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Beef by John Godber
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The Swing Commanders
The Bittersweets Friday 16 January 8pm
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Whole Lotta Led The Led Zeppelin 1 Show
Blue Blokes 3
The Swing Commanders
Thursday 22 January 8pm
Saturday 24 January 8pm
Rock & pop Main theatre
Saturday 17 January 8.30pm
Folk roots Main theatre
Jazz/Americana Main theatre
£10 £8 conc & members
Rock & pop Main theatre £11
£10 £8 concs and members
£10 £8 concs & members
Country-rock band The Bitter-
Forty years on, 1968’s Led Zeppelin
Featuring Ian Anderson, Lu
Following their recent success
sweets live up to their name. They
1 remains one of the greatest
Edmonds and Ben Mandelson,
across Britain, America and
fuse sunniness and melancholy
debuts of all time. To celebrate,
who between them have
Holland, Lancashire sextet
with evocative lyrics and lush
tribute band Whole Lotta Led
played with Billy Bragg’s Blokes,
The Swing Commanders have
arrangements, transcendent
will be playing the whole album,
Tiger Moth, the Mekons, The
established themselves as
melodies and alluring vocals. The
including classics like Babe I’m
Damned and PiL. All on guitar,
Europe’s top western swing band.
Bittersweets weave a captivating
Gonna Leave You, Communication
the band play country blues,
Prepare for a great night out with
tension between hope and
Breakdown and Dazed And
traditional English ballads,
their unique rendition of music
poignancy that rings true.
Confused. Standing event.
New Orleans R&B and more.
from the 30s, 40s and 50s.
The Travelling Band
Echoes of Eva Cassidy Sheila Gott Thursday 29 January 7.30pm Rock & pop Main theatre £10 An inspirational and uplifting evening of music in aid of Bury
The Travelling Band Friday 30 January 8pm Rock & pop Main theatre £7
Cancer Support Centre. Sheila
Winners of the Glastonbury
Swapping instruments, inspiring
are shows where no-one leaves
Gott, one of the UK’s top session
New Talent Award 2008, The
audience participation whilst
unconverted. Standing event.
singers, pays tribute to the
Travelling Band’s live show is
shifting effortlessly from heartfelt
“Marvellous music to savour
enchanting voice of Eva Cassidy.
a feel-good tour-de-force.
ballads to classic pop tunes, their’s
and enjoy” Michael Eavis
Blackheart
The Durutti Column
Friday 30 January 8pm Rock and pop Studio
Saturday 31 January 8pm Rock and pop
£7 £5 conc & members
Main theatre £10 advance £12 door
Blackheart are Chrissy Mostyn and
The first band signed to Factory records, The Durutti Column
Richard Pilkington, a duo whose rock creates instantly memorable songs. Powerful melodies driven by smartly crafted lyrics that talk of love, marriage, life and death and everything in between.
are an integral part of Manchester’s musical pedigree. Vini
The Durutti Column
crossbreed of folk, country and
Reilly’s atmospheric guitar provided the perfect partner to the industrial sound of label-mates Joy Division. They return to The Met with a new album Idiot Savants, the first to feature new vocalist Poppy Roberts. Standing event. 7
Mary Gauthier
Mary Gauthier & Carrie Rodriguez A Mr Kite Benefit Thursday 5 February 8pm Americana Main theatre £16
First Thursday Comedy Club
Presented by Platinum Productions Thursday 5 February 8.30pm
Friday 6 February 8pm
Comedy Studio
Variety Main theatre
£8 £6 concs & members
£10 £8 concs
Guaranteed laughs from four of
A contemporary version of the
the finest comedians on the first
variety show featuring upcoming
Thursday of every month. For
talent form across the north
February we welcome Mick Miller
west including musicians (from
(star of TV’s The Comedians and
pop to swing to classical),
gag writer for Jonathan Ross,
comedy, dancers, and magic.
Phill Jupitus and Mark Lamarr),
Proceeds to Children in Need.
Tim Clark, Dave Twentyman, and two great support acts. album featured Van Dyke Parks
into the public ear in the UK
and Loudon Wainwright. Carrie
with her album Drag Queens
Rodriguez emerged over here
and Limousines. Since those
as the sidekick for Chip Taylor
days, she’s established herself as
but is quickly establishing her
one of the leading songwriters
solo career with the help of the
maturing from autobiographical
likes of Lucinda Williams and
songs about her past to songs
Gary Louris of The Jayhawks.
that cross darkness with great
This is a rare chance to catch
beauty. So respected that her last
this talented pair together.
