rhythm and booze Brews, News, Bands & Reviews - Issue 32 - July/August 2015
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Jamie Jones. A novel partially set around Peterborough’s music scene in the 1990s could be made into a film. I Blame Morrissey: My Adventures With IndiePop And Emotional Disaster, written by Woodston-based author Jamie Jones and reviewed into this issue, has attracted the interest of two screenwriters.
The first approach is from a Bafta-award winner who likens the book to Willy Russell’s The Wrong Boy, while the second is from a Los Angeles-based scriptwriter whose latest project has won rave reviews at film festivals. Due to contract negotiations, neither can be identified at this stage,
however Jones is a fan of the Bafta winner’s work. Speaking of the approaches, Jones said: “At no point when I was writing the book did I think that the story of a boy from Stanground would end up on the big screen. Recreating scenes like The Shamrock & Rinaldos could be a lot of fun.”
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the rhythm section A Peterborough band has been given the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service after raising more than £300,000 for charity. The Hometown Rock and Roll Band, which formed over 30 years ago, have played hundreds of gigs across the city, raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support, the East Anglian Air Ambulance and Thorpe Hall among other good causes. The Crown, New England, Peterborough will be having a Music Festival on 15-16 August with bands The Stereo MCs. playing hourly on the outside stage. Community Sports Academy. Thirty-six real Water Newton Music Festival 2015 takes ales and ciders will be available at the event, place on the village green on Sunday 23 which feature 17 live bands including Blondied, August. Featuring live performances from the Houndogs and the High Rollers. Raising Pennyless, Frumenty, Latino Sound, Mid Wezt, money for the academy, tickets and further Grounded and the One Eyed Cats, there will information are available from also be a licensed bar and hot food available. www.holbeachmusicandbeerfestival.co.uk Admission, from 12pm, is by ticket only and further information can be found by calling Tony on 01733 237500 or visiting waternewtonvillage.co.uk Live music, a food festival and comedy performances are just some of the events that will take place at Oundle Fringe on 18-24 July. A full timetable can be found at www.oundlefringe.org Peterborough supergroup the Davison Weekend 3-5th July Woods Band play their first gig in nearly two Beer Tasting including our years at the Cock Inn, Werrington on 5 July. own new Helpston Tribune Ale. Guitarist Brian Gummer will be flying in from Saturday Evening BBQ and New Zealand to join Mick Davison and Les 1970s Night with music Woods who are backed by (Richard Young JOHN CLARE WEEKEND (keyboards), Dave Colton (bass) and Dave 11th/12th July Sole (drums). Golden Drop - new bitter Now in its fourth year, the Green Meadows CRAFT MARKET Festival takes place at Barnwell on 3-5 July. Third Thursday every month Featuring two stages and two dance tents, the Stereo MCs will be headlining and other acts WINE & DINE EVENINGS & LOTS include Mark Morriss (Bluetones), Lisbee MORE GOING ON Stainton and Latino Sound. Weekend tickets, The Bluebell usually priced £45, are available at a discount Good food, good ale and 10 Woodgate from the Ship Inn, Oundle and further details good company Helpston PE6 7ED can be found at ww.greenmeadowsfestival.org 01733 252394 Bluebellhelpston.pub Holbeach Music & Beer Festival takes place on 7-9 August at the Holbeach United Find us on facebook f.com/bluebellhelpston
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Pub News
The Baker’s Dozen brewery beers became available at the Jolly Brewer, Stamford in June and can be sampled at Burghley Cricket Club (6-10 July), the Melton Mowbray Beer Festival (19-20 September) and the Jolly Brewer’s own festival weekend (10-13 September). Burghley Park Cricket Club’s annual Cricket Week & Beer Festival event runs from 6-10 July. Twenty real ales will be available, along with barbecued food. The Hoo Haas provide live music on the Friday night. Details at www.bp.play-cricket.com Oakham Ales won a Champion Cask Ale award for its Green Devil IPA at the International Brewing Awards 2015, held in Burton upon Trent. Wisbech-based Elgood’s won a silver medal for its Coolship Lambic-style beer. Members of the Oakham Ales brewery team will be on hand at Charters Bar, Peterborough from 7pm on Tuesday 25 August) at a special launch event for two new beers. The Letter B at Whittlesey has been named CAMRA Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Cider Pub of the Year. Along with five real ales, the pub regularly offers 10 ciders and perries. The Ploughman, Werrington presents its annual charity summer beer festival 2-5 July. Fifty-five real ales and ciders are available along with live music each day. Proceeds go to Heltwaite School.
