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Fri 4th – Leftovas
Fri 1st – Loose Rocket
Fri 25th – Last Minute Brigade
Sat 2nd – Another Girl, Another Planet
Sat 26th – 23 Reasons
Sat 9th – Velocity
NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY With Children of the Revolution (Ticket Only!)
Sat 16th – Mental Rasty Sat 23rd – Tiger Club
Werrington Centre, Staniland Way, Werrington, Peterborough PE4 6NA
the rhythm section Jazz trombonist Dennis Rollins who has worked with the likes of Courtney Pine and Jamiroquai, and was made an MBE in the Queen’s 2018 birthday honours, will be at the Cellar Bar at Stamford Arts Centre on Friday 11 January. Accompanied by organist Matthew Ratcliffe and drummer Andrew Wood, the trio will perform a wide range of music from jazz standards to funk. Starting at 8pm, tickets, priced £8 (which includes a £1 off drinks voucher), are available in person from the stamfordartscentre.com or by calling 01780 763203. Cupid’s Inspiration, the 1960s hitmakers who were formed in Stamford, will be playing at Stamford Corn Exchange on 2 February. The band, who reached No 4 in 1968 with the single Yesterday Has Gone, includes original vocalist, Terry Rice-Milton, and bassist Laughton James. Cupid’s Inspiration
Dennis Rollins
Performing as part of The Sixties Invasion, the band will be sharing a bill with Marmalade and the Tornados, whose original lineups both reached No 1 with a cover of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da in 1968 and Telstar in 1962 respectively. Tickets, priced £23.50, are available in person
01780 766455 or visiting www. stamfordcornexchange.co.uk Boston Folk Club has rebranded as Boston Acoustic Music Club. Held at The Eagle, Boston, there will be a singers’ night on 14 January, which has free admission, and a performance from Pete Morton on 11 February, priced £6. Both nights begin at 8.15pm. The Railway Inn, Oakham, whose Blues A Go-Go nights are covered elsewhere in this issue, will be hosting a charity gig on 12 January. Featuring Manky Beds and the Wilbur Project, the event will be raising money for the MS Society and the road safety charity BRAKE. Tickets are £5. On 9 February, the venue will play host to Jake Martin and Aged Revolt tour. For further information, call 01572 722015 or visit www.therailwayoakham. co.uk
The Charles Wells-owned Dragon in Werrington has undergone a £170,000 refurbishment, which includes dispensing with the original Oriental theme, but the addition of a pizza oven and a regular food offering again. Also in Werrington, the Blue Bell marked Remembrance Sunday with 26 wreaths dedicated to the local men who died in the have drunk at the pub. Another pub receiving a new lease of life is Coopers in South Bretton – owner Greene King had put the pub up for sale, but new landlord Stewart Hodgson has turned the business around. In Market Deeping the Square has a new landlord, Steve Daykin. The upstairs restaurant, formerly offering Thai food, is now Circles Wine Bar & Kitchen. The Walnut Tree in Deeping St James, has been refurbished with bright new external look. Current licensees, Lynn and Daron Grant took the pub on in 2009 after it had been closed by owner New River. The Black Horse, Baston
The Walnut Tree, Deeping St James
Formerly the Baskervilles, the Black Horse in Baston investment, branded as a “rustic gastro pub and boutique hotel” specialising in functions. Beers from Spalding’s Welland Brewery are now available in the Priors Oven in the town. The Chequers at Weston near Spalding has new managers – caterer Katie Booth and partner Stuart Belding are promising breakfasts, lunches and evening meals made from locally sourced produce. Part of Greene King’s Hungry Horse chain, Birds in Halmer Gate, Spalding closed in December and is not expected to reopen as a pub. A new brewery has commenced operation in Melton Mowbray – the 16-barrel Round Corner Brewery is based in the town’s historic livestock market and is the brainchild of market owner Combie Cryan and business partner and
experienced head brewer Colin Paige. Colin has the distinction of brewing gold medal award winning beers in two continents, having worked for Fullers and Hop Back breweries, Heineken in the Czech Republic, New Zealand and Singapore, and latterly back in the UK with Butcombe in Somerset. The brewery is “bringing beer back to its agricultural roots”, using local ingredients from what is food. The brewery’s Tap Room is open daily (10am-5pm) and offers local pork pies, Stilton cheese, snacks and charcuterie along with a selection of house beers including Topside Golden Ale, Steeplechase Pale Ale and Frisby Lager, which was already on sale at the Geese and Fountain at Croxton Kerrial when we called in on the way back from the launch. All of the beers are currently craft keg, but cask, bottled and
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4/1 Antoine 5/1 Night Fuel 11/1 Cuttin’ Loose 12/1 Splinter Group 18/1 Mug Jugglers 19/1 Dom Brister 25/1 Leftovas
26/1 Son of a Gun 1/2 Mark Bishop 8/2 Loose Rocket 9/2 Dean & Co 15/2 Nick Jarman 16/2 Splinter Group 22/2 Leftovas