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch
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Mary Gauthier was propelled
Great British Variety Tour
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch
The Popes
Pied Piper Theatre Company
Winelight Sessions presents Tony Cox and Rachel James
Saturday 7 February 11am
Saturday 7 February 8pm
Saturday 7 February 8.30pm
Family show Main theatre
Rock and pop Main theatre
Rock and pop Studio £6
£6 £4 members
£10 £8 concs & members The Winelight Club brings the
Mr Grinling tends his light come
The Popes was originally set up by Shane MacGowan in 1994. Retaining
creme de la creme (and a few
rain or shine. Every day his wife
original member Paul (Mad Dog) McGuinness and the attitude and
surprises) to the Studio at The Met.
makes him a delicious meal and
raucous folk fuelled rock inspired by MacGowan, the band with
February’s launch event features
sends it out across the sea to
their star studded new line up have released a new album, Outlaw
South African acoustic guitarist
the lighthouse - but greedy
Heaven. Featuring drummer Will Morrison (Here be Dragons, Lisa
Tony Cox who in his time as a
seagulls keep stealing his lunch!
Knapp), guitarist/producer Charlie Hoskyns (Lisa Knapp, Badly Mixed
recording artist has won three of
Bastards), Laurie Norwood on bass, Declan Daly on fiddle and Fiachra
his home country’s music awards.
Shanks on banjo, mandolin, guitars and vocals. Standing event.
Also featuring Manchester’s Rachel
An engaging and funny show for 3-7 year olds.
James and the Up All Night Gang.
The Popes 9
Steve Knightley Special guest Jenna Witts
Mind the Gap
Mind the Gap Loci Productions Wednesday 11 February 7.30pm Drama Main theatre £8 £5 conc and members
How can you trust someone when you can’t see their face? Whose truth do we believe? Can you really forgive and forget when the lights come up again? Nominated for Best New Play at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards 2007. 10
Friday 13 February 8pm Rock and pop
Folk roots Main theatre £15
Main theatre £13.50 advance £15 door
One half of Show of Hands,
As frontman of the Soft Boys, Robyn Hitchcock unleashed
Steve Knightley returns as a solo
a stream of psychedelic consciousness into a punk-rock
artist on the back of his first
world; as a solo artist he was the toast of eighties
album for eight years. He is a
America; and in recent years, he has worked
prolific and talented songwriter
with alt-country heroine Gillian Welch.
with an astounding voice.
He comes to The Met with songs
“Vibrant and original songs… a vast
from his new album.
and windswept voice” Q Magazine A Mr Kite Benefit.
Robyn Hitchcock
Stuck in a tunnel. Lights go out.
Thursday 12 February 8pm
Steve Knightley
Midnight. Last tube home.
Robyn Hitchcock and his friends
Hounds of Love
The Blow Monkeys
A tribute to Kate Bush Friday 13 February 8.30pm
Saturday 14 February 8pm
Sunday 15 February 8pm
Americana Studio
Rock and pop Main theatre
Rock and pop Main theatre
£8 £6 concs & members
£12 advance £14 door
£12 advance £14 door
Matt Andersen’s larger than life
Hounds of Love represent all
Eighteeen years after going their
showmanship has earned him a
that is honest about performing
separate ways, the four original
fervent audience wherever he plays.
great music. This is a group of
members of eighties hitmakers
His sprawling blues/roots/rock and
dedicated musicians fronted by
The Blow Monkeys (It Doesn’t
soulful voice has sparked a buzz. He
vocalist Josie Mills who love and
Have to Be This Way, Digging
appreciate the work of Kate Bush.
Your Scene) are reunited. The
Her skillful compositions allow the
band have recently released a
group to produce heart felt live
new album, Devil’s Tavern to huge
performances. Standing event.
critical acclaim. Standing event.
has just released his first album, Something In Between, recorded with Eric Clapton’s post-Cream band.
