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Bradford Review ISSUE 11 |january 2015
Contents 5_NOTE FROM THE EDITOR 8_In the news 12_sunbridge wells 20_mike harrison 26_jerwood/photoworks awards 30_topic folk club 34_ed stones and the bd3 40_picks of the month 46_what’s on?
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EVENTS LISTINGS Happy New Year to all our readers! It’s great to be back in the editor’s seat after a busy month away from the content side of things. It has given me the chance to develop other areas of the business and hopefully you will start to see the effects of this in the coming months. Huge thanks must go to Rob Walsh who did a superb job with the December issue as well as everyone who contributed towards it. Hopefully this month’s issue will go down just as well and you’ll find the feature interviews as interesting to read as I did to write. A big development for the magazine has been the launch of our new website, which has opened up some really exciting possibilities. If you haven’t checked it out yet I urge you to do so. There’s lots of exclusive web content on the site including photo galleries and event previews. haigh simpson
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In the news North Parade pipped at the post North Parade was narrowly beaten in its attempt to be crowned Britain’s best high street last month. The much-transformed street lost out to St Giles Street in Northampton, which picked up an award at the government’s Great British High Street ceremony at Admiralty House in London. Victory would have meant a share of the £50,000 prize fund, although our businesses can walk away with their heads held high after beating off competition from around the country to make it into the final three. The nomination was recognition of an incredible turnaround in fortunes for the street, which was suffering from some of the city’s lowest occupancy rates just a few years ago.
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Bradford’s Kirkgate Centre has been sold to a private equity group for a fee in the region of £60 million. US-owned group HIG Capital will be taking control of the 350,000 sq ft shopping development, which is home to over 60 shops including Primark, Argos and Sports Direct. It is not yet known whether this will trigger any redevelopment plans although it’s seen as a huge vote of confidence for Bradford following on from the opening of Broadway in November.
The Bradford Review has gone digital with the launch of a brand new website featuring exclusive content and an extensive back catalogue of articles. Over the next few months we will be working hard to build a large network of writers, bloggers, photographers, video makers and musicians, who we’ll be inviting to use the site to showcase their talents. We’re also looking for local groups, charities and other organisations who might want to use the site to share their news.
The Kirkgate Centre was built in 1976 and has undergone two major refurbs in 1988 and 2001. Footfall has increased since Broadway opened and management will see this as an opportunity to build on the current footfall of around 300,000 shoppers a week.
The idea is to create a user-generated news service that covers business, leisure and culture in Bradford in a positive light. Anyone interested in contributing can contact us via the site where they’ll be set up with an author’s profile and given instructions on how to submit articles. Check it out at www.thebradfordreview.co.uk
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Sunbridge Wells Bringing Victorian charm to Bradford
By Haigh Simpson For the past few years the Broadway Shopping Centre has come to dominate both the Bradford skyline and our collective conscience. The development will of course have a huge impact on the city’s longterm economic development and has given the retail offering a huge leg-up. But a short hop across town, another equally - if not more - ambitious project has quietly gone about its business, creating something truly unique to Bradford in the process. While the generators and cranes rumbled on Broadway, wheelbarrows creaked on Millergate. Over 2,000 tonnes of rubble have been excavated by hand and an underground network dating back to the 13th century is close to being reopened to the Bradford public. The fact that most of the Sunbridge Wells development is either underground or hidden
from view goes some way to explaining why it may have escaped some people’s attention. But the intentions are also very different to Broadway, and will hopefully dovetail nicely as Bradford continues to turn the corner. With Broadway bringing the high street brands to Bradford, Sunbridge Wells aims to offer a place for the city’s creative independent businesses to flourish. It will feature a network of smaller units, bars and eateries and is being marketed at young entrepreneurs looking to start something exciting in Bradford. The project is managed by property developer Graham Hall, who has invested time, money and some backbreaking work into getting his ambitious idea off - or should I say under - the ground. “I first heard about this place 20 years ago from a conservation guy I knew at Bradford Council. It intrigued me for a while and
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then one day in 2006 I was walking past and I saw the door was open,” said Graham, “I felt I had to go in and I did. It was pitch black and I only had my mobile phone to guide me. It was dark, damp and full of rubble but what I’d seen was enough to make me want to find out who owned it.” The recession put Graham’s plans on hold for a few years until 2011 when his investigations led him to six different land owners. “Some of them didn’t even know they owned these spaces. Most of them were property companies based in London and they had no idea there were two more basements below the basement in these buildings.” The tunnels had been used as a dumping ground for several years and dry rot was creeping round the whole building and into the substructures. In many ways Graham was doing the owners a favour when he offered to rid them of this escalating problem. After three years of negotiations he managed to secure a 99-year lease on each of the sections for a peppercorn rent, putting together all the pieces split up in 1956. Two years on, after a great deal of arduous work, the Sunbridge Wells project is beginning to take shape. I went for my second visit in mid-December and was mightily impressed with how things were coming along. Before I’d visited Sunbridge Wells I’d heard it described as an underground tunnels complex, but I think that’s perhaps a little misleading. The space becomes much more of a sprawling maze once you reach the heart, although an impressive walkway does guide you in from the main entrance on Millergate. Here the space opens up into a Dickensian wonderland
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with cute wooden frontages turning a series of archways into shop spaces. The Victorian theme is immediately apparent and has been carefully thought out. At this stage it still requires a little imagination to visualise the finished development, but things are beginning to take shape and the layout makes much more sense than it did on my last visit. But it does still seem strange to find yourself halfway up Ivegate after losing your bearings in the labyrinth of spaces that make up the central section.
