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Issue 46
ber 2017 november/decem
n Railroving in Nottingham n The Broadway Theatre Reopens (with draught beer) n The Region’s Biggest Gig Listings The Bohemians who will be performing at The Broadway, Peterborough on 2 November.
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Live Music Halloween Spooktacular weekend!
27th-29th October Prizes for the best dressed to be won each night!! Fri - Hooker, Sat - The Nuggets, Sun - Karaoke
November
December
Fri 1st - Retrolux Sat 2nd - Children of the Revolution Fri 8th - The Guards Sat 9th - On the Ceiling
Fri 3rd - Jimmy Doherty solo acoustic
Fri 15th - Dirty Rumour
Sat 4th - Velocity
Sat 16th - High Rollers
Fri 10th - The Returns
Fri 22nd - Hooker
Sat 11th - Carpark Rendezvous
Sat 23rd - The Fedz
Sat 18th - Tiger Club
Sun 24th - Christmas Karaoke with Mighty Mouth Trev
Winter Charity Beer Fest Weekend Proceeds to Mayor's charities Fri 24th - Austin Gold
Fri 29th - Second Chance
Sat 25th - The Chili's
Sun 31st - NYE - The Nuggets - ticket only
Sat 30th - The Contacts
Werrington Centre, staniland Way, Werrington, Peterborough PE4 6NA
the rhythm section Eddie Jay and Will Pound.
The Broadway, which has recently reopened in Peterborough, has selected Spina Bifda and Hydrocephalus charity Shine as its chosen charity for 2017-2018. The venue has a packed programme of events, including Queen tribute the Bohemians, performing a greatest hits tour on 2 November, Peterborough Big Band on 16 November and Alexander O’Neal in concert on 9 December. Other acts include comedian Sean Lock on 18 November, An Evening with Eric Bristow on 7 December, various Christmas parties throughout December plus the pantomime Aladdin on 15-31 December. The venue’s first floor Walter’s Bar and Eatery – which is named after local daredevil Walter Cornelius – is open from 9am daily and features live music from the likes of harpists and classical guitarists between noon and 3pm. For further information about The Broadway, visit thebroadway.today or call 01733 306071. RetrospeKt, who play the South Holland Centre, Spalding on 6 December, have just released a 12-track CD. The 60s and 70s covers band from Moulton Seas End are the only act to have played every Holbeach Beer and Music Festival, and have almost 500 years collective experience. For further information, gig dates and latest recordings, visit retrospektband.wixsite.com/retrospekt Three-time nominee for BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year, harmonica player Will Pound will be playing at the Church of St James, Thrapston on Saturday 11 November. Accompanied by accordion player Eddy Jay, the gig is part of the Oundle International Festival’s Music in Special Places series. Described by BBC Radio 6 Music’s Tom Robinson as “One of the most breathtaking live acts I’ve ever witnessed,” booking is
recommended. Tickets, priced £14/£12/£4, are available from Oundle Festival Box Office, 4 New Street, Oundle PE8 4EA, by calling 01832 274734 or visiting www.oundlefestival.org.uk For further information on Will Pound and Eddy Jay, including a video of their song Floating Candle, go to www.poundandjay.co.uk A new programme of concerts under the Ketton Showtime banner has begun at the Northwick Arms, Ketton. Forthcoming acts include the pop playing string quartet the Stringlers on 3 November, bluegrass group the Down County Boys on 8 December and Son Yambu, a five-piece band of some of the best younger Cuban musicians, on 2 March. Doors open at 7.30pm with admission priced £10 on the door (accompanied children free). Tickets can be booked by calling Adam Cade on 01780 720521 (adam@susted.org.uk) while a pre-show meal deal is available by calling the venue on 01780 720238. For further information about Showtime, visit kettonshowtime.blogspot.co.uk
Pub News
The 2018 Camra Good Beer Guide was published in September with new listings for the Royal Oak at Castor and the Crown at Elton, and in Peterborough the Bumble Inn and the Ostrich have gained listings. Charters Café Bar returns to the book, though curiously, sister Oakham Ales pub – the Brewery Tap, is omitted this time. In Lincolnshire there are new entries for Goodbarn’s Yard (Boston), the Black Bull (Donington), Beerheadz and Chequers in Grantham, local rural Pub of the Year – the Green Man at Ropsley, The Draymans Arms in Spalding and the Kings Head in Stamford. In Rutland the Wheatsheaf at Langham gets a mention, as does Wetherspoon’s Captain Noel Newton in Oakham. The Cross Keys at Kings Cliffe is the only new entry in East Northants. The rival Good Pub Guide 2018 has awarded the Olive Branch, Clipsham Leicestershire & Rutland Dining Pub of the Year for the second consecutive year. There are new main listings for the Dog in a Doublet near Thorney and Smiths in Bourne.
Chef Adebola Adeshina who has taken over the Fitzwilliam Arms, Castor.
The survival of the Cherry Tree in Peterborough’s Oundle Road has received a boost with the awards of ACV status, meaning the pub cannot be demolished or converted to other uses without planning permission. At a meeting with the local campaigners in late September, owner Milton Estates suggested that the pub would be retained, but plans were in hand to develop land behind the building. The Broadway theatre in Peterborough has reopened full time under new ownership. Now open seven days a week, the theatre will be hosting a range of events including musicals, big
Walter’s Bar & Eatery @ The Broadway.