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(Contin canned beers are planned in the near future – details at www.roundcornerbrewing. com Another new brewery, the Uppingham Brewhouse, based in the Falcon Hotel in the town is about to start test brews. Beers are likely to be available from February. Still in Rutland, the George & Dragon at Seaton is now offering three newly refurbished individually themed guest rooms. The Grainstore in Oakham is planning to set up a new brewery in the town, and has plans to open pubs in Melton Mowbray and Market Harborough. A former toy shop in Melton is also the venue for next in the Brewheadz chain of micropubs. The renowned Olive Branch at Clipsham has a new chef –
Nick Evans joins from the Michelinstarred Northcote Restaurant in Blackburn. The pub’s accommodation has won the Editor’s Choice award in the 2019 Good Hotel Guide. The Old Ship at Pointon, near Bourne is to gain rooms along with an extension for changing rooms Colin Paige at the Round and meeting rooms for the local Corner Brewery, Melton Mowbray sports club. Some good news the Six Bells at Witham on from East Northamptonshire – the Hill and the Beehive in the Queen’s Head in Bulwick Peterborough. is open again, and hopefully this Saved by locals, The Duke time will stay open as it’s in of Wellington at Leasingham the hands of James and Lauren now has full time landlords – Trevor, whose family also have Phil Roe and Sylvia Hodgkiss – weekly Monday quizzes have now commenced, and live entertainment is planned for the future. Another pub saved from oblivion, the Thorold Arms at Harmston near Grantham, is now undergoing restoration after several years of closure – prospective tenants are requested to contact thoroldarmsactiongroup@ btinternet.com The Pincushion in Wyberton, near Boston is undergoing refurbishment, with the restaurant reopening for lunch and evening meals from the New Year. Live entertainment is also planned, and two regular cask ales (Hobgoblin and Banks) are now served along with a guest ale. Pubs no more The former Plough in Farcet Fen has been demolished. Chris Shilling
Blues A-Go-Go
Smokestack
“We’re the only proper music venue in Oakham,” says Shaun Jackson, landlord of the town’s Railway Inn. In 2013, the pub won PRS For Music’s MusicMakeover competition, a £10,000 prize that included a new PA for its Platform One function room. The makeover was unveiled with a performance by the Mercury-nominated Young Knives, a Leicestershire band who began their career playing at pubs and small venues such as the Railway Inn. Shaun helps to nurture new talent by providing the room free of charge for rehearsals and, of course, as a performance space. When R&B visited one Friday evening, the venue was packed for Blues Club A Go-
Go, a monthly jam/open mic session that’s been running here since the start of last year. It’s organised by JP, Andy and Miles of local band Smokestack and draws in musicians from including a double bass player who travelled up from Swindon. “We’re building up a network,” says JP, “we have a mix of amateurs and pros and quite a good selection of young people.” Registration for the night act on at 8.30pm. Each act gets to play a maximum of three numbers (“so no one dominates, everyone gets a go”) but through the night, you get to see some of the performers come on as guests.
Among the acts that night were Karen Mcleod who plays country tinged blues (“It’s a nice atmosphere here,” she tells me), Trigger’s Broom, and Gerry and His Pacemaker, which despite the comedy name, are serious about their blues.
Karen Mcleod
A blues supergroup led by Gerry.
Later, Smokestack’s Andy heads a supergroup and asks: “We need a lead singer for Sweet Home Chicago, Gerry? We need a lead guitarist, anyone? A blues harmonica in E would be good too.” Andy gets a full complement of musicians, including a backing singer, and I get the chance to chat to Alex Cross, another harmonica player, who’s having a breather after giving it all alongside Trigger’s Broom and Gerry and His Pacemaker. Travelling over from
Trigger’s Broom ft Alex Cross
Bisbrooke, Alex is a regular at the Railway Inn, taking part in the Oakham Ukulele Club’s Monday night sessions “where I play the ukulele quite badly but I play the harmonica a bit better” at Blues Club A Go-Go. Of course, he’s taken up the harmonica at the age of 12. “In my childhood, I used to go on holiday to my grandfather’s house in Ipswich,” he explains, “and after Sunday lunch, he’s get his mouth organ out and paly a few tunes. Sadly, when I was 12,
he passed away and I thought: ‘I might never hear that again’ so I went out a bought one and that’s what started me off. “People like the Rolling Stones were just emerging, Mick Jagger was playing a harmonica. I used to listen to things on the radio, and I had a friend whose dad had some old blues and jazz records, so I went round to his house on a Saturday and started to pick it up from there. It was great, I never looked back.” Few people, it seems, do look back with JP telling me that it’s the inclusive nature of the blues that means so many people attend the nights. “We’re very happy to be associated with the Railway, we’re pushing it all the time and want to put Oakham on the blues map.” The next Blues A Go-Go takes place on 25 January. For more information on the Railway Inn, Oakham visit www.therailwayoakham. co.uk or call 01572 722015.
