rhythm and booze Brews, News, Bands & Reviews - Issue 27 - September/October 2014
Can’t Stop the MuSiC
The Ostrich Inn on North Street, Peterborough with Cavell Court to the left and the North Street Bar behind. Two Peterborough city centre publicans are adamant that a nearby residential development will not hamper their promotion of live music. The landlords of The Ostrich Inn and North Street Bar were responding to concerns after work started to convert Cavell Court into executive apartments. The fears were
raised after a bar elsewhere in the city was forced to install sound proofing and cut its music hours following a complaint from a resident in an earlier conversion. However, the North Street Bar’s Graham Finding, a director of building firm Baxter & King Construction, which owns the North Street
Bar and Ostrich, said that a potential complaint situation hadn’t crossed his mind. “There are only a couple of very small opening windows from the North Street Bar’s upstairs bar, and 90% of our music is acoustic, so hopefully there won’t be any issues.” Continued on page 3
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the rhythm section the destructors play their first gig of the year on 9 October, supporting Los Angeles’ barb Wire dolls at The Met Lounge, Peterborough. Tickets can be bought from the venue or by calling 01733 566100. The Destructors’ offshoot Skullthuggery releases its debut album on 19 September, International Talk Like a Pirate Day. It will be available via www.destructors666.comor as a digital download from iTunes/7 Digital. Stamford punks March to the grave provided a soundtrack to an inventor’s successful attempt to ‘Fart at France’. Inventor Colin Furze fired a gas-powered pulsejet, attached to a giant artificial bottom, towards France from the white cliffs of Dover. The ‘fart’ sound was allegedly heard in Calais. To hear March to the Grave’s track, fart@thefrench, visit youtu.be/dlBzYlN4VtY the Woolpack in Stanground has launched a monthly acoustic open mic session. Taking place on the last Sunday of the month, from 3pm, all are welcome. Angus and Sean of Sex Pistols’ tribute band Filthy Lucre have formed a new band, the expletives. Playing a mix of punk classics by the likes of The Ramones, The Undertones, Stiff Little Fingers and The Jam, the new band are playing at The Crown, Peterborough on 20 September and the Hand & Heart Beer Festival on 28 September. hosen brass return to the North Street Bar, Peterborough to play the opening and closing dates of its Decemberfest celebration. Taking place between 12 and
Can’t Stop the Music Continued from page 1 Mr Finding added, “As regards to the Ostrich, it is separated structurally from Cavell Court, and I guess if need be the aircon would enable windows and doors to be closed, so again, hopefully no potential issues.” Liam Scanlon of the Ostrich said, “I’m not worried about the development, music
19 December, this German-themed festival of beer, food and live music will also see a performance from Children of the Revolution on 14 December. Tickets for the Hosen Brass gigs are available over the bar. The venue also sees the return of its popular Funhouse Comedy Club night on Wednesday 8 October, which will feature up to five acts, headlined by Johnny awsum and Scott bennett. Advance tickets, priced £7.50, which include complimentary nibbles, are available from www.funhousecomedy.co.uk gavin Chappell-bates, better known as the frontman from covers band Up & Atom, releases his debut solo EP, The Black Holes EP, on 20 October. Produced by James Coppolaro, the title song on this three-track release of original music is said to be ‘a grungy energetic song about the many lost lives that have slipped through the cracks of history and humanities inability to learn from its mistakes.’ Available digitally through iTunes and Amazon, CDs – which include an official music video, directed by Bradley Stearn, will be available from R*E*P*E*A*T Records from its website, (repeatfanzine.co.uk).
finishes here at midnight on a Friday and Saturday, which isn’t late for a weekend. I look forward to my new neighbours making the pub their local.” Asked to comment on the concerns, a spokeswoman for Peterborough City Council said, “Complaints would generally follow the same investigation procedure regardless of whether they
the expletives.
were from a new or old residential property. However every case is considered on its own merit and the outcome may be influenced by a number of different factors.” “If a statutory nuisance is identified then officers would normally seek to take a graduated approach which may include working with the business in the first instance to resolve the issues.”
Sing Like a Pirate Skullthuggery Skullthuggery Merging old school punk with traditional folk, Destructors’ offshoot Skullthuggery presents an album of ‘pirate punk’. Guest musicians on this album include Gizz Butt, Penny Stevens and Les Woods of Pennyless, and other local legends.
Out 19th September
“A pirate-themed sing along, it’s catchier than whatever this ‘scurvy bunch of knaves’ is riddled with.” - Best of British “Worth a listen.” - Big Cheese
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Pub News
A 1960s theme day, which included vintage cars and live music, was held at the golden pheasant at Etton to celebrate its 50 years as a pub. The pub/restaurant has undergone a major transformation under new owner George Sakkalis, including relocating the bar to its original position, installation of wood panelling on the walls, and a new outdoor play area. George has recently applied for a licence to reopen the exeter arms at Helpston. The building was bought from Enterprise by the John Clare Trust, and John hopes for a ‘soft launch’ in October, creating a traditional village pub atmosphere with a range of real ales, exposed original features, and ultimately to utilise outbuildings as an educational centre. Helpston’s other pub, the blue bell, is now fully open again with Lesley Newitt at the helm, after a period under a restricted licence.