Iron Horse Ranch House, Market Deeping. The Northfields in Drift Road, Stamford has closed and is boarded up. The Blue Bell, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough has also closed and is fenced off. Nick and Diane Lander, owners of the Angel Inn at Yarwell have organized the 7 th annual Woofstock festival for 25-26 July at the pub. They’ve raised a cumulative total of more than £12,000 for the Retired Greyhound Trust since the first event in 2009. The event features local bands throughout the weekend along with a beer festival and barbecue. Attendees are encouraged to bring cans of dog food and dog biscuits to pass on to the local dog charity. Details at www.angelinnyarwell.com Another dog-friendly establishment is the recently reopened Ram at Whittlesey. Water and dog treats are available in the large beer garden. At the bar the humans enjoy the London Pride, Courage Best and
guest beers. The George in Oundle has reopened after refurbishment. Now run by David Hillson and Erin Barrett, previously of the Yates’s in Peterborough, the Oakademy member offers three real ales, plus food, function facilities and a monthly quiz (last Sunday each month). The Iron Horse Ranch House in Market Deeping launched their new menu at a special event on 8 June. The ‘Field to Fork’ tasting evening gave invited guests an opportunity to sample locally sourced ingredients and meet suppliers. One hundred percent traceability is the key in the American-themed restaurant, with meat products sourced from Bourne and Leicestershire, eggs from Spalding, potatoes from Deeping St James, bread from Rutland, and chicken and fish from Suffolk. A minimum of two real ales plus craft beers are always available to help wash it all down. Continued over
Pub News (continued) The Deepings Beer Festival takes place on 24-25 July at the Rugby Club on Spalding Road from 1pm. Ninety real ales and ciders, as well as live music, are on offer, along with fairground rides and a chance to challenge three times World Darts Champion Martin ‘Wolfie’ Adams. Full band list at www.deepings beerfest.co.uk Bourne Round Table had their ‘best ever’ Saturday at this year’s Bourne Festival. A total of 20 bands featured, and 80 real ales and 25 ciders sold out, helping to raise £20,000 for local charities. Staff and locals from the Priors Oven in Spalding were treated to a tour of local microbreweries Hopshackle and Star in Market Deeping, Tydd Steam in Tydd St Giles and Austendyke Ales at Weston Hills, along with the recently reopened Plough pub in Holbeach St John’s. Further trips are planned. Ye Olde White Horse in Spalding has transformed part of the car park into a dogfriendly beer garden. The Eagle in Boston has a beer festival on 28-31 August. Starting at 5pm on the Friday, the pub is open all day with music and food on offer each day. Gill Bennett is the new licensee at The Pincushion at Wyberton near Boston. The Royal Oak at Swayfield, near Grantham presents its second annual barbecue and mini beer festival on 30 August incorporating live bands in the garden and an evening quiz with cash prizes.
Burghley Park Cricket Week & Beer Festival. The Muddle Go Nowhere in Grantham and the Fox & Hounds at Old Somerby are to be refurbished after the Orchid Pub Co was acquired by Mitchell & Butler’s. Marston’s new build Old Buttercross opened in midMay next to the Oakham Heights development on the edge of the town. The pub caters for up to 150 diners and offers a ‘2-for1’ menu. Reports suggest the Merry Monk in Oakham is about to reopen. Belvoir Brewery, based at Old Dalby near Melton Mowbray celebrated 20 years of brewing with a special Celebration Ale. The Tally Ho at Aswarby north of Bourne, reopened on 23 June. New leaseholder Sharon McClements is promising three real ales, plus with food at lunchtime and evenings. Accommodation is available from £50 per night. The Whichcote Arms, in neighbouring Osbournby, has closed. Newark now has four new real ale pubs – The Vaults in North Gate, Oscar’s in Balderton gate, the Ram in Castle Gate and the Clay
Tavern in Slaughterhouse Lane. Despite all this the local branch of CAMRA gave its pub of the Year award to the Final Whistle in Southwell. Standing alongside the site of the former railway station, the pub boasts its own platform area complete with rails and a host of railwayana. The Peacock Inn at Croxton Kerrial, near Grantham is to be reopened after two years of closure. Leaseholders Nick Holden and Kate Ahrens plan to rename the pub the Geese & Fountain after two local features. Villagers of nearby Ropsley continue their fight against the redevelopment of the 17 th century Fox pub, now that a planning application has been resubmitted. Owner Dave Smith has stated that “there is no way it has a future as a pub.” Pubs no more Owners of the Golden Ball, Spalding have applied for permission to convert it into a private residence After suffering years of dereliction and vandalism, the 19 th century Bridge Hotel in Sutton Bridge is to be demolished during July.
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One of the largest selections of real ale in the country will be on offer at the 38 th Peterborough Beer Festival, which takes place on 25-29 August on the Embankment. Welcoming up to 30,000 visitors, more than 400 cask beers will be available, along with a huge range of bottled beers, fruit wines, ciders and perries. Event organiser, Did you know? Peterborough CAMRA, is also working with a Since 1989, the well-known brewer to festival has raised create a top-secret more than £¼m festival special. for the RNLI. from about every The cask ales will be laid genre. The headline out alphabetically by brewery act on Saturday night will be with the exception of the the Replicas, the ska/punk/ ‘Singles’ bar, where only one indie/ Northern Soul tribute cask of a particular brew is act who reformed earlier this available. There will be also be year, while festival favourites separate bars for bottled the Palmerston Ukulele beers, ciders and wines, Band will be on at 4pm on staffed by volunteers able to Friday afternoon. answer any questions about The festival opens to the styles and tastes. public at 5.30pm on Tuesday There’s live music every day 25 August, closing at 11pm of the festival including punk and is open between noon covers band the Expletives, and 11pm for the rest of the indie folk act Tin Pigeons week. Admission is £5 on and all-female string quartet Tuesday, £2 before 3pm the Stringlers playing tunes
The Waterboatmen will be returning for Tuesday’s Open Mic Night.