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It’s been described by the Lonely Planet Guide as “the best place in the world to sample real ale,” and it boasts more beers per head than anywhere else in this country. What is certain is that if you like your ales real, then the compact city of Derby is up
as the number one destination in the UK. As with those cities, it’s impossible to do justice to the best pubs in one day, so we opted to take a linear route from the station to the north side of the city. Train-wise, the simplest option from Peterborough involves a change at Leicester from the CrossCountry service onto a northbound East Emily and Sophie at the Exeter Arms.
Midlands train, with the standard off-peak return fare coming in at £27.90. So in 90 minutes or so of leaving Peterborough, you can be taking the short stroll to the right of the station exit onto Railway Terrace, the home of the renowned Brunswick Inn. Open at 11am daily, this original railway building offers everything the mid-19th century, it became
commercial hotels in the UK, but was closed in 1974 and almost became the victim of a proposed road widening project.
(NORTH) and it reopened as a free house in 1987, rapidly gaining popularity and becoming a brew-pub four Everards, the on-site brewery can still be viewed at the end of the corridor and continues to provide six house beers, on top of a further 10 well-kept ales from local and national breweries, and a range of real ciders. The character of the place has been maintained, with a variety of individual drinking in the main bar, and always a wonderful cross section of locals and visitors. The Brunswick brews start at just £2.80 a pint, and good value food is available
The Brunswick Inn
Class 37 action at the Alexandra Hotel.
lunchtimes (with a two for a tenner offer) and evenings. There’s a small outdoor area, with occasional barbecues – an annual beer festival is held in October. The pub was voted Pub of The Year for 2016 and 2017, and is the current Cider Pub of the Year. It’s not easy to prize yourself away from the ‘Brunny’, especially on a cold day, but awaiting literally just round the corner is another classic – The Alexandra Hotel on Siddals Road. Situated opposite the one time entrance to Derby Locomotive Works (now Pride Park), there’s still a strong railway theme to this pub. Manager Ralf Edge has a huge collection of railwayana covering the walls of the pub, and there’s even the cab section of a Class 37 diesel locomotive in the car park. The birthplace of Derby Camra in the 70s, the ‘Alex’ has been a Castle Rock house since being purchased from Batemans in 1989, remaining a local favourite for real ale fans ever since, and still offers cut price accommodation. Eight excellently kept real ales are usually available (four from Castle Rock), along just £2.90. Like the Brunswick, the pub attracts a delightful cross
section of society – all with a shared love of beer. The next destination is the current holder of the Pub of the Year accolade. can be found by crossing the road outside the Alex, then following the footpath just beyond the pelican crossing, to the left, and alongside the river, crossing the bridge then across an unlikely looking park towards the old Derby Telegraph buildings. Just when you think you’re in the wrong place you’ll Completely refurbished after a year of closure, this free house is back to its prime, when presumably it was a regular watering for the local newspaper staff. Of the eight real ales, only the Bass is permanent – the rest coming from micro breweries nationwide, deliberately avoiding local brews which are available throughout the city. We saw beers from Knockout, Sarah Hughes, Stonehenge, RedWillow, Downlands and Cheviot along with four craft options. Food is limited to cobs and pies, but there’s a new outdoor drinking area and weekly live bands. Beers are around £3.20, reduced to £2.50 on ‘discount Mondays’. Following the river towards town, you’ll see the Exeter
Arms across the green area to the right. This cosy cottagelike pub, which retails separate packed with diners enjoying the extensive range of food and beers from the Dancing Duck brewery plus guests. There’s a conservatory and outdoor area, and vintage photographs on the walls. I couldn’t help noticing a punk rock theme running through the pub, and a upon enquiring at the bar, the tattooed is owned by Martin Roper, front man with local 80s punksters pubs in the area. Taking the underpass to the far side of the road, the Peacock – another local favourite – is easily found. Derby County football memorabilia is the theme here, with another good range of ales from mainly Derbyshire breweries, including Peacock Ale from Leatherbritches. From here it’s a 10-minute walk to the Little Chester Ale House on Chester Green Road – Derby’s former shop, but we decided to retrace our steps back towards town to the Tap, alongside the river on Derwent Street. Formerly the Royal Standard,
The Tap and, right, mananger John Moore.
