Met Brochure September-December 2013

What’s On

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WELCOME TO THE MET Autumn is always an exciting time of year for The Met but for 2013 it gets even better with two exciting festivals to look forward to.

For the third year of Ramsbottom Festival we’re delighted to welcome The Bridgewater Hall as a partner who have helped us to deliver our best line-up yet.

We’ve put together a great programme of talented artists from all over the UK and we hope you join us for what has become a very special weekend for Bury and beyond.

We’re really excited to take over Bury’s Drill Hall to welcome back Kate Rusby and Seth Lakeman, but please make time to discover the emerging talent performing throughout the weekend.

This season The Met is crammed full of music, fringe theatre and comedy. Last year was our greatest ever for number of events and audiences – achieving no 39 in the PRS top 100 UK venues.

Not bad for a small scale venue with big ambitions.

There’s lots more to us Homegrown celebrates than just a venue with our everything great about community work with schools, English folk music and hosting our recording studio supporting England’s only folk expo for young talent and a whole host delegates from around the of opportunities to get involved world is a great privilege in the arts – for health, fun or for The Met and for Bury. professional development.

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All this against a background of funding uncertainty and debate about public funding for the arts. We are lucky in Bury with support from Arts Council and Bury Council who realise the value of what we do in both satisfying communities and developing Bury as a cultural destination alongside the other great attractions in the borough.

Thanks also to our new corporate supporters which this season include RRG Group, The Village hotel and O2.

The Met is operated by Bury Metropolitan Arts Association a registered charity (No 701879). We gratefully acknowledge the support of our funders and sponsors:

Please enjoy the brochure and come and support what we do – simply by buying tickets and enjoying the programme we’ve worked hard to bring for you.

Best wishes, David Agnew, Director @davidagnewmet

Olivia Chaney

Experience great theatre at The Met with our Pick’n’Mix offer. Book for any three shows marked Pick’n’Mix for just £24.

Friends of The Met We want to attract the very best events to Bury and make these events and activities accessible to all.

We engage with the community through our workshop programme which runs throughout the year and also through Edwin Street Recording Studio which has allowed over four hundred young people to record and train in a professional studio.

Our friend scheme is £30 single / £50 joint per annum, which goes towards helping us to continue our work in an increasingly tough economic environment.

In return for your investment you will receive:

• The Director’s choice

of a free ticket for two shows per season

• Advance copy of the

brochure three times per year with an introduction letter from David Agnew

• No booking or admin

help support us with a regular donation We are always working towards projects for which we need to raise money. Our current project is to refurbish the top floor of Edwin Street for which we have already raised £5,000. Future projects include refurbishing studio seating and other sections of the building.

• 10% off food in Automatic • First chance to buy for

You can help us by donating just £5 per month. Or if you prefer, you can make a one off donation for a particular project. In addition, if you are a UK tax payer you can gift aid the amount so we receive an additional 20% with no cost to you!

For extra convenience we now offer the choice to pay in full or by direct debit to spread payments quarterly, twice per year or annually.

If you’d like to become a donor or a friend, give us a call on 0161 761 7107 or you can donate on line at www.themet.biz/donate.

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sell out events with advance email notification for large events

STILL BOOKING FOR AUGUST...

The Poozies

FIRST THURSDAY COMEDY CLUB Thursday 1 August / 8pm / Ramsbottom Civic / £6 Thursday 1 August / 8.30pm / The Met / £10 / £8 conc

ED MCGURK & NICK CAFFREY RAMSBOTTOM FOLK CLUB Wed 14 August 8pm / £5 Ramsbottom Grant Arms

THE POOZIES Wed 28 August 8pm £14 / £12 concession

ARRIVAL UK A TRIBUTE TO ABBA Friday 30 August 7.30pm £15 / £13 concession

VOODOO ROOM A TRIBUTE TO CREAM AND JIMI HENDRIX Saturday 31 August 8pm £10 advance / £12 door

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We Will Be Free!

Townsend Productions Thu 5 September 7.30pm £10 / £8 concession We Will Be Free! is a new drama about the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the Dorset farm labourers convicted and transported to Australia by an oppressive Government for forming a Trade Union in 1834.

Powerful storytelling theatre, puppetry and animation with musical arrangements from revered folk artist John Kirkpatrick.

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First Thursday Comedy Two comedy clubs at The Met and Ramsbottom Civic Hall on the first Thursday of every month Thursday 5 September 8pm / Ramsbottom Civic Hall / £6 advance / £8 door Thursday 5 September 8.30pm / The Met / £10 / £8 conc Magnificent seventh!

We’re celebrating the seventh anniversary of The Met’s First Thursday Comedy Club by bringing back your three all time favourite acts.

Smug Roberts, the Godfather of Manchester Comedy (Mrs Brown's Boys,etc).

The truly outrageous “Dame” Mandy Knight: “Inspired“ Time Out

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Queen II plus support

Buzz Hawkins

Friday 6 September 8pm £14 advance / £17 door This authentic four piece band faithfully recreate the energy, excitement and emotion of a classic Queen concert.