name artists and intimate events. Walters Bar & Eatery, situated on the first floor, will, for the first time, offer draught beers along with a wide range of spirits and food “not seen anywhere else in the city”. The Blue Bell in Werrington reopened in October under the management of John Lawrence, formerly at the Crown in Peterborough and now a partner in Frothblowers, also in the village. Closed since 2014, the former Fitzwillam Arms/Fratelli restaurant in Castor is to reopen in November as the Chubby Castor. No major structural changes are planned, but chef Adebola Adeshina, who has worked with Gordon Ramsey and Marcus Wareing joins the team after three years at the award-winning Petersham restaurant in Richmond. Seasonal cooking demonstrations with guest chefs are planned. The closed Fenman in Stanground has reportedly been sold. The Addison Arms at Glatton is now run by Ruth and Roy Groves. The Bull in Market Deeping Continued over
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Pub News (continued) closed temporarily at the end of October to facilitate the final stage of a major transformation. It will reopen on 25 November with a new bar and signage, rebuilt kitchen and toilets and extended restaurant area. The carpet is to be replaced with flagstone and oak flooring, and a log burner installed in the original fireplace. There’s also an outside bar to complement the improved beer garden and children’s play area. The famous ‘dug-out’ bar is retained and redecorated. The pub will open for breakfast at 8am daily. Due to retirement of the current owners, Chester’s Restaurant and guesthouse has been put up for sale with Barker Storey Matthews. Across the road, the Vine is also for sale – interested parties are requested to enquire within. The Bell Inn at Deeping St James is now in the hands of Paul Frith who also has the Golden Fleece in Stamford. Reopened in the spring, the Bertie Arms in Uffington is now serving food. The Castle, Castle Bytham is to reopen towards the end of November under Will Stanton and partner, Sue Farley. The Sun Inn at Cottesmore
has new managers – Christian and Gemma Watkin join the Everard-owned pub from a free house in Nottinghamshire. They’ve extended opening hours to all day from 12 noon daily – food is served 12-3pm and 6-9pm (2-4pm Sundays). The Coach House, South Luffenham has new owners – chef Alec Stephens and his mother, Sue Reeves, took over in August, offering a new à la carte menu and seven refurbished letting rooms. Oakham’s Mill Street Pub & Kitchen celebrated one year in business with an “exciting, nutritious and interactive” children’s menu, allowing young diners to construct their own dishes from a choice of main and side dishes. The Country Lounge at Morcott is offering kids pizza parties for parties of 15-30 children to include personalised birthday cake and entertainer. Sleaford has a new town centre pub – Bar 51 (ex-the Grapes). Focusing on gin, real ale and craft beer, food comes in the form of snacks and sharing boards. Across the road, the Beer & Bean is reopening, possibly with a new theme. The longclosed Rose & Crown in the town is the subject of reopening plan. Subject to the licensing committee, the new venture would include a bar, restaurant,
The Eagle, Boston.
opening soon: The Bull, Market deeping. accommodation and live entertainment. Sleaford Round Table’s annual Oktoberfest raised in excess of £15,000 for the Ally Cadence trust charity. The group are seeking new members to help with next year’s event. Grantham’s M&B-owned Muddle Go Nowhere is to become a Miller & Carter Steakhouse early in 2018. The annual beer festival at the Eagle in Boston was hailed as the best ever with a record attendance. Thirty-one beers were available along with live bands. The Railway in London Road, Boston now serves two cask ales from local micros – currently from Fuddy Duck and Horncastle breweries. Pubs no more A murder mystery evening was held at the Merry Monk in Kirton in September to raise funds to help save the Old King’s Head building, now owned by Lincolnshire Heritage. Unused for 25 years, and the recent subject of a revival plan, the derelict Bull Hotel in Long Sutton has been put back on the market. Once the last pub in the delightfully named village of Bitchfield, near Grantham, the three-floored former Crown is for sale for £225k with richardsonestateagents.co.uk Chris Shilling
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The Bhurtpore Inn Wrenbury Rd Aston Nantwich Cheshire CW5 8DQ 01270 780917 www.bhurtpore.co.uk Nestling close to the Llangollen Canal on the borders of Shropshire and Cheshire, the tiny village of Aston might seem an unlikely location for one of the UK’s most celebrated real ale venues. The 18th century Bhurtpore Inn is named after the Indian city conquered by Lord Combermere, who was appointed commander in chief of colonial India back in 1825. Originally the Queens Head
and the Red Lion, the pub gained its current name after the local squire’s victory a year later in storming the highly fortified city held stubbornly by the incumbent Jat Muslims, thus quelling a ‘rising tide of unrest’ in
India after which a period of calm followed. Bought from the estate in the 1890s, the pub changed hands a number of times and experienced periodical enlargement and modernisation, before closing in the 1980s. It was eventually purchased in 1991 by Simon George whose greatgreat-great grandmother Joyce had run the pub 140 years earlier, and whose grandfather was actually born on the premises. The pub was stripped back to its basics, and quickly gained a reputation for its wide range of traditional ales and homemade food. Latterly the Bhurpore has become a destination for lovers of a good pint thanks to the ever-changing
Willoughby Arms
The choice of well-kept beers, and inevitably, awards quickly followed. The local branch of Camra has awarded it Pub of the Year on no less than eight occasions (including 2017), and regional Pub of the Year twice. Independently of this, The Good Pub Guide awarded the pub its ultimate accolade of national Beer Pub of the Year on two occasions. Simon still runs the pub, and can usually be found in the cellar, ensuring perfect beer quality. The 11 hand pumps dispense beers from across the nation – none are permanent but a couple of the local Salopian brews usually feature. Prices range from £3.30 to around £4 for the stronger ales. In addition, there’s a mind-boggling array of up to 500 bottled and canned beers and ciders from around the globe, including one of the largest ranges of Belgian brews in the UK. If beer’s not your thing there’s also a whole shelf of gins, a large choice of rums and vodkas and up to 150 malt whiskies. There are a number of individual rooms, some displaying the rich history of the building, and a separate dining room. There’s an extensive menu including (appropriately) the signature curry dishes – main meals are priced at around £10, with light bites from £5.95 and sandwiches for the smaller appetite. There’s a large drinking area partly under canvas, and while there are no longer official beer festivals, there’s a general air of a permanent festival on busy weekends and summer evenings, with occasional live music. This welcoming pub is the hub of the community with regular meetings of local cycling, folk and classic car clubs. Opening times are all day from 12 noon to 11.30 pm (midnight at weekends). Food is served from 12-2pm and 5.30-9.00pm (all day at weekends until 9.30pm). Chris Shilling
Little Bytham
A 150 year-old beamed traditional stone country inn, situated in the pretty village of Little Bytham between Stamford and Grantham. Originally the booking office and waiting room for Lord Willoughby's private railway, the inn enjoys stunning countryside views from the large beer garden
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One of Stamford’s favourite watering holes, the Periwig in All Saint’s Square closed for business a couple of years back, and has been the subject of speculation ever since. However, in early November, this historic threestory property is set to reopen as Paten & Co. Owner Mick Thurlby of the Knead Group has invested over £500k in a new pub restaurant set to become a major town centre attraction. R&B was offered a sneak preview. Named after a former owner, Paten & Co was a major wholesaler whose portfolio include the Bull Hotel and Bull & Dolphin in Peterborough, the Letter B in Whittlesey, the Abbey in Crowland and the Red Lion Hotel in Spalding among other licensed premises mainly in the East of England.