Wednesday to Saturday, £5 from 3pm on Wednesday and £6 from 3pm on ThursdaySaturday. CAMRA/ECBU members get in for £3 on Tuesday, and £1 before 3pm and £3 after for the rest of the week.
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The rows of bicycles at the station bear witness to Hitchin’s importance as a London commuter town, however it retains a great deal of its market town charm, and boasts a wealth of ancient buildings. A 45minute train ride on one of Great Northern’s regular London services from Peterborough is priced at £11.40 for an off-peak adult return (available from the 08.46 service onward). At the end of Station Road we turned left on to Walsworth Road. Our arrival just after 11am meant we had to skip the delights of the
Albert, the first pub along this road into town, but the Radcliffe, a short distance from here, opens at 9am. This self styled ‘gastro-pub’ has benefitted from a recent refurbishment and despite its upmarket foody feel (locally produced, we’re assured), it also offers a couple of well kept beers from the local Buntingford brewery. The majority of pubs in the town open at 12, so with the sun was shining, we enjoyed a couple of halves on the recently installed artificial ‘lawn’ out back. The Albert still hadn’t opened by 12.15pm so we moved on to
the Bricklayer’s Arms. This ex-Banks & Taylor establishment is now in the hands of Charles Wells, so expect the usual Directors/ Bombardier/Young’s offering, but also up to nine other guest beers. It’s a proper town boozer with darts/pool and live music twice a week. There’s also a surprisingly large beer garden stretching up an embankment at the rear. The local branch of CAMRA awarded it most improved pub in 2014. Moving along past the British Schools museum, brings you to the 18 th century Half Moon (Queen Street) –
originally owned by local brewer W&S Lucas, and arguably the best beer pub in town. This free house is a four-time winner of the North Herts pub of the year award and twice county champion. A member of the Oakademy of Excellence, the Half Moon always offers at least one beer from Oakham stable (both Forger and Green Devil on our visit) plus another six real ales including local brews from the likes of XT and Colchester, expertly kept by keen landlord, Howard Phillips, at prices ranging from £3.20 to £3.70. Hot food and snacks are also served – the cheesy chilli chips coming in at just £2.20. Immediately opposite the Half Moon is Bridge Street. We followed this road,
The Bricklayer’s Arms.
Hermitage Rd. initially resisting the temptation of the town centre, to get to the historic Tilehouse Street, home of the Coopers Arms. Thought to be the oldest pub in town, this beautiful building has been in the hands of McMullen’s brewery since 1887 and continues to offer its AK, IPA, Country Bitter and Tommy’s Tipple plus an extensive food menu. Clearly a very popular lunchtime venue, we chose to eat outside in the pleasant paved beer garden. Turning back on ourselves, back down the hill we turned left onto Bucklersbury into the town centre. The Red Hart is another old building (circa 1550) – the impressive courtyard behind was reputedly the site of Hitchin’s last public hanging.
It’s another impressive rambling building, this time owned by Greene King, whose IPA, Old Golden Hen and Magna Carta were joined by Robinson’s Dizzy Blond. A quick look in the George on the same road, revealed four hand pumps, but only one, Deuchars, was available so we moved on. Into the Market Square, one can’t help but be drawn to the pretty Rose & Crown (one of Hitchin’s last six original inns). Despite its promise, the bar had nothing to offer beerwise, so we turned right into Sun Street, home of the Sun Hotel (Greene King). Next door to this is the newly opened local JD Wetherspoon outlet – the Angel Vaults. This huge former Conservative Club lavishly refurbished at a cost of £1.8m, borrows its name from a long defunct pub in the Market Square and boasts and decent sized beer garden plus eight real ales and a cider. As with other JDW establishments, the Angel Vaults is open from 8am. Heading back through the Market Square into the High Street the Cock, a reasonable Greene King house considering its position in the shopping area, has IPA, Abbot
Bancroft, the Sunrunner resembles a wine bar these days and It wasn’t due to open until 5pm so, with an eye on the clock, we moved on past the all-keg Venue Sports Bar, to reach our penultimate stop at the Victoria on the junction with Ickleford Rd. Another Greene King house, this welcoming street corner local appears to be popular with diners and live music fans. There’s a regular quiz night and an annual beer festival, and on our visit offered guest beers in the shape of Timothy Taylor Landlord, Robinson’s Dizzy Blonde and Nethergate Suffolk County. Moving along Nightingale Road, past Molly Malone’s, the exterior of the Nightingale bears witness to its former
and Golden Hen on the handpulls. On to Bancroft, a right turn takes you into Hermitage Road, home to it’s namesake pub. The Hermitage Rd occupies three floors of a lovely old building. There are retail outlets on the ground floor, but upstairs the former ballroom has been turned into a huge JDW-style drinking parlour. This is actually part of the Anglian Country Inns group, owners of the Ship and Jolly Sailor in Brancaster, Norfolk as well as Brancaster Brewery. No Brancaster beers were in evidence however – but East Anglian favourites, Woodfordes Wherry and Adnams Southwold were available along with the ubiquitous Doombar. Back on
