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Jon Halden had the daunting task of opening the Grapevine Stage at Ipswich Music Day - But ever the professional, he did it very well indeed. Jon studied music through all levels of education before starting and running his own music company called ‘Up-beat’ (www.up-beat-tuition.co.uk) which supplies instrumental lessons to school aged pupils but also runs acoustic events (www.jamvan.co.uk) and PA hire with sound engineer. Image: James Emmerson

CONTENTS THE FOSTER FACTOR • 4 The memories come flooding back for Foz and many others as Built For Comfort reunite.

Grapevine Feature • 8 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang flies into Norwich

Ipswich Music Day • 14

Photographical highlights from the Grapevine stage at the UKs biggest free music event

MUSIC TO YOUR EARS • 20 A look at what the Grapevine team have been listening to

THEATRE SPOTLIGHT • 24

Molly Richardson introduces you to the Peterborough New Theatre

THE DEADLINE for our September issue: 9th August 2019

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Gigs In Suffolk Thursday 1st Felixstowe r Spa Pavilion r Rule The World Ipswich r The Salutation r Webbys Jam Snape r Maltings r Clare Teal & Guy Barker r 7:30pm Thetford r Euston Hall r VW Whitenoise

Gigs In Cambridgeshire Friday 2nd Cambridge r Blue Moon r Nuke The Whales +...r 8pm Peterborough r Charters Bar r Indie Night St Neots r Pig’n’Falcon r Midlife Crisis Upware r Five Miles From Anywhere r Beautiful Dangerous Gigs In Essex Friday 2nd Basildon r Holiday Inn r Papa George Band Braintree r Boars Head r Pure DC r 9:30pm Brantham r The Ark r Open Mic Night r 8pm Brightlingsea r Kings Head r Hoaxx Chelmsford r United Brethren r Longy r 9pm Colchester r Hurst Green r Brightlingsea Music Festival Colchester r Queen Street Brewhouse r Julie Usher Twisted Blues Band r 8pm Colchester r The Bull r The Strapless Southend r Chinnery’s r Youth Club r 7pm Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r Rocketman r 7:30pm

Gigs In Norfolk Friday 2nd Hunstanton r Princess Theatre r Marty Wilde r 7:30pm Norwich r Brickmakers r Nightlife r 8pm Norwich r Gate House r Vic Salter r 8:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Power House Norwich r Waterfront r Fisher & The Ferrymen Gigs In Suffolk Friday 2nd Bury r The Grapes r Words & Music r 10pm Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Hurricane Alley r 9pm Felixstowe r Spa Pavilion r Beach Boys - Smile r 8pm Ipswich r Black Horse r Angry Beaver r 8:30pm Ipswich r St Peters by the Waterfront r Parker Virley Trio r £12 r 7:45pm Ipswich r The Salutation r Undercover r 8:45pm Ipswich r The Shamrock r Jax&Co r 9:30pm Newmarket r Racecourses r Pete Tong & The Heritage Orchstra

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Snape r Maltings r Snape Proms Snape r Maltings r Open Session r 4pm Snape r Maltings r The Swingles r 7:30pm Stowmarket r Pickerel r Light Skies Darken r 9pm Sudbury r Prince of Wales r tbc Trimley r Trimley S&SC r Chicken Fried Gigs In Cambridgeshire Saturday 3rd Cambridge r Junction r Gengahr r 4pm St Neots r Pig’n’Falcon r Quixotes Beard

Gigs In Essex Saturday 3rd Billericay r Barleylands S&SC r Eddie Angel Braintree r Boars Head r Legend Chelmsford r Bassment r Essex Psych Fest Chelmsford r United Brethren r Tanya Piche r 9pm Colchester r Arts Ctr. r Manoeuvres Colchester r Castle Park r Nearly Festival: Colchester Colchester r The Bull r Abacus Wix r The Waggon r Rekovered r 9pm