From Bohemian Rhapsody, to We Will Rock You, to Don’t Stop Me Now, this nostalgic show has all the classics... and more!

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And Seymour Mace, the comedian’s comedian: “a surreal Vic and Bob” The List

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Smug Roberts

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An evening of comedy with

Buzz Hawkins and Smug Roberts Sat 7 September 7pm / £10 In 1983, Buzz Hawkins created Billy, Alf and Audrey, better known as The Bradshaws and this amazing family have been entertaining us on the radio ever since.

Andy Wilkinson aka Smug

Roberts, is a stand up comedian and actor.

Smug has starred in Cold Feet, Phoenix Nights and recently as Mr Foley in the Mrs Browns Boys series.

In aid of The Christie Scanner Appeal.

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Siamsa Saturday 7 September 8pm / £5 Siamsa is as much a philosophy as it is a band. Its full name, Siamsa Agus Cairde literally translated means Entertainment and Friends.

Whether it be traditional jigs and reels, old favourites such as Dirty Old Town and

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Wild Rover or some of the modern classics such as Galway Girl, they are all have a common denominator of fun, enthusiasm and The Craic.

The Hoax

plus support

Tuesday 10 September 8pm / £14 advance / Standing Arguably the most influential British blues band of the last twenty years, The Hoax blasted through the 90s forging a loyal and widespread following and firmly established a cult status as one of the most

exciting live acts of the decade. 2009 saw The Hoax reunite for a sold out twentieth anniversary European tour, and this year sees the return of The Hoax and the release of their first studio album in fifteen years.

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An Evening with Dr Kevin Jones

The House Devils

Thu 19 September 7.30pm £15 / £12.50 conc

The House Devils are Matt Fahey, superb singer and guitar player;

Dr Kevin Jones has been on the after-dinner speaking circuit for thirty years and is probably the funniest and best there is. His new presentation is a funny, poignant one-man show which explores the dark comedy inherent in medicine.

“Fascinating and funny what more could you want?” The Bolton News Proceeds go to Bury Hospice.

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Fri 20 September 8pm / £8

Mat Walklate, acclaimed harmonica and flute player; and Andrew Dinan, allIreland fiddle champion (The Bad Shepherds/Future Trad Collective). Plus banjo ace Jonny Hulme and Anthony Haller on double bass.

Apocalypse Now Saturday 21 September 7.30pm / £8 adv / £10 door Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Apocalypse Studios with Aniseed, Bone Box, Molly Bloom, Angel Down, Sighing Gaia, Thought Criminal, The Purple Effect, David R Black, Danko, Origin, Sarah Dixon and some very special guests.

The studios have seen famous names from Elbow and The Chameleons to Wonky Alice. They celebrate in style with bands upstairs and down, a poster exhibition and a screening of never before seen gig footage.

(Capercaillie), Gordon Gunn, Kevin Henderson (Boys of the Lough, Fiddlers’ Bid) and Adam Sutherland (Treacherous Orchestra), percussionist David ‘Chimp’

Robertson (Capercaillie), Marc Clement (ex Blazin’ Fiddles) on guitar and vocals and Brian McAlpine on piano.

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Session

A9

Friday 20 September 8pm / £12

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A highlight of Ramsbottom Festival 2012, and recently voted Best Live Act at the Scots Trad Music Awards, Session A9 feature fiddlers Charlie McKerron

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Session A9 are legendary for their original compositions, sizzling arrangements and the fire and enthusiasm they bring to the stage and recordings alike. A feast of traditional music at its best.

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An evening with the legendary broadcaster and foreign correspondent

Yvonne Lyon

Wednesday 25 September 8pm / £12

Thursday 26 September 8pm / £10

The Adventures of Andy Kershaw Join Andy on the back to back adventures of a full throttle life from the maverick broadcaster, pioneering DJ, and unstoppable foreign correspondent.

Andy Kershaw truly has no off switch. Already he’s lived ten lives to everybody’s one.

A passionate music enthusiast, he is a man with an obsessive curiosity about the world.

As a teenager, he was promoting rock gigs at Leeds University. He was Billy Bragg’s driver one day and presenting Whistle Test and Live Aid the next.

Over a twenty-five year career, he has worked for the Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen, shared an office with John Peel and has amassed a record collection that weighs more than seven tons.

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Stacey Kent Thursday 26 September 7.30pm / £18

“She has charm to burn, a smile that could give you hope in February and sings like nobody's business” Wall Street Journal

Stacey Kent’s first bestselling album with Blue Note, Breakfast On the Morning Train, was nominated for a Grammy Award, whilst her follow-up albums Raconte-Moi and Dreamer in Concert have been released in more than 37 different countries worldwide.

In this concert she will be playing tracks from her hotly anticipated new album due for release in Autumn 2013, The Changing Lights.