the pub was the home of former Brunswick brewer Trevor Harris’s Derby Brewing Company, now moved to larger premises. Friendly landlord John Moore was happy to show us round the lovely substantial old building, birthplace of famous racing driver Reg Parnell, including the upstairs function area, complete with piano, and the rooftop drinking area which offers great views of Derby. He explained that this too had been close to demolition, and only the 90s recession saved it from redevelopment. Ten cask ales, including six house beers are usually available along with seven craft kegs. Opposite the Unesco inscribed Silk Mill is the Old Silk
Mill Ale & Cider House – a surprisingly unspoilt Enterprise décor, and it seems another of Mr Roper’s leases, where the usual Dancing Duck and Bass are supplemented by guest beers. Across the road, the Olde Dolphin is reputed to be Derby’s oldest pub (and haunted), and presents a lovely environment on a winter’s day snug. It’s another Enterprise of Abbot, Doom Bar, Pedigree and Bass, though guests are usually available (Timothy Taylor Boltmaker on this visit). From here it’s a short stroll along Queen Street and King Street to the Flowerpot – a legendary
Derby entertainment hot spot. The professional function area has hosted may big names, and the main bar is divided into several drinking areas, with beers from Marston’s, Oakham, Hartington and Black Iris, plus the ubiquitous Doom Bar. With train time approaching, we made a decision to press on along King Street to drop in at the Seven Stars a lovely cosy 17th century inn with beers from Marston’s, Pheasantry, Tollgate and Grafton, then arrange a £7 destination – the Five Lamps on Garden Street, another great pub in the is wonderful ale town, with up to 14 beers available, mainly from Midlands breweries and a host of small, cosy rooms in which to drink them. Time prevented us from getting to the Furnace on Duke Street, the home to the Shiny Brewery, but there’s still plenty more ground to cover for a return visit. Chris Shilling While awaiting the train home, the famous Roundhouse – home to the annual Derby Winter Ale Festival – can be seen on the far side of the tracks. The 2019 event is due to be held on 20-23 February and will feature more than 400 ales and ciders.
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All Nations 20 Coalport Rd Madeley Telford Shropshire TF7 5DP 01952 585747 Built in 1832 by the Baguley family, the All Nations is one of only four original brewpubs surviving in the UK. It’s positioned across Legges Way from the Blists Hill Victorian Town, arguably the best of the attractions within Ironbridge Gorge – the birthplace of the industrial revolution, and now
a World Heritage site – but remains secluded part way up a wooded incline that once served the local colliery. Industrial heritage is in evidence all around, and from the car park it’s possible to view the lattice girder Lee Dingle Bridge that was used to carry coal from the colliery to the Blists Hill Ironworks. Despite refurbishment in the early 2000s, the pub retails bags of character, with wooden beams, old photographs. Famously run by the Lewis family for many years (Eliza Lewis was both
brewer and landlady), the pub was bought in 2002 by exschoolteacher Jim Birtwhistle who has maintained the same traditional qualities of food, drink and good conversation. There’s no pool table, dart board or TV sport (apart from the occasional rugby match), but the beer is well kept, including at least one created in the small brewhouse immediately behind the pub. Food is limited to snacks, pies and generously proportioned hot and cold rolls, but these are freshly made to order – their trademark cheese, onion and black pudding option
Landlord Jim Birtwhistle and a photograph of the pub’s quoits team in 1906.