Gigs In Norfolk Saturday 3rd Banham r Community Ctr. r Tobacco Road r £7.50 r Norwich r B2 r Light Grey +... r 7pm Norwich r Brickmakers r Viktori r 8pm Norwich r Maddermarket r Golden Age of Hollywood Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Four Play

Gigs In Suffolk Saturday 3rd Felixstowe r Spa Pavilion r History of Rock r 7:30pm Ipswich r Black Horse r Rock Against Leukaemia Ipswich r California Club r Dean Vinyard r 7:30pm Ipswich r Isaacs on the Quay r Undercover r 3pm Ipswich r Lindsey Rose r Words & Music r 6pm Ipswich r TGA r Velvet Revival r 9pm Ipswich r The Railway r The Swiftbeats r Free r 9pm Mellis r Railway Tavern r Hot Tramp r 9pm Snape r Maltings r Blazin’ Fiddles r 7:30pm Sudbury r Bay Horse r Backtrackin’ Sudbury r Prince of Wales r The Kicks Trimley r Trimley S&SC r Shane Baxendale Wrentham r Horse & Groom r East Coast Blues Band Gigs In Cambridgeshire Sunday 4th Cambridge r The Geldart r Sure Can Playboys Peterborough r Brewery Tap r Oakham Mic Night Peterborough r Charters Bar r Austin Gold St Neots r Pig’n’Falcon r Jayne

Gigs In Essex Sunday 4th Chelmsford r The Woolpack r Paul Wood Chelmsford r United Brethren r Sonic Journeymen r Free r 4:30pm Clacton r Robert Burre r Words & Music r2pm Colchester r Arts Ctr. r Darius Brubeck Quartet

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StephenFoz Foz has been on the radio in Suffolk for well over 40 years. His on air activities began at Hospital Radio Ipswich in 1977. During his five year spell there he began working at Radio Orwell and when Saxon Radio came on air in 1982 Foz secured a full time job working for both stations. The BBC came calling in 1990 and he’s been at BBC Radio Suffolk ever since.

They say nostalgia isn’t what it used to be but let me assure you that in the case of Suffolk blues band Built For Comfort it most certainly is. Back in the 1990s the Comforts were one of the most popular acts in our region, playing to packed pubs and releasing a tremendous album called Big. My home county had already produced some excellent blues outfits including the Pete Croft Blues Band, Lacey Street Blues Band and The Mean Red Spiders so it didn’t come as any surprise to me when Suffolk came up with another. Taking their name from a Willie Dixon song made famous by Howlin’ Wolf, Built For Comfort soon established themselves on the local circuit. Their first and only album, Big, really did capture the group in all their glory. Recorded over a few days at Purple Rain Studios in Great Yarmouth by Richard Hammerton, the CD remains one of the finest recordings made by a Suffolk band. All twelve tracks on it received an airing on BBC Radio Suffolk recently and for a very good reason. It coincided with five of the eight members of the band who played on that album reconvening for three reunion gigs last month. The Comforts’ comeback was spearheaded by guitarist Adam Clarkson and bassist Kelvin Hill who

somehow managed to pull it all together in only a few months. Adam lives up in Scotland these days and hasn’t played in a group for quite some time. Kelvin has more than kept his hand in though, performing on a pretty regular basis with Blues Situation. Another founder member Mark Stuart also remains an important part of the local music scene and is often seen in The Super Things and Nolan Wiltz’s Homebrew. Those three musicians

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managed to persuade trumpet player Giles Wright and harmonica player/ trumpeter Kevin Wells to dust off their instruments, meaning that the reunion could happen. Sadly, lead singer Mal Brierley has been unwell in recent times and wasn’t able to take part but I’m told he was at the Friday night gig at the John Peel Centre to lend his support. Drummers George Fothergill and Dave Bynoe were also unable to attend, as was harmonica player Dave Wright but they all gave the comeback their blessing and I know would have loved to have been part of the action had they been able to. I couldn’t make the Stowmarket gig but did give the reunion lots of radio coverage in the run-up to the weekend. Kelvin guested on my BBC Re-Introducing show on at 9pm on Wednesday, June 26 and then two days later Adam joined me on my Drivetime show at 6-15pm. If you get in quick you can catch up on those via the BBC Sounds app and website.

