโs Dad, The Real Cheesemakers at The Pump, Trowbridge
Brian Yeatesย Images: Greg Stoner This was the first time Iโd heard about the Pump, and realised it did not refer to the popular local festival. I was familiar with James and the Cold Gun from a support run they did with Therapy a few years back. And I was planning to go and see… Read more
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Weekly Roundup of Events in Wiltshire: 1st-7th May 2024
Beltane, May Day, or just plain bank holiday Monday; whatever you whatchamacallit, itโs the first day of May, and there’s lots to do in the wilds of Wiltshire this coming week. Hereโs what weโve foundโฆ. Everything listed here is on our event calendar; go there for links and more info. It may be updated with… Read more
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From Kerouac to Hagrid – Jinder at the Queens Head, Box April 28th 2024
by Ian Diddamsimages from Jinder facebook It has somehow been a few years since I last saw Jinder โ or Phil Jinder Dewhurst โ play so Sunday evening was a serendipitous outing to the Queenโs Head, Box to catch him play the second half of a gig alongside Mark Harrison. I’ve talked about the venue… Read more
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Blessed are the Toolmakers – Mark Harrison at the Queens Head, Box April 28th 2024
by Ian Diddamsimages from Mark Harrison Facebook Last summer I was lucky enough to see Mark Harrison play at the โTangled Rootsโ festival over Radstock way (highly recommended that is too, for a laid back weekend of camping, workshops, and americana/roots music!). So when I saw him appearing on a Sunday night card at the… Read more
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