“The whole job has been a nightmare to be honest. There isn’t a straight angle in the place. Everything is a lot harder than a normal site and obviously we can’t get machinery in here so we’ve had to do it all by hand.”
Plans for several themed bars and restaurants sound well considered and complementary to the quirky surroundings. Graham shows me a number of curiosities he picked up for one of the bars, including a giant chemistry set, an original wooden cart and some amp meters. It’s Here the complex is on three levels, centred clear this is the part of the job that excites him around an open courtyard, with doorways and and it’s great to see a commitment to providing corridors heading off in several directions. something that celebrates being different. The irregularity certainly adds to the charm, although it caused Graham and his team Another thing Graham is hugely passionate more than a few problems along the way. about is the building’s history, and it’s easy to see why. It can trace its roots back to the 13th
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It was pitch black and I only had my mobile phone to guide me. It was dark, damp and full of rubble but what I’d seen was enough to make me want to find out who owned it.
Cont... century and sits on the T-junction that formed the original foundations of Bradford. Parts of the dungeons where the famous Wesleyan Methodist John Nelson was incarcerated in the 1700s still remain intact and will form a feature in a quirky Heath Robinson-inspired bar. Beer has played a big part in the history of the tunnels (they housed three brewery companies from the early 1800s through to the 1950s) and the uncovering of the Rose and Crown pub - out of view since 1956 - reveals a beautiful facade reminiscent of the Shambles. This will reopen as a cosy real ale pub under the same name and backs onto another unit which will be house 60-seater curry house. While all of the bar units have been leased, there are still a number of shop units available and Graham is keen to attract young and interesting businesses to use it as an opportunity to try something out.
“We are offering three year leases with a six months break clause, so people can afford to give it a chance knowing they are not making a huge commitment.” However, he admits it hasn’t been easy to get people to sign on the dotted line. “Obviously the problem that we have is that people can’t necessarily see what they are getting. It’s moved on a lot now that we have the shop fronts in but before we were just showing people a hole in the wall.” With a launch date in sight it’s incredible to think that a development lost for three generations has such a rich history and a promising future. Graham is anticipating the first phase of the development to be open to the public by spring 2016, with two more sections to follow later in the year. I can’t wait.
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The seasoned pro behind the City Gent By Haigh Simpson
After more than 15 years as a Bradford City supporter I’ve come to cherish the sense of routine and familiarity that define the matchday experience. The regular parking spot, the pre-match pint, the familiar stroll to the ground. And few things are more reassuring than the familiar figure of Mike Harrison standing on the corner of the Main Stand holding aloft a crisp copy of the City Gent. Mike has been the City Gent’s editor for more than 11 years and last month his enduring enthusiasm was rewarded when he picked up the Football Supporters’ Federation Fanzine of the Year 2015 award. It was well-deserved recognition for someone whose tireless and often unsung - efforts have helped to create something that has become part of the fabric of Bradford City Football Club. I met up with Mike shortly after the award ceremony to discuss his 30 year relationship with the UK’s longest running fanzine. “The awards have been going for a few years and to be honest I’d been a bit miffed we hadn’t been nominated before. Especially in 2013 because I thought we produced some excellent issues that year. But it was really nice to receive the nomination and make the shortlist this year.” The City Gent was up against some strong competition including A Love Supreme from Sunderland and Leeds United’s Square Ball, but it ran away with the award thanks to some hard-hitting content in what was another spectacular year for the club. “I thought we had a fair chance of winning because of what we’ve produced in this calendar year. It’s been a remarkable 12 months for Bradford City with the FA cup exploits at
Mike Harrison proudly shows off the Football Supporters’ Federation Fanzine of the Year Award.