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The Surrealist Sportsman’s Club This issue, david ‘dai’roll powers up. If you are of a certain age you may remember when pubs had Space Invader games built into the surface of small tables so you could sit either side, play against a mate and rest your pint glass alongside the screen. If you still enjoy computer games then hopefully you’ll know all about the eSports tournament that is taking place at the Kingsgate Centre, Parnwell, Peterborough over the weekend of 20-22 August. At the moment the games on offer include Call of Duty, Halo, Minecraft and FIFA, with a total prize pot of over £10,000. The expo will also include careers advice, retro gaming, talks by indie game developers, live music and DJs. There are various ticket options from the basic £15 a day option up to the team of four ticket for the tournament at £220. For full details go to www.citylan.co.uk/live That isn’t your only option for video gaming in the area though as there is a new pop-up bar with over 20 consoles, craft beer and cider and regular events. The Gaming Gallery in Towler Street hosts events about once a month that have previously included Mario Kart, Tony Hawks and Mortal Kombat. To find out about the next championship go to thegaminggallery.co.uk So many of us will have been told to put away the games and to have concentrated on our school work as gaming will never earn us a living. Well, local lad AshDubh is doing ok uploading videos of his playing of Minecraft (and a few other games) at youtube.com/user/ FearADubh – Power to your wrists, buddy…
Other gaming events over the next few months that you might like to investigate online include Lavecon at the Sedgebook Hall Hotel in Northamptonshire (11-12 July, specialising in Elite: Dangerous but with much more besides); Alcon at De Montfort University, Leicester (3-6 September, Anime convention with gaming thrown-in); and Meet and Geek, Mill Road, Cambridge (19 September, again an Anime con with gaming on the side).
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Above: Last year’s Deepings Beer Festival enjoyed brilliant sunshine and was the largest festival to date, raising much needed funds for the Sue Ryder hospice at Thorpe Hall, Peterborough. Returning to the Deepings RUFC on 24-25 July, this year’s festival will offer 90 real ales and ciders, plus live music and other entertainment. For further information, visit www.deepingsbeerfest.co.uk
Above: On stage at this year’s Bourne Festival, which featured 20 Left: Scenes from Peterborough in 1979 are featured on a new D routes is included on the two-disc set On Yer Bike. Pubs seen in
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This year’s John Clare Festival in Helpston will be held over the weekend of July 10 – 12. It will include the usual mix of talks, performance and tours. Each of the village pubs has a connection to John Clare, he was a pot-boy at the Blue Bell in his youth and when his body was brought back from Northampton it lay in the Exeter Arms the night before his funeral. This year’s TS Eliot Festival – the tenth – is on Saturday 18 July at Little Gidding and marks 100 years since the publication of The Love Songs of J Alfred Prufrock. Guest speakers will include Robert Crawford, author of the new biography Young Eliot, and Lyndall Gordon, author of The Imperfect Life of TS Eliot. For the latest news go to the website of the TS Eliot Society (UK) at www.eliotsociety.org.uk Congratulations are due to Jonathan Totman for becoming the new Fenland Poet Laureate in March (I helped to judge the competition and all entries were of a very high standard) and also to Rebecca Westwood for becoming the new Stamford Poet Laureate back in April. I am looking forward to what both of you might produce. Congratulations are also due to Paul G Jackson on the publication of his thriller Boomshot: Hunt for a Killer. Many of you will know Paul as a guitarist in bands that play around the pubs of the region (and he’s also an accomplished artist) and this
is his first thriller featuring the characters Carew and Dangerfield. It can be ordered from Amazon in paperback and eBook formats. Small-press news. You wait forever and then three snippets come along. First, The Third Half is back. Kevin Troop’s excellent periodical from the late 80s and early 90s is looking for new work. First, send him an SAE and request for information, so you know what he might be interested in. Write to him c/o KT Publications, 16 Fane Close, Stamford, Lincs PE9 1HG. Also The Literary Commune is a new smallpress venture from Stamford that has already clocked up four issues, including an American special. If you want to read some excellent short-fiction, poetry or reviews, chase down a copy of the magazine. If you want more information (or you want to submit something) find it online at theliterary commune.blogspot.co.uk Lastly Jonathan Totman (mentioned above) is co-editing a new periodical, The Fenland Reed. For details about how to subscribe and submit, go to www.thefenlandreed.co.uk This year’s Peterborough Arts Festival is advertised for the weekend of 5-6 September. Now it would be churlish of me to point out that I can remember when the Festival lasted three weeks and was spread across the city, not just consisting of
Lucy Worsely. some buskers in Cathedral Square, but how about a Fringe Festival? Peterborough Poets United will be on the Wednesday the week after, how about adding some sparkle to that? Stamford Georgian Festival held over the weekend of 25-27 September includes a talk on Friday night by the historian and TV presenter Lucy Worsely. Tickets for this are £20 (£18 concessions). King’s Lynn Poetry Festival will be held over the weekend of 25-27 September. Guests include Kevin CrossleyHolland, Martha Kapos, Jennifer Militello (from America), Les Murray (from Australia) and Anthony Thwaite. For full details, go to www.lynnlitfests.com Cardinal Cox is Poet-inResidence of The Dracula Society. His book, My Words Were Now Written, collects the work he produced as poet-in-residence of St John the Baptist Peterborough (just behind the Guildhall). Priced £5, the book is available from the church’s gift shop (open Wednesday and Saturday mornings).