Designed in an industrial style, the first thing that struck us was the re-use of original materials such as aged timber, parquet flooring, glass and steel lampshades and wall tiling. Tiling in the staircase area resembles that used on the London Underground and the attention to detail extends to specially made curved corner pieces. Seating was still being scratchbuilt on site and resembles carriage seating with three leather-covered seats facing three with tables between. The ground floor features a long pewter covered bar area, with two iconic real ales supplemented with 11 craft keg beers served ‘from the wall’. A large range of gins is available along with other spirits, cocktails, non-alcoholic mocktails, teas and coffees. The
Mick Thurlby admires the new fixtures.
food serving area will be on the first-floor – an open-pass arrangement where the kitchen, complete with charcoal oven/ grill, is visible to all. Walls have deliberately been left with a distressed look, complete with ancient graffiti. The top floor features more leather seating, industrial lighting and ‘gin bottle’ lampshades. Fireplaces have been retained on all floors, and original artefacts including signs, old price lists and barrel ends can be found throughout. The food offering is likely to change regularly, but will include small, large and vegetarian options, roasts and grills with lamb and beef supplied from the local Knead farm. Unusually for the Knead group, pizzas will not be on the menu. To follow developments, visit www.patenandco.co.uk
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Pub Scrawl
With Write Club marking its first year at Stoneworks, I had a thought about whether it could be run at next year’s Beer Festival? How about with teams from the various pub meets (Charters’ What the Thunder Said, Drapers’ Poetry Night, Key Theatre’s Poets United, Ostrich’s Word Shop, Stamford Arts Centre Pint of Poetry plus Stoneworks Home Team). Maybe a small cup for the winning team? Someone suggest it to the Entertainments Committee, please. Congratulations to Clare Currie on winning the title of Poet Laureate of Peterborough. So glad I wasn’t a judge as very good final. Congratulations too to Lewis Harlock who runs the What the Thunder Said open mic night at Charters (second Tuesday of the month) for having a short play put on in London.
Phill Jupitus (below) plus his alter ego, Porky the Poet, is at the Stamford Corn Exchange on Thursday 23 November. Tickets are £16, ring 01780 766455. Fans of Pertwee-era Who may be interested to know that there will be a signing for spin-off novel The Daemons of Devil’s End on Saturday 25 November at Waterstones on Bridge Street, Peterborough (noon till 4pm). Next year’s Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival will be over the weekend of 12-14 January. Rose Croft will be telling tales at the
Congratulations to Peterborough author Darren O’Sullivan for getting his thriller Our Little Secret published by Harper Collins. Which got me thinking that some of you might be considering writing a book of your own as NaNoWriMo is upon us, so here are some tips. One: find out about how books do what they do; for that you should try Dr Jane Mackay’s talks at Stamford Arts Centre on Literature at Lunchtime. On Tuesday 5 December the talk is on Peter Pan (followed by mince pies). Then on Tuesday 9 January the subject is Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan, followed by the David Niven/Deborah Kerr film. The talks start at 12.30pm
and tickets are £6.50. The film starts at 2.30pm, tickets for that cost £5.50. Either ring 017809 763203 or go to www.stamfordartscentre.com to book. Two: listen to authors talk about their work (you can pick up tips). Penrose Halson will be talking about her book Marriages are Made in Bond Street on Thursday 16 November at St Peter’s Church, Oundle from 7.45pm. This is a true story about a marriage bureau that opened on the eve of the Second World War, so the author will know about using archives as a source for stories. Tickets are £8 from Oundle Box Office, 4 New Street, Oundle,
Methodist/United Reformed Church on the Saturday, and Poets United will be poeting at the Town Hall. Cardinal Cox has a couple of publications available from KT Publications at 16 Fane Close, Stamford PE9 1HG. The poetry collection Forget Dance, Let’s Art is £4, children’s story Eel-Catcher Fable is £5 (prices include postage), cheques payable to Kevin Troop. ring 01832 274734 or go to www.oundlefestival.org.uk Three: got to workshops and I always recommend Tim Wilson’s courses at the City College in Brook Street, Peterborough. Tim has had around 30 books published so he not only knows about writing but also getting your work actually into print. Four: meet other aspiring authors and Fiction Fix, held on the first Sunday of the month (so, 5 November, 3 December, 7 January etc) at The Drapers Arms on Cowgate, Peterborough, is a good place to go. Writers read from both works-in-progress and published stories. Starts about 8pm.
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Nottingham has always offered a wide selection of good pubs, so it’s a challenge to arrange a day crawl without cramming so much in, there’s no time to enjoy any of them properly. So this trip concentrates on those in easy reach of the station, or if you like, ‘city centre, south’. Day returns from Peterborough cost £23.70 for a full adult fare, and can be made on the direct East Midlands Trains service (in just over an hour) or a swift ride on East Coast up to Grantham for a change of trains.
Canalhouse
The station area has been redeveloped in recent years and presents a much more agreeable environment these days. One of the empty buildings on the station concourse – the former taxi office or Cabman’s Shelter – is shortly to open as the next Beerheadz micropub. That’s for another visit, and we resisted the obvious left turn toward the Castle Rock Brewery tap – the Vat & Fiddle, which thanks to recent demolition work, can be seen from the station, agreeing that should be left the final call
of the day. Instead we turned right, tempted by the “Ale Bar” signs in the Bentinck Hotel above Starbucks across the road. The Citizens Bar & Bistro, however proved to be a bit of a disappointment as “Ale” seems to mean craft keg only. There’s clearly a link to Kent’s Shepherd Neame brewery as these consisted of Spitfire Lager, Whitstable Bay and Backyard along with a cider. A pleasant environment, though, and open from 10am to drinkers, or 7am if you just fancy a breakfast (£5.50).