Chelsea and then the underlying current of Martin Fletcher’s book.” said Mike. Martin Fletcher lost three generations of his family in the Bradford City fire and made headlines last spring when his book challenged the accidental nature of the fire. Something the City Gent met head on in issue 200. “It was a subject we’ve had to tackle and we were almost compelled to revisit. It’s not a subject that people readily want to write about but as a reaction to his allegations we felt we had to provide some balance. That’s
not to say we don’t feel a huge amount of empathy for him, because his loss and what he must have been through is unimaginable. But following the publication of his book we had people who hadn’t written about the fire at Valley Parade for 30 years who felt compelled to send something in.” Issue 200 focused heavily on the events of the events of 11 May 1985 and became one of the most successful issues ever, practically selling out before kick-off on the day of the 30th anniversary. The success of the issue helped to raise over £1,500 for the Burns Unit and its impassioned content
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was “..in all probability the thing that swayed the vote in our favour,” according to Mike. “It was the hardest issue I’ve ever had to put together. It’s not one I wanted to do but we all felt compelled to do it.” The City Gent was less than a season old when the fire brought the club’s season-ending celebrations to a tragic conclusion and Mike had yet to join the magazine’s production team. “Those first issues were very much a DIY job. The lads who were doing it at that time were photocopying and stapling the things themselves, which was what fanzines were all about in those days.” Mike’s City Gent story began shortly after the fire, with the club having spent almost two nomadic seasons away from Valley Parade. “When we started playing at Valley Parade again I had found it really hard to find the guys selling the City Gent so I approached them to see if they needed any help. They said yes and I started selling the fanzine in January 1987, and it’s been part of my life ever since.” Mike’s six foot seven inch frame made him an ideal salesperson for the fanzine and he still stalks the terraces today, flogging the latest issues to an ever-loyal readership. While he never saw himself as a writer, his involvement with the fanzine led to the odd article, which would eventually push him further and further towards the editor’s chair. “I fell into this role of being somebody who could talk about Bradford City and from about 1995 onwards I began to do radio slots. Then in the summer of 2004 the editor Richard
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You could pick up any copy from the last 30 years and you’ll be transported back to that era.
Mike can always be found selling the latest issue outside the 1911suite on match days
Halfpenny called us all to a meeting to say he wanted to call it a day. Suddenly all eyes were on me as if I was the natural successor. It was a bit of a fait accompli really, I didn’t seem to have much of a choice in the matter.” Mike has been editing the magazine ever since and is now in his 12th season, making him the longest serving editor in the history of the fanzine. So does being the longest running editor at the country’s longest running fanzine bring with it a burden of responsibility? “Yeah, it would be terrible if I was the editor that closed the City Gent down. But as much as I worry from issue to issue it always seems to get there in the end. As long as there are enough people who want to write and contribute and there are enough Bradford City fans who want to buy the magazine then we’ll keep going.” “It’s a peculiar pastime I have because I think
very few people have hobbies where a few thousand people take an interest in it. What I do is a bit unsung in some ways, but in a couple of weeks time people will be buying the latest issue and enjoying it with their half time pie.” “It isn’t all about me though. I may well drive the City Gent bus so to speak, but without Phil who does the graphics and my band of loyal helpers who sell the magazine on match days, plus everyone who contributes to it, then there wouldn’t be a City Gent. And we are nothing without the Bradford City fans who buy it” While it may weigh heavy on his shoulders, the sense of history does bring it’s own sense of satisfaction for Mike. “I find it really rewarding to look back at the old City Gents. They really are little time transporters that take you back to that particular time following Bradford City. You
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could pick up any copy from the last 30 years and you’ll be transported back to that era. If that’s the case with the old ones then that’s going to be the case with the ones we’re doing right now. I love the idea of kids finding them in their Grandad’s loft in 15 or 20 years from now and being fascinated by them.”
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It is a wonderful observation, one I’m able to relate to myself both as a long-term fan and as the editor of my own magazine. It’s also something that’s driven by a constant supply and demand of content. Any fan will know that there’s always something to talk about, whether that club is struggling at the bottom of Division 4 or beating Chelsea in the FA Cup. Being a football supporter is like being part of a real life soap opera and in his 12 years at the helm of the City Gent, Mike is honest in his assessment that there’s never been a dull moment. “I know we’re biased, but there’s something very special about Bradford City. As a magazine we’re lucky to have had some fantastically creative and talented people contribute over the years. But as a club we’re doing really good things. when I went to pick up that award the other night there was a lot of love in the room for Bradford City.” “We reinvigorated the League cup by reaching the final in 2013 and we reinvigorated the FA Cup when we beat Chelsea in February. And that’s been for the benefit of football as a whole.” Let’s hope the good times continue...but if they don’t, you can be assured that the City Gent will still be there to comment on it.
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from her family home into an assisted living residence. Jean’s mental health has changed her role in the portraits from active participant to one of an observed subject; widening the focus of his images towards objects and metaphor.
Selected from an open call for applications, the three awardees - Matthew Finn, Joanna Piotrowska, and Tereza Zelenkova - have been supported by guidance from a pool of thirteen mentors, including New Yorkbased photographer Elinor Carucci, Turner Prize winner Gillian Wearing, Magnum photographer Alec Soth and international publisher Michael Mack. Through having research time, funding and access to resources and advice the awardees have developed their ideas in a new direction and produced three distinct bodies of work.
Joanna Piotrowska’s work explores anxiety and the effects of global and political events on the individual. Counteracting the passive role encouraged of adolescent girls, Joanna has enlisted young women to recreate poses from self-defence manuals. She offers the viewer a reclamation of the private body from the public sphere, and re-contextualising these poses within a domestic setting, feeds our fascination with the uncanny or the unheimlich.
Matthew Finn has been photographing his mother in a series of collaborative portraits since 1987. Mother draws us into the fascinating dynamic of mother and son offering an intense and honest view of this most natural and universal of bonds. His Jerwood/Photoworks Award has enabled Matthew to revisit this series at an emotional time that has seen his mother, Jean, move
Tereza Zelenkova has travelled to her native Czech Republic to explore themes of history, local legend and folklore. Tereza’s Jerwood/ Photoworks Award enabled her to visit numerous locations, but the resulting images seem themselves out of place and time. Her eerily beautiful, black and white photographs of woodlands, stone structures and relics form their own dream-like, subconscious world, where stories fuel the viewer’s interpretation. The exhibition will be on show until 19 March.