Across The Deep Blue Sea
Matt Andersen
Across The Deep Blue Sea Stuff and Nonsense Tuesday 17 February 11am Family show Main theatre £6 £4 members
The Blow Monkeys
Matt Andersen
A tiny boat, a little lost man and the great wide ocean... How did he get there? How can he get home? And why does that fish keep biting him on the bottom? A fantastic aquatic adventure featuring puppetry, animation, live-music, physical comedy and just the odd squirt of water. 5+. 11
Houdini’s Suitcase
Bury on Film North West Film Archive Tuesday 17 February 7.30pm Film Main theatre £4
Houdini’s Suitcase Pickled Image Theatre Company Wednesday 18 February 7pm
A selection of material from the
Drama Main theatre
North West Film Archive looking
£8 £6 concs & members
at life in Bury during the past
Free to under 26 year olds, see page 5
The Magic Men Platinum Productions & Promotions Thursday 19 February 7.30pm Variety Studio £6 advance £8 door This youthful yet experienced double act bring their
100 years. Footage will include
combination of magic,
the Lancashire Fusileers in 1915,
comedy and misdirection to
royal visits to the town, scenes at
The Met for one night only.
Bury’s industries and the activities of local groups and societies.
Emily Smith Bury on Film
Thursday 19 February 8pm Once an apprentice to the
Folk roots Main theatre
great Houdini, Joshka examines
£10 £8 concs
his extraordinary past, the tales of love and loss, nights at the circus and the mudsoaked trenches of the Somme.
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Multi award winning singer songwriter Emily Smith is one of Scottish folk’s leading lights.
A stunning piece of visual
“...meld the sweeping lilt of
theatre fusing live performance
Scottish folk melody with
mask and puppetry, Houdini’s
lyrics that feel timeless in their
Suitcase is unique, poignant and
emotions and deliciously modern
wonderfully funny. Ages 12+
in spirit” Boston Globe.
Justin Moorhouse Friday 20 February 8pm Comedy Main theatre £12
Old Mother Hubbard
Old Mother Hubbard Garlic Theatre
Join the star of C4’s Phoenix Nights and 8 out of 10 Cats in his brand new show.
Cuillin Blue Friday 20 February 8.30pm Blues Studio £7 £5 concs & members This powerful five piece, fronted by the wonderful voice of Marsha Jane Tarvet, play raunchy
In the age of Facebook,
versions of blues and R&B. From
MySpace and Bebo,
intricate and soulful bluesy
Justin has decided he
reworkings of songs from sources
doesn’t want any new
as diverse as The Mississippi
friends. In fact, he needs
Delta to The Beatles and some
A dotty old woman takes you on
to drop a few. So join him
from way out of left field!
a nursery rhyme journey as she
as he explores his address
clatters about in her kitchen and
book and begins to purge.
her dancing dog sniffs out trouble
Who goes, who stays...
in the most unlikely places.
he decides.
Friday 20 February 11am Family show Main theatre £6 £4 members
Garlic Theatre delight children and adults with a spicy blend of slapstick and humour in this fresh and funny adaptation, with glove puppets, clowning and a feast of musical treats. For 3-6 year olds.
Justin Moorhouse
Cuillin Blue 13
Lau
Moishe’s Bagel Saturday 21 February 8pm
by John Godber
Hull Truck Theatre Company
Lau Friday 27 February 8pm
World roots Main theatre
Thursday 26 February 7.30pm Drama Main theatre
Folk roots Main theatre
£12 £10 concs and members
£10 £8 concs and members
£12 £10 concs and members
Rip-roaring, foot-stomping, jazz-
The Met is proud to present the first touring date for this
Winner of Best Group at the
inflected klezmer and Balkan
revised version of Beef by John Godber, author of the
BBC Folk Awards last year and
music from some of Scotland’s
hilarious Bouncers, Teechers and Up ‘n’ Under.
nominated again for 2009, Lau
finest musicians. An intoxicating, life-affirming mix of Eastern European dance music, Middle Eastern rhythms and virtuoso performances. Moishe’s Bagel return with their brilliant music guaranteeing a fantastic night out. 14
Beef
Free to under 26 year olds, see page 5
Dave Cookson was trapped in his own physique, pin toed, and narrow shouldered with a sunken chest. But he wanted to be somebody, he wanted a body women would fight over and men would envy. But then something happened to change his life. Dave Cookson got the body he wanted, but now he’s losing his mind in a body he can’t control.
is a formidable union of three of the finest and most innovative exponents of modern traditional music in Scotland today; Kris Drever (guitar and vocal), Martin Green (piano accordion) and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle).
Hoof!