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I did make the Sunday evening gig at The Salutation in Ipswich. Rightly so, the place was packed and it was lovely to see so many local musicians turning out for the occasion. It spoke volumes of how highly Built For Comfort were thought of all those years ago. Special mention must be made of the man who had the unenviable task of filling Mal’s shoes – Scottish based vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Tomlin Leckie. I made a point of congratulating Tomlin on his efforts. He’d obviously gone to a lot of trouble to learn all the material and I was very impressed by how easy he made it sound. Built For Comfort had already secured their place in the history of Suffolk’s music scene and it was lovely to have them back, if only for a weekend. Something tells me it’s not the last we’ll hear from them. They have the bit between the teeth and I don’t think they’ll letting go of it easily.

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Gigs In Suffolk Thursday 8th Bures r Eight Bells r Open Mic r 8pm Ipswich r Black Horse r When Rivers Meet r 9pm Ipswich r The Salutation r Webbys Jam Snape r Maltings r Sheku & Isata Kanneh-Mason Gigs In Cambridgeshire Friday 9th Cambridge r Portland Arms r Steve Logan r 7:30pm Peterborough r Elton Hall r Green Meadows Festival Upware r Five Miles From Anywhere r Graham Buxton Gigs In Essex Friday 9th Basildon r Holiday Inn r Paul Garner Band Braintree r Boars Head r Beautiful Dangerous r 9pm Chelmsford r United Brethren r Dodo Bones r 9pm Clacton r The Boardwalk r Words & Music r 1pm Clacton r West Cliff r Big Girls Don’t Cry r 7:30pm Colchester r Arts Ctr. r Faux Fighters UK Colchester r The Bull r Silence The Sirens Gigs In Norfolk Friday 9th Hunstanton r Princess Theatre r Jersey Beats Norwich r Maddermarket r Songs From Ireland Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Headway Gigs In Suffolk Friday 9th Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Bruce Aldred r 9pm Ipswich r Black Horse r The Fretz r 8:30pm Ipswich r St Peters by the Waterfront r The Lincolns r 7:30pm Ipswich r The Salutation r Phil Jackson Rock & Roll Band r 8:45pm Needham Market r Three Tuns r Jax&Co r 8:30pm Newmarket r Racecourses r Bananarama Snape r Maltings r Swinging at The Cotton Club Stoke by Nayland r SbN Hotel r John Etheridge Stowmarket r John Peel Ctr. r Whole Shebang Sudbury r Prince of Wales r In & Out of Sleep Trimley r Trimley S&SC r Serena Grant Woodbridge r The Angel r Ady Johnson + Dusky Sunday r 8pm Gigs In Cambridgeshire Saturday 10th Cambridge r Portland Arms r The 27 Club + support St Neots r Pig’n’Falcon r Treble Damage

Gigs In Essex Saturday 10th Billericay r Barleylands S&SC r Cry Baby & The Hoochie Coochie Boys Braintree r Arts Theatre r Thank Abba for the Music r Braintree r Boars Head r Blakwater r 9:30pm Chelmsford r Bassment r Three Birds Blind +... r 8pm Chelmsford r United Brethren r Connor Selby & Joe Anderton r 9pm Colchester r Arts Ctr. r D’Ukes