“Devastatingly stylish... a beauty in any circumstances” The Observer

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Singer-songwriter Yvonne Lyon is among the best and brightest emerging talent from Scotland.

Her new album, More Than Mine combines poignant lyrics with strong, creative melodies, demonstrating a voice that can be both fragile and intense. Yvonne has shared the stage with the likes of Patti Griffin, Karine Polwart, Luka Bloom, Steve Forbert and toured the UK with Juliet Turner.

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The Mustangs

Not The Only Gays In The Village

Ruby Turner

Friday 27 September 8pm £12 / £10 concession

Sunday 29 September 8pm / £20

Friday 27 September 9pm / £10

Regarded as one of the best and most exciting blues rock bands in the UK today,

The Mustangs play high energy, blues-based rock originals. The band have already released three albums of original material and headlined festivals such as Boogaloo Blues Festival, Blues at the Fort, Swanage Blues Festival and Eel Pie’s Bluesquest.

An evening of comedy and music celebrating diversity in Bury.

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Featuring the hilarious Scott Agnew, lara A king, Lee Peart and Kerry Leigh.

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Bill Leader presents

The Gold Folk Show

Ruby Turner is Britain’s premier soul artist. She has released fifteen albums and appeared on releases

by Brian Ferry, UB40, Steve Winwood and Mick Jagger.

She is one of fewer than ten British artists to

Saturday 28 September 8pm / £12 / £10 conc / £12 door

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Veteran folk record producer Bill Leader celebrates his EFDSS Gold Badge Award with a spectacular evening of local favourites including Stanley Accrington,

Kirsty Almeida, Rioghnach Connolly, John Ellis, Mike Harding, the folks from the Oddfellows Arms, and from further afield, Dave Arthur and Stan Kelly.

“A voice that can breathe life into any song” The Guardian

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Art and the Mannequins

achieve a number 1 hit single in the American R&B chart with It’s Gonna Be Alright and is also one of the main singers in Jools Holland’s R&B Orchestra, featuring on many tracks on his latest album.

Showcase featuring Mr. Nobody: The Cinderella Boy and other plays

Sun 29 September 7pm / £5 Art and the Mannequins is a start-up publishing and production company. Mr Nobody: A Cinderella Boy

is about the labels and stereotypes we live by, and how they can have fatal consequences. The play explores the impact of social media and how it can both help and hinder our personal lives. The show also features short plays from the company’s upcoming anthology which will be released September 1st and available on the evening.

First Thursday Comedy Thursday 3 October Ramsbottom Civic / 8pm / £6 advance / £8 door The Met / 8.30pm / £10 / £8 concession The cream of comedy in Bury and Ramsbottom.

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Winston On The Run Fol Espoir Theatre Company

Thursday 3 October 8pm / £10 / £8 concession It’s 1899 and escaped prisoner of war Winston Churchill is in a fiendish spot of bother, lost in the African savannah, wanted ‘Dead or Alive’ and hounded by the scathing words of his dead father. Will he surrender, or fight on - whatever the cost?

Experience the coming-of-age of Britain’s greatest hero in this gripping true story of adventure, audacity and Imperial folly.

“Consistently entertaining and often hilarious” Exuent Magazine “Freddie Machin gives a superb performance as Churchill” Hairline

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Wooden Horse Fri 4 October 8pm / £8 Wooden Horse play country style bluesey Americana featuring slide guitar, stomp box, banjo and harmonica, cooking up a mighty tempting musical feast.

Ross & Jarlath Friday 4 October 8pm / £12 / £10 concession Possibly one of the most enigmatic acts to emerge from Scotland, these young musicians are vastly talented and have created a sound that is bursting with energy.

A fusion of pipes and flutes, they push the boundaries of what the instruments can achieve

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in a performance which is a vibrant mix of new and original compositions along with traditional tunes.

“Stupendous young musicians” CCCC Mojo “Simply Outstanding” CCCC Songlines “Ridiculously talented” CCCC Glasgow Herald

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“Great musicianship, awesome Harmonica playing, a must see duo!” Sandi Thom

Don’t Shoot The Messenger Mikron Theatre

When a gun-toting hoodlum holds up a village Post Office he gets more than he bargains for as postmasters Mr and Mrs Pertwee embark on some restorative

Saturday 5 October 8pm £12 / £10 concession After twenty years of mixing African and Celtic music in equal measures Baka Beyond have become one of the finest danceable bands around, creating the sound of the global village. The live energy of their thoroughly uplifting and seamless music defies anybody to sit still.

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Sat 5 October 1.30pm £8 / £6 concession

Baka Beyond

justice – enlightening him about the institution he’s been messing with.

But can a comical journey through postal history really rehabilitate the rogue?

Includes a BSL interpreter.

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Not just a touring band, Baka Beyond have a unique relationship with their inspiration – the Baka Pygmies of Cameroon – sending royalties to help their development projects, and even touring with Baka musicians.