The Ploughman in Werrington paid tribute to the late John Rice at its summer beer festival in July. Along with ‘John’s Corner’, which contained a selection of his favourite Cornish beers, proceeds from the sale of Castor Ales’ Tour de France themed Où Sont Les Monwent towards a collection in his memory. Also open again is the Shuckburgh arms at Southwick, near Oundle, now in the hands of the local community. Its World Conker Championship takes place on Sunday 12 October. Along with the usual entertainment, there’ll be a
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barbecue plus a selection of real ales. Tickets for the pub’s Halloween Party, which takes place on Saturday 1 November, are on sale now. deepings rugby Club enjoyed their biggest ever beer festival weekend in July (and glorious weather) with 85 ales and 25 ciders and an opportunity for to challenge local former world darts champion Martin ‘Wolfie’ Adams at the oche – proceeds went to the Sue Ryder Trust. The green dragon in Billingborough has closed again and is up for sale. The White horse at Baston held their first ever beer festival in early July – 14 ales and four ciders were available. Steve Rigby’s hare and hounds at Greatford is now now managed by Tony Continued over
Pub News (Continued) Shilling, former landlord at the Green Man, Stamford and the Willoughby Arms, Little Bytham. Punch Taverns is looking for a new licensee for the noel arms at Langham, near Oakham. A £130,000 refurbishment is planned – details can be found at www.punchtaverns.com Formerly the Millstone, the Wicked Witch at Ryhall, which opened in 2012 with Peterborough United manager Darren Ferguson as one of the partners, closed unexpectedly at the end of July. Prince Charles and Camilla took the opportunity to sample Grainstore beers during a recent walkabout in Oakham. Grainstore beers will also be available at Stamford’s new football stadium on Ryhall Road, which is due to open in September. The green Man in Stamford has been presented with a special Harrier print to celebrate its long standing connections with local servicemen and women. The northfields in Stamford is now under the
the Gate Inn, Bisbroke.
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management of Andy Hills and Louise Otton. Regular live music features along with a full sized snooker table. Also in Stamford, Sam Smiths-owned Melbourn bros in All Saints Street has newlicensees in the shape of Sean Mitchell and Katie Smith. The Lord burghley in Stamford hosted a mini music festival in August. Proceeds from the ‘GlastonBurghley’ event will go to the Teenage Cancer Trust. Out in the fens, the freehold of the plough at Holbeach St Johns, previously well known for its range of real ales, is on the market for £265,000. Licensees of the heron, Stanground, Rob and Meri Hyde, have renewed their lease that was due to expire in September. Along with live music
on Fridays, the pub now hosts a quiz on Wednesdays. After its ‘summer sabbatical’ in the downstairs Courtyard Room, live music returns to the north Street bar, Peterborough’s main bar upstairs. New additions to the bar include Batemans Yella Belly and a real cider hand pump. pubs no more… Residents of Bisbroke, near Uppingham are campaigning to save the long closed 19 th century gate inn – the only remaining pub in the village – from demolition. Planners were hoping to start the work in August, replacing the pub with a single new dwelling. Despite another recent arson attack, developers Gladedale hope to persevere with plans to redevelop the former bass Maltings which still dominate the skyline in Sleaford many years after closure. The former gainsborough Lady at Uffington is to become childcare and education centre.
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O n t h e ( Ti m e ) l a s h A visit to the pubs seen, however briefly, in Doctor Who.
town of ramsgate 62 Wapping high Street, London e1W 2pn 020 7481 8000 www.townoframsgate.co.uk Blending elements of Sherlock Holmes and Fu Manchu with The Phantom of the Opera, 1977’s The Talons of Weng-Chiang is one of Tom Baker’s (and therefore Doctor Who’s) greatest stories. Much of it was filmed on location with Wapping High Street’s listed architecture conjuring up a Victorian London of pea soupers and danger lurking in the shadows. During the course of the story, a body is fished out of the Thames by Wapping Old
Stairs, a set of ‘Waterman’s Stairs’ accessed by the alley that run’s alongside the Town of Ramsgate. Although the current building dates from 1758, a pub has been on this site since the 1460s and it was here where ‘Hanging’ Judge Jeffreys was captured in 1688, while attempting to flee the country. Having arrived shortly after high tide, I wasn’t able to venture onto the shoreline, which is overlooked by the pub’s beer garden. However, the pub was open so it wasn’t a wasted trip. A narrow single room bar, the interior’s wooden panelling, not to mention the leaded windows at the front, side and rear do give the impression of being in the captain’s quarters of an
old ship. The cask ales on offer were Young’s Bitter, Fuller’s London Pride, Sharp’s Doom Bar and Butcombe Gold Bitter. I went for the latter, which at £4.15 a pint is a little more than I expected but it was well kept so I wasn’t that hard done by. There are various events taking place through the week, from a Quiz Night on Mondays to a Steak Night on Wednesday, while the standard food menu is served everyday. Guessing by the look on the diners’ faces, the food was to a high standard, unlike the floating body, which would – according to the old crone who discovered it – “Make an ‘orse sick, that would.”