So, over the bridge and left onto Canal Street, where there’s a wealth of choice. The former buildings of canal company Fellows, Morton & Clayton Ltd have been well preserved and the name has been retained for the first of our real ale pubs – an old favourite, which was offering beers from Adnams, Purple Moose and Sharps on our visit. There’s plenty of history displayed on the walls, but it soon became clear than in order to access the canal side itself, it’s necessary to go next door to the Castle Rock–owned Canalhouse. This superb pub boasts the “largest world beer range in the East Midlands” and offers a huge patio garden with views across the water. The canal actually flows into the pub itself, and there’s an iron bridge across to the bar area, and even a narrowboat or two floating below. With the usual Castle Rock beers on, a selection of well kept guest ales (with 20p CAMRA discount) and good food under a tenner, we were happy to spend some time here. The Via Fossa next door was closed, so we retraced our steps back along Canal Street to the Newshouse – brewery tap for Totally Brewed, so named as it
stands on the site of a beer house where illiterate customers came to hear the news read out.Not the most attractive pub of the day, but five well-kept beers (from Castle Rock and Totally Brewed) were available plus a selection of snacks and there’s darts, bar billiards and big-screen entertainment. Up the hill towards the Lace Market area, past the Pitcher & Piano, housed in a church, is High Pavement – home to the Cock & Hoop. Situated opposite the National Justice Museum, this is actually a hotel, but the small individual wood-panelled rooms give it a homely feel and unusually for this area, beer from JW Lees. Further along High Pavement, a left turn at the church leads to St Mary’s Gate and the Keans Head – another excellent Castle Rock outlet with wooden floors nine hand pumps and another 10 craft keg beers. Formerly a wine bar, the single-roomed pub has a vibrant bistro feel, and food is available at prices from £2.50, brunch from 11.30am at £6-7, and there’s a wide range of rums, whiskies and gins. Onto Stoney Street, the Angel Microbrewery is another happening place with lots of live
music and a reputation as the ‘punk pub’. Their own Yippe Aye Ay was available alongside a range of beers from microbreweries such as Tiny Rebel, Abstract Jungle and Black Iris along with locally sourced food with a twist. The Cross Keys on Byard Lane is a Victorian pub with wood flooring and panelling and a range of beers form the Navigation Brewery, particularly busy on the Friday afternoon when we visited, so we supped up and headed for the famous Bell Inn on Angel Row, just off the Old Market Square. This 15th century inn is a remarkable survivor in its city centre location, and new owner Greene King appears to respected the history – the list of landlords/ ladies over the years is painted on the wall, and a range of guest beers is available including Oakham and Thornbridge. The cosy front rooms lead to a much larger drinking area at the rear. The Malt Cross on St James’s Street is a cavernous building with a galleried upstairs area complete with leather couches and a good range of beers from Adnams, Home Ales, Totally Brewed and Cross Bay. We passed the Roebuck (JW
Flirting with Corpses at the salutation.
Wetherspoon) and the Beer & Lace to get onto Maid Marion Way, home of another old favourite – the Salutation Inn. This ancient pub is now a proper rock ‘n’ roll venue with regular live music and colourful clientele – we enjoyed the company of members of local horror metal band Flirting with Corpses over a pint of Robinson’s Trooper. Real ciders are also available. Onto the castle area and two pubs, Fothergills and the Castle sit side by side in a very pleasant location with café style outdoor seating. A range of beers is available in both pubs including the recently revived Shipstones, now brewed in the city again. There was still time to visit the Crafty Crow on Friar Lane, the first pub to be owned by the local Magpie Brewery, and featuring two of their own brews plus a couple from Leatherbritches and four guests. Built into the rock of the Castle itself, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem claims to be England’s oldest inn, and is a magnet for tourists. Despite, the hordes taking photographs, this is still a must-visit pub, with its quirky individual rooms, and, despite falling into the hands of Greene
King, still offers a pleasant ambience and choice of guest ales including two from Nottingham Brewery. As planned, this particular trip ended at the Vat & Fiddle, situated alongside the Castle Rock Brewery on Queensbridge Road. Although there’s such a
massive choice in the city now, I’m always drawn to this old favourite as the brewery (or what was the Tynemill brand of pubs) has done so much to revive real ale locally, and of course it’s only a short stagger back to the station. Chris Shilling
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Acoustic sessions (8pm), Millstone Inn, Barnack Open Mic (8.30pm), The Crown, Peterborough Pennyless (8pm), The White Hart, Northampton Quiz Night (8pm), Heron, Stamford
02 November Quiz, Packhorse, Northborough Acoustic sessions (8pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford The Bohemians: Queen Greatest Hits Tribute, The Broadway, Peterborough Open Mic, Puzzles? Peterborough
08 November Backroom Acoustic Sessions (8pm), The Railway Inn, Ramsey Quiz Night, Bustard, South Rauceby Open Mic Night, The Beehive, Peterborough