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Hot Topic Folk club reaches 60 By Joe Grint
Alongside the heritage of Bradford’s built environment there’s also a rich and diverse musical heritage in the city, and the oldest surviving continuously running weekly folk club in the UK, and most likely the world, is a key part. The Topic Folk Club was founded in 1956 in Laycock’s Rooms in Albion Court by a young communist, the late Alex Eaton and his and friends. It was the height of the Cold War, with Suez and the Hungarian Uprising dominating the headlines. From the very beginning as a fairly informal opportunity for like-minded youth to get together, talk politics and sing, up to the current time, the Topic has always been a weekly club. One of the original reasons for creating a formal club that charged money was the desire to raise funds for refugees from the Hungarian Uprising of 22-24 October 1956, and the tradition of contributing to worthy causes on an occasional basis continues to this day. Since the club’s formation there have been peaks, slumps and shifts in the popularity, influence, styles and purpose of what is broadly called folk music. The definition of folk is still argued about passionately in some quarters, though most people simply choose to enjoy the music. It encompasses traditional harvest songs with unknown authors, protest songs, international roots music, Mississippi blues, electrified folk-rock, Irish ballads and rabblerousers, songs of the industrial tradition, skiffle, sea shanties, travellers’ songs, Celtic new age, innumerable European and worldwide strands and a capella harmonising groups, amongst many others. All these have been performed at the Topic. Through changing times and customer expectations the club has survived and adapted when all the other clubs formed before it - and many since - have folded. Over the years there have been almost 3,000 club nights and, as well as the paid guest artists, hundreds have appeared on the Topic stage - support acts, visiting club exchanges, and local singers and musicians, some of whom have gone on to gain wider renown. I’ve been a member of the club since I moved to Bradford in
Topic Folk Club members enjoy a performance at the Bradford Irish Club in the 1980s.
1982 and rarely can I remember a night that disappointed, due to the club’s insistence on the high quality of booked artists. The very substantial, but not yet 100%, record of Topic gigs going back to 1960 is full of major musical figures in the acoustic world - Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Bert Jansch, Robin Williamson and his Incredible String Band, Dave Swarbrick and Martin Carthy, The Ian Campbell Folk Group, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior, Billy Connolly and Gerry Rafferty, Christy Moore, Gordon Giltrap, Mike Harding, June Tabor, The Oyster Band, Show of Hands, Dick Gaughan, Kate Rusby, Davy Graham and Alexis Korner to name but a few. There is anecdotal evidence that a very young Bob Dylan might have made a floor-spot appearance once, but it looks as though Paul Simon never did show up despite a legend to the contrary.
Although it has moved many times through its history, much of The Topic’s existence has been at just two venues - 22 years at the Star (1969-1991) and 10 years at the Melborn (1995 - 2005, when the Melborn closed). The club, which now meets on Thursday nights in the superbly atmospheric Glyde House concert room, currently plays host to artists from across the UK and occasionally the rest of the world, with one night each month being given over entirely to local singers and musicians to perform in an informal singaround setting. The club is proud of its record of featuring young talent, who seem to really appreciate playing at a club with so much history behind it. An evening at the club falls into five parts, following a prompt start at 8.30pm. Floor singers / musicians, booked artist, interval, floor singers / musicians, booked artist –
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The club is proud of its record of featuring young talent, who seem to really appreciate playing at a club with so much history behind it.
ending at 11pm. Although there’s a friendly and sociable atmosphere at the beginning of the night and during the interval the audience maintains a respectful silence during performances as most artists are unamplified – though friendly banter with the artist between songs is certainly not unknown! Everyone who loves good music is made very welcome to the Topic. Although the organisation is run as a club there is no requirement to join – though this does offer fantastic value with £5 annual membership giving a £1 discount on our already incredibly low £6 entry charge. These charges have remained unchanged for many years in recognition of the need to make high quality music accessible to as many people as possible whilst still being able to reward artists appropriately. In a world where the media seems increasingly interested in music as a form of freak show where people are systematically humiliated and manipulative egomaniacs become ever richer and more oleaginous it is reassuring to
be part of something that, as well as having a unique heritage, is purely there for the good of the music and to foster companionship. However, to survive it’s essential the club attracts new audiences to eventually replace those of us who were around when folk rock was invented. I’d urge those Bradford Review readers who haven’t been to the club to pay a visit one Thursday and help keep music live at the heart of this great city. The club’s website www.topic-folk-club.org. uk features details of upcoming guest artists (including web links) and lots more information about the history of the club including its extensive guest list! Details of club nights appear here in Bradford Review and readers can also join the Topic group on Facebook and subscribe to the monthly mailing list. I’d like to thank Trevor Charnock and Andy Day for their brief history of the club on the website, which I have plundered shamelessly, and the club’s webmaster Nicholas Waller who does a sterling job of updating the website each week without fail.
