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New Music Well that’s all over for another year and it’s time to crack on with making 2017 bigger and better than last year. As it’s a new year, we thought we would shine some light on some new music, created right here in Somerset. Although it may not seem like it from the outside, if you look for it, we have a massive pool of original music on our door step, waiting to be discovered. A great place to start looking is one of the many open
mic nights, which leads me to this issue’s front cover. If you do regularly attend open mic nights you will have undoubtedly bumped into the local legend that is Laz Clements and he takes this issue’s front cover just because we can’t believe it hasn’t happened before! Ryan Leese Editor
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ANTIX MUSIC NETWORK Have you heard about Antix Music Network? We’ve seen it popping up all over the music scene in Yeovil and wondered what it was all about! Many have been impressed with the Antix Café Sessions being held monthly at Sienna Deli in Yeovil and the quality of artists performing at these sell out events. So when the chance came up to meet with Frazer Mitchell, the founder of Antix, we jumped at it and had a great discussion about the aims and views of this diverse group, his personal aspirations and plans for Yeovil’s music scene. In a nutshell, Frazer, who has recently returned to Yeovil, has given up everything to throw himself into his work with Antix.
With future releases lined up in the Melodic Breakbeat / Drum & Bass / Deep House scenes, and collaborations with established female DJs Jay Jazvin, and D-Vox, and singers James Grant and JoJo Saunders all awaiting release, Frazer Mitchell has a potentially exciting 2017 ahead of him. Kicking the year off at Bournemouth’s Hilton Hotel LEVEL8IGHT Sky Bar on New Years Eve, Frazer Mitchell is the ‘one to watch’ from the South West. ‘Holding On To’, a track written and produced by Frazer Mitchell, written by Adam Iam Sanchez, Stu Moore DrStulittle and sung by JoJo Saunders was released online recently. It’s now available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, etc. http://hyperurl.co/6mlyd2 Frazer is delighted that the track has already had air play on a national radio station! “All profits of this track go to the Antix Music Network, which aims to give undiscovered local talent an opportunity in the music industry. There’s an ever growing team of talented, creative people, and I really feel it’s picking up some pace now” Want to learn more, want to get involved? www.antixmusicnetwork.com
The latest DJ and production talent to emerge from the South West UK, Frazer Mitchell’s experience in the music industry takes some beating at just 22 years old. Performing classical piano solo to crowds in the hundreds at age 9, sessioning for covers band Whitestation, and now hosting his own radio show ‘Late Night Sessions’ on Abbey104, Frazer has taken the leap into the production world. Releasing a bootleg remix of Tulisa’s ‘Young’, scoring 50,000 Youtube views, in 2011, and a series of successful remixes, led to performances with the Cream and Ministry of Sound Tour teams, supporting Dave Pearce, and Judge Jules.
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Somerset-based songwriter Joe Hardy released his debut solo album ‘Without Borders’ on 25th November 2016. Joe is a songwriter of great depth and variety and is a first-class live performer, whether solo or with his band. His emphasis on excellence is obvious to everyone. Joe has been playing stages of all sizes for over 10 years - for the last 7 as front man of rock band ‘Brought Into Being’ and is at home in a church hall, a pub or a festival, having honed his craft in all three… Now, with new solo material produced with friends, he has created a collection of songs of hope, songs of life, songs of love. With a mixture of acoustic tracks through to Pop and all out Rock, he has a desire to tell a story and draw others into the process. Check out the first video from the album recorded in the studio for the song Connection: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=rLeaxpSZNK4 During his time with Brought Into Being, he has had some great achievements including getting to the finals of international battle of the bands ‘Surface Festival’ and playing
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The O2 arena - indigO2. They spent time travelling overseas to play in Europe and Brazil; also supported Toploader; released a successful album and have had multiple headline and supporting tours, playing UK festivals and venues. Without Borders is the result of two years of writing. During this time, Joe penned over 60 songs expressing different parts of his journey and telling the story of people he was meeting. Produced by friend and fellow musician Dave Griffiths, mixed and with additional production from David Evans and Dave Holder the result is an exciting and passion-filled album set to keep you listening from start to finish. Following a trip to Kenya working with children in an orphanage, he is partnering with charity Hope For Kids to raise awareness and support for them as an organisation with this release. For more information visit http://www. hopeforkids.co.uk. Throughout 2017 Joe will be touring with the album.