being particularly tasty, and well worth the £3 price tag. As well as the All Nations brews, there’s always a beer from Hobson’s along with guests from local breweries such as Wye Valley, Bewdley, Slaters, Titanic, Kinver and Ludlow at prices from just £2.60 a pint. The pub has maintained a permanent presence in the Good Beer Guide. There’s an outdoor drinking area alongside the brewhouse, an outbuilding housing the toilets and a paddock behind where quoits matches are hosted in the summer. Some of the original pieces remain but replacements have also been forged in the adjacent museum. It’s a very friendly place, and the barmaid was only too happy to introduce us to Jim who was keen to show us the playing pieces and introduce us to some of the regular competitors. The All Nations is open all day from midday and is dog and child friendly. There’s a weekly quiz, and live music during summer months. Chris Shilling
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Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival comes around again on Friday 18-Sunday 20 January. There will be three sessions with the story teller Carl Merry at the Methodist/United Reformed Church in Queen Street from 12.30pm on the Saturday. Then at 12.30pm and 3.30pm there will be two hour-long sessions from Poets United in the Town Hall (upstairs of the Museum), who are marking 10 years of performances at the festival. Congratulations to Mark Grist, Keely Mills and Ross Sutherland who helped to put the city on Scott Tyrell’s amazing map of Spoken Word Performers at the end of last year. Copies still available (as is the tea towel). In mid-November we heard that Edward Storey had died. I always thought of him as the grandfather of poetry in Peterborough, as through the 1970s and 80s he gave many talks around the area on John Clare and his own books of prose and verse. His writing workshops also inspired many to try and take up the pen. PoetsIN, a national charity aiming to use poetry as a way of combating mental illness, has it includes work by half-a-dozen local poets. Stop the Stigma is available from Amazon for £9.99 (plus delivery charges). At the end of October I Writer’s House project at Metal (seven very talented young poets), swiftly followed by a performance by the Freak Speak Young Collective. The future of poetry is in safe hands. What the Thunder Said
Edward Storey
continues to meet at Charters on the second Monday of the month (14 January, 11 February etc). Not just a poetry open mic, last year it also welcomed comedians, a mind reader, an escapologist and even a bit of plate spinning to the stage. There’s a £10 prize for the audience’s favourite act (so bring all your friends). Author talks in Oundle continue with Joe Shute on The Shadow Above:The Fall and Rise of The Raven, a historical study of the most potent of symbolic birds. The talk is on Friday 18 January at Fletton House, Glapthorn Road, Oundle (PE8 4AJ). Tickets are £8 (£6 concessions) from Oundle Box ring 01832 274734, or go online www.oundlefestival.org.uk Keep an eye open for the Stamford Poet Laureate April. Family legend says that my great-grandfather (who was a member of the Metropolitan Police in Whitechapel at the
time) was on the Jack the Ripper case. I mention this as Stamford Corn Exchange is hosting a night with former murder squad detective Trevor Marriott who will be discussing his theories in an evening entitled Jack the Ripper:The Real Truth. This is on Friday 1 March, tickets cost £13, ring 01780 766455 to book yours. Sleaford Hub Writers Group Tuesday of each month (with the exception of New Year’s Day) at the National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford. Starting at 6.30pm, anyone who writes poetry or prose is welcome to attend. The next King’s Lynn Fiction Festival is planned for the weekend of 15-17 March and will include such authors as Richard Blair, John Fuller, Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott, John Lucas, Simon Mawer, Monisha Rajesh, Lydia Syson and DJ Taylor. Last autumn Cardinal Cox performed in both Croydon and Streatham in London, reports say these places are recovering.
LISTINGS