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Colchester r Headgate r 10 Mad Years Colchester r Queen St Brewhouse r Colour & Shape Colchester r The Bull r Rekovered Southend r Naval & Military Club r Da Management Wix r The Waggon r Backtrackin’ r 9pm Gigs In Norfolk Saturday 10th Gt Yarmouth r St Georges r Here Comes Summer Hunstanton r Princess Theatre r Sixties Invasion Norwich r Brickmakers r Pure Passion + Blind Tiger Norwich r Gate House r Vic Salter r 8:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Against the Grain Reepham r Whitwell Station r Reepham Festival Gigs In Suffolk Saturday 10th Felixstowe r Seafront Gardens r Proms on the Prom Felixstowe r Spa Pavilion r Thank You for the Music r 7:30pm Hadleigh r RBL r The Luminors r 9pm Ipswich r Black Horse r Cherry Bomb r 8:30pm Ipswich r Bourne Vale Club r Wypeout + Ska’d 4 Life Ipswich r California Club r Gina Silburn r 7:30pm Ipswich r Gainsborough Labour Club r Chelsea Francis Ipswich r TGA r Groovy Disco r 9pm Ipswich r The Railway r Scooted & Booted r 9pm Lowestoft r Flying Dutchman r Jax&Co r 9:30pm Mildenhall r Social Club r Light Skies Darken r £4 Snape r Maltings r Open Session r Noon Snape r Maltings r The Shires r 7:30pm Sudbury r Bay Horse r 24 Karat Sudbury r Prince of Wales r Farq Gigs In Cambridgeshire Sunday 11th Peterborough r Charters Bar r The Broadcasters St Neots r Pig’n’Falcon r Ray Steel Gigs In Essex Sunday 11th Clacton r Princes Theatre r That’ll Be The Day r 7pm Manningtree r Winyl r Songwriting circle r Free r 2pm Marks Tey r Parish Hall r French Quarter All Stars Gigs In Norfolk Sunday 11th Hunstanton r Princess Theatre r The Indians r 7:30pm Norwich r B2 r Young Musicians r 7pm Norwich r Brickmakers r Lee Vasey Big Band r Noon Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Das Fenster & the Alibis Gigs In Suffolk Sunday 11th Bungay r Fisher Theatre r PanAfro Band r 5:30pm Clare r Bell Hotel r Tracks Ipswich r Christchurch Pk r Woodbridge Excelsior Band Ipswich r Gainsborough Labour Club r Jax & Co r 3pm Ipswich r Isaacs on the Quay r Ska’d 4 Life r 3pm Kessingland r Sailors Home r Clare Free r 3pm Lowestoft r Stanford Arms r Dougie & Jason r 3pm Mellis r Railway Tavern r The Drive In’s r 5pm

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JOIN US FOR LIVE MUSIC DURING AUGUST Wednesday 14th August • 7:00pm • Open Mic Night Join us and showcase your talents in our Open Mic Night. Sunday 18th August • 1:30pm • Live Jazz John Parker is joined by local saxophone player Johnny Herbert and singer Janice Oliver. Supporting them is Alan Morgan on bass and Alex Best on drums. Friday 23rd August • 6:30pm • Words and Music Take a trip down memory lane with a set covering classic songs from the 60s. Saturday 24th August • 7:00pm Matt White and The Emulsions Enjoy their bountiful cornucopia of harmony-drenched rock anthems. Sunday 25th August • 7:00pm • Undercover A three-piece rock, pop, blues and funk band.

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang flies into Norwich This August, OPEN plays host to the Norwich-based, multi-award winning theatre company Sound Ideas for the second time. The fantasmagorical musical plays this August 6th-11th in a sparkling new production. The latest eye-catching, technically dazzling production from the ambitious local group features a wealth of fabulous costumes, impressive sets and a flying car alongside some of the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most talented performers - this is certainly not a show to miss! One of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite musicals, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will have audiences of all ages flying high with its mixture of madness, intrigue and exuberance. Featuring the classic songs Toot Sweets, Me Ole Bamboo and Hushabye Mountain.