For more information on dates, visit: www.joehardy.co.uk.
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DUSKWOOD - DESERT QUEEN
It’s a big thing for a band to make an album, not a sensible thing I’m told, but a big thing none the less! The sensible thing would be to spread the songs over two or three EPs, that way the band can flog three promotion campaigns rather than just the one. But when was rock n roll sensible? Just like an artist standing back and looking at a finished canvas, there is nothing quite like holding an album you have created. Local band “Duskwood” have done just that, a proper, old school, hard rock album. Although the band’s sound does cross over into the heavy metal zone, the groove and soaring vocals place “Desert Queen” in the hard rock arena, with more than a little hint of “Pearl Jam” to my ears. Duskwood were formed in 2011 and have gigged all over the southwest ever since, developing a slick and high energy live show, that carries over to new album. Check out “Duskwood” and “Desert Queen” at www.duskwood.co.uk
UNRULY MILK - SPILAGGGES
This new album came out recenly on CD via Blackcat Records (the shop in Taunton) it’s very much a local DIY, hands-on release. CDs were made locally and the package put together in-house. It’s a cool local story. Unruly Milk pile up loops of close-miked instruments against a background of threedimensionally reverberating VSTs. Then smattered with the occasional vocal samples and (on “Ambassadeurs”) even a recorded singer. Coming on like General Strike meets Position Normal, the results are as studiedly ragged as they are elegantly modern. The album is hard to describe: it’s a mixture of Garage Rock, Psych ‘Folk’, guitars, glitchy electronics - very LO-FI and ‘loose’... They have been described as part of The New Wave of Somerset Lo-Fi or NWOSLF and to understand that you need just listen rather than me try to describe it. Visit nwoslf. tumblr.com to listen to Unruly Milk and other artists from this new genre.
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Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britan The hugely popular Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain returns to The Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on February 18th. With so many keen ukulele players in our town and the evergrowing membership list of Yeovil Ukulele Club, we thought it would be only right to publish our interview from the last time we met the group, during their 30th anniversary sell out visit to The Octagon Theatre in 2015. We thoroughly enjoyed meeting this bunch of entertaining, funny and ridiculously talented performers and can’t wait to hear them again in February 2017. Waterloo Music’s Dawn Woodward was delighted to meet the musicians and hear a little from them. We thought of a few key questions we’d like to ask them and two members, Richie Williams and Will Grove White, have given their answers below.
We first saw you perform at the Glastonbury Festival in 2005 and at that time we didn’t recall as many people being as familiar with the ukulele as an instrument as there are today. Apart from yourselves (obviously) what do you think is the cause of the instrument’s explosion in popularity over the last few years and has it been reflected on your audience sizes?
world today. The internet is a fantastic tool for niche interest things (good and bad, unfortunately) and the ukulele has benefited tremendously from it. When we started the Ukulele Orchestra, in the 1980s, it was impossible to meet other enthusiasts, unless you wanted to travel to the George Formby meetings in Blackpool, but now the internet is awash with groups, clubs and strum-alongs.
WGW: The internet boom has been a huge influence on the amount of ukuleles in the
RW: I think that one reason that the ukulele has seen a massive explosion in popularity
Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britan is because it is a social instrument – cheap and easy to learn to a reasonable standard, it’s almost impossible not to involve your friends in your first attempts at holding down a tune. Then they buy their own ukes, and it just snowballs – before you know it, another ukulele club has formed. Those who aspire to greater things can always look to the virtuosos ( people like James Hill, Jake Shimabukuro etc ) for inspiration but for the majority, it’s a karaoke substitute with one important difference – everybody can take part at the same time. I’ve always found playing a musical instrument is a wonderful way of meeting interesting people you wouldn’t normally meet. Who is the most interesting person you’ve met who you wouldn’t have met if you didn’t play the ukulele? WGW: The rest of the band! We’ve also met all sorts of weird and wonderful people along the way. My personal favourite is Antoine Carolus, who runs the most extensive website in the world about that most maligned of instruments, the nose flute. RW: Don McCullin, the famous war photographer, at Hay on Wye Literary Festival was without doubt the most interesting person I’ve met. Along with meeting people, I know your instruments have taken you to some amazing places. Assuming The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil is number one, what is your second most memorable setting for a concert? WGW: I loved doing Carnegie Hall, in New York City. It’s such an iconic venue and so many people I admire have played there. It was a real treat to do. But the most memorable would be the time we played for a pair of dancing camels. RW: Probably the Polar Jazz gig in Svalbard – not the actual concert venue, but the sheer fact of playing so close to the North Pole – and still managing to have an audience!