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Don’t you open that Trap Door! By Haigh Simpson Bradford rock’n’rollers Ed Stones & The BD3 have been regulars on the local circuit for several years, carving out a solid reputation thanks to their rip-roaring sets, big beards and leather jackets. Now they’re releasing a new album and embarking on another busy schedule of local gigs, so we met up with them to find out more. Hi guys, we hear you’ve got a new album out. What’s it called and what’s the story behind it? It’s a 22-track double album which we’ve called Cook Book. We had about 17 songs written for a new record, plus Photo by Jax Griffin
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a handful of older tunes that we never got around to recording, so we decided to try and tackle all of them at once and make a 75 minute album! With the help of the very talented Leigh Green on production duties, we somehow managed to get it all down live in our rehearsal room in three days with as few overdubs as possible. For those who haven’t seen you before, how would you describe your sound? We don’t really have a set style, but it tends to come out sounding like rock’n’roll in some shape or form! Cowboy punkabilly or something like that. But then again there’s the odd track thrown in that sounds like Adele. So who knows. How did the band form and who does what? The band formed in May 2012. Ed played solo gigs when he was first starting out, Tom met him through a mutual friend and used to come and watch his sets. Feeling sorry for him one night, whilst playing to two people in Baildon, and becoming more impressed with his new material, Tom invited Ed to come and jam with a band he was playing with. Things progressed quickly and the band played their first gig as Ed Stones & The BD3 in July at the 2012 Beat-Herder festival.. Things just progressed from there! Ed sings and plays guitar, Tom plays guitar and harmonica, Ned plays bass and Zani plays the drums. What are your relationships with Bradford and how has it influenced your music? Ed’s originally from Grantham, but he’s
been here for more than five years so he’s an honorary Yorkshireman. As we all know, that’s the amount of time you have to spend here to achieve that status. The rest of the band are all from different parts of Bradford and have been in the local music scene for more years than they care to remember.. Bradford has had a big influence on the band’s music, and some of Ed’s lyrics relate to certain local characters and places. Do you have a favourite Bradford venue? There are quite a lot of good venues in Bradford now, which is a refreshing change compared with a few years ago! I think we’d all agree that our favourite place to play is at Al’s Dime Bar, it’s a buzzing little venue so it can get quite busy! Plus there’s always a good atmosphere so it’s a pleasure to go either as a punter or as a performer. Who are your influences and do you have an all time favourite Bradford-based band? I’ll just name some bands we’d describe as influences. The Clash, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Dr Feelgood, The Stooges, Canned Heat, Johnny Cash, The Cramps, Neil Young, Eddie Cochran, The Doors, Ramones, Bob Dylan.. the list goes on! All time favourite Bradford-based band? Probably Gareth Gates. Where can we see you play next? We’re having a little break after xmas, but the next Bradford gig will be Trapdoor at the Mill on Saturday 27th February. For more information on the band and their upcoming dates visit www.edstonesandthebd3.bandcamp.com
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Picks of the month Coming out of the Cabinet It’s been a good year for the Golden Cabinet event in Shipley. Sold-out events, international guests and plenty of praise from the likes of The Guardian, Fact Mag and Quietus. Heads have been turned near and far. Whilst Golden Cabinet DJs Boe and Lx also grabbed some limelight too with an awesome set at the Beat-Herder Festival. This month sees Boe and Lx make the short journey from Shipley to Bradford’s Beehive Cellar Bar. Promoters Listen Up have invited them down to play a vinyl-only set at their free monthly party that should take in their usual soundtrack of vintage soul, funk, reggae, hip hop and disco. Listen Up is 29 January at the Beehive Cellar Bar, Westgate, BD1 3AA
100 Leading Ladies
Heather brings big voice to Bradford
100 Leading Ladies features photo portraits of influential senior women in Britain. Over two years award-winning photographer Nancy Honey photographed 100 of Britain’s most respected women over 55 from academics to entrepreneurs, fashion designers to composers.
Heather Small will bring her distinctive voice to St George’s Hall on 4 February for a night of feel-good classics.
The Leading Ladies all share two things – they’re leading figures in their fields and defy gender stereotypes. They include women like Germaine Greer and Tessa Jowell, as well as those admired by their peers, like Averil Mansfield, the UK’s first female professor of surgery. These captivating portraits are complemented by insightful interviews conducted by former Times journalist Hattie Garlick. 100 Leading Ladies will be on display at Cartwright Hall until 10 April.
As part of M People hits such as Moving On Up, One Night In Heaven and Search For The Hero helped Heather become one of the seminal British voices of the 1990s. Heather has since had great successes with two solo albums – the title track of her Proud album has gone on to become the soundtrack to a whole host of very special events including London’s successful 2012 Olympic bid and England’s victory at the Rugby World Cup.
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An Evening with Lucy Bronze
Louise Jordan at Topic Folk Club
England and Manchester City Women’s Football star Lucy Bronze will be at Valley Parade this month for a special Q-and-A dinner. The 24 year-old was one of the stars of the summer as her performances and goals helped the Lionesses win a bronze medal at the World Cup, making her an icon within the women’s football scene and an excellent role model for future players.