03 November Jimmy Doherty solo acoustic, Ploughman, Werrington The Stringlers, Northwick Arms, Ketton Mark Bishop, Masons Arms, Bourne Tallawah, The Crown, Peterborough Just for Kicks, Golden Fleece, Stamford Karaoke (8pm), The Whittle, Stanground Rose Affair + Golden Bantic + FES + Goldblume (7.30pm, £5), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Eddie Nash (DJ) , The Stage, Market Deeping Open Mic, London Inn, Stamford 04 November The Claimed, Prince of Wales Feathers, Castor Velocity, Ploughman, Werrington Outlaw (Country & Western, 9pm), Hurdler, Stamford The Helix, Angel Inn,Yarwell Dean & Co, Masons Arms, Bourne Beyond The Barricades, Stamford Corn Exchange Tumbling Dice, The Crown, Peterborough Second Chance, Golden Fleece, Stamford Contacts, The Stage, Market Deeping 3rd Stone From The Sun, Heron, Stamford Daiquiri + No Marks + Deadbeat at Dawn + Burnt Tapes + Incisions + A Great Notion (7.30pm, £8), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Vegas Motel (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham Little Big Band, Black Bull, Kirton Great Pretenders, The Stage, Market Deeping Hooker, London Inn, Stamford Keith Luckey (8pm), Manor Bowls Club, Whittlesey What the Funk! (9.30pm-1.30am), Charters, Peterborough Courtyard Jukebox, Puzzles? Peterborough 05 November Pub Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn,Yarwell Free Quiz & Cash Bingo, The Crown, Peterborough Irish Session Band (5pm), Woolpack, Stanground Pub Quiz (8pm), The Beehive, Peterborough Michael Keithson (4pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Agi Jarocka, Puzzles? Peterborough 07 November Unplugged Sessions (6.30-9pm), National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford
09 November Company (Stamford Amateur Musical Society), Stamford Corn Exchange Quiz, Whistle Stop, Tallington Voodoo Stands Up (Comedy) (8pm, £10), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Open Mic, Puzzles? Peterborough 10 November The Returns, Ploughman, Werrington Cuttin’ Loose, Masons Arms, Bourne Company (Stamford Amateur Musical Society), Stamford Corn Exchange Unlimited, The Crown, Peterborough Go With The Flow, Golden Fleece, Stamford
Special Events Open mic night last Tuesday of each month 28/10 - Halloween disco & fancy dress 23/12 - DB5 playing live 31/12 - New Year’s Eve party call for tickets
Have Your Party With Us Christmas menu available from November 1st To book your table or Christmas Party, call or email blue_boar@hotmail.co.uk now
Four real ales l six draft lagers l Large car park l Large beer garden and children's play area l Live entertainment l open Mic Night second Tuesday of the month l sky & BT sports
The Blue Boar
46 High Street, Eye, Peterborough PE6 7UY Tel: 01733 222234
Meals served Tuesday to Friday lunchtimes, Monday to Thursday evenings 6-8.30pm, Saturdays 12-4pm, Home cooked Sunday lunches 12-3.30pm
www.blueboarpeterborough.co.uk
the woolpack stanground's Best Kept secret
Peterborough Camra Pub of the Year 2016 nNow open all day every day from 12 noon nUp to four real ales available nFood served Mon-Sat 12-2pm and 6-8pm, Sunday roast 12-3pm nLarge riverside beer garden nQuiz every Sunday eve (cash prizes) A 15 minute walk from the centre of town
Live music Sunday 17th december - spike smith and Matt Zilch (4pm) all other Sundays - irish session Band (5pm)
North street, stanground, Peterborough PE2 8HR (01733) 753544
Nathan P (DJ), The Stage, Market Deeping Harkback, London Inn, Stamford 11 November True British Mayhem, Prince of Wales Feathers, Castor Carpark Rendezvous, Ploughman, Werrington Laura Lou (Disco/Karaoke, 8pm), Hurdler, Stamford Eddie Jay (7.30pm), Church of St James, Thrapston Antoine, Masons Arms, Bourne Company (Stamford Amateur Musical Society), Stamford Corn Exchange Rocket 57, The Crown, Peterborough Revolver, Golden Fleece, Stamford Park Lane (9pm), The Whittle, Stanground Palmerston Ukelele Band, Heron, Stamford Resistance 77 + March to the Grave + I Got Spiders (8.30pm, £5), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Red Boot, Black Bull, Kirton Junk Puppets, The Stage, Market Deeping Guards, London Inn, Stamford What the Funk! (9.30pm-1.30am), Charters, Peterborough Acoustic Supper Club, Puzzles? Peterborough Subway 77, Iron Horse, Market Deeping 12 November Pub Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn,Yarwell Quiz, Masons Arms, Bourne A Salute to the 40s, Stamford Corn Exchange Free Quiz & Cash Bingo, The Crown, Peterborough Irish Session Band (5pm), Woolpack, Stanground Pennyless (4-6pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Pub Quiz (8pm), The Beehive, Peterborough The Tinderbox, Puzzles? Peterborough 13 November Songwriters evening (8pm), The Boat Inn, Whittlesey 14 November Quiz Night (8pm), Heron, Stamford 15 November Djanco (8pm), Bustard, South Rauceby Open Mic Night, The Beehive, Peterborough 16 November Quiz, Packhorse, Northborough Funk Soul Brother’s 10th Anniversary Party (8pm), Grainstore, Oakham Open Mic, Puzzles? Peterborough 17 November Dom Brister, Masons Arms, Bourne Tiger Club, The Crown, Peterborough Pheonix Showband, Golden Fleece, Stamford Pennyless (7.30pm, Bistro night £25), Wild Heart Café, Bourne Tumbling Dice, Heron, Stamford DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping DJ, London Inn, Stamford Vinyl Night, Charters, Peterborough Open Mic, Puzzles? Peterborough
16th century coaching inn
the Bull
Market Square, Market Deeping PE6 8EA 01778 343320
Re-opening on Saturday November 25th after major transformation! See Facebook for latest updates @theBullofDeeping thebullofdeeping@gmail.com
Good food, real ales, real log fire, great entertainment Remember, Remember Sat 4th November…
Our Annual Fireworks Bash! Bonfire and Fireworks display - from 6pm BBQ - from 6.30pm (in association with the First Deeping St James Scouts who will be marshalling and keeping the event safe)
Live music with guitar supremo PAUL LAKE in our heated marquee - from 8pm Adults £5. Kids under 12 FREE (50% of proceeds donated to the DSJ Scouts)
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3 courses plus DJ for £35pp Throughout December
Family & Friends Festive Menus 2 courses - £17, 3 courses - £21
Christmas Day Now taking bookings for our fabulous Festive 5 course lunch - from 12pm until 4pm
New Year’s Eve Party Buffet and live music until 1am Free entry before 9pm, £5 after 9pm
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18 November The Money Shot, Prince of Wales Feathers, Castor New Generation Crash & Burn, Fletton Ex-Services Club Tiger Club, Ploughman, Werrington Andy (Disco/Karaoke, 8pm), Hurdler, Stamford Karaoke, Angel Inn,Yarwell Musical Christman Fayre: Holly and the Boatmen, Dale Diamond, Future Stars and the Whittlesey Singers (1-4pm), St Andrew’s Hall, Whittlesey Nick Glover (DJ), Masons Arms, Bourne True 90s, The Crown, Peterborough Halo, Golden Fleece, Stamford Dirty Rumour (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham JFK, Black Bull, Kirton Spirit, The Stage, Market Deeping Band TBC, London Inn, Stamford Risky Trick, The Railway, Oakham Keith Luckey (2-2.50pm), The Fan Zone - ABAX Stadium, Peterborough What the Funk! (9.30pm-1.30am), Charters, Peterborough Christian Smith, Puzzles? Peterborough Let There B/DC, Iron Horse, Market Deeping 19 November Pub Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn,Yarwell Free Quiz & Cash Bingo, The Crown, Peterborough Irish Session Band (5pm), Woolpack, Stanground Bingo (6.30pm), The Whittle, Stanground Pub Quiz (8pm), The Beehive, Peterborough Keith Luckey (3-4pm), Frothblowers, Werrington Jordon Poole, Puzzles? Peterborough 21 November Open Mic (8.45pm), The Boat Inn, Whittlesey Quiz Night (8pm), Heron, Stamford 22 November Backroom Acoustic Sessions (8pm), The Railway Inn, Ramsey Open Mic Night, The Beehive, Peterborough