A lot of musicians play more than one instrument. Without smirking which band member has the largest second instrument? WGW: George used to play the Hammond Organ which may partly explain why he moved on to the ukulele – all that lugging, packing and unpacking led him to create the Ukes – a world tour with only hand luggage. RW: Well, without smirking it must be George’s organ – a Hammond organ, that is! How does it feel to have been going strong for thirty years? And is there another 30 years to come? WGW: It’s amazing to think we’ve been plucking together for that long, it’s been a tremendous journey… 30 more years? Who knows? Never say never… RW: A constant source of bewilderment to me. As for the next 30 years, who knows? We may well witness our clones taking our places . . . Thanks Guys, it was great to meet you! Congratulations on your 30th anniversary from all of us in Yeovil. Uketopia Ukulele has just celebrated a year of trading. Each ukulele is handcrafted in Vietnam from acacia koa with entirely solid construction and fitted with Aquila nylgut strings, giving superior tone and great sound projection. Specialising in beautiful wood inlays and mother of pearl detailing, no two Uketopia ukuleles are identical. From £170 Custom orders are also possible. We also stock Ammoon ukuleles starting from £60, Aquila strings, quality soft cases, tuners and stands. Find us on the first floor at The Emporium, 39 Princes Street, next to the cafe. Why not come and try one today? uketopiaukulele@gmail.com facebook.com/Uketopiaukulele
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Can you believe that we’re already talking to musicians about performing at Yeovil Show 2017? Arranging the live music line up for last year’s (2016) show and running the Yeovil Show Introducing Stage was one of the highlights of the Summer for us at Waterloo
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Music and we loved being able to showcase local talent at this amazing community event. Linking up with Radio Nine Springs, who ran the PA system from their mobile station, meant that the stage was really well organised and there are now some great recordings of all of last year’s performances on their website. Yeovil Live works for the local
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Swan Theatre The Swan Theatre in Yeovil is hosting a play called “4000 miles” which will be performed Monday to Saturday w/c 16th January 2017, with the Monday Night (the 16th January) being a Charity Night in aid of St Margaret’s Hospice. There is a Virgin Money Giving Page:uk.virginmoneygiving/IanWilliamson8 The organiser of this fund raiser, Ian Williamson, has set a target and wants to raise over £1k on the evening. Ian and his team will be busy running the coffee bar and also a raffle. It is a special evening as 100% of what is raised on the night will go towards the funds which Ian is raising to do the trek to Machu Picchu for the Hospice in April next year. 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog is a heartwarming exploration of growing up, growing old and discovering the moments in between.
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It’s the middle of the night when 21 year old Leo shows up dazed and dishevelled at his feisty 91 year old grandmother’s Greenwich Village apartment. While his arrival marks the end of a life-changing cross country bike trip, Leo’s journey is far from over. These unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder and ultimately connect as they find their way in the world.
Rock School
Calling all budding rock stars!! Are you ready to rock? Do you want to learn how play a musical instrument? Would you like to join a band? Ever wanted to play in front of a live audience? If so, come join us at Rock School Yeovil, held at The Emporium in Yeovil. In our own music studio, you’ll have the chance to try lots of different instruments such as a drum kit, electric guitars, bass guitars and keyboards. Anyone who wants to learn to sing will have the opportunity to give that a go too! Once you’re ready, we’ll put you into a band with the aim of you progressing towards some live gigs. We have different levels of Rock School available:-”Rock School Juniors” for beginners aged 4-9 -”Rock School Seniors” group for rock stars of intermediate ability, ages 7-16 -”Rock School Advanced” for bands or those wanting to challenge themselves.
