A season of gigs, events and workshops Apr – Jul 2015
Kate In The Kettle “One of the most inventive performers on the British acoustic folk scene” The Guardian
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Hello The great shows upstairs at The Hothouse will feature one of my favourite bands this summer, Orkestra Del Sol. They mix a street style fun engagement with dancing rhythms and explosive beats. See them out in the streets of the West End, then for an early evening show at The Hothouse on 24 May. I am also very pleased that we are featuring many local rock, pop, folk and indie bands and artists with our new Friday nights LIVE at The Hothouse. Only £2 to get in – try it out and hear the best of local music. The Morecambe festival season is building momentum and we are excited to be supporting the Morecambe Carnival weekend in May, before we gear up to another great seaside weekend for Catch the Wind 2015 in June. More Music is flourishing and, as ever, working with all our local arts partners to put the district on the map as a great place to live. I hope to see you somewhere over the summer.
Artistic Director, More Music
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vocals and edgy, brooding songs that constantly surprise” The Guardian
Kate in the Kettle Saturday 2 May 8pm
Kate Young is an exceptional fiddle player immersed in traditional music, who played here as part of Moulettes last December. This gig sees Kate joined by Marit Fält, a specialist in Swedish traditional styles, playing the lât-mandola lute, a percussionist adding Indian tabla and Latin cajón, plus bass clarinet and bass guitar.
Tickets £8/£6 in advance £10/£8 on the door
Booking: 01524 331997
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Mike Walker/Stuart McCallum Saturday 16 May 8pm Manchester guitarists Mike Walker and Stuart McCallum are both well known nationally and internationally – Walker for his work with The Impossible Gentlemen and McCallum with The Cinematic Orchestra. They use four different acoustic guitars to re-imagine and resculpt their own original compositions and some well-known jazz standards into fresh shapes.
Tickets £8/£6 in advance £10/£8 on the door
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“Grey skies and rain-soaked red bricked terraces as seen through a cosy cup of hot, sweet tea.” Jazzwise moremusic.org.uk/walker-mccallum
Orkestra Del Sol
Featuring Baybeat Streetband Sunday 24 May 7pm Meet the performers on an afternoon parade on the prom and on the streets of the West End between 2pm and 4pm. Look out for them busking and running workshops outside The Hothouse. Orkestra del Sol create a living, breathing polka-ing, pogo-ing honk-step for the 21st century. Trumpet, trombone, saxes, accordion, fiddle, two drummers and the epic bass of the sousaphone conspire perfectly to create soaring horn lines and beautifully layered harmonies. All driven by an uncompromising rhythm section who deliver the meanest grooves with a twinkle in their eye!
Tickets £5 West End residents £2
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“You cannot take your eyes off these characters for a second, for fear of missing another hilarious interaction or quirky gesture” Three Weeks Edinburgh
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Monsieur Doumani
Plus support The Balkanics Friday 5 June 8pm
Nominated for ‘Best Newcomer’ in Songlines Music Awards 2014, Monsieur Doumani are a dynamic trio playing original and traditional Cypriot music with a twist. Featuring Antonis Antoniou on tzouras (small bouzouki), Angelos Ionas on guitar and Demetris Yiasemides on winds, they combine impressive musicianship with humour and panache. This concert is part of Songlines Encounters Festival on Tour 2015. Songlines Encounters Festival is co-curated by Songlines Magazine and Ikon Arts Managament.
Tickets £10/£7 in advance £12/£9 on the door
“Cypriot folk-roots updated, rearranged and delivered in style” fRoots
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“A masterpiece” Independent “Songwriting perfection” Express “Nobody comes even close” Irish Times
Chris Wood
Plus support howdenjones Sunday 21 June 8pm Chris Wood brings his spellbinding musicianship and songcraft to Morecambe for the second time. Chris is one of England’s finest songwriters, weaving folk tradition with his own contemporary compositions. His last album, None The Wiser, met with universal praise, described by Songlines as a “a quietly powerful, astute and vivid set of songs, a folk-soul album.”
Tickets £10/£7 in advance £12/£9 on the door
Booking: 01524 331997
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Catch the Wind Kite Festival
Morecambe Promenade Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June 12pm – 5pm The sweep of Morecambe Bay and the panorama of the Lakeland hills provide a stunning backdrop for our spectacular kite festival with its amazing aerial kite displays. Come and enjoy beautiful kites of all shapes and sizes flown by professional fliers or fly your own kite on the beach. Enjoy street entertainers and live music outside The Platform. All ages can take part in craft or circus workshops run by brilliant local artists.
Tickets FREE
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The Hothouse Ceilidh with Striding Edge Ceilidh Band Plus Rafe Musicircus and Tony Lifington Saturday 27 June 7.30pm
Striding Edge Ceilidh Band are one of the hottest roots bands of the region and firm Hothouse favourites for their energy-packed ceilidh nights. Striding Edge will be joined by Rafe – a beat boxer, tap dancer/ and uggler from São Paulo as well as well known seaside entertainer Tony Lidington.
COMING SOON....
Tickets
£7/£6 in advance £8/£6 on the door
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West End Festival
Regent Park Saturday 18 July 12pm – 4pm More Music is proud to be part of the community in the West End of Morecambe where we are based. And every year we set up camp round the corner in Regent Park to celebrate our local community through a day of music, singing, dancing, fun and games.
Tickets FREE
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Stages Live Friday 22 May 7pm Friday 3 July 7pm Two great Stages Live gigs showcasing talented young musicians and songwriters from Lancaster and Morecambe. Stages Live is an opportunity for young people to perform at and organise events in a professional venue.