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Ok… hands up who thought St Neots was an uninspiring outer suburban dormitory town? Think again – as soon as you leave the station area and huge new housing developments behind, there’s a very pleasant market town to be discovered. Journey time from Peterborough is just 25 minutes at a very reasonable £6.70 for a day return, so it’s certainly an inexpensive option. With a population approaching 30,000, the town is the largest in the district of Huntingdonshire and actually envelopes the villages of Eaton Socon, Eaton Ford and Eynesbury, so some planning is required in order to take in the best of the pubs. It’s a good 20-minute walk from
the station to the town via a footpath that starts just opposite the main station building. After a few hundred yards, we elected to turn left into Longsands Road and onto Cambridge Street to check out the bulls head. Officially open at 11am, the doors were still locked at 11.30am so we could only view the single Speckled Hen handpump through the window. Greene King products are everywhere in this town, a legacy of the days of single brewery domination, but it seems IPA and Abbot are still hugely popular here despite the variety of variety of brews now available. Acknowledging ‘aunties’ Thai restaurant (formerly the Angel) for possible use later,
we turned right into Huntingdon Street to ye olde Sun. If you’re arriving after midday this is an excellent first call – a lovely old low-beamed pub that won CAMRA’s Cambridgeshire Pub of the Year in 2013. The only permanent beer here is Woodfordes Wherry, but four guests are usually available, including a mild, plus real ciders. Apparently the log burner does see action in winter, but on this July day the busy beer garden was far more appropriate. Back into the High Street, bypassing Greene King’s Coach house, a right turn into New Street brings you to another real ale mecca – the pig n Falcon. Landlord John Nunn is a well-known
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character in these parts – he took this GK house on back in 2009 and despite the advice of many he immediately made eight real ales available and a range of real ciders. The pub was packed from day one and has remained the social hub of the town ever since. Potbelly Best and IPA are ever present but there’s always an interesting variety among the other six. Awards came thick and fast, but John’s particularly proud of his personal ‘Pub Champion of the Year 2013’ award (he even has this printed on his shirt). Live music is offered four times a week, so with a 10am opening time, a 40p daytime discount per pint, and closing time as late as 2am it’s easy to see the attraction. After turning right outside the Pig n Falcon, cross the High Street and go down along South Street. Crossing the brook will take you to Eynesbury – home to the 16 th century Chequers – a pretty low beamed building popular with diners, and reputedly the oldest building in the town. Further into the village is the hare and hounds – a Punch
Chequers, little Gransden.
John Nunn of the Pig n Falcon. house, popular with locals and providing well kept Broadside, GK IPA, London Pride and Hobgoblin. Also try the Cambridgeshire hunter (Wells & Young’s plus guests). We decided to take a 5-mile taxi ride out to the delightful village of Little Gransden, where another Chequers – a delightful village pub and home to the Son of Sid brewery – can be found. Family run since the 1950s it’s now in the hands of Bob Mitchell – three Sons of Sid’s
brews are always available, along with three real ciders (all from ‘Pickled Pig’ on our visit). Occasional food is available and a large garden which regularly hosts events and beer festivals. En-route, the village of Abbotsley has the recently refurbished eight bells – an attractive building with a large beer garden, and three cask ales (IPA, Broadside and a very tasty ‘Feast o’ Ale’ from Elgoods.) The River Great Ouse divides the town from Eaton Socon and Eaton Ford to the West. Our taxi brought us back to the rivermill tavern, Eaton Socon (a pleasant 25-minute riverside walk from town if you prefer), to sample the lovely riverside location, ambience and guest beer – Lupus Lupus from Norfolk’s Wolf Brewery. It’s possible to wander back to town via the old Great North Road – once the domain of many coaching inns. the Waggon & horses is an attractive pub with Woodfordes Wherry and good food, and the george & dragon – another agreeable
building, offering the usual Greene King fare. Just before you re-enter St Neots, over the town bridge, look out for the barleymow, offering Greene King beers plus a guest (Black Sheep ‘Velo’ when we visited, a clear reference to the recent leg of the Tour de France held in Yorkshire). the bridge house has a beautiful location alongside the river, and is obviously popular with diners but the single handpump offering Courage bitter was no enough to tempt us in. the priory doubles up as a nightclub, so you get the gist of the place pretty quickly. To its credit it does offer three real ales from the Marston’s stable, but the Ringwood 49er was clearly having a bad day. The Coach House was bypassed again as we needed
food, so for ease we chose the Weeping ash – the local branch of Wetherspoon. A former post office, this follows the usual format with eight beers available including Exmoor Gold, Rampart from the Conwy Brewery and Entraptured – an American IPA from Adnams Our penultimate stop was the hyde park, another Punch pub – the Directors and Black Sheep were not over-inspiring but this pub certainly got the vote for best barmaid. We wanted to chat on but were keen to get some time at The Hog & Partridge in Russell Street. The route along Bedford Street takes you past the former Paines Flour Mill – a stunning building once owned by the brewing family who were still brewing James Paines beers 11 12
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well into the 1980s. the hog & partridge is John Nunn’s latest enterprise – he refurbished the former Lord John Russell and added an ever-changing range of real ales. Unlike the Pig n Falcon, this place is only open all day at weekends, and in the evening on certain weekdays (from 6pm on Thursday and 4pm on Friday and Saturday), but like it’s sister pub there are quarterly beer festivals, a range of craft and bottled beers. The pub was named local CAMRA’s most improved pub for 2013. There’s a good range of bottled beer here too, but I’m not sure the Westmalle Trappist at 11% is necessarily the most sensible option prior to a walk back to the station. Chris Shilling