In 2013 Baka Beyond celebrate their twentieth birthday, releasing a compilation album of their live favourites. "...if you are not dancing, maybe you should have someone check your pulse." Evening Standard

Ali Cook

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Principles and Deceptions

Wed 9 October 8pm / £10 Star of Penn and Teller: Fool Us (ITV1), awardwinning TV magician Ali Cook comes to The Met with new show Principles and Deceptions. Expect the kind of awe-inspiring magic and stunning illusion that knocks out some of the world's finest conjurers. Ages 14+

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Desi Friel and Musaic Ramsbottom Folk Club Wednesday 9 October 8pm / £8 / The Grant Arms, Ramsbottom This month’s guest artist is Desi Friel, an articulate and sensitive singer and songwriter, together with his band Musaic.

Rhiannon Giddens and Leyla Mccalla of The Carolina Chocolate Drops Thursday 10 October 8pm / £15 Carolina Chocolate Drops have been creating a buzz with their pursuit of American roots music. Their debut album, Genuine Negro Jig, won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album.

For their second album, cello playing Leyla McCalla joined founder member, Rhiannon Giddens, on the lineup.

After a flurry of projects with T-Bone Burnett (The Hunger Games soundtrack), producer Jac Holzman (Chimes of Freedom, Amnesty International’s Bob Dylan Tribute), and The Chieftains, Leyla and Rhiannon return to The Met to tantalise us with their solo material as well some CCD classics.

A Mr Kite Benefit.

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Eric Taylor

Thursday 17, Friday 18 & Saturday 19 October

Friday 11 October 8pm / £10 advance / £12 door Texan Eric Taylor is a sage musician, a lyrical genius and a master of the guitar.

If you’re not familiar with Taylor by name, you've probably heard his songs performed by people such as Nanci Griffith and Lyle Lovett.

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Mary Couglan Saturday 12 October 8pm / £17.50 Over twenty-five years and ten albums Mary Couglan has made the most uncompromising, wholly personal music.

Peggy Lee combined with the line of deep, down and dirty blues singers back to Memphis Minnie and Bessie Smith.

She is unique in blending the whisky-blurred, smoke-seared, husky notes and laconic wit of Billie Holiday and

Mary enfolds it all in a delicious and unapologetic Irish drawl, sceptical, rueful and mournful all in one voice.

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He has created a multitude of fans and devotees that are legends themselves, artists who have long considered Taylor to be a teacher and a lantern bearer whose time is long overdue. ”Eric Taylor is an American treasure.” Folkwax

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n recent years English folk music has experienced a dramatic revival. Music fans have embraced a new generation of daring young performers, and the iconic artists of the past have seen renewed popularity.

Enjoy some of the biggest names in English folk, including Kate Rusby, Seth Lakeman, Jim Moray, Jackie Oates, Bella Hardy, Martha Tilston, and The Urban Folk Quartet.

Taking place alongside the festival is the English Homegrown celebrates this Folk Expo, a music vibrant scene by bringing industry event that will together some of today’s bring delegates from most exciting English all over the world to artists for three days of Bury to experience the amazing music making. cream of English folk.

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BBC Radio 2 Folk Show’s Mark Radcliffe presents

An Introduction to English Folk Music with Chris Wood and Olivia Chaney Thursday 17 October 8pm / £15 Legendary broadcaster, performer, life-long folk music fan and presenter of BBC Radio 2’s The Folk Show, Mark Radcliffe leads a panel of folk experts – editor of fRoots Ian Anderson, Fay Hield, Olivia Chaney and Chris Wood – discussing recent developments in English folk, roots and acoustic music, followed by performances from Chris Wood and Olivia Chaney.

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Seth Lakeman Gavin Davenport Lady Maisey Friday 18 October 7pm £20 / Bury Drill Hall Seth Lakeman takes the established folk orthodoxy and turns it on its head. The spirit of the rock band meets the timeless subject matter of the folk tale in a blur of fiddle, acoustic guitar and foot-stomping rhythms, with Seth's unmistakable vocals riding the wave. Seth has released six albums including his latest, Tales from the Barrel House, and has performed everywhere from Libya to Texas, as well as on just about every festival bill across the UK.

Gavin Davenport is one of the leading singers of English song. His debut album won superb reviews and cemented his reputation as a singer amongst the greats in English traditional music.

His second album The Bone Yard was partly recorded here at The Met’s Edwin Street Recording Studio.

Lady Maisery explore vocal harmony to breathtaking effect through their fresh interpretations of songs and ballads. They were nominated for the Horizon Award at the 2012 Radio 2 Folk Awards and for Best Debut at the 2012 Spiral Awards.

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Sam Carter & Catherine MacLellan Maz O’Connor

Rachael Dadd Friday 18 October 7.30pm / £10

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Jim Moray & the Doret Ensemble Bridie Jackson and The Arbour

Martha Tilston creates eloquent, politicized acoustic folk songs, tinged with electric guitar and electronica.

Rachael Dadd is an experimental folk multi-instrumentalist.