Tickets moremusic.org.uk/stages
£4/£3 All ages welcome
Stages Music Industry Day Wednesday 20 May 6pm – 9pm
Do you want to know more about a career in the music industry? We’ve teamed up with Lancaster and Morecambe College, Unconvention and Generator to bring together music industry professionals to answer those questions you have always wanted to ask. Young bands and musicians will also have the chance to showcase their music in front of a panel of music industry professionals.
Tickets moremusic.org.uk/stages
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Exhibitions Musicians at the Hothouse by Valentine Archer Until Friday 22 May
A display of photographs of musicians who have at one time or another been involved in music at The Hothouse. Valentine enjoys taking many different kinds of photographs but people, musicians especially are a particular interest. The photographer Valentine Archer (Pete Hyde) is involved in a number of More Music projects and plays saxophone in Baybeat and Orbit. He is also chair of Lancaster Jazz Festival.
Tickets FREE
Nigel Parrington Saturday 23 May – Saturday 25 July
Nigel Parrington is a Lancaster based musician/songwriter and part-time postman who likes to capture the human moments, as well as everyday ‘unseen’ places, with his photographs. Trying to avoid cliche he prefers to go for the unaware, unplanned and unusual. Often all three.
Tickets FREE
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Hot Tickets!
You can buy tickets for gigs at The Hothouse in the following ways... Online Via our official ticket agents breweryarts.co.uk or follow the links to individual gigs from moremusic.org.uk Phone Brewery Arts Centre on 01539 725133 Morecambe Visitor Information Centre 01524 582808 In person At The Hothouse, Brewery Arts Centre or Morecambe Visitor Information Centre. An Induction loop system is available in The Hothouse.
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Visiting us
Hire The Hothouse for your event, gig or party The Hothouse is a fully accessible building with a 220 capacity venue space, available to book (including PA equipment) for events, parties and gigs. There are rooms available downstairs to use for band rehearsals, meetings and spaces for teaching, including one with an interactive multimedia whiteboard. We also have a recording studio .
For more information call us on 01524 831997.
How to find us Public Transport: The last train from Morecambe is 22:55. Buses run throughout the evening with the last one to Lancaster being the 2A at 00:38. Ample on street parking. Directions available on the website. Satnav: LA3 1QT
We are here
To plan your journey why not use www.traveline.info and use our postcode LA3 1QT as your end destination.
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A Krack’n Night @ The Hothouse with Professor Elemental Metropolis Friday 29 May 7.30pm A Splendid Day Out, Morecambe’s fantastic Steampunk festival, pays a visit to The Hothouse for an evening of excellent entertainment featuring music and comedy with a refined Steampunk aesthetic.
Tickets £10
Available from asplendiddayout.com
Hugs Bison present B-Side The Seaside Saturday 11 July 8pm B-Side The Seaside is an immersive audio-visual performances by Hugs Bison taking place and rooted in the memories of some of our bestknown seaside resorts. The day before, Hugs Bison will be out and about in Morecambe checking out all the sights and sounds, so why not tell them about your seaside memories - come to the show and you may well be in it!!
Tickets moremusic.org.uk/hugsbison
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£5
Gamelan at The Hothouse
Coming Soon!
Monday 19 – Friday 30 October The Hothouse becomes home to an Iron gamelan called ‘Kyai Lara’s Argo Jaladri’ (which means Music between the sea and
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the hills). Every day
Friday 17 April, Friday 15 May, Friday 19 June, Friday 17 July
there will be a range of workshops and opportunities to get involved.
Join us every third Friday for LIVE at The Hothouse for a great night out with live local bands. Tickets: £2
Songwriting for Community Choirs with Ali Burns Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September 10am – 4pm. Spend the weekend working with Ali to
West End Fun Palace Saturday 3 October 12pm – 4pm The West End Fun Palace is a free open day with lots of participatory music and arts workshops so people can have a go and join in.
devise text, great tunes, harmonies, structures and craft simple songs for choirs. Tickets: £150
Moulettes
Saturday 19 September 8pm Moulettes return… don’t miss it! Tickets: £10/£9 in advance £12/£9 on the door
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Events: Summer 2015 APRIL 17
LIVE at The Hothouse
MAY 2
Kate in the Kettle
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LIVE at The Hothouse
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Mike Walker/Stuart McCallum
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Stages Music Industry Day
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Stages Live
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Orkestra del Sol
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A Krack’n Night
Half Price tickets for all gigs 20 tickets are available for people with an LA3 and LA4 postcode. First come first served. Proof of address required when purchasing tickets.
JUNE 5
Monsieur Doumani
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LIVE at The Hothouse
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Chris Wood
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Catch the Wind Kite Festival
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Hothouse Ceilidh with Striding Edge
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Catch the Wind Kite Festival
JULY 3
Stages Live
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B-Side The Seaside
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Live at The Hothouse
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West End Festival
Make Music We run a varied weekly programme of music sessions for all ages and abilities during termtime. Pick up a leaflet or visit moremusic.org.uk for details
More Music is a community music and education charity based at The Hothouse in Morecambe, with over 20 years experience delivering workshops, training, performances and festivals across the district, region and beyond! More Music seeks to build confidence and spirit in individuals and communities through the arts, especially music. facebook.com/More.Music1 @MoreMusic1
More Music The Hothouse 13-17 Devonshire Road, Morecambe, LA3 1QT Call: 01524 831997 Email: info@moremusic.org.uk
moremusic.org.uk Photography by Graham Wynne, Phil Keen, Daniel Parker, Eleni Papadopoulou and Ashley Murphy. Design by HotfootDesign.co.uk. More Music is an accredited Arts Award Centre. Company Reg. 4189582 | Charity Reg. 1097929 All events are held at More Music unless otherwise stated. All information is correct at time of going to print.