Nearly Dan Saturday 28 February 8pm Rock and pop Main theatre
Back to the 80’s
£10 advance £12 door
Prestwich Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society
Less tribute and more homage
Tuesday 3 - Friday 6 March 7.30pm
to jazz-influenced best sellers
Saturday 7 March 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Steely Dan, Nearly Dan is saviour to the legions of Dan fans. The band’s approach is faithful,
£5 Tuesday £7 Wed-Fri & Sat matinee £8 Saturday evening
though not reverential, and relaxed but as tight as their namesakes, a
Join the graduating class of
testament to hours of rehearsal
William Ocean High School
and a great deal of talent.
as they experience the fun,
Standing event.
Hoof!
heartbreak, loves and loneliness of growing up, all set to the biggest hits of the 80’s.
Nikki McCretton
From the era that brought us the
Saturday 28 February 11am Family show Studio
a whole new world of cowboy
Rubik’s Cube and
£6 £4 members
films, rodeos and adventure is
Max Headroom
revealed. She starts to realise
comes this
that she’s no dumb animal
her owner a lonely pony dreams of
and a quest for life, a herd and
a better life. Then one night the TV
humour begins! For children
remote falls within hoof reach and
aged 3+ and their families.
totally awesome
Nearly Dan
Stuck in her stable, abandoned by
musical that will have you Dancing On The Ceiling. 15
First Thursday Comedy Club Thursday 5 March 8.30pm
Winelight Sessions Presents Jamie Woon & Shaughnessy
Poles Apart Hard Graft Theatre Company
Breabach
Thursday 12 March 7.30pm Drama
Thursday 12 March 8pm
Comedy Studio
Saturday 7 March 8.30pm
Studio £8 £6 concs and members
Folk roots Main theatre
£8 £6 concs and members
Rock and pop Studio £6
Free to under 26 year olds, see page 5
£12 £10 concs and members
Featuring Jonathan Mayor - we’ve
The Winelight Sessions continue
Since 2004, 600,000 Polish people
Scottish firebrands Breabach are
waited two years to get him
with London based Jamie Woon.
have come to Britain for work. Now
one of the most talked about bands
back! Plus Mr. Methane - you
Known for his silky smooth soulful
two British lads are reversing the
on the folk scene. Their innovative
really won’t believe this guy.
vocals, Jamie is a wizard on electric
trend and Poles Apart is their story.
Celtic style shows flare, excitement
Plus two hilarious supports.
and acoustic guitar and is a master
The story of two nations who have
a young
featuring Liverpool
fought together,
group.
band Shaughnessy.
worked together and now live together.
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and diversity rarely seen from such
of many gadgets. Also
George Dillon Wednesday 18 March 7.30pm Drama Studio £8 £6 concs and members
Juliet Turner
The Man who was Hamlet Free to under 26 year olds, see page 5
Echoing the story and character of Hamlet, scandal and tragedy plagued the life of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. Courtier, swordsman, adventurer, playwright and poet, he was hailed as the best of the secret court writers. However his work stopped appearing under his own name after the invention of ‘William Shake-speare’... So was de Vere the inspiration for
Metro Jazz
Juliet Turner
with Adrian Wilkinson
The Man Who Was Hamlet
Thursday 19 March 8pm
Friday 20 March 8pm
Jazz Main theatre
Folk roots Main theatre
£8 £6 concs and members
£14 £12 concs and members
Clarinetist Adrian Wilkinson joins
Juliet Turner is one of Ireland’s
Metro Jazz, The Met’s community
most critically acclaimed artists.
jazz orchestra, to explore the
Combining simple, beautiful
works of Benny Goodman and
melodies that are pure pop,
Artie Shaw. See page 5 for
with razor sharp lyrics that
information on joining Metro
are innocent but twisted, she
Jazz’s regular Monday workshops.
creates music that is equally
Hamlet... or was he really the author?
accessible and inspiring. 17
The Nothing Show
Gest
1 day… 2 venues… 3 stages… 4 fantastic theatre companies…
Gest is the highlight of the spring
range of very different but
season, taking you on a whirlwind
all entertaining stories.
tour of physical and visual theatre featuring shows and workshops from the UK’s most talented theatre companies. Taking place at The Met and Bury College, this is a chance for you to experience
If you love theatre, study theatre, or want to know more about theatre but were too afraid to ask, this day is unmissable entertainment for you!
The Nothing Show Nothing Productions
theatre that is strikingly visual
Special Offer!
and cleverly crafted to tell a
See all four shows for just £15
Saturday 14 March 1pm Studio £5
Free to under 26 year olds, see page 5 for details
Some have described it as the love child of Lee Evans and Buster Keaton, others as post-existential, post-modern mime performed perfectly on a post-it note. This is stand up theatre that refuses to stay in its genre box. At times whimsical, moving, hilarious and shocking, The Nothing Show is a tour de force of contemporary clowning that exposes the farcical absurdity at the heart of routine daily life.