Sat 19 Oct 1.30pm / £12

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Bridie Jackson and The Arbour’s dark, ethereal music sits “somewhere between the lushness of Norah Jones and the quirkiness of Joanna Newsom”. Theirs is a live experience to be treasured.

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Jackie Oates Bella Hardy Jim Causley

Friday 18 October 7.30pm / £15 Jim Moray is one of the most consistently inventive musicians working in folk today. In this concert he celebrates the tenth anniversary of his revolutionary debut Sweet England by playing the album live in its entirety.

England meets Canada in this collaboration between songwriters Sam Carter and Catherine MacLellan.

Sat 19 October 2pm / £15

Blackbeard’s Tea Party Friday 18 October 10.30pm / £8 Blackbeard’s Tea Party mix fiddles, squeezebox, guitar, synth bass and a feast of hand percussion to bring you an unforgettable folk-rock extravaganza.

Jackie Oates sings in a pure, haunting style.

Here she performs material from her new album Lullabies accompanied

by Belinda O’Hooley and Chris Sarjeant.

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The Urban Folk Quartet Saturday 19 October 7pm / £23 / Bury Drill Hall

Maz O’Connor is a Horizon Award-nominated singer/songwriter.

Bella Hardy performs material from her new album Battleplan.

Jim Causley and company sing songs set to words by Cornish poet Charles Causley.

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The defining voice of contemporary English folk music, Kate Rusby's exquisite interpretations of traditional songs and finely wrought self-penned tunes have won her an audience that reaches beyond the genre. Kate will be joined on stage by the cream of British folk musicians who form her band. This, alongside her wondrous singing and hugely engaging Yorkshire wit ensure a truly remarkable and unforgettable concert experience.

The Urban Folk Quartet are Joe Broughton, Paloma Trigas, Frank Moon and Tom Chapman. Four highly accomplished musicians, a dozen instruments and four voices coming together to craft a knockout show of globally-influenced, electrifying acoustic music that has been taking the international folk scene by storm. 2013 sees the band’s most extensive European Tour to date and the recording of a new live album on the road – their fourth release in as many years.

The Full English O’Hooley and Tidow Megson Saturday 19 October 7.30pm / £17 Folk stars Seth Lakeman, Martin Simpson, Fay Hield, Nancy Kerr, Sam Sweeney, Rob Harbron and Ben Nicholl, perform music inspired

by The Full English, the world's biggest digital archive of English traditional music.

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Whitefield Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society present Photo by Martin Ogden

Wednesday 23 - Saturday 26 October 7.30pm / £12 It’s the 80s and wannabe rock star Robbie Hart is everyone’s favourite wedding singer. He’s the life and soul of the party until he gets jilted at the altar. Shot through the heart, Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own, until he meets Julia, a sweet waitress. The only trouble is, she’s about to be married.

Can Robbie pull off the performance of the decade and win the girl of his dreams?

Music by Matthew Sklar, Book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy, Lyrics by Chad Beguelin. Based on the New Line Cinema film written by Tim Herlihy.

This production is presented by arrangement with JOSEF WEINBERGER LIMITED on behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL of NEW YORK.

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Amelia Curran

The Stumble

Thu 24 October 8pm / £10 / £8 conc

Sat 26 October 9pm / £12

Amelia Curran is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She released her highly acclaimed album Spectators last year.

Mix uncomplicated guitar solos with the powerful voice of Paul Melville and you’ve got a band even a diehard blues fundamentalist will love.

Playing their own songs alongside well chosen covers, they perform with vigour and passion.

“a bit like Leonard Cohen being channeled in a dusty saloon by Patsy Cline” The National Post “One of this country's finest singersongwriters.” Montreal Gazette

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Otis Gibbs Friday 25 October 8pm / £12 Otis Gibbs is often referred to as a folk artist, but that is a simplistic way to describe a man with an amazing past.

Harder Than Hammered Hell is his sixth album. The title was inspired by Otis’ experiences as a tree-planter where a co-worker would describe ground too hard to dig as “harder than hammered hell.” He also used the phrase for a difficult job, or a tough person. Otis found it a fitting metaphor for the difficulties of leading a creative life. If you like Woody Guthrie, Steve Earle or Bruce Springsteen, you'll love Otis Gibbs.

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The Dragon who Hates Poetry Tuesday 29 October 11am / £6

Thu 31 October 7.30pm £5 advance / £7 door

There is no dragon scarier in any earthly place. His face looks like his bottom and his bottom like his face...

Bury Scriptwriters, The Met’s resident writers’ group, invite you to their third evening of original writing. Featuring professionally performed comedy and drama pieces, as well as short film and staged poetry.

Written and performed by poet Dommy B (winner of New York’s famous Nuyorican Poetry Cafe Slam and UK’s Superheroes of Slam) this is a fun solo show for kids aged 5 plus, packed full of lyrics, laughter and lots of joining in!