O n t h e ( Ti m e ) l a s h A visit to the pubs seen, however briefly, in Doctor Who.
The Red Lion 48 Parliament Street London SW1A 2NH 020 7930 5826 redlionwestminster.co.uk It’s just over 10 years since Doctor Who returned to our screens, following an absence of 16 years. And while it’s right that executive producer Russell T Davies receives a great deal of credit for making the revived show a success, actor Christopher Eccleston’s contribution is often overshadowed by his successors. It doesn’t help that Eccleston left the show after only one season as the Doctor or that he declined to appear in the 50 th anniversary special but he’s still an important part of the series and for that, I’d buy
him a drink. And where better than The Red Lion, the Fuller’s pub that appeared in Eccleston’s fifth episode, World War Three? The nearest pub to Downing Street, it is said that every prime minister from Walpole to Wilson drank here. A tradition broken, according to House of Cards author Michael Dobbs, by the “curmudgeonly Edward Heath, who refused to enter the place.” It was Heath’s loss, as the Grade II-listed building is a gem. Decorated with carved wood and etched glass, the narrow public bar has six hand pumps, serving London Pride (twice), HSB, Seafarers Ale, Oliver’s Island and Spring Sprinter (£4.20 a pint), along with keg beers such as Chimay, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Frontier craft lager.
Operating Fuller’s Ale & Pie menu, the food seems a little overpriced, unless you want a sandwich, and is no doubt aimed more at the tourist than the casual drinker. An upstairs dining room and cosy cellar bar – referred to as the ‘Cabinet Room’ – can be hired for private functions. A pub has stood on this site since the 1430s and was rebuilt in its current style around 1900. Like most London pubs, the Red Lion has a Dickens connection with the author drinking here aged 12, a situation later worked into the plot of David Copperfield. Unlike Copperfield, the landlord’s wife didn’t give “me my money back” or give “me a kiss that was half-admiring, and half-compassionate” but I did at least get to drink “Genuine Stunning ale”.
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01 July Quiz Night, Five Horseshoes, Barholm Cuttin’ Loose, Masons Arms, Bourne
02 July Acoustic/Jam (8pm), Blue Cow Inn, South Witham Pool Night, Heron, Stanground Dean & Co, Masons Arms, Bourne 03 July Arc Nation (9pm), Heron, Stanground Tin Pigeons, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Hush, Cherry Tree, Woodston Sound Injectors, London Inn, Stamford Commercial Break, Golden Fleece, Stamford Rocket Dogs, The Crown, New England Band TBC, Angel Inn, Yarwell Band TBC, Ostrich, Peterborough 04 July 101 Proof, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Second Chance, Cherry Tree, Woodston Velocity, London Inn, Stamford Indigo, Golden Fleece, Stamford Captain Obvious, The Stage, Market Deeping Generation Gap, Pincushion, Wyberton Gangsters, The Crown, New England Take Cover, Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding Radius 45, Ostrich, Peterborough 05 July Steve Bean (4pm), Bluebell, Helpston Bon Rogers, The Crown, New England Quizzer & Chips (7.30pm), Jolly Brewer, Stamford Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn, Yarwell Tallawah (3pm), Charters, Peterborough Oakham Mic Night (6pm), Brewery Tap, Peterborough Davison Woods Band (9pm), Cock Inn, Werrington 06 July Darts, Heron, Stanground Real ale & cider club, The Crown, New England 07 July Quiz (8.30pm), Hare & Hounds, Greatford Quiz/Play Your Cards Right, Heron, Stanground 08 July Pint of Poetry (8pm), Charters, Peterborough 09 July Pool Night, Heron, Stanground
Open Mic Night, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Open Mic, The Crown, New England
10 July Ramshackle Serenade, Cock Inn, Werrington Doug Heath, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Lloyd Watson, Cherry Tree, Woodston Antoine, Masons Arms, Bourne John Rockliffe, London Inn, Stamford Porky Pig, Golden Fleece, Stamford Folk music (7pm), Bluebell, Helpston The Mistreated, The Crown, New England Cockney Singalong, Angel Inn, Yarwell Jimmy Doherty (9pm), Charters, Peterborough Northern Soul, Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding Hush, Ostrich, Peterborough 11 July The Unknown (9pm), Heron, Stamford The Intruders, Ebeneezer’s, Woodston The Guards, Blue Boar, Eye Betty Swallox Band, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Sound Injectors, Cherry Tree, Woodston
The Royal Oak MINI BEER FESTIvAL AND BARBECuE Minimum of 6 Local Real Ales and 4 ciders (sponsored by Grainstore Brewery) August Bank Holiday - Sunday 30th 12-6pm* Live music from 'Dynamite Billy' and 'Me next & the Gimme Gimmes' 'All-you-can-eat' BBQ 12.30-3pm - £10 per ticket in advance (£12 on the day) Quiz 7.30pm-9.30pm with cash prizes *The event will go ahead, 'rain or shine!'