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Sandman
To Break a Man
The Devil’s Doctor
The Devil’s Doctor
To Break a Man
Sandman
Shifting Sands
Tarry Theatre
Spike Theatre
Saturday 14 March 3pm
Saturday 14 March 5.30pm
Saturday 14 March 7.30pm
Studio £5
Main theatre £5
Bury College Peel Theatre £5
Free to under 26 year olds, see page 5 for details
Free to under 26 year olds
Free to under 26 year olds
Shifting Sands reveal the comic and heart breaking life of one
Flora is a disturbed young woman
He has many names in different
of the most controversial figures in the history of medicine.
who has an unbearable insight into
cultures, but Greta knew him as The
the human predicament. Harry is
Sandman. Her father merely spoke
an ordinary man caught between
of him to encourage her to go to
Paracelsus was a sixteenth century physician and alchemist in a time when certainties were crumbling and there was terror and wonder everywhere.
doing the right thing and doing
bed, but this innocent myth soon
He claimed to hold the key to life, the universe, the very soul of humanity...
the thing that is best for everyone.
transformed into fear, as each night,
Swindler or genius? Drunkard or visionary? Decide for yourself as he cheats
Tonight he must choose whether to
just at the edge of sleep, a shadow
death, works miracles, quarrels with kings, and attracts legends galore.
save his daughter... by losing her.
would appear by her bedside... 19
The Mustangs Friday 20 March 8.30pm
John Tams and Barry Coope A Mr Kite Benefit
A Funny Valentine The Story and Music of Chet Baker Told by Mike Maran Thursday 26 March 7.30pm
Blues Studio
Saturday 21 March 8pm
£8 £6 concs and members
Folk roots Main theatre £13
Regarded as one of the best and
John Tams, described by Mojo
most exciting blues rock bands
as ‘one of the ultimate British
in the UK today, The Mustangs
songwriters’ has had a career
play high energy, blues-based
spanning four decades. A
rock. The band have already
member of the Albion Band
drug offences, he shared his Italian prison cell with
released three albums of original
and Home Service he is a
a storyteller. The storyteller became his friend.
material and headlined festivals
five times winner of the BBC
such as Boogaloo Blues Festival,
Radio 2 Folk Awards. John is
Blues at the Fort, Swanage Blues
appearing with Barry Coope of
Festival and Eel Pie’s Bluesquest.
Coope Boyes and Simpson.
Drama Main theatre £8 £6 concs and members Free to under 26 year olds, see page 5
When Chet Baker, once voted the best trumpet player in the world, was jailed for
Twenty-eight years later, Chet shared a hotel room in Amsterdam with his friend. That was the night he died. Only the storyteller knows what really
John Tams and Barry Coope
happened. He knows the whole story - and now he’s telling it. With live music on stage by Colin Steele (trumpet) and Dave Milligan (piano) this is an unforgettable evening of jazz, junk, and genius!
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Wheeler Street
Apocalypse Acoustic Friday 27 March 7.30pm
An evening of the very best in
The Wizard of Castle Magic
local rock talent, acoustic style.
Magic Carpet Theatre
Rock and pop Studio £5
Oli Brown Band
Saturday 28 March 2pm Family show Main theatre £6
plus The Harpbreakers A spooky and very funny play based Friday 27 March 8pm
on The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Things
Blues Main theatre £10
don’t run to plan when nephew
Wheeler Street
Mickey turns up with an invisible
Saturday 28 March 8pm Folk roots
cat called Catastrophe! For 5-11s.
Main theatre £10 £8 concs and members
band signed to Ruff Records earlier
Part of The Order of The Magi
Wheeler Street combine all the excitement and enthusiasm of youth with
in the year. Influences include Albert
(Manchester’s Magicians’
terrific musicianship, great vocals and imaginative arrangements of original
Collins, B.B. King, Tom Waits and the
Society) centenary
and traditional songs and tunes.Their music covers rock, funk, jazz, pop,
Psychedelic Zombies.
celebrations.
reggae and all types of dance music all firmly rooted in the folk tradition.