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Play, try different instruments, be in a band, perform at one of our gigs. All events are held by our music teachers on Saturday mornings from 9:00AM-11:30AM they cost £15 per head and include breakfast in our cafe at The Emporium. You’re welcome to bring your own instrument or use those provided. Come and enjoy the fun, meet some new friends and learn how to play like a rock star! Booking essential For more information please call us on: 07795566148 or 01935 411378 or find us on Facebook as “Know Strings”
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Lead me Home Olivier and Tony Award nominee Ramin is best known for playing leading roles in both of the West End’s longest running musicals – The Phantom and Raoul in The Phantom ofthe Opera, and Jean Valjean, Enjolras, and Marius in Les Misérables. He also originated the role of the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies and made his Broadway debut as Valjean in the 2014 revival production of Les Misérables. Ramin said ‘I am looking forward to taking our Broadgrass show on the road for an extended run, especially here in the UK. It’s been a few years since I’ve been able to go around the country. These will be the only UK dates before I head off back to Broadway to open the premier of Anastasia.’ Ramin goes on to say ‘Broadgrass has organically evolved now for about 4 years. We have found a unique sound that we are all passionate about from songs from the show, to originals to covers that mean something to us in the band. It’s an eclectic show with influences from the rootsy sound of bluegrass to the passionate drama of theatre. But it’s all about the stories in the songs.’
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These will be the only UK dates before I head off back to Broadway to open the premier of Anastasia. ‘We are all excited to visit the different cities around the UK. Each show will be unique. It will be a show like you’ve never seen or heard. A hootenanny. It’s a great night for everyone. We’re all in this together.’ Hits include Bring Him Home, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Oh, What a Beautiful Morning and Music of the Night
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Razzamataz Boosting children’s self esteem and confidence with performing arts It is a sad fact that performing arts is declining in England’s schools just as countries around the world are embracing it. A recent report by the Department for Education stated that the most commonly withdrawn subjects are drama and performing arts, which had been dropped in nearly a quarter of schools. But although the National Curriculum is struggling to find a place for it, performing arts is widely spoken about as being one of the most positive influences on a child’s life. It is not only for those that want to go on and make a career on the stage, performing arts stimulates all children’s creativity. It helps them make sense of their emotions, develops their ability to understand, allows them to face their fears in a safe environment, challenges their preconceptions about the world in which they live, develops their aesthetic sense, develops their language and communication skills, introduces new ideas to them and allows them to express opinions. Although ideally, performing arts should be accessible to all children in state schools, the reality is that this is not often the case. This is where affordable, part-time theatre schools really come into their own. These encourage all children and young people
to try their hand at performing arts because as well as it being thoroughly enjoyable, it has also been shown to have a significant impact on the process of improving literacy levels in children. For boys, who especially struggle with literacy, an action research project by the Lancashire Literacy team, which focused on improving boy’s writing through visual literacy and drama found that: “Stimulus from drama and visual approaches has also resulted in a greater control of voice, style and pace, and a positive attitude to writing for specific purposes.” Educational achievement aside, what performing arts ultimately give children, are the skills in which to better express themselves, leading to increased confidence and self-esteem. Claire Walford Principal, Razzamataz Yeovil
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The format is quite sporadic - the idea is for musicians to be able to jump in and improvise together at will, there is a “leader�, usually a singer/songwriter, to call the songs and if you know your way around the circle of fifths or you can groove on the kit and you just know that you could add that extra layer of magic, then you can pick up one of the house instruments and get involved. You can get in touch with them and find out more on @stingingrogerpromo @stinging_roger
Bald Record Man
Bald Record Man Tucked away on the first floor of The Emporium in Yeovil, is a gem of a record store! A recently reopened music shop, selling rare and collectable albums, 12”, 7” singles and CDs. There’s always so many interesting items in stock at reasonable prices, it’s well worth a visit and new stock is added every week. Bald Record Man’s shop is the result of decades of collecting and dealing in used and vintage vinyl, Steve has an eclectic and extensive collection of great records spanning all genres and decades. Contact Bald Record Man steve@baldrecordman.com Call 07968 428036 or visit Steve’s online shop h t t p s : / / w w w. d i s c o g s . c o m / s e l l e r / baldrecordman/profile The Emporium, 39 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1EG
Previews
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Octagon Theatre on Tuesday 17th Jan British Fleetwood Mac tribute band, playing songs from the Peter Green era, through the ‘70s ‘Rumours’ era, up to ‘Tango in the Night’. “With over 500 major concert events behind them to date, the British rock anthology concert production ‘Rumours of Fleetwood Mac’ has now performed to over 550,000 Mac fans Worldwide. This show has now established itself across the world as the Ultimate Celebration Concert to Fleetwood Mac and tours with Mick Fleetwood’s golden seal of approval”.