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The Surrealist Sportsman’s Club david ‘dai’roll tries to get his bull back. While many of you will know of the Bull Runs of Pamplona and elsewhere, I wondered how many of you knew of the ancient tradition of the Bull Runs of Stamford? These were held on 13 November each year when a bull was chased (and indeed it chased the competitors) through the town down to The Meadows where it was slaughtered. This was first recorded in the 16 th century when the flesh of the slaughtered beast was sold cheaply to the town’s folk to make a feast in the evening. The tradition though is that it dates back to the time of King John when
The Meadows were given to the town’s butchers by William de Warenne, the 5 th Earl of Surrey, on the condition that they supplied a bull to be chased every year. The last bull run took place in 1839, when it was banned as a result of a campaign by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and had become a political matter between the Whigs and the Tories. However, in 2013, it was symbolically revived as part of the Georgian Festival. I do think though that it could be resuscitated through the use of pantomime cows. Each pub could sponsor one and they could collect cash for various charities,
the winner declared by the cow that collects the most. In time this could become something to challenge the Whittlesea Straw Bear in terms of fun and frivolity. n In other sports news, this year’s World Conker Championship will be held on Sunday 12 October at The Shuckburgh Arms at Southwick. For details about the event and how to enter (either individually or as a team) go to the website at worldconkerchampionships.com
p A music and beer festival that raises funds for The Retired Greyhound Trust, Woofstock returned to The Angel Inn, Yarwell over the last weekend in July. Along with a diverse range of acts including Midget front man Richard Gombault, The Yarwell & Nassington Brass Band, and Lexie Green (below, centre) – who has played at every Woofstock since its launch in 2009 – punters enjoyed two days of glorious sunshine, plus top class beer and cider. For further information, visit www.angelinnyarwell.com
From left: R&B’s Cardinal Cox in full regalia, recording backing vocals for Skullthuggery’s debut album (also pictured inset with Untamed’s Darren Macer and R&B’s Simon Stabler; ex-Pistol Glen Matlock with R&B’s Chris Shilling; Darts Champion Martin Wolfie’ Adams at the Deepings Beer Festival.
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the drunken duck barngates, ambleside Cumbria La22 0ng tel: 01594 36347 www.drunkenduckinn.co.uk There are around a dozen establishments known as the Drunken Duck in various parts of the world but the original lies a few miles outside Ambleside in a stunning Lake District setting. Originally the Barngates Inn, the 19 th century pub received its current moniker after a Victorian landlady discovered a group of ducks lying in the road outside. Believing them to be dead she started to pluck them, before realising they were still breathing. Only later was a broken cask discovered which the cheeky fowl had taken full advantage of before passing out. The pub has been in the Barton family for three
generations, and has all the hallmarks of a well-run country inn. It’s not obvious at first sight but there are 17 rooms available for guests, so it’s ideal venue for a weekend break, but it’s wise to book ahead. Award winning draught beers are exclusively from the on-site brewery, Barngates, which was launched back in 1997 with beers made with water drawn from the pub’s own fresh water supply. They’re popular too – around 200 outlets are supplied throughout the north of England, and bottled versions can be seen in many local gift shops and supermarkets. One beer, the Pale, is offered in a keg version – very refreshing after a long hike across the fells. Most of the beers are named after family pets, but Tunnellers Dark Mild was named after a particular interest of partner Peter
Barton, whose extensive knowledge of the Great War is evident from the collection of artefacts in the bar area. A range of bottled beers from other Cumbrian breweries are also sold in the dog-friendly bar, which is adorned with Kentish hops, renewed annually after harvesting. A reasonably priced lunchtime menu gives way to a rather grander offering in the evening. A ‘meze’ style mix is offered between 4pm and 9pm. The food’s not cheap but is sourced from local suppliers, and if you’ve made the 200+ mile trip here, the chances are you’re on holiday so… what the heck? The pub’s open all day from 11.30 am, and if you don’t have time to work through the beers, you have the option of a ‘Beer Bat’ with three thirdpint samples for the price of a pint.
by Cardinal Cox
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King’s Lynn Poetry Festival is to be held over the weekend of 26-28 September at the Town Hall and will include such poets as Mary Noonan, Pascale Petit, Matthew Sweeney, Víctor RodríguezNúnez, John Hartley Williams and Kit Wright. For full details, visit the website at www.lynnlitfests.com Congratulations are due to Bev Walsh (a familiar face at Pint of Poetry) who has had her first book of whimsical poetry published. Entitled Knickers To It! the book can be ordered from Bev’s website www.bevwalsh.com When I popped into the refurbished and reopened Blue Bell in Helpston during the John Clare Festival I was heartened to see that they were planning to start a book group. If anyone has any information about that new group (or, indeed, any book groups that meet in other pubs) please let me know via cardinalcox1@yahoo.co.uk
Top storyteller Hugh Lupton is part of a touring show that comes to the Key Theatre on Tuesday 16 September. The show, Made in the Great War, also includes Sam Sweeney and Paul Sartin from top folkies Bellowhead and tellsthe story of a violin, started before World War One, but only recently completed. is about the story of a violin, started before World War One, but only recently completed.