Armed with only pen and paper, Dommy B needs your help to bring this fearful dragon’s reign to an end!

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Aly Bain, Bruce Molsky and Ale Möller

Fireside Tales with Granddad

Wednesday 30 October 8pm / £16 / £14 conc

Thursday 31 October 1.30pm / £8

For their third UK tour this collaboration of three of the world’s leading folk musicians are releasing a live album recorded in Liverpool in 2012.

Sharing their Celtic, Nordic and Appalachian cultures are Aly Bain, Scotland’s supreme traditional style fiddler,

Swedish multi-instrumentalist Ale Möller, and American old time fiddler, singer, guitarist and banjo player Bruce Molsky.

Pickled Image Theatre Company

Cuddle up around the campfire as Granddad recalls a daring escape from a hungry shark. Tuck into a marshmallow or two as he attempts to make a new set of underpants for a giant.

And watch as the shadows between the trees unravel

a tale of greedy goblins, grumpy trolls, sneaky princes and a very unusual princess.

Exquisite puppets, captivating storytelling, beautiful shadow puppetry combine to create an enchanting show guaranteed to spark the imagination of everyone from 4-104.

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The Proof Featuring Paul Cox Friday 1 November 8.30pm / £10 Equally at home with soul and blues, and more than capable of rockin’ it up, Paul Cox has been described by DJ and Blues Band legend Paul Jones as having “one of the best voices in the UK.”

Paul has played with guitar greats Snowy White, Ray Minhinnett, Henry McCulloch, and John Slaughter.

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Little Howard’s Big Show

Toby Jones Productions

Friday 1 November 1pm / £10 / £8 conc / £30 family of 4 The nations’ favourite human-cartoon double act: Big Howard and Little Howard return to the stage with their brand new comedy spectacular Little Howard’s Big Show.

Featuring songs, sketches,

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magic, a cheeky pigeon from Barnsley, The Royal Monkey Philharmonic Orchestra, a large frying pan and more laughs than should be possible.

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Breabach Friday 1 November 8pm / £12 Scottish firebrands Breabach are one of the most talked about bands on the folk scene. Their innovative Celtic style shows flare, excitement and diversity rarely seen from such a young group.

“Breabach hit the stage like a highland army advancing out of the mountain mist...

Frighteningly young to be this accomplished” Eric Breabach Worrall

China Crisis Sat 2 November 8pm Seated / £16 / £14 conc Standing / £15 / £14 conc With strong connections to the post-punk movement of the early 1980s, China Crisis had ten hit singles and released five albums in the

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The Blues Band

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UK between 1982 and 1987.

In 1994 the band returned with a new lineup and their sixth album, Warped

by Success. A live album, Acoustically Yours, was released the following year to great critical acclaim. The band have since focussed on live performances, playing sell-out shows across the UK and beyond.

Instructions for a Better Life

Thursday 7 November 8pm / £20

Uncanny Theatre Wednesday 6 November 8pm / £10 / £6 conc This is all about us, everyone that is, thinking that something is true when it isn’t. It’s a true story.

Part thriller, part comedic romp, Uncanny Theatre stretch logic to breaking point in a show that’s visually arresting and absurdly funny.

The Blues Band was formed in 1979, by ex Manfred Mann group members, Paul Jones and Tom McGuinness, originally to play a few pub gigs.

Still touring sold out shows and playing internationally,

they’ve released over twenty albums with their most recent Few Short Lines released this year.

Acknowledged as being amongst the finest purveyors of R&B, they have inspired numerous other bands.

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First Thursday Comedy Club at The Met and Ramsbottom Civic Thursday 7 November Ramsbottom Civic Hall / 8pm / £6 advance / £8 door The Met / 8.30pm / £10 / £8 concession Featuring the hilarious Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre.

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Nine Below Zero Friday 8 November 8pm / £16 / Standing Nine Below Zero is one of British rock and roll’s most enduring and respected R’n’B combos.

With the aggression and energy of punk but steeped in 50’s Chicago blues, their gigs are

energetic affairs where band and audience are whipped into a frenzy, sweat soaked, thrill-aminute stuff!

Nine Below Zero have a tireless spirit – no regrets, no excuses.

Three Little Pigs Circo Ridiculoso

Sat 9 November 11am and 1.30pm / £6 Danny has a storytelling kit. All the props for the Three Little Pigs are within... or are they? Danny must enact the story without making a pig’s ear of it.

He tells the tale with huff and puff, you’ll be blown away by his comedy, circus skills and sheer pig-headedness. Ages 3+.

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Bandersnatch Ramsbottom Folk Club Wed 13 November 8pm / £8 Grant Arms, Ramsbottom Bandersnatch have created a distinctive style within the folk, roots and acoustic genre with a blend of great harmonies and wonderful musical arrangements.

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The band moves seamlessly from traditional to

contemporary and selfpenned material, ranging from gentle ballads to driving folk rock and blues.