Can the lovable but whacky inventor, Potts, along with his two children and the gorgeous Truly Scrumptious outwit the bombastic Baron Bomburst who has decreed that all children be banished from his kingdom? What happens when the children are caught and imprisoned with the other youngsters by the evil Childcatcher? Will it all end happily-ever-after? Well, of course it will! Sound Ideas are a fresh and innovative theatre company based in Norwich who formed back in 2013 as part of the Norwich Fringe Festival. They now

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produce an exciting season of theatre each year in a variety of venues in and around Norwich. Beginning as a small group of friends with a passion for innovative theatre, crowded around a piano in a friend’s garage - they packed out their first concert, ‘The Obscure Revue’ which spring-boarded work from there on after and has allowed the group to flourish and grow into the fabulous team that they are today. The team has produced a wealth of exciting and engaging productions over the last few years which have been nominated for and have received a variety of awards and accolades including the Dr Frank Bates award for Musical Theatre and Dance at the Norfolk Arts Awards, sponsored by the EDP. In 2016 they took the Norwich theatre scene by storm when they staged the regional premiere of oddball toilet-themed hit Broadway cult musical Urinetown, followed closely by the equally ambitious Christmas production of Stephen Sondheim’s dark spin on fairytales, Into The Woods. 2017 began with an immersive and site-specific production of the dark tale of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and since then they have produced productions of USHERS: The Front of House Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Singin’ in the Rain and GHOST!

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG is being staged at OPEN in Norwich from August 6th-11th. 7.30pm nightly (2.30pm additional matinees on the 7th, 10th and 11th), tickets £16-20, booking via www.chittychittybangbang.co.uk (FAMILY TICKETS AVAILABLE)

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Gigs In Cambridgeshire Monday 12th Upware r Five Miles From Anywhere r The Lonely Gigs In Essex Monday 12th Clacton r The Boardwalk r Words & Music r 1pm Colchester r Hole In The Wall r Open Mic r 8pm Gigs In Norfolk Monday 12th Norwich r Brickmakers r Brickies Open Stage r 8pm Gigs In Suffolk Monday 12th Snape r Maltings r Gilbert O’Sullivan r 7:30pm Gigs In Essex Tuesday 13th Westcliff r RBL r Elie Rees & James Delarre Gigs In Norfolk Tuesday 13th Norwich r Bedfords r Tracks Norwich r Brickmakers r Blue Train Quintet r 8pm Norwich r Waterfront r Queensryche r 7pm Gigs In Suffolk Tuesday 13th Snape r Maltings r National Youth Choir of Great Britain Gigs In Cambridgeshire Wednesday 14th Cambridge r The Geldart r Jay B r 8:30pm Gigs In Essex Wednesday 14th Colchester r Arts Ctr. r Zu r 7:30pm Gigs In Norfolk Wednesday 14th Banham r The Barrel r Open Mic r 8:30pm Norwich r Gate House r Irish Folk r 8:30pm Gigs In Suffolk Wednesday 14th Bildeston r Kings Head r Open Mic r 8:30pm Edwardstone r White Horse r Folk & Acoustic Session r 8:30pm Ipswich r Briarbank Brewery r Open Mic r 8pm Ipswich r Halberd r Dave Thomas r 8:30pm Snape r Maltings r 6 Hands r 7:30pm Gigs In Cambridgeshire Thursday 15th Cambridge r The Geldart r Pillars of Creation r 8pm Gigs In Essex Thursday 15th Castle Hedingham r Bell Inn r Open Mic r 8pm Clacton r Princes Theatre r Luther Vandross Tribute Colchester r Arts Ctr. r Clearwater Creedence Revival Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r Michael starring Ben r 8pm Gigs In Norfolk Thursday 15th Norwich r Brickmakers r Come In Silence r 8pm Gigs In Suffolk Thursday 15th Ipswich r The Salutation r Webbys Jam Needham Market r Community Ctr. r Open Mic r 8pm Snape r Maltings r Rick Wakeman r 7:30pm

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Gigs In Cambridgeshire Friday 16th Cambridge r Junction r Mallory Knox r 7pm Cambridge r Portland Arms r Sweet Crisis +... St Neots r Pig’n’Falcon r Quixotes Beard Upware r Five Miles From Anywhere r Easy Livin