the cardinal’s calendar 2 September/7 October - poets united meet at the PCVS building on Lincoln Road (opposite Geneva Bar). Usually they have a loose theme for poems for the first half of the evening and then general readings for the second. For details ring Viv on 01733 340560. 10 September/8 October - pint of poetry, dash of drama @ Charter’s. Starts 8pm, be there early if you want to read. 17 September/15 October - the poetry Factory offers support and constructive criticism, and is held at the PCVS building. For information, ring Pete Irving on 01733 890537. 17 September/15 October - Fen Speak alternates between the Fenland Museum, Wisbech (September) and the Babylon Gallery, Ely (October). Visit www.adec.org.uk for more details. 24 September/29 October - Stamford’s own pint of poetry night is in the cellar bar at Stamford Arts Centre from 8pm.
Tickets, priced £15, are available from the Key Theatre box office (01733 207239) or by visiting www.vivacity-peterborough.com Also at the Key Theatre on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 September is the play Not About Heroes that tells the story of two World War One poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon. Peterborough Central Library is hosting a talk by three authors of historical thrillers on Wednesday 15 October at 7pm. The writers are William Ryan, Robert Ryan and Andrew Williams, and between them their books are set from World War One to Stalinist Russia. Then on Tuesday 4 November, the library hosts Poets United who are presenting an evening of poetry from and inspired by World War One. Tickets for both events are £5 each (£4 concessions) and are available from the library and Waterstones Bookshop on Bridge Street.
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Hedgehoppers Anonymous’ hitmaking line-up, from left to right, of ray Honeyball, Alan Laud, Mick Tinsley, Leslie Dash and John Stewart. Anyone who has ever been in a band will have heard hundreds of excuses from their drummer as to why they can’t make a gig or rehearsal. But Leslie Dash, who drummed in Hedgehoppers Anonymous – the band which reached number 5 in the singles chart with It’s Good News Week in late 1965 – had the best excuse of them all; the RAF wouldn’t let him. Like singer Mike Tinsley, guitarist John Stewart and bassist Ray Honeyball, Dash was a member of ground crew at RAF Wittering. Alan Laud from Whittlesey was the only civilian member, having replaced another airman, Tony
Cockayne, on rhythm guitar in July 1965. Originally called The Trendsetters, the band was formed as a result of the beat boom, originally playing in the officers’ mess at Wittering before venturing out to venues in the region including the White Lion, Whittlesey and Winning Post, Market Deeping. Renamed The Hedgehoppers in 1964, after the V Bombers that the band looked after in their full-time jobs, they became Hedgehoppers Anonymous on the suggestion of their new manager Jonathan King who they met at the Cambridge Corn Exchange in
August 1965. The King composition, It’s Good News Week, was released in September 1965, climbing the charts, leading to appearances on Ready Steady Go! and Top of the Pops. The band’s success didn’t go down well with their RAF superiors, partly due to the song’s anti-war nature. Tinsley was summoned to the Commanding Officer for a dressing down and although he and Stewart were able to obtain a discharge, Dash and Honeyball were unable to leave the RAF. This situation led to the band having to pull out of a tour supporting Gene Pitney, and they were soon
replaced by Glenn Martin and Tom Fox respectively. The follow-up single, Don’t Push Me, went nowhere and after recording Wild Thing – which is said to influence The Troggs to record their version – King decided that the band would release a cover of the Little Jerry Williams’ ballad Baby (You’re My Everything) as its third single. That too failed to chart as did fourth single, Daytime – John Stewart’s English translation of French freakbeat band Les 5 Gentlemen’s Dis-Nous Dylan, and final single, the Alan Laud written Stop Press. The band announced their split in February 1967, Tinsley embarked on a solo career, while Martin soon revived the name with a new line-up and singer Chris Lazenby. Laud and Stewart talked about forming a trio with former Overlanders’ bassist Terry Widlake but instead, Stewart moved to
The band in front of a Handley Page Victor.
America to embark on a song writing career before finding employment in a Tennessee recording studio, while Laud later ran a bar in Spain.