Dirty Rumour (9pm), Hurdler, Stamford Britannia Row, Angel Inn,Yarwell Ramsey Lights Switch:Various Artists (4-9pm), Great Whyte, Ramsey Holly & the Boatmen (9pm), The Railway Inn, Ramsey Splinter Group, Masons Arms, Bourne The Quo Experience, Stamford Corn Exchange Expletives, The Crown, Peterborough Velocity, Golden Fleece, Stamford Grumpy Old Men, Heron, Stamford Beachy Head Diving School, Black Bull, Kirton Lee Joshua Rose, The Stage, Market Deeping Donuts, London Inn, Stamford The Devils’ Prefects, The Railway, Oakham What the Funk! (9.30pm-1.30am), Charters, Peterborough Skyfight, Puzzles? Peterborough Charity Fire Walk with music from Souledout, Iron Horse, Market Deeping 26 November Pub Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn,Yarwell Glasshouse Acoustic Sessions (2.30pm), Key Theatre, Peterborough Quiz, Masons Arms, Bourne The Corn Exchange Singers Festive Fundraiser, Stamford Corn Exchange Free Quiz & Cash Bingo, The Crown, Peterborough Irish Session Band (5pm), Woolpack, Stanground Sunday 26th November Pub Quiz (8pm), The Beehive, Peterborough Sapphire Henson, Puzzles? Peterborough
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23 November Phil Jupitus - Juplicity, Stamford Corn Exchange 24 November The Contacts, Brewery Tap, Peterborough Austin Gold, Ploughman, Werrington Whisky Bar Acoustic Sessions (8.30pm), The Boat Inn, Whittlesey Revolver, Masons Arms, Bourne Go with the Flow, The Crown, Peterborough Porky Pig, Golden Fleece, Stamford Karaoke, Whistle Stop, Tallington Ian & Kat (9pm), The Beehive, Peterborough Soul Night ft Contacts, Brewery Tap, Peterborough Last Minute Brigade, Heron, Stamford Eddie Nash (DJ), The Stage, Market Deeping Veltones, London Inn, Stamford Open Mic, Puzzles? Peterborough 25 November The Chili’s, Ploughman, Werrington
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28 November Open Mic (8pm), Blue Boar, Eye Quiz Night (8pm), Heron, Stamford 29 November Tony Giles All Stars (8pm), Bustard, South Rauceby Open Mic Night, The Beehive, Peterborough 30 November Musiquiz (9pm), Angel Inn,Yarwell Voodoo Stands Up (Comedy) (8.30pm, £10), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Comedy Club (6.15pm), Grainstore, Oakham 01 December Retrolux, Ploughman, Werrington Mug Jugglers, Masons Arms, Bourne Subway 77, The Crown, Peterborough Little Big Band, Golden Fleece, Stamford Anna & Jack (9pm), The Beehive, Peterborough Stormbringer + Black Hawk Down + Numb + Lewis Speirs (7.30pm, £5), Mama Liz’s, Stamford DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping Circa ‘73, London Inn, Stamford Zelda Finch, Puzzles? Peterborough Donut, Iron Horse, Market Deeping 02 December Children of the Revolution, Ploughman, Werrington Laura Lou (Disco/Karaoke, 8pm), Hurdler, Stamford Brothers Grimm, Masons Arms, Bourne Dirty Rumour, The Crown, Peterborough Indigo, Golden Fleece, Stamford Carpark Rendezvous, Heron, Stamford Sticky Fingers (Rolling Stones tribute) (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham Boobonix, Black Bull, Kirton Sarah O’Briens’ Boys, The Stage, Market Deeping Chuck Norris, London Inn, Stamford Tone Deaf & The Doors Are Locked, The Railway, Oakham What the Funk! (9.30pm-1.30am), Charters, Peterborough Agi Jarocka, Puzzles? Peterborough Ramshakle Serenade, Iron Horse, Market Deeping 03 December Pub Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn,Yarwell Free Quiz & Cash Bingo, The Crown, Peterborough Irish Session Band (5pm), Woolpack, Stanground Malingerers (4pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford TBC, Puzzles? Peterborough
07 December Quiz, Packhorse, Northborough Acoustic sessions (8pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Open Mic, Puzzles? Peterborough 08 December The Guards, Ploughman, Werrington The Down County Boys, Northwick Arms, Ketton Cuttin’ Loose, Masons Arms, Bourne Brotherhoods Roundabout, The Crown, Peterborough New Generation Crash and Burn, Golden Fleece, Stamford Division (8.30pm), The Beehive, Peterborough Band TBC, Heron, Stamford DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping Hooker, London Inn, Stamford Zakk Zoot, Puzzles? Peterborough Ian Richardson, Iron Horse, Market Deeping 09 December Filthy Contact, Prince of Wales Feathers, Castor On the Ceiling , Ploughman, Werrington Miscellaneous (9pm), Hurdler, Stamford Captain Backwash (folk/singalong), Angel Inn,Yarwell Alexander O’Neal, The Broadway, Peterborough Son of a Gun, Masons Arms, Bourne Stingray, The Crown, Peterborough The Detours, Golden Fleece, Stamford Indigo (9pm), The Whittle, Stanground Baklash (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham One for the Road, Black Bull, Kirton Audios, The Stage, Market Deeping
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the golden fleece open 9am-11pm sunday to Wednesday, 9am to late Thursday to saturday Full breakfast and lunchtime menu available 9am-4pm (sunday 9am-3pm) Live entertainment Thursday thru to sunday (Karaoke Thurs & sun, Live Bands Fri & sat) Three real Ales Everards Tiger and old original with a rotating Guest Ale and Henry Westons cider on hand pull
05 December Unplugged Sessions (6.30-9pm), National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford Acoustic sessions (8pm), Millstone Inn, Barnack Open Mic (8.30pm), The Crown, Peterborough Quiz Night (8pm), Heron, Stamford 06 December RetrospeKt, South Holland Centre, Spalding WI Christmas Party, Heron, Stamford Big Fun Quiz (8pm), Grainstore, Oakham
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Recently refurbished, our cosy & stylish bar is the place to bee! Featuring local & national real ales, speciality gin menu & a fantastic wine list, we have something for everyone.