Gigs In Essex Friday 16th Basildon r Holiday Inn r Will Wilde Band Braintree r Boars Head r Remark r 9:30pm Chelmsford r United Brethren r Dave Jackson Trio Colchester r Arts Ctr. r Kaddal Merrill Maldon r Sunny Sailor r Hoaxx r 8pm Point Clear r Ferry Boat Inn r Words & Music r 9pm Rochford r Hundred Golf Club r Da Management r 8pm Southend r Chinnery’s r Oaysis r 7:30pm Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r Best of Queen r 8pm Southend r Palace Theatre r Bowie Experience r 8pm Gigs In Norfolk Friday 16th Gt Yarmouth r St Georges r Here Comes Summer Hunstanton r Princess Theatre r Gloria Estefan Exp Norwich r B2 r Red Method +... r 7pm Norwich r Brickmakers r The Collective r 8pm Norwich r Epic Studios r Hoax Live Sessions r 7:30pm Norwich r Gate House r Vic Salter r 8:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r The Glamtastics

Gigs In Suffolk Friday 16th Felixstowe r Copas Bar r Roquefort r 8pm Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Infrasonic r 9pm Glemham r Glemham Hall r FolkEast Ipswich r Black Horse r Beergut 100 r 8:30pm Snape r Maltings r Juan Martin Flamenco r 7:30pm Stoke by Nayland r SbN Hotel r Ben Crossland Sudbury r Prince of Wales r Oranje Trimley r Trimley S&SC r Too Drunk To Funk Gigs In Cambridgeshire Saturday 17th Cambridge r Portland Arms r Four Colour Ghosts St Neots r Pig’n’Falcon r Zipwire

Gigs In Essex Saturday 17th Ardleigh r Little Rabbit Barn r Sam Coe & The Long Shadows r 7:30pm Braintree r Boars Head r Enemy Of The Lion r 9:30pm Chelmsford r United Brethren r Mill Island Band r 9pm Clacton r Princes Theatre r Legend r 7:30pm Colchester r Queen St Brewhouse r Fyresky +... Colchester r The Bull r Scooby Halstead r Empire Theatre r Noasis r 7:30pm Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r That’ll Be The Day r 8pm Wix r The Waggon r Andy Robinson Band r 9pm

Join us at Isaacs on the Quay for great live music during August. Saturday 3rd August • 3pm • Undercover Enjoy an afternoon of live music from this three-piece rock, pop, blues and funk band. Sunday 4th August • 3pm • Noasis Returning to Isaacs for an afternoon of live music is Noasis, a fantastic Oasis tribute band. Sunday 11th August • 3pm • Ska’d 4 Life Covering all SKA music and two-tone classics, including songs by Madness, The Specials, The Beat and more. Saturday 17th August • 3pm • SOUL’d Out A disco, Motown and 80’s dance floor cover band, with hits from Wham! Stevie Wonder and Chic! Sunday 18th August • 3pm • Popgun Pop, rock, electro, movie and Motown covers from the ‘80s. Saturday 24th August • 3pm • The Reason A four-piece band covering RnB, soul, funk, reggae, pop, house and more. Sunday 25th August • 3pm • The Dolly Show Join us for Dolly’s greatest hits combine with flawless comic timing in this brilliant show.

Every Saturday • 9pm • Live DJ DJ Garfie plays all the biggest oldskool and kisstory in the Merchant Bar.