Following Lazenby’s departure a few months later, Tinsley briefly rejoined Martin’s band for a tour of Sweden, before returning to his solo career and later writing for the likes of Joe Dolan and Kellie Marie. Martin joined The Streamliners, Sandie Shaw’s backing group, which also used the name Hedgehoppers Anonymous for their own gigs. And even after Martin was sacked in early 1968, the band continued to use the name, justly receiving criticism from Tinsley and Martin. While that unrelated group found new fame in South Africa, the genuine Hedgehoppers Anonymous – the band formed in Rhythm & Booze’s catchment area – remain a one hit wonder. For an in-depth chronology of the band, using cuttings from the music press of the time, visit www.garagehangover.com
i MiSS bootLeg tape StaLLS I miss C90 tapes in general, mainly because the mix-tape was a former love that was never really replaced in my heart by mix-CDs or a Spotify playlist. My nostalgia for the early to mid 1990s sets its rose-tinted focus on the much missed bootleg tape stall. These days you can of course get access to hundreds of studio quality live recordings or even the increasingly popular ‘official bootleg recordings’ (isn’t that an oxymoron, I am always wary of using that phrase in case I have got its usage wrong but someone from the grammar police can advise me?). But I well remember the Friday evening at Reading Festival 1992… ‘The Wonderstuff headlined the main stage that night, but I left them to it and sought out the “bootleg tape” stall that I’d read about in the pages of the NME. I was soon to discover that such stalls were dens of iniquity that sold illegal recordings of bands’ live sets minutes after they had come off stage. They were always poor quality recordings on cheap tapes, with one colour (usually orange or bright green)
paper inlay cards. Large groups of young men, and it was usually young men wearing glasses, would crowd around the stall eagerly awaiting the delivery of a certain bands bootleg tape. That night, eventually the; “Charlatans from the main stage is ready” shout went up, and I quickly handed over my £5 to get my sweaty palms on the contraband tape.’ This segment is taken from the forthcoming book I Blame Morrissey by Jamie Jones, visit http://iblamemorrissey.wordpress.com for further information.
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02 September Stacey & Dave’s Open Mic, Dragon, Werrington 03 September Jayne & Kolz open mic, Pig n Falcon, St Neots Quiz, Five Horseshoes, Barholm Open Mic, Three Crowns, Oakham 04 September Shades of Green, The Woolpack, Stanground (4pm) Weekly Quiz Night, Charters, Peterborough (8pm) 05 September Phoenix Showband, Prince of Wales, Castor Vanity Fare/New Honeycombs, Stamford Corn Exchange Shake Hands Eric, North Street Bar, Peterborough (11pm) Code Red, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Trevor Jones Band, Pig n Falcon, St Neots Let There B/DC, Cock Inn, Werrington NewGen Crash & Burn, O Neill’s, Peterborough (10.30pm) 101 Proof, Cheery Tree, Woodston High Rollers, The Ploughman, Peterborough (9pm) Saturday Night Groove, Brewery Tap, Peterborough (9pm) The CJ Hatt Trio, Heron, Stanground The Sound Injectors, Dragon, Werrington Lizzie on the Loose, Green Man, Stamford 06 September The Guards, Cherry Tree, Woodston Frankly My Dear, Cock Inn, Werrington (9pm) Paul Lake, Stilton Country Club The Band from County Hell, Stamford Arts Centre Eclectic Ballroom, North Street Bar, Peterborough (10pm) The Tunnel, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Kurmujun, Pig n Falcon, St Neots Porky Pig, Swiss Cottage, Woodston Captain Obvious, Charters, Peterborough The Lazoons, Palmerston Arms, Woodston Sound Injectors, Blue Bell, Werrington The Arcadians, Golden Fleece, Stamford The Relics, Ostrich, Peterborough Captain Obvious, Charters, Peterborough (10.30pm) Live Music TBC, The Angel Inn, Yarwell Subway 77, Blue Boar, Eye The Rocket Dogs, Dragon, Werrington The Night Shift, Grainstore, Oakham (8.30pm) 07 September Serious Sam Barret/James the Fang, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Blues, Swing & Jazz, Pig n Falcon, St Neots (4pm) Open Mic ’n’ Jam, The Brewery Tap, Peterborough (6pm) 6 Velocity, Quinns, Whittlesey Quiz, The Angel Inn, Yarwell Main St Band, Three Crowns, Oakham (1pm)
10 September The Tin Pigeons, Stamford Corn Exchange (12.30-3.30pm) Open Mic, Pig n Falcon, St Neots Open Mic, Three Crowns, Oakham 11 September Weekly Quiz Night, Charters, Peterborough (8pm)