Modern Pool Table n Board Game Booth Tables n Three 55inch TVs with & n Pub Quiz every Sunday 8pm Open Mic Night every Wednesday 8pm n Live Music - Last Friday of every month & every Friday in December Home of
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Nuggets, London Inn, Stamford What the Funk! (9.30pm-1.30am), Charters, Peterborough Bon Rogers, Puzzles? Peterborough Whisky Twist, Iron Horse, Market Deeping
Leon, The Stage, Market Deeping Blackout UK, London Inn, Stamford Ben Callanan, Puzzles? Peterborough Hooker, Iron Horse, Market Deeping
10 December Pub Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn,Yarwell Quiz, Masons Arms, Bourne Free Quiz & Cash Bingo, The Crown, Peterborough Irish Session Band (5pm), Woolpack, Stanground Pennyless (4-6pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Pub Quiz (8pm), The Beehive, Peterborough Matty Haynes, Puzzles? Peterborough
17 December Pub Quiz (9pm), Angel Inn,Yarwell Free Quiz & Cash Bingo, The Crown, Peterborough Spike Smith and Matt Zilch (4pm), Woolpack, Stanground Christmas bingo and raffle (6.30pm), The Whittle, Stanground Pub Quiz (8pm), The Beehive, Peterborough The Tinderbox, Puzzles? Peterborough
11 December Songwriters’ Evening (8pm), The Boat Inn, Whittlesey
18 December Rutland Big Band (7.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham
12 December Quiz Night (8pm), Heron, Stamford
19 December Open Mic (8.45pm), The Boat Inn, Whittlesey Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough Quiz Night (8pm), Heron, Stamford
13 December Backroom Acoustic Sessions (8pm), The Railway Inn, Ramsey Christmas Quiz, Bustard, South Rauceby Wednesday 13th December Open Mic Night, The Beehive, Peterborough 14 December Quiz, Whistle Stop, Tallington Voodoo Stands Up (Comedy) (8.30pm, £10), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Open Mic, Puzzles? Peterborough 15 December Dirty Rumour, Ploughman, Werrington Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough 90s Christmas Party, The Broadway, Peterborough Afterlife, Masons Arms, Bourne Jinz-d, The Crown, Peterborough Harkback, Golden Fleece, Stamford New Generation Crash & Burn (9pm), The Whittle, Stanground Blackout UK (9pm), The Beehive, Peterborough DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping High Rollers, London Inn, Stamford Andy Hughes, Puzzles? Peterborough Soul FX, Iron Horse, Market Deeping 16 December Children of the Revolution, Prince of Wales, Castor High Rollers, Ploughman, Werrington Andy (Disco/Karaoke, 8pm), Hurdler, Stamford The Malingerers, Angel Inn,Yarwell Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough 60s/70s Christmas Party, The Broadway, Peterborough Revolver, Masons Arms, Bourne Junk Puppets, The Crown, Peterborough Gypsies, Golden Fleece, Stamford Have breakfast with Santa. (10.30am), The Whittle, Stanground Geoff Haywood/Joe Solo, Heron, Stamford The Balloons (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham
20 December Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough Tony Giles All Stars (8pm), Bustard, South Rauceby Open Mic Night, The Beehive, Peterborough 21 December Quiz, Packhorse, Northborough Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough Open Mic, Puzzles? Peterborough 22 December The Expletives, Price of Wales, Castor Hooker, Ploughman, Werrington Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough 80s Christmas Party, The Broadway, Peterborough Cuttin’ Loose, Masons Arms, Bourne Lost & Sound, The Crown, Peterborough Fedz, Golden Fleece, Stamford The Mayflowers (8.30pm), The Beehive, Peterborough DJ, The Stage, Market Deeping Band TBC, London Inn, Stamford Adam Leon, Puzzles? Peterborough Black Rose, Iron Horse, Market Deeping 23 December The Fedz, Ploughman, Werrington Gangsters (9pm), Hurdler, Stamford Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough Noughties Christmas Party, The Broadway, Peterborough Dean & Co, Masons Arms, Bourne Electric Warriors, The Crown, Peterborough DB5, Blue Boar, Eye The Returns, Golden Fleece, Stamford All Shook Up Christmas Spectacular, Heron, Stamford NQG, Black Bull, Kirton Sound Injectors, The Stage, Market Deeping Dirty Rumour, London Inn, Stamford What the Funk! (9.30pm-1.30am), Charters, Peterborough Meg McPartlin, Puzzles? Peterborough
Shaun & Helen welcome you to The Railway, Oakham's premier live music venue. Bringing acts from far and wide to our dedicated performance space, Platform One @TheRailway. Full PA & backline available for rehearsal, which we offer free of charge to bands wanting to use the room. Follow us on Facebook & Twitter, visit www.therailwayoakham.co.uk or check the listings for further information.