31 December Mankybeds, Grainstore, Oakham Sleeping Beauty, Stamford Corn Exchange New Year’s Eve Party ft the Dropouts (free entry), The Whittle, Stanground Park Lane (Ticket only), Fletton ExServicemen’s Club New Year’s Ever Party: Take Two & Paul Copstake (9pm), Peterborough Con Club Mark Bishop, Masons Arms, Bourne Strellies, Black Bull, Kirton Deps, London Inn, Stamford New Year’s Eve Party with Children of the Revolution (Ticket Only), Ploughman, Werrington The Famous Unknowns, Golden Fleece, Stamford New Year’s Eve: Last Minute Brigade (ticket only), Yard of Ale, Woodston New Year’s Eve Party: Singing Major + Buffet, Castle, Castle Bytham 02 January Big Fun Quiz, Grainstore, Oakham Salsa Night (7-10pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough John Ward Trio, South Holland Centre, Spalding
03 January Voodoo Acoustic (8pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Quiz, Packhorse, Northborough 04 January Salmanazar (traditional French dance), Stamford Arts Centre Shane Gould, Peterborough Con Club Quiz + Play Your Cards Right, Eagle, Boston Leftovas, Ploughman, Werrington Antoine, Masons Arms, Bourne David James Smith, Yard of Ale, Woodston Peglar, Golden Fleece, Stamford
05 January Detroit, Peterborough Con Club Night Fuel, Masons Arms, Bourne James Gittins, Mama Liz’s, Stamford Dizzy Miss Lizzys, Yard of Ale, Woodston Leon, London Inn, Stamford Lee Major, The Stage, Market Deeping Halo, Golden Fleece, Stamford 06 January Pennyless (4-6pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Bingo, Peterborough Con Club Quiz, Masons Arms, Bourne Quiz, White Horse, Spalding Quiz, White Horse, Baston Quiz (9pm), Nags Head, Heckington Quiz, Angel, Yarwell Quiz, Jolly Scotchman, Sleaford Adam Trendall (3-6pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough
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07 January Open Mic (8pm), Blue Bell Inn, Werrington Quiz Night, Castle, Castle Bytham Antoine Fleuriot (7-10pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough 08 January Acoustic Night (8pm), Millstone, Barnack Quiz, Hare & Hounds, Greatford Bingo (8.30pm), Red Lion, Ruskington Open Mic Night (7-10pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough SAMM’s Comedy: Tony Cowards, Adele Cliff, Mr Andy, SAMM’s, Peterborough 09 January Backroom Acoustic (8pm), The Angel, Ramsey Latin Jazz Duo (7-10pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough 10 January Quiz, Whistle Stop, Tallington 11 January Hansel & Gretel Go Down in the Woods (Adult Panto), Stamford Corn Exchange Bang It and Strum It (9pm), Geese and Fountain, Croxton Kerrial Paul Rossi, Peterborough Con Club Quiz + Play Your Cards Right, Eagle, Boston Cuttin’ Loose, Masons Arms, Bourne The Machines, Yard of Ale, Woodston Outside In, Golden Fleece, Stamford Dennis Rollins Trio, Cellar Bar, Stamford 12 January Hansel & Gretel Go Down in the Woods (Adult Panto), Stamford Corn Exchange Kenny & Emma, Peterborough Con Club The Skamen, New Inn, Boston Stealers, Cock Inn, Werrington Splinter Group, Masons Arms, Bourne Anarchy in Wonderland, Mama Liz’s, Stamford Jet Black Band, Grainstore, Oakham Band TBC, Yard of Ale, Woodston Halo, London Inn, Stamford Subway 77, The Stage, Market Deeping Great Pretenders, Golden Fleece, Stamford
Filthy Contact 13 January Folk and acoustic club (5pm), Geese and Fountain, Croxton Kerrial Glasshouse Acoustic sessions (2.30-5.30pm), Key Theatre, Peterborough Captain Backwash (4pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Quiz, White Horse, Spalding Quiz (9pm), Nags Head, Heckington Quiz, Angel, Yarwell Quiz, Jolly Scotchman, Sleaford Jan Hayley Di Rito (3-6pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough 14 January Boston Acoustic Music Club: Singers Night, The Eagle, Boston Songwriters Evening (8pm), Boat Inn, Whittlesey Bingo, Castle, Castle Bytham What the Thunder Said (8pm), Charters, Peterborough Mark Bishop (7-10pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough
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15 January Open Mic (8.45pm), Boat Inn, Whittlesey Bingo (8.30pm), Red Lion, Ruskington Open Mic Night (7-10pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough 16 January Rockabilly Night (7-10pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough 17 January Quiz, Packhorse, Northborough 18 January Ryan, Peterborough Con Club Quiz + Play Your Cards Right, Eagle, Boston A Pint of Comedy: Caroline Mabey, Lindsey Santoro (8pm), Cellar Bar, Stamford Deps, Cock Inn, Werrington Mug Jugglers, Masons Arms, Bourne Twisted: Fyzz Wallis Band, Desensitised, Rachel Bea, The Morphics, Mama Liz’s, Stamford Blackstar Revolution, Yard