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Commitment Bros, London Inn, Stamford Eyes Wide Open, Golden Fleece, Stamford Take Note, The Stage, Market Deeping The Limit, The Crown, New England The Extones (8.30pm), Anchor Inn, Bourne Porky Pig, Angel Inn, Yarwell Rapture, Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding Ian & Kat, Ostrich, Peterborough
20 July Darts, Heron, Stanground Real ale & cider club, The Crown, New England 21 July Quiz/Play Your Cards Right, Heron, Stanground Morris Dancing, The Crown, New England
12 July Andy Hughes, The Crown, New England Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn, Yarwell Verzions (3pm), Charters, Peterborough
23 July Quiz (8.30pm), Hare & Hounds, Greatford Pool Night, Heron, Stanground Open Mic Night, Iron Horse, Market Deeping
13 July Darts, Heron, Stanground
24 July Pulse, Cherry Tree, Woodston Leftovers, Masons Arms, Bourne Band TBC, London Inn, Stamford Kickback, Golden Fleece, Stamford Hooker, The Crown, New England Junk Puppets, Ostrich, Peterborough
14 July Quiz/Play Your Cards Right, Heron, Stanground Razzamajazz (8.30pm), Angel Inn, Yarwell 16 July Pool Night, Heron, Stanground 17 July Band TBC, Heron, Stanground Jenny Wren, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Pennyless (9pm), Masons Arms, Bourne Retrolux, Cherry Tree, Woodston Pennyless, Masons Arms, Bourne One Eyed Cats, London Inn, Stamford Tunnel, Golden Fleece, Stamford Code Red, The Crown, New England White Spirit, Ostrich, Peterborough 18 July Noisy Neighbours, Blue Boar, Eye The Tunnel, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Hooker, Cherry Tree, Woodston Afterlife, Masons Arms, Bourne Band TBC, London Inn, Stamford Revolver, Golden Fleece, Stamford Backlash, The Stage, Market Deeping Not Quite Geoff, Pincushion, Wyberton The 707, The Crown, New England Mickey Flynn Blues, Angel Inn, Yarwell Kidney Research Fundraiser (12-7pm), Charters, Peterborough Daytonas, Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding Soulrunners, Ostrich, Peterborough 19 July One Eyed Cats + BBQ, Five Horseshowes, Barholm Pennyless (1pm), Olive Grove Nursery, Polebrook Keith Luckey, The Crown, New England Quizzer & Chips (7.30pm), Jolly Brewer, Stamford Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn, Yarwell The Dizzy Miss Lizzys (3pm), Charters, Peterborough
25 July Karaoke, The Ram Inn, Whittlesey Captain Obvious, Blue Boar, Eye Kickback, Heron, Stanground Dexter (country), Iron Horse, Market Deeping Velocity, Cherry Tree, Woodston Mark Bishop, Masons Arms, Bourne Blackout UK, London Inn, Stamford Front Cover, Golden Fleece, Stamford Gangsters, The Stage, Market Deeping Lizzy On The Loose, The Crown, New England BRM, Burghley Arms, Bourne DJ Rick Allen (10pm), Charters, Peterborough The Gables Reunion, Brewery Tap, Peterborough 101 Proof, Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding Porky Pig, Ostrich, Peterborough 26 July Pub Quiz, The Ram Inn, Whittlesey Tour of the Fens Cycle race Live Music (12-5pm), Whittlesey Market Square Charity Music Day: (from 2pm), The Crown, New England Mega Quiz Night, The Crown, New England Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn, Yarwell Children of The Rev (3pm), Charters, Peterborough 27 July Darts, Heron, Stanground 28 July P/boro Morris (8.45pm), Five Horseshoes, Barholm Quiz/Play Your Cards Right, Heron, Stanground 30 July Pool Night, Heron, Stanground
Open Mic Night, Cherry Tree, Woodston Rock Out Acoustic Duo, The Crown, New England 31 July Quiz Night (8pm), Blue Cow Inn, South Witham Subway 77, Heron, Stanground Meg McPartlin, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Tunnel, Cherry Tree, Woodston High Rollers, London Inn, Stamford Souled Out, Golden Fleece, Stamford Children Of The Revolution, The Crown, New England The One Eyed Cats (9pm), Brewery Tap, Peterborough Kickback, Ostrich, Peterborough 01 august Ramshackle Serenade, Heron, Stanground Filthy Lucre, Cherry Tree, Woodston Revolver, Masons Arms, Bourne Overdubs, London Inn, Stamford Park Lane, Golden Fleece, Stamford Sophie Red, The Stage, Market Deeping Iron Fist, The Crown, New England Band TBC, Angel Inn, Yarwell 45’er, Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding Frankly my Dear, Ostrich, Peterborough 02 august Raft Race Day (1pm), The Stage, Market Deeping James Edmonds, The Crown, New England Quizzer & Chips (7.30pm), Jolly Brewer, Stamford Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn, Yarwell The Gangsters (3pm), Charters, Peterborough