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Elmswell r Railway Tavern r Spiral r 9pm Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Mr J Band r 9pm Hadleigh r RBL r Jax&Co r 9pm Ipswich r Black Horse r Crossfire Rock r 8:30pm Leiston r The Crown r Man in the Hat r 8:30pm Snape r Maltings r Herreweghe Conducts r 7:30pm Stoke by Nayland r SbN Hotel r 1 Up Band r 7:30pm Sudbury r Prince of Wales r tbc Trimley r Trimley S&SC r Naked Apes Gigs In Cambridgeshire Saturday 31st Cambridge r Junction r The Undertones r 7pm Cambridge r Portland Arms r Cambridge Cabaret r 7pm Fulbourn r Hat & Rabbit r Light Skies Darken r 9pm Peterborough r Key Theatre r Austin Gold r 7:30pm St Neots r Pig’n’Falcon r Beguiled Gigs In Essex Saturday 31st Billericay r Barleylands S&SC r Electric Experience Chelmsford r Hideaways r Fillers + Kazabian r 7pm Chelmsford r United Brethren r Robin Bibi Band r 9pm Clacton r West Cliff r Rock ‘N’ Roll Paradise r 7:30pm Colchester r Queen St Brewhouse r Loxleys Corner Colchester r The Bull r The Kicks Harlow r Playhouse r Buddy Holly Story Southend r Palace Theatre r Are You Experienced? Wix r The Waggon r Jump Mother Crab r 9pm

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Tony Bell

To Myself, From Myself LONESOME Peterborough based post-rock band Lonesome released this, their debut EP, back in April. Theirs is a very unique take on the genre but, as is common, lyrics are in short supply but the sounds swing from grandiose and ethereal sounds to melodic and soulful. This is a concept album intended to be enjoyed from beginning to end – don’t put it on shuffle!

Ado Perma THEO SAYERS Theo made a name for himself in 2018 hosting

Theo Sayers and Friends at The Blue Moon in Cambridgeshire – a place I must visit one of these days. It was there that he launched Ado Perma at the beginning of July. This is electronic indie pop with a twist of offbeat song writing. This self-produced work is a very pleasant listen, with echoes of something good that I can’t quite put my finger on yet.

Jeremy has taken his time deciding to be a musician and whilst I suspect geoscience pays better, he has a fine career ahead of him with his voice, lyrics & guitar.

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Runaway Train JEREMY JOHNSON Currently in Suffolk but for how long is anyone’s guess. It has taken Jeremy a while to discover East Anglia from his home town in Worcestershire via Holland and the Himalayas. I am so glad he has! Runaway Train is his latest single and that introduced me to his debut album 32nd Orbit which was released last year. A geoscientist by profession

Alton Wahlberg is a hard-working musician, constantly gigging and above all, passionate about music. I have seen him perform live on a number of occasions, but nothing prepared me for Photographs & Memories. The opening track ‘Under The Lights’ begins with a beautiful string section drawing you in like a mystic siren teasing you to listen to more… and it works. I could easily go through each track extolling its virtues but that would be boring to read. Get yourself a copy from Ginger Dog Records – it is

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a collection of some of the most heartfelt songs you are likely to hear.

Blindside CASWELL Made in the Aker HONEY AND THE BEAR I need to explain ‘Aker’ – it is an old East Anglian word meaning ‘turbulent current’, now we both know! John and Lucy’s sound has developed and strengthened in parallel with their personal relationship - they got married last year. They are both firmly rooted in the region in which they live and take an undisguised delight writing about odd, interesting or very personal history. ‘Tin Tin’ about the man who invented the hovercraft, ‘Margaret Catchpole’ the English adventuress who escaped from Ipswich Gaol, ‘Springtime Girl’ – about Lucy’s grandad who planted his wife’s name in daffodils in the garden. Wonderfully produced and featuring Sam Kelly and many of the Lost Boys at various places along the journey. A possible BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Winner in the making perhaps?

Now based in Suffolk, London born Caswell has one of the most beautiful voices we have heard recently – and we hear a lot. What is it about human relationships that generates such great music – and destructive relationships too? For that is how this album came about. This is more a becoming aware album than coming of age and you can almost feel the angst in the lyrics – particularly the way the word ‘stay’ lingers in ‘Stay The Night’. Seek it out on the Grapevine Spotify Playlist (the link is on the front page of the website!)