of Ale, Woodston Cuttin Loose, Golden Fleece, Stamford Vinyl Night (8pm), Charters, Peterborough 19 January Mikki Jons, (8.30pm), Fletton Ex-Servicemen’s Club Travnion, Peterborough Con Club Straw Bear After Party with Holly & the Boatmen (5-7pm), Falcon Hotel, Whittlesey Dom Brister, Masons Arms, Bourne JamRoom, Michael Keithson, Mama Liz’s, Stamford Band TBC, Yard of Ale, Woodston Point Blank, London Inn, Stamford Veltones, The Stage, Market Deeping Boston Beat, Golden Fleece, Stamford 20 January Joanne Mather (solo, from Lady Rose) (5pm), Geese and Fountain, Croxton Kerrial Stu Peters (Country), Peterborough Con Club Quiz, Masons Arms, Bourne Balor (folk, 4pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford
Quiz, White Horse, Spalding Quiz, White Horse, Baston Quiz (9pm), Nags Head, Heckington Quiz, Angel, Yarwell Quiz, Jolly Scotchman, Sleaford Open Mic (2-6pm), Old Ship, Pointon Ian & Kat (3pm), Charters, Peterborough Resonate (3-6pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough 21 January Open Mic (8.30pm), Halcyon, Westwood Claudia (7-10pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough 22 January Quiz, Hare & Hounds, Greatford Bingo (8.30pm), Red Lion, Ruskington Open Mic Night (7-10pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough 23 January Backroom Acoustic (8pm), The Angel, Ramsey
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Folk Night, Castle, Castle Bytham Two Lucky Pluckers (3pm), Charters, Peterborough Tom Bryans (3-6pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough 28 January The Rainman (7-10pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough 29 January Open Mic (8pm), Blue, Boar Eye Quiz, Horseshoes, Silk Willoughby Bingo (8.30pm), Red Lion, Ruskington Open Mic Night (7-10pm), Pizza Parlour, Peterborough 30 January Tony Giles’ All Stars (8pm), Bustard Inn, South Rauceby 31 January Funhouse Comedy Night, Grainstore, Oakham
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01 February Ranagri, Northwick Arms, Ketton Mark Josef, Peterborough Con Club Quiz + Play Your Cards Right, Eagle, Boston Loose Rocket, Ploughman, Werrington Mark Bishop, Masons Arms, Bourne TBC, Yard of Ale, Woodston Park Lane, Golden Fleece, Stamford Janus Stark, March to the Grave & Anna Drinks Dogs Piss (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Funhouse Comedy Club, South Holland Centre, Spalding
05 February Unplugged Session (6.30pm), NCCD, Sleaford Acoustic Night (8pm), Millstone, Barnack Quiz, Hare & Hounds, Greatford Bingo (8.30pm), Red Lion, Ruskington Chinese New Year, Castle, Castle Bytham Sleaford Hub Writers (6.30pm), NCCD, Sleaford
02 February The Sixties Invasion: Marmalade, Cupid’s Inspiration and the Tornados, Stamford Corn Exchange Splash, Peterborough Con Club Leftovas, Black Bull, Kirton Another Girl, Another Planet, Ploughman, Werrington The Broadcasters, Yard of Ale, Woodston Donut, London Inn, Stamford Backlash, The Stage, Market Deeping Audios, Golden Fleece, Stamford Filthy Contact (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough Pennyless (7pm), Stamford Bowls Club 03 February The Wonder Whys (5pm), Geese and Fountain, Croxton Kerrial Pennyless (4-6pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Ouse Valley (Jazz), Peterborough Con Club Quiz, Masons Arms, Bourne Quiz, White Horse, Spalding Quiz, White Horse, Baston Quiz (9pm), Nags Head, Heckington Quiz, Angel, Yarwell Quiz, Jolly Scotchman, Sleaford Jan Jimmy Doherty (3pm), Charters, Peterborough
06 February Charity Quiz (8pm), Bustard Inn, South Rauceby Big Fun Quiz, Grainstore, Oakham Alistair Russell and Chris Parkinson, South Holland Centre, Spalding 07 February Voodoo Acoustic (8pm), Mama Liz’s, Stamford Quiz, Packhorse, Northborough Get Ready (Motown tribute), Cresset, Bretton 08 February Travis Graham, Peterborough Con Club Whittlesey Folk Club (8pm), Falcon Hotel, Whittlesey Quiz + Play Your Cards Right, Eagle, Boston Loose Rocket, Masons Arms, Bourne Subway 77, Yard of Ale, Woodston Dirty Rumour, Golden Fleece, Stamford Money For Nothing, Cresset, Bretton 09 February The Spree (8pm), Fletton Ex-Servicemen’s Club The Business, Peterborough Con Club Not Quite Geoff, New Inn, Boston Genny Lamp, Black Bull, Kirton Velocity, Ploughman, Werrington Antoine, Cock Inn, Werrington Dean & Co, Masons Arms, Bourne Ed Gamble: Blizzard, Stamford Corn Exchange The Zephyrs, Yard of Ale, Woodston Children of the Rev, London Inn, Stamford