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Eric & Little Ern Tuesday 12 November 8pm / £14 / £12 conc This affectionate, moving and fantastically funny homage to the greatest comedy double act that Britain has ever seen vividly brings back warm memories of a bygone era.

Recreating some of the finest moments of Eric and Ernie’s television and stage performances, cherished moments from the archives sit alongside new material created by the performers.

Together they make a brilliant comedy that recreates the allages appeal of Morecambe and Wise in their heyday.

“A hugely funny and touching homage.

Terrific show.” James Bolam (The Likely Lads)

Wille and the Bandits Friday 15 November 8pm £6 (inc entry to Beer Festival) Wille and the Bandits create an astonishingly huge sound, incorporating eclectic grooves from world music to heavy rock.

“Taking roots music to a new level” Rootstime Magazine

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Bury Beer Festival Friday 15 & Saturday 16 November noon to midnight Door prices: £2 Friday afternoon £4 Friday evening / £4 Saturday CAMRA and Met members half price Advance: VIP Beer Package £20; includes entry, free glass, beer and food vouchers The Met’s beer festival returns with over seventy real ales, mouth watering food and lots of live music.

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Bob Dylan and the History of Rock’n’Roll

Sat 16 November 8pm £8 (inc entry to Beer Festival) Tyde are Heather Gessey, Andrew Waite and Seth Tinsley, three young musicians from the North of England and Scottish Borders who first came to public attention when their remarkable musicianship and furious, frantic tunes

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Wednesday 20 November 8pm / £10

captivated the audience at the final of the 2009 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards.

They released second album, The Hidden Spoon, this year to great acclaim.

Author of The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia, writer Michael Gray traces how rock’n’roll disintegrated into pop by the time Dylan was ready to launch his career. He goes on to

celebrate Dylan’s role in modernising rock music when he went electric, and highlights some of Dylan’s more recent rocking moments, using great records and rare footage.

From The Jam

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Female Gothic

Dyad Productions

Wednesday 20 November 8pm / £11 / £10 concession An artist, gripped by the clutching fingers of a dead past; a scientist, defying nature in the dark realm of the senses; an expectant father, driven mad by creeping shadows...

In the unquiet, stygian darkness between life and

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death, a lone, haunted woman tells chilling tales of the macabre and terrifying, illuminating the curious frailties of human nature...

I, Elizabeth, The Diaries of Adam and Eve) and directed by Olivier Award Winner, Guy Masterson.

This dark celebration of female gothic is adapted and performed by Rebecca Vaughan (Austen's Women,

“A masterclass in storytelling.

Chilling, haunting, dazzling.

Female Gothic is a real delight.

Brilliant, brilliant work.” Hairline

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Featuring Bruce Foxton Thu 21 November 8pm £20 advance / Standing From The Jam gained an immediate reputation for the kind of incendiary live performances that sealed the reputation of The Jam all those years ago.

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Ian Siegal Band Friday 22 November 8pm / £16 seated / £14 standing Ian Siegal is known as a bluesman, but that’s just one shade in the palette of an artist who slips between continents, eras and expectations.

They say you can't sing the blues until you've lived the life, and when Ian Siegal

steps up to the mic, you can hear the slings and arrows.

Recent years have seen the songwriter catch fire, with British Blues Awards raining down and nominations in 2012 and 2013 for Contemporary Album of The Year in the Blues Music Awards.

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In this show they will be celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the release of The Jam's All Mod Cons by performing the album in its entirety, alongside a selection of classic hits from throughout the fantastic catalogue of one of Britain's seminal bands.

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Posh Tramps and Papooses

Nearly Dan Sat 23 November 8pm £12 advance / £14 door

MaD Theatre Company Thu 21 November 7.30pm £10 / £8 concession Divorcee Ma meets Hector the Metrolink Inspector on UniformDating.com who promises her and her dysfunctional family a holiday of a lifetime... to Chorlton... on the tram!

”Siegal is the cleverest writer and most magnetic performer of blues in the UK.“ MOJO

Cultures collide as black pudding meets hummus of the week! Surreal political satire and downright barminess from MaD Theatre (Gin and Chronic Arthritis, Thai Brides and Teacakes).

Less tribute and more homage to jazzinfluenced best sellers Steely Dan, Nearly Dan is saviour to the legions of Dan fans. The band's approach is faithful, though not reverential,

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and relaxed but as tight as their namesakes, a testament to hours of rehearsal and a great deal of talent.

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F O L K music

The Young’uns

Paul Foot Saturday 23 November 8pm / £12.50

Thu 28 Nov 8.30pm / £12

Paul Foot is a true original, challenging comedy convention at every turn and delighting his connoisseurs. Ages 14+

The Young’uns established their reputation with sublime a cappella harmonies and an unlikely force of nature on stage. The trio beguile with irrepressible humour, bold vocals, gripping storylines and innate musicality.