Having supported some of the finest names on the scene, the Oli Brown
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First Thursday Comedy Club
Spiers and Boden
Thursday 2 April 8.30pm Comedy Studio £8 £6 concs and members Featuring Hattie Hayridge, better
Heidi Talbot
A Night at the Musicals Presented by Platinum Productions
Heidi Talbot and Kris Drever
Red Dwarf (also Jonathan Creek and Have I Got News For You), Matt Read fresh from the BBC New Comedy Awards, and support.
U2UK The U2 Show
Thursday 2 April 8pm
Friday 3 April 8pm
Sunday 29 March 8pm
Folk roots Main theatre
Rock and pop Main theatre
Variety Main theatre £9
£12 £10 concs and members
£12 advance £14 door
An evening of song and dance
Drever, the Orcadian singer-
U2UK are Europe’s premier tribute
celebrating the sounds of
guitarist won a 2007 Radio 2 Folk
to Ireland’s mighty rock legends
musical theatre, featuring a cast
Award for his own first solo album,
U2. Now in it’s seventh year of
of musical theatre vocalists
Black Water, and is a member
touring, this two-and-a-half-
accompanied by dancers from
of firebrand folk trio Lau. He’s a
hour extravaganza reenacts the
Zoe Taylor Dance Academy.
regular at The Met, and appeared
most significant periods in U2’s
Routines from Les Miserable,
with the amazing Irish singer
history, delivering an immense live
Oliver, Grease, Evita, Phantom of
Heidi Talbot of Cherish the Ladies
the Opera, Hairspray and more.
last September. Guaranteed to be another amazing event!
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known as Holly the Computer from
performance that will rock you
Hattie Hayridge
with the same excitment as a U2 stadium concert. Standing event.
Tannahill Weavers
Spoonface Steinberg Beggars and Kings Wednesday 8 April 7.30pm Drama Main theatre £8 £5 concs and members
Free to under 26 year olds, see page 5 for details
Written by Lee Hall, author
The original Radio 4 production of
of Billy Elliot, this moving and
Spoonface Steinberg was an instant
uplifting monologue is told from
phenomenon, breaking all records
the perspective of an autistic girl
for repeat requests. This stage
named Spoonface. She will take
production takes the beauty of Lee
you on a spellbinding journey
Hall’s poetic writing and couples
of discovery as illness, death,
it with an outstanding central
Saturday 4 April 8pm
joy, hope, relationships and the
performance from Zoe Thorne.
Folk roots Main theatre
meaning of life are all examined
£12 £10 concs and members
with the power of her unique
“Funny, Intense,
and extraordinary perception.
Poetic.” Daily Telegraph
Spiers and Boden
Twice awarded Best Duo at the Radio 2 folk awards, John Spiers and Jon Boden have made the genre of spontaneous, punky
Tannahill Weavers Thursday 9 April 8pm Folk roots Main theatre £12 £10 concs and members
Spoonface Steinberg
Scotland’s premier traditional band spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, and original ballads and
English folk very much their own.
lullabies. Their music demonstrates
Loud, proud, and with just a few
to old and young alike the rich
acoustic instruments, they present
and varied musical heritage of
traditional stories and dance music,
the Celtic people. The variety
as much at home on the main stage
and range of the material they
of Cambridge Folk Festival as they
perform is matched only by their
are in a lock-in at the local pub.
enthusiasm and lively Celtic spirits. 23
Coming soon... Stackridge Saturday 18 April 8pm | £15
Karen Casey Wed 29 April 8pm | £10 (£8)
Big Whistle Weekend Thursday 7, Friday 8 & Saturday 9 May Festival ticket £45 | Two day ticket £35 | Saturday ticket £20
Salsa Celtica
Louisiana Red and Michael Messer Friday 1 May 8pm | £10 (£8)
Chris Wood Friday 15 May 8pm | £10 (£8)
Fairport Acoustic Convention Thu 21 May 8pm | £16 (£14)
Hot Club of Cowtown
Stand by for another truly unique gathering of the great, the good and the cool from the world of whistling. There’s plenty of opportunity to
The Battlefield Band + special guest Thursday 7 May 8pm | £15
scratch. Whether you’re a whistler
Malinky & Cormac Breatnach
or just a lover of fine music – this
Friday 8 May 8pm | £17.50
is a unique event just for you.
The Bogtrotters
take part or learn the whistle from
Friday 8 May 10pm | £6
The Hot Club of Cowtown Friday 22 May 8pm | £12 (£10)
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Partners in Crime Saturday 9 May 3pm | £8
Salsa Celtica Saturday 9 May 8pm | £17.50
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