The first guest night of 2016 at the Topic on 14th January brings a return visit to the club from this delightful performer who is based in Hampshire.
The Bradford City Supporters’ Trust and Bradford City WFC invite you to this notto-be missed event. This is your chance to meet Lucy Bronze and ask her any questions you wish. The event will be held in the 2013 Suite at Valley Parade on Friday 22 January, with pie and peas included in the ticket price.
Since her last appearance Louise has gone from strength to strength, with a new CD (her fourth) in 2015 and a busy touring schedule. Equally adept on guitar and keyboards her self-penned songs reflect her views on life and the philosophy her experiences have taught her: questioning yet reflective would be a good way of describing her lyrical style. She also has a unique and refreshing take on some more traditional songs. More information available at www.topicfc. nawaller.com.
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FRIDAY 8 JANUARY
BEEHIVE POETS GATHERING 7pm, NEW BEEHIVE INN
JATP JAZZ PRESENTS - EMILY BROWN & BAND 8.30pm, GLYDE HOUSE
A mutually-supportive poetry group meeting every Monday. Free entry. www.beehivepoets.org.uk
Emily is a classically trained musician who found jazz when she moved to Leeds in 1992.She has been singing with a trio on and off for about 10 years. £5 members / £7 guests. jatpjazz.blogspot.co.uk
WEDNESDAY 6 JANUARY WEDNESDAY @ ONE ORGAN RECITAL 1pm, BRADFORD CATHEDRAL Organ recital with James Lancelot from Durham. Free with a retiring collection. Every Wednesday at 1pm. Visit their website for more information. bradfordcathedral.org
THURSDAY 7 JANUARY WUR BRADFORD: CREATIVE DIARY MAKING SESSION 1-3pm, KIRKGATE INDOOR MARKET With the new year upon us, come along and make a special personal development diary exploring new beginnings, goals, actions, hopes, fears for 2016. Free event, just pop down. wurbradford.wordpress.com
ICE SKATING FOR BEGINNERS 6.30pm, BRADFORD ICE ARENA Skate UK Beginners 1-10 Lessons (6.30pm-7.30pm), followed by public family session till 10pm. Every Thursday. facebook.com/BradfordIceArena
SCREEN ARTS - GEORGE BIZET’S LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES 7.30pm, PICTUREHOUSE AT MEDIA MUSEUM
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Bizet’s gorgeous opera of lust and longing set in the far east returns to the Met stage for the first time in 100 years. Soprano Diana Damrau stars as Leïla, the beautiful Hindu priestess pursued by rival pearl divers competing for her hand. Screen Arts is a regular strand at the Picturehouse Cinema. Visit their website for more film screenings. picturehouses.com/cinema/National_ Media_Museum
TOPIC FOLK CLUB - SINGERS & MUSICIANS 8.15pm, GLYDE HOUSE A friendly and inviting live music event. All welcome, food available. Free entry. topic-folk-club.org.uk
KALEIDOSCOPE 9pm-2am, NEW BEEHIVE INN CELLAR BAR Reggae, dancehall classics, roots and culture. Free entry. newbeehive.co.uk
SATURDAY 9 JANUARY LISTER PARK RUN 9am, LISTER PARK Free and friendly timed 5k run. Every Saturday at Lister Park. parkrun.org.uk/bradford
HORTON PARK RUN 9am, HORTON PARK Free and friendly timed 5k run. Every Saturday at Lister Park. parkrun.org.uk/hortonpark
SATURDAY STOP 10.30am-4.30pm, IMPRESSIONS GALLERY Visit our exhibition, relax in the lounge overlooking City Park and enjoy free creative activities for children. Every Saturday at Impressions. parkrun.org.uk/bradford
FREE FAMILY POP-UP CINEMA 11am-4.30pm, BROADWAY CENTRE Free family pop-up cinema screenings every weekend until 31 January 2016, kids and parents can enjoy free cinema movie magic, including Disney favourites like Frozen, Finding Nemo and Brave. broadwaybradford.com/whats-on/popup-cinema
REVELATIONS FAMILY TALK 11.30am2.30pm, NATIONAL MEDIA MUSEUM Does the sun have spots? What do our bones actually look like? Can we see the invisible? Find out when you join us for this guided family talk of our stunning new photography exhibition. Duration
10mins. Free entry. nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/events
AIDEN ‘SEAMONSTER’ GARBUTT 8pm - LATE, AL’S DIME BAR Live music, fun times, late nights and exotic drinks. Free entry. alsdimebar.com
THE MIGHTY FURTLES 9pm, CITY VAULTS