Wrote Off EMILA QUINN Not often do tears, tax men and brokers appear in the

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same line of a song, but Emila Quinn manages that in the opening track ‘Sorry Momma’. This, all too short, three track EP gives us just a small hint of what this young woman is capable of with the sort of hearton-her-sleeves lyrics that I love. The title track ‘Wrote Off’ highlights Emila’s strong vocal capability – to the point where you almost don’t want any other instruments!

British Classics JACK THE LAD Who said punk was dead? Punk never died and this album proves it. Jack The Lad’s debut album of original punchy, aggressive, adult angst ridden songs are in the classic British style of the heady days of the 70’s. Released and distributed on Step 1 Music this album is a must for punk fans around the country not just for the band’s already considerable following in East Anglia. My current favourite track is ‘Who Wants To Rule The World’ with the line: “Who wants to rule the world and walk all over you? Not me and you!”

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In the spotlight for this month, after briefly teasing their upcoming autumn season last month and following their recent renovation and upcoming new ownership, I’m introducing you to the Peterborough New Theatre. The theatre itself has a rich history, as it began life as an Odeon cinema in 1937, designed by architect Harry Weedon; and the building was one of the original cinemas of the Odeon chain. It sadly closed as a cinema in 1991, but in 2001 the building went under redevelopment, and reopened as The Broadway Theatre (which has now been renamed to the Peterborough New Theatre). A platform stage was built within the original proscenium and the original Art Deco interior of the auditorium restored, and the auditorium is now one of the finest interiors remaining from the original

Odeon cinema chain. With a seated capacity of 1,140 - it’s one of the largest venues in the region and is capable of hosting national touring plays, theatre productions, music, comedy and films. The late Peterborough philanthropist Peter Boizot (founder of the Pizza Express chain) spent £9m of his own money to recreate the beautiful building as a cornerstone of cultural life in the city. Currently, The Dawe Charitable Trust has invested £1m to make the Peterborough New Theatre central to the life of all Peterborough’s communities, and the theatre welcomes performers, promoters and audiences from any and every community. However, the theatre can only be strong when the people of Peterborough and surrounding areas work with it. It needs YOU to support it; be it through being a

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volunteer, financially by hiring it, or most importantly by simply attending shows as a member of the audience. The same goes for any venue, which is why our magazine is so passionate about promoting Live Entertainment and encouraging people to get out there and keep it live; but naturally it’s incredibly difficult when you’re trying to get off the ground and running as a new venue – so this place needs your support. However, with Selladoor Worldwide taking over management of the theatre from 1st September 2019, the theatre is hoping for a bright future. It’s already off to a strong start with an exciting launch of Edinburgh Fringe Festival comedy previews, titled ‘PETERBURGH FRINGE!’ that took place in July, and coming up on Thursday 15th August, the legendary Motown band THE FOUR TOPS are performing live in their only UK Theatre show. As mentioned previously, their upcoming autumn season features an eclectic mix of shows – from family shows, comedies, dramas, tribute shows and more. A few highlights include theatre shows of the classic comedy Boeing Boeing (21-23 November) starring Tom Lister and Daniel

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Casey. Families can relive the classic film on-stage with Madagascar The Musical (2nd-6th October). Adults can laugh their troubles away with Avenue Q (24-28th September). Martin Shaw leads in new tour of Patrick Hamilton’s Gaslight (21-26th October). Tributes include We Love Little Mix, A Beautiful Noise (Neil Diamond), Big Girls Don’t Cry (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons) and Christmas With Ultimate Bublé. There’s live music from the likes of the legendary Lulu, popular male group Blake with their Christmas special and Crackers & Coward with West End performer Ben Stock. Rounding off the year will be the classic Panto of The Wizard of Oz (14-31st December), with Strictly Champion Kayta Jones. All this and it’s only just the start, as the theatre continues with more exciting events in 2020. There is certainly something for everyone, so be sure to check out newtheatre-peterborough.com for further details and the full list of shows.

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