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03 august Darts, Heron, Stanground Real ale & cider club, The Crown, New England 04 august Quiz/Play Your Cards Right, Heron, Stanground 05 august Quiz Night, Five Horseshoes, Barholm 06 august Acoustic/Jam (8pm), Blue Cow Inn, South Witham Pool Night, Heron, Stanground 07 august Bon Rogers Duo, Heron, Stanground The Lartey Sisters, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Lower Than Bones, Cherry Tree, Woodston Nick Glover (Karaoke), Masons Arms, Bourne Detourz, London Inn, Stamford Returns, Golden Fleece, Stamford The Relics, The Crown, New England Captain Obvious (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough
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08 august Eyes Wide Open, Blue Boar, Eye Paul Lake (afternoon)/BRM (evening), Five Horseshoes, Barholm Leon, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Expletives, Cherry Tree, Woodston Splinter Group, Masons Arms, Bourne Beltones, London Inn, Stamford Grumpy Old Men, Golden Fleece, Stamford Chill Factor, The Stage, Market Deeping Davis, Watson & Gates (8pm), Bluebell, Helpston Down the Ages, Pincushion, Wyberton Vintage Stuff, The Crown, New England Band TBC, Angel Inn, Yarwell Lizzie on the Loose, Ostrich, Peterborough 09 august One Eyed Cats (afternoon), Five Horseshoes, Barholm The Stringlers, The Crown, New England Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn, Yarwell Blackout UK (3pm), Charters, Peterborough 10 august Darts, Heron, Stanground 11 august Quiz/Play Your Cards Right, Heron, Stanground 12 august Pint of Poetry (8pm), Charters, Peterborough 13 august Pool Night, Heron, Stanground Open Mic Night, The Crown, New England 14 august The Guards, Heron, Stanground James Edmonds, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Maxwell Hammer & Smith, Cherry Tree, Woodston New Gen Crash & Burn, London Inn, Stamford Lady Luck Band, Golden Fleece, Stamford Johnny Cash Tribute Show, The Crown, New England Retrolux, Ostrich, Peterborough 15 august Rapture, Blue Boar, Eye Code Red, Iron Horse, Market Deeping Band TBC, Cherry Tree, Woodston Hooker, London Inn, Stamford Gin House, Golden Fleece, Stamford Third Stone From The Sun, The Stage, Market Deeping Lexie Green & Kat Moore (8pm), Bluebell, Helpston Music Festival, The Crown, New England BRM (8.30pm), Anchor Inn, Bourne The Helix, Angel Inn, Yarwell Band TBC, Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding Go With the Flow, Ostrich, Peterborough
16 august Super Quiz Night, The Crown, New England Music Festival, The Crown, New England Quizzer & Chips (7.30pm), Jolly Brewer, Stamford Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn, Yarwell Groove Cartell (3pm), Charters, Peterborough Jazz Jam (7pm), Brewery Tap, Peterborough 17 august Darts, Heron, Stanground Real ale & cider club, The Crown, New England 18 august Quiz/Play Your Cards Right, Heron, Stanground 19 august Pennyless, Clare Cottage, Helpston 20 august Pool Night, Heron, Stanground 21 august The Blues House, Heron, Stanground Summerland, Cherry Tree, Woodston Sensational Soul Band, London Inn, Stamford Just for Kicks, Golden Fleece, Stamford The Steradents, The Crown, New England 707, Ostrich, Peterborough 22 august Disco, Blue Boar, Eye Pennyless, Warkton Village Annual Steam Fair Park Lane, Cherry Tree, Woodston Son of a Gun, Masons Arms, Bourne Zeb Roots, London Inn, Stamford Detourz, Golden Fleece, Stamford Grumpy Old Men, The Stage, Market Deeping Emporium, Pincushion, Wyberton The Expletives, The Crown, New England Band TBC, Angel Inn, Yarwell Returns, Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding The Limit, Ostrich, Peterborough 23 august Pennyless, Water Newton Music Festival Cuttin’ Loose, Masons Arms, Bourne Acoustic, The Crown, New England Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn, Yarwell The High Rollers (3pm), Charters, Peterborough 24 august Darts, Heron, Stanground 25 august Quiz/Play Your Cards Right, Heron, Stanground 27 august Pool Night, Heron, Stanground
Open Mic Night, Cherry Tree, Woodston 28 august Quiz Night (8pm), Blue Cow Inn, South Witham CJ Hatt, Heron, Stanground Gavin Chappell-Bates, Iron Horse, Market Deeping 101 Proof, Cherry Tree, Woodston Cuttin’ Loose, Masons Arms, Bourne Leon, London Inn, Stamford Contenders, Golden Fleece, Stamford Zeb Rootz, The Crown, New England Lexie Green, Charters, Peterborough Overspill, Ostrich, Peterborough 29 august Karaoke, The Ram Inn, Whittlesey Another Girl, Another Planet, Blue Boar, Eye The B-Sides (Rockabilly), Iron Horse, Market Deeping New Gen Crash & Burn, Cherry Tree, Woodston Antoine, Masons Arms, Bourne Band TBC, London Inn, Stamford Sound Injectors, Golden Fleece, Stamford Overdubs, The Stage, Market Deeping Fat Chantz, The Crown, New England Ouse Valley Singles Club, Angel Inn, Yarwell Soulstrip, Lincolnshire Poacher, Spalding Thunderhead, Ostrich, Peterborough 30 august Pub Quiz, The Ram Inn, Whittlesey Bands Day (From 3pm), The Stage, Market Deeping M-Tones, The Crown, New England Pennyless (3pm), Smiths, Bourne Quizzer & Chips (7.30pm), Jolly Brewer, Stamford Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn, Yarwell The Mojo Slide (3pm), Charters, Peterborough 31 august Darts, Heron, Stanground St Andrews Fete (1-4pm), St Andrew’s Church Hall, Whittlesey Stacey, The Crown, New England