Powercut Sat Jan 28 The Mermaid Hotel, Yeovil Powercut are a pop/rock covers band from the South West. Drawing on their vast musical experience covering Rock, Commercial Pop, and Country, Chris, Dave, Rob & Ben have created a covers band with a difference. A mix of electric and acoustic guitars, bass, drums and now (recently added) keyboards, plus extensive use of four part harmony vocals, enables the band to tackle almost all genres of popular music. The band’s repertoire can only be described as extensive. Artists featured include greats from the 1960s (The Beatles, The Who, The Monkees), through the 1970s, 80s & 90s
Previews ( REM, Stereophonics, Oasis, Jam) to the present day (Mumfords, Coldplay, Fratellis, Killers, Kings of Leon). The Powercut set is extremely well executed as the band members comes across as great and professional entertainers.
A Evening of LIVE music with Tom Toomey and The MonfiCats Sat Feb 11 The David Hall, South Petherton. Come along to enjoy an evening of amazing LIVE music from Tom Toomey and The MonfiCats. Their hypnotic sound can be described as inspirational fusion music that’s unique with a contemporary and distinctive flair. It is rooted in a fluid tapestry of different music genres that include: Blues, Jazz, Rock, Roots and Folk…all beautifully coloured by Spanish, African and Eastern influences Soulville Express Sat Feb 18 The Old Barn Club Soulville Express is a vibrant five-piece soul band, playing a huge selection of classic soul, Motown, disco and funk that’s bound to blow you away. From The Blues Brothers to Cee Lo Green, Aretha Franklin to Adele, Chaka Khan to Whitney Houston. The band has a wealth of experience and talent. Featuring excellent female and male vocals, guitar, drums, keyboards (Organ, Piano, & Synth) and bass. They play some of the best music from the 60s, 70s, right though to the current charts & some originals. The strength of their line-up brings quality, flexibility and class, lifting the band
beyond the usual range of typical guitar based covers bands, providing you with a very special musical experience.
The Renegades Sat Feb 25 Yeovil Labour Club The Renegades, a female fronted, five piece covers band that play a wide variety of songs from rock to soul to pop and our a well worth trip out to see. Read this band’s full story in their feature in this issue.
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The Renegades are an exciting 5-piece Rock, Pop, Funk and Soul covers band based in Somerset. With a line-up of professional musicians with a huge amount of experience playing live and performing for many different types of functions, including weddings, parties, private functions, festivals and pub gigs to name a few. The Renegades have quickly become known as one of the premier covers bands in the South West. The band also owns and operates a full, top-of-the-line PA and lighting setup, which is proving very popular with customers who are organising events. All this adds up to mean The Renegades have the experience, know-how and equipment to make sure that your event is a resounding success.
A few members of the band came in to meet us recently at Waterloo Music for a chat and an informal interview. Jamie Witt, who we’ve had the pleasure of knowing for some time due to his connections as a guitar teacher in Yeovil, introduced us to Flic Keirle, the band’s amazing female vocalist and James Callum, bassist in the band. Seth Rowles, their drummer (ex Smoking Guns) and Adrian Morris, who plays keys in the 5 piece line up, weren’t able to join us. The group has been in its current form for about a year and clearly the chemistry is great between them! Performing a set list filled with many classics and standard covers, the band always puts its own twist on the music...they joked that they have yet to find a song that Flic’s vocal range cannot
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cope with, but they will keep on trying! The band always change their set from gig to gig, no two are ever the same, this keeps it fresh! Although the members all have quite different influences and varied taste in music, the collaboration works due to the mutual respects the guys have for each other as musicians and the fact that they take turns in selecting the songs they work on... It did however slip out that Flic wants to cover a BeyoncĂŠ song and that Jamie has put his foot down! All said in good fun, the guys clearly enjoy working with each other. We saw their gig at the packed out Beach Cafe Bar in Yeovil on December 11th where the atmosphere was amazing, they sounded fantastic! Since then, The Renegades have announced that they have been booked at The Beach on New Years Eve... !
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Have you visited this amazing store yet? Found on Princes Street in Yeovil town centre, The Emporium is like no other store in the area! Home to 80 different independent, local businesses, trading collaboratively under one roof, this award winning shop has so much to offer!
Shopping - the range of unique and unusual items is incredible. With departments on two floors stocking antiques, vintage goods, collectible toys, vintage clothing, music, handmade artisan products, gifts, jewellery, interior design and homewares, there’s nothing else like it and definitely something for everyone! We’re also proud to have design and media services, councilling and our dedicated studio and “Moo” room. Every visit is like a voyage of discovery, never knowing what you’ll find, lots of inspirations for the curious shopper!