bloody gang warfare. Discover Tuesdays is a regular strand at the Picturehouse Cinema. Visit their website for more film screenings. picturehouses.com/cinema/National_ Media_Museum
THURSDAY 14 JANUARY WUR BRADFORD: PINHOLE CAMERA WORKSHOP 10 midday 3pm, KIRKGATE INDOOR MARKET
Back by very popular demand the Furtles really go to town and perform excellent covers of classic popular hits from five decades of great music. Free entry. cityvaults.co.uk
Learn how to make a pinhole camera with an everyday object and take and develop your own photograph in our temporary darkroom created especially for the event. Free event, just pop down. wurbradford.wordpress.com
MISS SAMBUCA RETURNS 10pm-3am, THE SUN HOTEL
TOPIC FOLK CLUB - LOUISE JORDAN
The return of international drag sensation Miss Sambuca back from Turkey! Open from 12pm, karaoke from 4pm, drag hosts from 8pm, cabaret from 10pm, open till 3am. Free entry all day and night. www.facebook.com/sunbradford
MONDAY 11 JANUARY BEEHIVE POETS FEAT. CHRIS JONES AND MATTHEW CLEGG 7pm, NEW BEEHIVE INN Chris Jones is a published poet who recently published his second full-length poetry collection Skin with Longbarrow Press. Matthew Clegg’s poetry navigates landscape and human predicament, moving between urban, edgeland and wilder territories. Free entry. beehivepoets.org.uk
TUESDAY 12 JANUARY DISCOVER TUESDAYS - BLACK SOULS 6pm, PICTUREHOUSE AT MEDIA MUSEUM
8pm, GLYDE HOUSE Delightful performer all the way from the New Forest with her own and a few traditional songs. Lovely guitar and piano accompaniment. £6 / £5 members. topic-folk-club.org.uk
FRIDAY 15 JANUARY WE ARE SOLDIERS, WE ARE 7pm-midnight, FORSTER’S BISTRO & DELI Photography exhibition consisting of two parts - Jax Griffin’s clearing the air and biting the bullet from past experiences, and Sean Jukes showcasing the fight the people put up against subjects close to them. Free entry. forstersbistro.co.uk
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WUR BRADFORD: SECRET MESSAGES AND CRYPTOGRAPHY 12 midday - 3pm, KIRKGATE INDOOR MARKET Come along to write in invisible ink, make up codeword language, find out about simple encryption and decryption and make paper cup telephones, in a creative session exploring surveillance and spying. Free event, just pop down. wurbradford.wordpress.com
THE DETOURS 9-11.45pm, CITY VAULTS A big welcome back to The Detours. These boys raise the roof with their excellent scooter sounds. Free entry. cityvaults.co.uk
16 DAYS 9-11.30pm, GINGER GOOSE Fine soul and Motown from a brilliant local band. Free entry. gingergoose.co.uk
KITTY TRAY LIVE 10pm-3am, THE SUN HOTEL Outrageous cabaret every Saturday night at The Sun from 10pm! If easily offended stay away! Open from 12 midday, karaoke from 4pm, drag hosts from 8pm, cabaret from 10pm, open till 3am. Free entry all day and night. www.facebook.com/sunbradford
THURSDAY 21 JANUARY BLIND DEAD MCJONES BAND 8pm, AL’S DIME BAR Live music, fun times, late nights and exotic drinks. Free entry. alsdimebar.com
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SATURDAY 16 JANUARY
TOPIC FOLK CLUB - GERRY COOPER AND PHIL SNELL 8pm, GLYDE HOUSE Local favourites bring their blues, ragtime and banter for another entertaining evening. £6 / £5 members. topic-folk-club.org.uk
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FRIDAY 22 JANUARY Q&A WITH ENGLAND FOOTBALLER LUCY BRONZE 7-10pm, 2013 SUITE, VALLEY PARADE Lucy Bronze is an England and Manchester City defender who was shortlisted for the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. This is your chance to see one of the heroes of the Women’s England World Cup team in person and ask burning questions about her experiences. Advance tickets include food on the evening. Raising money for Bradford City WFC. bradfordcityfcevents.co.uk
The Live Room Presents Rod Picott 8-11pm Caroline Street Social Club, Saltaire It’s been 15 years since Rod Picott picked up an acoustic guitar. He’d been writing music in private for years, but it was 2001’s Tiger Tom Dixon’s Blues that introduced him as a singer / songwriter, kickstarting one of the more acclaimed careers in modern-day roots music. On his latest album Fortune he shines a light on himself, strips bare what he finds rattling around in his heart and invites the listener to follow his deep and intimate journey.