beer Festivals 02-05 July Summer Beer Fest, Ploughman, Werrington 03-05 July Backyard Beer Bash, Bluebell, Helpston Summer Beer Festival, White Horse, Baston 06-10 July Cricket Week & Beer Festival, Burghley Pk, Stamford 09-12 July 9th Annual Beer Festival, Smith’s, Bourne - Over 20 Real Ales and 10 Real Ciders and Perry
09-19 July Pig n Falcon Beer Festival, Pig n Falcon/Hog & Partridge, St Neots 24-25 July Deepings Beer Festival, Deepings RUFC 25-26 July Woofstock, Angel Inn,Yarwell 07-09 august Beer, Cider and Sausage Fest, Five Horseshoes, Barholm Holbeach Music & Beer Festival, Holbeach United Community Sports Academy 28-30 august Bank Holiday Beer Festival & BBQ, Blue Bell, Maxey 28-31 august Beer Festival, Eagle, Boston - Music and food each day 28-31 august Cider & Sausage Festival, Smith’s, Bourne 30 august All You Can Eat BBQ, Royal Oak, Swayfield
Rhythm & Booze, Issue 32 - July/August 2015 All written material, unless otherwise stated, © Simon Stabler All events are listed free of charge. To ensure inclusion in the September /October issue, or have any other news included in the magazine, email simonstabler@aol.com by 14 August 2015. Entry cannot be guaranteed for late submissions. For advertising queries, contact Chris Shilling on 01778 421550, 07736 635916 or by email chris@shillingmedia.co.uk Advertising Rates (excluding VAT)* £130 - full page £85 - half page £50 - quarter page * Discounts for series bookings.
REVIEWS I Blame Morrissey: My Adventures With Indie-Pop And Emotional Disaster By Jamie Jones, Britain’s Next Bestseller, softback, £8.99
Having previously written about the Posh, Jones now turns his attention to his other great love, 90s indie. Looking at the decade through the eyes of Jay – the author’s alter ego – the book will be familiar to anyone who has ever been obsessed by a band or artist to the detriment of a relationship. As Jay gets into the likes of Mega City Four, the Charlatans and Suede, his girlfriend begins listening to grunge and losing interest in him. Instead of trying to find common ground, our narrator develops a love of Morrissey, thanks to a cheap copy of Beethoven Was Deaf, ruining relationship after relationship with his behaviour, ending the decade accused of treating the star’s
every muttering as “an inspired message from God”. That life-changing purchase was made at the much-missed House on the Borderland, accurately described here as having the “scent combination of joss sticks, cats and damp”, run by a hippy who “would rise from behind the racks of old Hawkwind records, looking like Dylan from The Magic Roundabout.” Jones’ powers of observation are certainly strong, and tales such as getting punched and called a prick tease after his Brett Anderson-esque dancing was misinterpreted as a come on, or having to drink 10 pints as not to waste his soon to expire V97 beer tokens, ensure that this book will make you laugh and cringe in equal measure. Sawdust Caesers: Original Mod Voices By Tony Beesley, Days Like Tomorrow Books, hardback, £19.99 While books on the history of the mod movement are
usually based on second hand sources, distilled through the mind of the author, this weighty tome (just under 3lb if you’re interested) allows those who were there to do the talking. Instead of the oft-repeated story of the scene’s origins of modern jazz enthusiasts at Soho coffee houses, we are presented with stories from young men who became interested in music through their older brothers’ rock ‘n’roll records and a desire to dress well having spent their toddler to teenage years “kitted out like miniature adults”. Women too came to the fore and we hear plenty from the original mod girls, not to mention pieces on scooters, nightclubs and the bank holiday scuffles that gave this book its title. Packed with previously unseen photographs, this essential book also speaks to mods from the provinces, looks at why individuals left the scene and through the assorted revivals, how mod continues to resonate today.
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