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Events JANUARY FEBruary 2017 Monday 2nd January Howl Open Mic @ The Royal Oak, Crewkerne • 8.30pm • Free Thursday 12th January Paul Jones & Dave Kelly @ The David Hall, South Petherton • 8pm • £20 Open Mic & Stage @ The Beach Cafe Bar, Yeovil • 8pm • Free Friday 13th January D-State @ Fleur de Lis, Stoke Sub Hamdon • 9pm - 11.30pm • Free Tangle presents: Towards the Sun @ The David Hall, South Petherton • 7pm • £14 Ramin Karimloo: Lead Me Home Tour @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £29.50 Saturday January 14th The Night Hours @ Yeovil Labour Club, Yeovil • 8.30pm - midnight • Free Rip It Up @ The Royal Standard, Yeovil • 9pm • Free The Circus of Horrors: The Never-Ending Nightmare @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £22-27 The Relics (Rock / Blues, 3 piece) at White Hart, Sherborne • 9.30pm - 11.30pm • Free Monday 16th January 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog (Runs until 21st Jan.) @ The Swan Theatre, Yeovil • 19.45 • Price TBC Howl Open Mic @ The Royal Oak, Crewkerne • 8.30pm • Free Tuesday 17th January Rumours Of Fleetwood Mac: Hits to Blues
World Tour @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £24.50 - 34.50 Thursday 19th January Ross Noble: Brain Dump @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 8pm • £26 Open Mic & Stage @ The Beach Cafe Bar, Yeovil • 8pm • Free Friday 20th January The Greatest Hits of Motown: How Sweet It Is @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £24 Saturday 21st January Goliath @ The Westminster, Yeovil • 9.15pm • Free Ballet Theatre UK: Romeo and Juliet @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £17.50 Stick In The Wheel @ The David Hall, South Petherton • 8pm • £15 The Furious Pussies @ The Great Lyde, Yeovil • 9.30pm - midnight • Free Sneakers @ Yeovil Labour Club, Yeovil • 8.30pm • Free Wavelength @ The Old Barn Club, Yeovil • 9pm • Free Tuesday 24th January Alice in Wonderland (runs until 28th Jan) @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £12-15 Thursday 26th January Open Mic & Stage @ The Beach Cafe Bar, Yeovil • 8pm • Free
Events January February 2017 Friday 27th January Bully Wee Band @ The David Hall, South Petherton • 8pm • £16
Thursday 2nd February Open Mic & Stage @ The Beach Cafe Bar, Yeovil • 8pm • Free
Saturday 28th January Silverback @ The Great Lyde, Yeovil • 9pm • Free
Friday 3rd February The Relics @ Fleur de Lis, Stoke Sub Hamdon • 9.30pm - 11.30pm • Free
Alice in Wonderland @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 1.30pm • £12-15
John Cash Roadshow @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £20.50
Alice in Wonderland @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 6pm • £12-15
Saturday 4th February 2 Foot Moose @ Woods Wine Bar, Yeovil • 9pm • Free
Grouvecat @ 9pm • Free
The Westminster, Yeovil •
Powercut @ The Mermaid Hotel, Yeovil • 9pm - 11.30pm • Free Outrage @ Yeovil Labour Club, Yeovil • 8.30pm - midnight • Free The Tracks Band @ The Old Barn Club, Yeovil • 9pm • Free Rip It Up @ White Hart, Sherborne • 9pm • Free
Somethin’ Else @ Yeovil Labour Club, Yeovil • 8.30pm - midnight • Free Geoff Lakeman @ The David Hall, South Petherton • 8pm • £14 Barbara Dickson 2017 @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £25.50 Wise Intentions @ The Old Barn Club, Yeovil • 9pm • Free
Gut & Steel @ The Sparkford Inn, Sparkford • 9pm • Free
Sunday 5th February The Yeovilton Military Wives Choir @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £13.50
Sunday 29th January Acoustic Night @ The David Hall, South Petherton • 7.30pm • £1 Performers £2 Audience
Wednesday 8th February So You Think You Know About Dinosaurs? @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 6.30pm • £16
The Classic Rock Show 2017 @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £24.50 - £34.50
Thursday 9th February Open Mic & Stage @ The Beach Cafe Bar, Yeovil • 8pm • Free
Monday 30th January Howl Open Mic @ The Royal Oak, Crewkerne • 8.30pm • Free
Jimeoin - Renonsense Man @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 8pm • £19