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Station Road, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6Qu Tel: 01572 722015
01733 380222 www.princeofwalesfeathers.co.uk
Stone Pony, Iron Horse, Market Deeping 24 December Christmas Karaoke with Mighty Mouth Trev, Ploughman, Werrington Andy (Disco/Karaoke, 8pm), Hurdler, Stamford Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough Free Quiz & Cash Bingo, The Crown, Peterborough Karaoke, Golden Fleece, Stamford Irish Session Band (5pm), Woolpack, Stanground Christmas Eve Party (8pm), The Whittle, Stanground Christmas Eve Quiz (8pm), The Beehive, Peterborough Dan Poole, Puzzles? Peterborough 25 December Free Fun Christmas Raffle (Open 11am-2pm), Hurdler, Stamford 26 December Loose Rocket, Masons Arms, Bourne 27 December Backroom Acoustic Sessions (8pm), The Railway Inn, Ramsey Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough Comedy Club Christmas Special (6.15pm), Grainstore, Oakham 28 December Musiquiz (9pm), Angel Inn,Yarwell Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough Open Mic, Puzzles? Peterborough 29 December Second Chance, Ploughman, Werrington Whisky Bar Acoustic Sessions (8.30pm), The Boat Inn, Whittlesey Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough Antoine, Masons Arms, Bourne Retrolux, The Crown, Peterborough Point Blank, Golden Fleece, Stamford Karaoke, Whistle Stop, Tallington PLVSC Christmas Party ft the Numbers, Heron, Stamford DJ, London Inn, Stamford Vinyl Night, Charters, Peterborough Mark Rowlands, Puzzles? Peterborough 30 December Contacts, Ploughman, Werrington Laura Lou (8pm), Hurdler, Stamford Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough Splinter Group, Masons Arms, Bourne Another Girl, Another Planet, The Crown, Peterborough TBC, Golden Fleece, Stamford Band TBC, The Stage, Market Deeping Children of the Revolution, London Inn, Stamford What the Funk! (9.30pm-1.30am), Charters, Peterborough Jimmy Doherty, Puzzles? Peterborough 31 December NYE: The Nuggets (ticket only), Ploughman, Werrington Evonne Rivers (Soul/Motown, 9pm-2am), Hurdler, Stamford
Aladdin, The Broadway, Peterborough Band TBC, Masons Arms, Bourne New Year’s Eve Party, Bustard, South Rauceby Glam Slam Glitz (Ticket Only), The Crown, Peterborough TBC, Golden Fleece, Stamford. New Year’s Eve Party, Blue Boar, Eye New Year’s Eve Party (Tickets £30), The Beehive, Peterborough Los Cojones (8.30pm), Grainstore, Oakham Strellies, Black Bull, Kirton DJ (9pm-1am), The Stage, Market Deeping DJ, London Inn, Stamford The Gangsters, Charters, Peterborough TBC, Puzzles? Peterborough
Beer Festivals 17 November Wine Festival, Frothblowers, Werrington 24-25 November Winter Charity Beer Fest Weekend, Ploughman, Werrington 01 December Fruit Beer Festival, Frothblowers, Werrington 15 December December Darkness Beer Fest, Frothblowers, Werrington
Rhythm & Booze, Issue 46 November/December 2017 All written material, unless otherwise stated, © Simon Stabler All events are listed free of charge. To ensure inclusion in the January/February 2018 issue, or have any other news included in the magazine, email simonstabler@aol.com by 8 December. Entry cannot be guaranteed for late submissions. For advertising queries, contact Chris Shilling on 01778 421550, 07736 635916 or by email to chris@shillingmedia.co.uk
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REViEWS The Yorkshire Beer Bible By Simon Jenkins, Great Northern Books, £11.99
beers worth tasting, plus pubs and breweries to seek out and with the proliferation of craft beers, presenting good ales from kegs and cans which are no longer seen as being a bad thing. This hard-backed volume inspires several options for pub crawls in the region’s towns and cities , plus more remote places worth going the extra mile for. Thank you Simon Jenkins for all your valuable research on our behalf. When next waiting for (or deliberately missing) a train while enjoying a pie and a pint at the York Tap at the railway station, we will raise a glass to you – cheers. David Brown
Subtitled “A drinker’s guide to the brewers, beers and pubs of God’s own country”, Jenkins presents a state of the county appraisal of brews from 178 contemporary brewers, acknowledging that number has probably already grown since publication as the ever-growing number of small breweries continues to thrive. Stepping back in time to the 1970s, the Yorkshire pubscape was populated by Tetley bittermen supping froth-topped pints served from electric pumps that served half-a-pint measures at the push of a switch, or you could still track down handpulled cask ales from the likes of Timothy Taylor, Theakston’s, John Smith’s and Samuel Smith’s. Pub guides then were usually thin, card-backed booklets that told you little about what to expect beyond brand names and whether they served food on a Monday lunchtime or not. Today there are many more
Benjamin Zephaniah – Revolutionary Minds CD, Fane Productions, FP 1CD Dr Zephaniah is back, sparking up enough fire to burn down the whole world. Dub first flowered in the early 70s back-to-back with the reggae culture of the Caribbean and Britain. At parties in flats and terraced houses they took the toasting of dancehall and turned it into a contemporary commentary upon their experience. From the first
shoots it had a political/social edge. Linton Kwesi Johnson was one of the first to breakthrough to a wider audience without ever losing his edge or being perceived to have sold out. Parallel to this, the young Benjamin was living a hard life in Birmingham. When he sings of the tribes of the cities, or the choices that people have to make, he knows what he is talking about. This album is his first in almost 12 years and shows he has lost none of his down to earth nature. His themes are social injustice, his passionate belief in veganism and his hopes that a better world is possible. He also is not afraid to include a love song and one track in Chinese (he actively studies Kung Fu, regularly travelling to China). Bravely he acknowledges that his appearances on TV might be seen as a mellowing, but clearly this is not the case. A wiser poet than me once said that if rap was news headlines, dub is a documentary. Here Benjamin Zephaniah has released a whole series of them. Buy it, play it, listen to it. Repeat. Cardinal Cox
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We offer a varied choice of ales on our 5 handpumps plus whatever we can cram into the cellar 'out back'! Excellent quality wines from our reputable wine merchant plus a few spirits for medicinal purposes..... Join us sometime for a fine scoop of ale or a snifter of one of our 15 plus magnificent ciders....Snailsbank Rhubarb Cider always available... you’ll love it… our biggest seller! Dark beers a regular feature with a few occasional foreign bottled beers.... Keep in touch on Facebook and look out for our regular themed weekend festivals....coming soon... Wine festival November 17th, Fruit beer Festival December 1st, December Darkness beer fest December 15th We're on the Citi 1 bus route too! Autumn and Winter Opening times: Monday Closed, Tuesday-Thursday 3pm to 9pm, Friday 3pm to 10pm, Saturday 12 to 10pm, Sunday 12 to 6pm
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