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Live Review: Devon Sproule at the Maze, Nottingham16 October 2009 - 11:00pmThere was a strange presence tonight at the Maze as we settled down for what was potentially going to be yet another great night at this popular Nottingham venue. The conspicuous figure of Chris A Cummings, aka Mantler, resplendent in white suit and cravat, wandered in and out between the backstage and main concert areas as the room filled with a healthy sized audience. Who is this strange man?...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Live Review: Diana Jones at the Fishpond7 October 2009 - 11:00pmTraditionally, the village of Matlock Bath is adorned with colourful lights during the month of October making the already pretty Derwent Gardens and surrounding area even more pretty than usual. Standing in the shadow of the Heights of Abraham, it's almost Jimmy Stewart's Bedford Falls in Frank Capra's seasonal It's a Wonderful Life movie, but without the snow. It's Lapland but without the...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Live Review: Angie Palmer at the Duchess in York23 September 2009 - 11:00pmI bumped into Angie Palmer outside The Duchess just as dusk approached on a relatively warm York evening, just as the singer-songwriter was making her way down to the neighbouring Fibbers night club, where another gig was about to commence. "Hope you're not escaping to another gig" I said as she walked towards me with her companion. "No, we're just going to see some...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Live Review: Henry Priestman and Amy Wadge at The Duchess in York21 September 2009 - 11:00pmSharing the bill on a relatively quiet night at the Duchess in York, fellow singer-songwriters Henry Priestman and Amy Wadge brightened up an otherwise gloomy prospect at one of the best live venues in the city. I've stopped asking myself where everybody disappears to midweek. I know there are people in the world, I see them in traffic jams when I try to negotiate York city centre on a...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Live Review: Corinne West and Doug Cox at the Wheelhouse in Wombwell29 August 2009 - 11:00pmCorinne West appeared in Wombwell tonight as part of the Barnsley House Concerts series, together with Canadian Dobro and slide guitarist Doug Cox, co-producer of Corinne's current album THE PROMISE. The flags were out for our visitors from across the pond, with stars, stripes and maple leafs fluttering above the Wheelhouse as everyone settled down for what promised to be another special...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Live Review: Carrie Elkin and Robby Hecht14 August 2009 - 11:00pmCarrie Elkin and Robby Hecht were the guests of the Barnsley House Concerts at the Wheelhouse tonight, their gig being the climax of an eventful day in and around Wombwell in the heart of the Dearne Valley. During the afternoon, the nearby Old Moor RSPB Nature Reserve held its first ever charity music concert in a specially erected marquee, which was positioned right next to the visitor centre in...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Live Review: Cambridge Folk Festival 20092 August 2009 - 11:00pmTHURSDAY 30 July 2009 At any other time of the year, the grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall would more or less echo the tranquility of other more well known city locations, such as the various college gardens or the handful of idyllic beauty spots down by the river, where you might be tempted to idle away a few hours punting or alternatively wander over to Parker's Piece for a bit of a reality check...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Live Review: Doncaster Rocks at the Dome, Doncaster24 July 2009 - 11:00pmIan Anderson When you're pretty much used to hopping in the car and driving at least twenty miles, more often fifty or so these days, to see anything remotely interesting, it comes as a pleasant surprise to have something both exciting and familiar, to those of us of a certain generation that is, right here on our doorstep. On Saturday the bands came in force, and not unlike the buses, you know...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Live Review: Beverley and East Riding Folk Festival 200922 June 2009 - 7:48pmFRIDAY It doesn't take long to acclimatise yourself to the Beverley and East Riding Folk Festival once you've got yourself suitably accustomed to the handful of minor changes from the previous year. This year for instance, a new Concert Marquee was to be found on the Festival Village site, which replaces the usual Memorial Hall across town, currently closed for refurbishment. All the main...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Live Review: Ezio - The Duchess, York12 June 2009 - 7:59pmEven though Ezio cross many musical boundaries with their adrenaline infused acoustic rock, the duo still maintain they are just a 'folk music band from Cambridge'. Together since 1990, singer songwriter Ezio Lunedei and guitarist Mark 'Booga' Fowell, have steadily built up a strong fan base both as a duo or together with a larger band consisting of Lidia Cascarino on bass, 'The Reverend' Lee...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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