Sound Injectors, The Stage, Market Deeping No Relevance, Golden Fleece, Stamford Racing the World (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough The Guards, Talbot, Stilton RAF Band Concert, South Holland Centre, Spalding
Children of the Revolution, Yard of Ale, Woodston Expletives, Golden Fleece, Stamford Vinyl Night (8pm), Charters, Peterborough 50s & 60s Spectacular starring The Dreamers, Cresset, Bretton Filthy Contact, Cross Keys, Woodston
10 February Folk and acoustic club (5pm), Geese and Fountain, Croxton Kerrial Bingo, Peterborough Con Club Hazeyjane, Mama Liz’s, Stamford Quiz, White Horse, Spalding Quiz (9pm), Nags Head, Heckington Quiz, Angel, Yarwell Quiz, Jolly Scotchman, Sleaford Jan Rob & Dave (3pm), Charters, Peterborough The Marylebone Trio, South Holland Centre, Spalding
16 February Marrakech Express, Peterborough Con Club Band TBC, New Inn, Boston Loose Change, Black Bull, Kirton Mental Rasty, Ploughman, Werrington Miscellaneous, Cock Inn, Werrington Splinter Group, Masons Arms, Bourne The Balloons, Grainstore, Oakham Band TBC, Yard of Ale, Woodston Dirty Rumour, London Inn, Stamford Donut, The Stage, Market Deeping Machines, Golden Fleece, Stamford Band TBC, Charters, Peterborough Retrolux, Granary, Long Sutton Filthy Contact, Samm’s, Peterborough 50s & 60s SPECTACULAR: The Dreamers, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly Tribute, Sounds Force, South Holland Centre, Spalding
11 February Boston Acoustic Music Club: Pete Morton, The Eagle, Boston Songwriters Evening (8pm), Boat Inn, Whittlesey Bingo, Castle, Castle Bytham 12 February Bingo (8.30pm), Red Lion, Ruskington 13 February Backroom Acoustic (8pm), The Angel, Ramsey 14 February Quiz, Whistle Stop, Tallington Valentines Night, Castle, Castle Bytham 15 February Pennyless (7.30pm), Clare Cottage, Helpston John Sessions, Peterborough Con Club Quiz + Play Your Cards Right, Eagle, Boston Pint of Comedy: Kate McCabe, Matt Hollins (8pm), Cellar Bar, Stamford Nick Jarman, Masons Arms, Bourne Robbie Williams Tribute with Dan Budd, Stamford Corn Exchange
17 February Groove Merchants (5pm), Geese and Fountain, Croxton Kerrial Clear Cut, Peterborough Con Club Glasshouse Acoustic sessions (2.30-5.30pm), Key Theatre, Peterborough Quiz, Masons Arms, Bourne Quiz, White Horse, Spalding Quiz, White Horse, Baston Quiz (9pm), Nags Head, Heckington Quiz, Angel, Yarwell Quiz, Jolly Scotchman, Sleaford Open Mic (2-6pm), Old Ship, Pointon Black Magic - The Little Mix Show, Cresset, Bretton 18 February Open Mic (8.30pm), Halcyon, Westwood 19 February Open Mic (8.45pm), Boat Inn, Whittlesey
An Evening with Ann Widdicombe, Stamford Corn Exchange Quiz, Hare & Hounds, Greatford Bingo (8.30pm), Red Lion, Ruskington 21 February Quiz, Packhorse, Northborough Be Bop A Lula, Cresset, Bretton 22 February Off the Record, Peterborough Con Club Whisky Bar Acoustic Sessions (8pm), Boat Inn, Whittlesey Quiz + Play Your Cards Right, Eagle, Boston Leftovas, Masons Arms, Bourne The Sounds of the 70s with the Zoots, Stamford Corn Exchange HIT 4 SIX, Yard of Ale, Woodston Stepping Out, Golden Fleece, Stamford The King is Back (Elvis), Cresset, Bretton 23 February Son of a Gun (8.30pm), Fletton ExServicemen’s Club The Intruders, Peterborough Con Club Band TBC, New Inn, Boston Band TBC, Black Bull, Kirton Tiger Club, Ploughman, Werrington An Audience with Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham, Stamford Corn Exchange Last Minute Brigade, Yard of Ale, Woodston Veltones, London Inn, Stamford Indigo, The Stage, Market Deeping Go with the Flow, Golden Fleece, Stamford The Midas Touch (10.30pm), Charters, Peterborough 24 February Jess Orestano (5pm), Geese and Fountain, Croxton Kerrial Bingo, Peterborough Con Club ANiMALCOLM, Stamford Corn Exchange Quiz, White Horse, Spalding Quiz (9pm), Nags Head, Heckington Quiz, Angel, Yarwell Quiz, Jolly Scotchman, Sleaford Jan Folk Night, Castle, Castle Bytham It Comes in Waves (3pm), Charters,
Peterborough 26 February Open Mic (8pm), Blue, Boar Eye Quiz, Horseshoes, Silk Willoughby 27 February Backroom Acoustic (8pm), The Angel, Ramsey Tony Giles’ All Stars (8pm), Bustard Inn, South Rauceby 28 February Comedy Club, Grainstore, Oakham Georgie Fame, Key Theatre, Peterborough 01 March Jack the Ripper: The Real Truth, Stamford Corn Exchange Bowie Experience, Cresset, Bretton
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