JATP JAZZ PRESENTS - MATT HOLBORN 8.30pm, GLYDE HOUSE “Matt Holborn’s Gypsy Jazz Quartet stand out from crowd - impeccable musicianship and ensemble playing topped off with fluid, laid-back violin. Superb.” Barney Stevenson, MJF. £5 members / £7 guests. jatpjazz.blogspot.co.uk
DO MISS AMERICA 8pm, AL’S DIME BAR Live music, fun times, late nights and exotic drinks. Free entry. alsdimebar.com
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LAURA CANNELL / MAGPAHI / STEPHANIE HLADOWSKI 7-11pm, DELIUS ARTS CENTRE Laura Cannell plays fiddle, overbowed fiddle and double recorders. Magpahi is the solo project of Todmorden based multi-instrumentalist Alison Cooper. Local lass Stephanie Hladowski sings across a variety of genres and has slowly surfaced as an enigmatic interpreter of British folk song - most notably through her collaboration with guitarist C Joynes on the album The Wild, Wild Berry (Bo’ Weavil). Tickets £5 artworkscreative.org.uk/our-venue
BARBIE KRUEGAR RETURNS 10pm-3am, THE SUN HOTEL Outrageous cabaret every Saturday night at The Sun from 10pm! If easily offended stay away! Open from 12 midday, karaoke from 4pm, drag hosts from 8pm, cabaret from 10pm, open till 3am. Free entry all day and night. www.facebook.com/sunbradford
MONDAY 25 JANUARY BEEHIVE POETS WORKSHOP GROUP 7pm, NEW BEEHIVE INN Bring along at least half a dozen copies of your poem for constructive criticism or just sit in, listen and comment. More details from Bruce Barnes via email bruce. poetbradford@blueyonder.co.uk
TUESDAY 26 JANUARY THE KING AND I 26TH - 30TH, ST GEORGE’S HALL Buttershaw St Paul’s AODS return with another classic, full-scale stage musical. Tickets from £14.50. bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on
FILM: TAXI TEHRAN 7pm, KALA SANGAM
WEDNESDAY 27 JANUARY
Winner of the Golden Bear at the 2015 Berlinale, Jafar Panahi’s latest film is a spare and moving road movie exploring the social and political climate in contemporary Tehran. Screened in collaboration with Reel Solutions and film includes introduction by Roy Stafford, a freelance writer and lecturer in film
THURSDAY 28 JANUARY HOWLIN’ RIK & THE ROCKETEERS 8pm, AL’S DIME BAR Live music, fun times, late nights and exotic drinks. Free entry. alsdimebar.com
TOPIC FOLK CLUB - GEOFF LAKEMAN 8pm, GLYDE HOUSE Father of famous trio of folk stars (Seth, Sean and Sam), now an accomplished performer in his own right. £6 / £5 members. topic-folk-club.org.uk
FRIDAY 29 JANUARY EMMA JOHNSON - JOHN LENEHAN 7.30pm, BRADFORD CATHEDRAL ‘England’s best-loved clarinet player’ (BBC Music Magazine) makes a welcome return to Bradford Cathedral. She is joined by acclaimed pianist John Lenehan. Tickets from £14. bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on
MOIST TIGER 7pm - LATE, 1IN12 CLUB Moist Tiger presents an eclectic night of rock, indie, punk and funk featuring Wonk Unit, Abdoujaparov, Dirty Vertabrae and Last Edition. Get down nice and early for this night of very danceable music. Doors at 7PM. £5 entry. www.1in12.com
The Live Room Presents Tim O’Brien 8-11pm Caroline Street Social Club, Saltaire One of the world’s most respected and lauded musicians, singers and songwriters, Tim O’Brien has lent his vocal and instrumental work to projects by a wide range of artists. One of the spearheads of contemporary bluegrass, he has continued to expand the music’s borders as a soloist, a duo partner with his sister Mollie, and with his band, the O’Boys.
TRAINER TROUBLE & DIG JAZZ PRESENT LISTEN UP! 9pm - 2am, NEW BEEHIVE INN CELLAR BAR DJs playing old vinyl records and a bar serving craft/real ales. Expect vintage soul, funky breaks, reggae-reggae bass and more. Guest DJs: Golden Cabinet
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SATURDAY 30 JANUARY
TRAPDOOR 10pm-3am, THE MILL NIGHTCLUB
DANA ALI BAND 9-11.30pm, GINGER GOOSE A funky night of excellent covers from a top class neo-soul and funk band. Dana Ali is an exceptional vocalist supported by awesome musicians. Free entry. gingergoose.co.uk
A legendary rock and alternative party sees The Mill into the new year! DJs on two floors playing alternative rock, punk, ska, and metal. £5 on the door, £4 NUS. themillbradford.com
Wednesday 3 February
VIOLET DISGUISE 9-11.45pm, CITY VAULTS
Heather Small 7.30pm, St George’s Hall
First time at The Vaults for these guys. Great rock covers guaranteed. Free entry. cityvaults.co.uk
After selling several million records, winning two Brit Awards and the Mercury Music Prize, performing across the globe and recording a track that has become an unofficial national anthem - international anthem even, Heather Small is one of the most successful female recording artists of recent years.
Saltaire Home & Vintage Fashion Fair 9:30am-4pm Victoria Hall, Saltaire Rose and Brown are back with their well-established fair. Nearly 50 stalls of genuine vintage fashion, such as dresses and gowns, accessories, vinyl, toys and more, all from the 1920s to 1980s. With refreshments served by Interlude Tea Room & Emporium, and music from the 20s to the 60s, it’s a day full of vintage greatness.
LADY BEARS OF LEEDS 10pm-3am, THE SUN HOTEL Outrageous cabaret every Saturday night at The Sun from 10pm! If easily offended stay away! Open from 12 midday, karaoke from 4pm, drag hosts from 8pm, cabaret from 10pm, open till 3am. Free entry all day and night. www.facebook.com/sunbradford
G.O.D. Soundsystem 9pm-3am, 1IN12 CLUB G.O.D. presents a bass-heavy night of DJs and soundsystems. Doors at 7PM. Acts and entry price TBA, follow G.O.D
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