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Steve Hewlett And Friends, Stamford Corn Exchange Mojo Slide, North Street Bar, Peterborough (11pm) TBC, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Beer Belly, Pig n Falcon, St Neots Children of the Revolution, London Inn, Stamford Porky Pig, Peacock, Peterborough One Eyed Cats, Dragon, Werrington Radius 45, Angel Inn, Yarwell (9pm) Ramshackle Serenade, Crown, Peterborough The Nuggets, Ebeneezers, Woodston The Moll Grips, The Stage, Market Deeping Frankly My Dear, Ostrich, Peterborough Tom Seals Trio, Charters, Peterborough (10.30pm) Saturday Night Groove, Brewery Tap, Peterborough (9pm) Whatever it Takes, Three Crowns, Oakham (7.30pm) Rapture, Blue Boar, Eye Petrology, Green Man, Stamford (4.30pm) Redemption, Green Man, Stamford (9.30pm) 14 September Frankly My Dear, Cock Inn Charity Day Blofeld & Baxter, Stamford Corn Exchange Afternoon Acoustic, Pig n Falcon, St Neots (4pm) Quiz, White Horse, Baston Quiz, The Angel Inn, Yarwell (9pm), The Straights UK, Green Man, Stamford 17 September Jayne & Kolz Open Mic, Pig n Falcon, St Neots Open Mic, Three Crowns, Oakham 18 September Pennyless, The Jolly Brewer, Stamford Weekly Quiz Night, Charters, Peterborough (8pm) 19 September The Overdubs, The Heron, Stanground The Guards, London Inn, Stamford Larry Miller, Stamford Corn Exchange James Edmonds, North Street Bar, Peterborough (11pm) Grounded, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Junk Yard Rats, Pig n Falcon, St Neots The 707, O’Neill’s, Peterborough Children of the Revolution, Cherry Tree, Woodston Revolver, Mason’s Arms, Bourne Captain Obvious, London Inn, Stamford Go with the Flow, Ostrich, Peterborough Psych-O-Bombs, Jolly Brewer, Stamford Gangsters, Quinns, Whittlesey The Overdubs, Heron, Stanground The Electric Warriors, Dragon, Werrington 20 September Frankly My Dear, The Burghley Club, Peterborough (9pm) Kickback, Stilton Country Club An Evening With Ray Quinn, Stamford Corn Exchange Otis & Jules, North Street Bar, Peterborough (10pm) Skyfight, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Midlife Crisis, Pig n Falcon, St Neots The Kurmujun, Swiss Cottage, Woodston Circa ’73, Cock Inn, Peterborough Chris King Robinson Band, Ostrich, Peterborough Steelyard Blues Band, Charters, Peterborough (10.30pm) Saturday Night Groove, Brewery Tap, Peterborough (9pm) Indigo, Jolly Brewer, Stamford (1pm) Charlotte Wards, Jolly Brewer, Stamford (4pm)
Karaoke, 9pm, The Angel Inn, Yarwell (9pm) Hooker, Blue Boar, Eye The Influence, The Stage, Market Deeping The Fedz, Dragon, Werrington UK Gangsters, London Inn, Stamford 21 September Blues, Swing & Jazz, Pig n Falcon, St Neots (4pm) Blackout UK, Charters, Peterborough Bon Rogers/Justin Orloff, Charters, Peterborough (3.30pm) Jazz Jam Night, The Brewery Tap, Peterborough (7pm) Quiz, The Angel Inn, Yarwell (9pm) 24 September Open Mic, Pig n Falcon, St Neots Open Mic, Three Crowns, Oakham 25 September Weekly Quiz Night, Charters, Peterborough (8pm) Funhouse Comedy Club, Grainstore, Oakham (6pm) 26 September The Overdubs, Cock Inn, Werrington The Billy Joel Songbook, Stamford Corn Exchange Bon & Justin, North Street Bar, Peterborough (11pm) Skullduggery, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Alan’s Jam, Pig n Falcon, St Neots Revolver, Swiss Cottage, Woodston Radius 45, The Rose, Frognall The Tunnel, Dragon, Werrington Macmillan Coffee Morning, Green Dragon,Ryhall (10am) Soul Runners, Ostrich, Peterborough Groove Cartel, The Brewery Tap, Peterborough (9pm) The 707, Heron, Stanground 27 September Pennyless, Crowland Abbey (7pm) Lloyd Watson, Stilton Country Club Last Night of the Proms, Stamford Corn Exchange Live Music, North Street Bar, Peterborough (11pm) The Fedz, Iron Horse, Market Deeping 3 Days of Freedom, Pig n Falcon, St Neots The 707, The Peacock, Peterborough The Limit, Cock Inn Werrington Revolver, Golden Fleece, Stamford Switchblade, Angel Inn, Yarwell (9pm) Radius 45, The Crown, Peterborough Triple Seven, Green Dragon, Ryhall Twenty4, London Inn, Stamford Kickback, Ostrich, Peterborough Saturday Night Groove, Brewery Tap, Peterborough (9pm) James Edmonds, Northfields, Stamford (8.30pm) Triple 7, Blue Boar, Eye Mighty Mouth Trev, Dragon, Werrington 28 September Acoustic Open Mic, The Woolpack, Stanground (3pm) The Expletives, Hand & Heart, Peterborough Afternoon Acoustic, Pig n Falcon, St Neots (4pm) Quiz, Green Dragon, Ryhall Quiz, White Horse, Baston Best of Unplugged, Charters, Peterborough (3pm) Quiz, The Angel Inn, Yarwell (9pm)
01 october Jayne & Kolz open mic, Pig n Falcon, St Neots Quiz, Five Horseshoes, Barholm Open Mic, Three Crowns, Oakham 02 october Weekly Quiz Night, Charters, Peterborough (8pm) Stamford Jazz Music Society, Toft Country House Hotel, Bourne
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10 october Frankly My Dear, Swiss Cottage, Woodston (9.30pm) Ruddigore, Stamford Corn Exchange John Etheridge & Kit Holmes, Stamford Arts Centre The Rainmen, North Street Bar, Peterborough (11pm) Soul Runners, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Alan’s Jam, Pig n Falcon, St Neots Cuttin’ Loose, Mason’s Arms, Bourne Radius 45, Pear Tree, Stamford Blackout UK, London Inn, Stamford The Gypsies, Golden Fleece, Stamford Thunderhead, Ostrich, Peterborough St Barnabas Ladies Lunch, Toft Country House Hotel, Bourne The Unknown, Heron, Stanground Grounded, Dragon, Werrington