Tuesday 31st January The Pitman Poets @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £19.50 Wednesday 1st February CCS 16/17 Sinfonia Classica & Angela Hewitt @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £25
Friday 10th February Ruby Wax: Frazzled @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £21 Saturday 11th February 60’s Revisited @ Yeovil Labour Club, Yeovil • 8.30pm - midnight • Free Workshop with Tom Toomey @ The David Hall, South Petherton • 3-5pm • £25
Events January February 2017 Tom Toomey & The Monfi Cats @ The David Hall, South Petherton • 8pm • £15
Petherton • 7.30pm • £1 Performers £2 Audience
Heart & Soul @ The Old Barn Club, Yeovil • 9pm - 11.30pm • Free
Round the Horne @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £18
The Story of Pride and Prejudice @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £22
Thursday 23rd February Richard Alston Dance Company 2017 @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £17.50
Powercut @ The Bell Inn, Yeovil • 9pm 11.30pm • Free 2 Foot Moose @ White Hart, Sherborne • 9pm • Free Chill @ Stoke-Sub-Hamdon Working Mens Club, Stoke Sub Hamdon • 9pm • Free Sunday 12th February Fisherman’s Friends 2017 @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £22.50 Monday 13th February Howl Open Mic @ The Royal Oak, Crewkerne • 8.30pm • Free Wednesday 15th February Ben Portsmouth: The King is Back 2017 @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £25 - £27 Thursday 16th February Open Mic & Stage @ The Beach Cafe Bar, Yeovil • 8pm • Free Ben Portsmouth: The King is Back 2017 @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £25 - £27 Friday 17th February Sing-A-Long: Rocky Horror Picture Show @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £15 Saturday 18th February Soulville Express @ The Old Barn Club, Yeovil • 9pm • Free Stephen Fearing @ The David Hall, South Petherton • 8pm • £14 Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £26 Sunday 19th February Acoustic Night @ The David Hall, South
Open Mic & Stage @ The Beach Cafe Bar, Yeovil • 8pm • Free Friday 24th February Bad Edukation @ The Arrow, Yeovil • 9pm • Free Poems, Pints and Puds: Where is Love? @ The David Hall, South Petherton • 7.30pm • £5 Killer Queen 2017 @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £23 Saturday 25th February D-State @ The Mermaid Hotel, Yeovil • 9pm - 11.45pm • Free The Renegades @ Yeovil Labour Club, Yeovil • 8.30pm • Free
Events January February 2017 That’ll Be The Day! February 2017 @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £24.50 - £26.50 Livewired (Rock Covers, 5 piece) at The Bell Inn, Yeovil • 9pm • Free Powercut @ Stoke-Sub-Hamdon Working Mens Club, Stoke Sub Hamdon • 9.30pm midnight • Free Sunday 26th February Steve Knightley - Landlocked Tour @ The David Hall, South Petherton • 7.30pm • £19 Wednesday 1st March Stewart Lee: Content Provider @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £23 Thursday 2nd March The Big Chris Barber Band @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £20 Open Mic & Stage @ The Beach Cafe Bar, Yeovil • 8pm • Free Friday 3rd March T.Rextasy @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £19.50 Saturday 4th March Bad Edukation @ The Westminster, Yeovil • 9pm • Free Chicago Blues Brothers @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £24 Livewired (Rock Covers, 5 piece) at The Mermaid Hotel, Yeovil • 9pm • Free The FB Pocket Orchestra @ The David Hall, South Petherton • 8pm • £11 Utter Chaos @ Yeovil Labour Club, Yeovil • 8.30pm - midnight • Free ba22 @ The Old Barn Club, Yeovil • 9pm • Free
Soulville Express @ The Bell Inn, Yeovil • 9pm • Free Nevertheless @ White Hart, Sherborne • 9.30pm - 11.45pm • Free Sunday 5th March The Royal Marines Association Concert Band 2017 @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 3pm • £14.50 Wednesday 8th March CCS 16/17 Armonico Consort and Baroque Players @ The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil • 7.30pm • £31 Thursday 9th March Open Mic & Stage @ The Beach Cafe Bar, Yeovil • 8pm • Free Friday 10th March Bad Edukation @ Fleur de Lis, Stoke Sub Hamdon • 9pm • Free
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