18 october The Overdubs, Deeping Stage, Market Deeping Pennyless, St John’s Church, Baston (7pm) Skullduggery, Prince of Wales, Castor T-Rextasy, Stamford Corn Exchange Finest Kind, Stamford Arts Centre Otis & Jules, North Street Bar, Peterborough (10pm) The More I See, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Up & Atom, Pig n Falcon, St Neots The Limit, Coach House, Market Deeping Tallawah, Peacock, Peterborough Triple Seven, Cock Inn, Werrington Grumpy Old Men, Ostrich, Peterborough Saturday Night Groove, Brewery Tap, Peterborough (9pm) Children of the Revolution, Quinns, Whittlesey Karaoke, The Angel Inn, Yarwell (9pm) League Of Mentalmen, Dragon, Werrington
11 october Filthy Lucre, Cock Inn, Werrington Ruddigore, Stamford Corn Exchange Bianca & The Topcats, North Street Bar, Peterborough (11pm) Let There B/DC (TBC), Iron Horse, Market Deeping Treble Damage, Pig n Falcon, St Neots NewGen Crash & Burn, London Inn, Stamford (9.45pm) The Helix, Angel Inn, Yarwell (9pm) 101 Proof, Swiss Cottage, Woodston JPR Trio, Old Coach House, Market Deeping (9.30pm) The Tunnel, Ostrich, Peterborough Hussy Hicks, Charters, Peterborough (10pm) Saturday Night Groove, Brewery Tap, Peterborough (9pm) Eyes Wide Open, Blue Boar, Eye Zeb Rootz, Dragon, Werrington 12 october Pennyless, Mama Liz’s, Stamford (4-6pm) Afternoon Acoustic, Pig n Falcon, St Neots (4pm) Maxwell, Hammer & Smith, Crown Inn, Uppingham Intermezzo String Quartet, Woolpack, Stanground (4pm) World Conker Championship, Shuckburgh Arms, Southwick Quiz, White Horse, Baston Quiz, The Angel Inn, Yarwell (9pm) 15 october Jayne & Kolz Open Mic, Pig n Falcon, St Neots Open Mic, Three Crowns, Oakham 16 october Weekly Quiz Night, Charters, Peterborough (8pm) 17 october Pennyless, The Mason’s Arms, Bourne Oktoberfest Themed Night, Stamford Corn Exchange The Deltaphonics, North Street Bar, Peterborough (11pm) Lexie Green and Indigo Blues, Iron Horse, Market Deeping The Crystal Ship, Pig n Falcon, St Neots The Mistreated, Cock Inn, Werrington Radius 45, Ostrich, Peterborough The Lazoons, Charters, Peterborough High Rollers, Solstice (garden), Peterborough (10pm) The Returns, Blue Bell, Dogsthorpe Let There B/DC, Hole in the Wall, Stamford Radius 45, Ostrich, Peterborough Lazoons, Charters, Peterborough (10pm)
19 october Blues, Swing & Jazz, Pig n Falcon, St Neots (4pm) Jazz Jam Night, The Brewery Tap, Peterborough (7pm) Quiz, The Angel Inn, Yarwell (9pm) 22 october Open Mic, Pig n Falcon, St Neots Open Mic, Three Crowns, Oakham 23 october Paul Carroll’s Music Hall Tavern, Stamford Corn Exchange Weekly Quiz Night, Charters, Peterborough (8pm) 24 october Pennyless, The Golden Hind, Cambridge (7.30pm) Shane Poole, North Street Bar, Peterborough (11pm) Meg Macpartlin, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Alan’s Jam, Pig n Falcon, St Neots Children of the Revolution, Golden Fleece, Stamford NewGen Crash & Burn, Solstice, Peterborough (10pm) Beats Working, Ostrich, Peterborough Blackout UK, Charters, Peterborough (10.30pm) Rock Out, Blue Boar, Eye Under_Covered, Dragon, Werrington 25 october Sound Injectors, Stilton Country Club Lee Enstone, North Street Bar, Peterborough (11pm) Incredible Credence band, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Band on the Run, Pig n Falcon, St Neots NewGen Crash & Burn, Coach House, Market Deeping (9.30pm) 101 Proof, Angel Inn, Yarwell (9pm) Blackout UK, Cherry Tree, Woodston The Returns, The Stage, Market Deeping Triple Seven, The Hurdler, Stamford Murder Mystery Evening, Green Dragon, Ryhall Porky Pig, Ostrich, Peterborough Saturday Night Groove, Brewery Tap, Peterborough (9pm) Mighty Mouth Trev, Dragon, Werrington Leon, London Inn, Stamford
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Glen Matlock: I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol Stamford Arts Centre, 25 June Although the advert said that Glen Matlock would be reading extracts from his biography, I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol, I didn’t expect the bassist to take it so literally. For the first half of the show, Matlock stood at the edge of the stage, book up to his face muttering lines from it. The only improvements during this hour-long section of the show was when he put the book away to tell an anecdote from memory or to answer a question from the audience, although few of the responses scratched beneath the surface. After a beer break, in the crowded Cellar Bar, it was back to the auditorium for part two with Matlock performing an acoustic set. While the advert had promised Anarchy in the UK, Pretty Vacant and Holidays in the Sun, the only Pistols’ songs were the middle song and God Save the Queen, in which the crowd were encouraged to clap along – although I suspect that was so Matlock could namedrop Stray Cat drummer Slim
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