“Will leave your sides sore and your face wet with tears” Edinburgh Evening News

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Harp and a Monkey Wednesday 27 November 8pm / £10 Harp and a Monkey’s electro-folk is rooted in Lancashire. It is where they live, walk, work and socialise. Lancashire features heavily in the band’s second album, Elbow for Seafarers and Ramblers, released in September.

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Their music is rooted in their native Teesside where they first started singing together at the local folk club, although they spread their wings on their new album, When Our Grandfathers Said No.

A love of the Pennines, the people and their traditions is at the heart of what they do, how they write songs and perform. The album features reworkings of traditional northern songs including Bowton’s Yard, Waiting For My Day and The Manchester Molecatcher.

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Alice In Wonderland Proteus Theatre Company Thu 28 November 8pm £10 / £6 concession Proteus cordially invites you follow them down the rabbit hole to Wonderland for amazing adventures - oh, and tea, of course.

With their trademark fusion of music, physical

jazz

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B lues

Autumn Serenade

A Foreigners Journey

New Generation Blues

Metro Jazz Friday 29 November 7.30pm / £5 Celebrate the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness with Metro Jazz, The Met’s community jazz orchestra, led by saxophonist Munch Manship.

Sat 30 November 7.30pm £10 advance / £12 door Tribute band A Foreigners Journey perform classics from rock legends Foreigner and Journey. Enjoy Waiting for a Girl Like You, I Want to Know What Love is, Cold as Ice, Don't Stop Believing, Jukebox Hero and many more.

Mitch Laddie + Federal Charm + Laurence Jones Saturday 30 November 8pm / £12 advance Featuring three of the UK’s finest new blues artists.

Mitch Laddie creates ”a live experience that will leave anybody with an interest in guitar playing or vintage blues rock spellbound.“ Classic Blues Magazine

Federal Charm is ”probably the hottest nu-blues outfit to have come out of the UK in the last twenty years“ BBC Radio 2 Laurence Jones is ”like a young Robin Trower, exciting and full of energy“ Paul Jones BBC Radio 2

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theatre, circus and puppetry, Proteus create an anarchic, magical and mad-as-a-hatter version of Lewis Carroll’s classic tales, Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through The Looking Glass. No storm in a teacup, this show promises to provide all your six impossible things a day, and whatever you do – don’t be late! Ages 5+.

The Roving Crows Friday 29 November 8pm £10 / £8 conc / £11 door This multi-award winning original folk-fusion outfit boast fiery fiddle playing, trumpet, guitar, drums and vocals, creating a blend of folk, ska, reggae and klezmer in a unique and energetic performance.

Winners of Best Folk Act at the Exposure Music Awards 2012, and Top Celtic Rock Band and Top Fiddle Player at The Irish Music Awards 2012. ”Really individual Celtic folk rock group“ Mike Harding, BBC

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rock and pop

St Agnes Fountain

Rock Choir

Acoustic carols for Christmas at Bury Parish Church Tuesday 3 December 8pm / £16 Since first getting together to record the eponymous St Agnes Fountain album in 2001, the quartet of David Hughes; Fairport Convention’s Chris Leslie and BBC Folk Awards Best Duo 2009, Chris While and Julie Matthews,

have brought musical invention and laughter to the star-dust atmosphere of the season.

Christmas, as they say, starts with St Agnes Fountain.

A Mr Kite Benefit.

Wednesday 4 December 8pm / £10 / £8 conc With songs from ABBA to Adele, Rock Choir are renowned for their slick, professional performances.

Superbly choreographed routines combined with lush harmonies and the energy and passion from the choir guarantees you’ll leave the theatre singing!

Proceeds go towards Edwin Street Recording Studio refurbishment project. comedy

First Thursday Comedy Thursday 5 December Ramsbottom Civic / 8pm / £6 advance / £8 door The Met / 8.30pm / £10 / £8 concession

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The cream of comedy in Bury and Ramsbottom.

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Moulettes Thursday 5 December 8pm / £10 / £8 conc Moulettes’ entrancing combination of strings and the celestial; wind and weirdness; rhythm and murder has lead to comparisons with The Unthanks, Tom Waits and Shostakovitch.

They released their acclaimed debut in 2010, which found its way on to several Best Of The Year lists and won an Innovation Award from the prestigious Fatea roots-website. “...frontrunners of the new British acoustic scene” The Guardian

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The BBC Radio Manchester Million Pound Appeal for The Christie Fri 6 December 8pm / £10 BBC Radio Manchester’s Allan Beswick, witty, acerbic, and occasionally down right rude brings his one-man show to The Met. He’ll chat about life, the Universe and the world of wireless.

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Norma Waterson Eliza Carthy and The Gift Band Saturday 7 December 8pm / £22 Mother and daughter Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy sing a mixture of traditional classics and unexpected gems with their wonderfully versatile and compassionate voices.

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Slack Alice

Between them they have three Mercury nominations and both have been awarded BBC Folk Singer of the Year.

The are joined by The Gift Band, featuring an impressive line-up including Martin Carthy, Phil Alexander, David Donnelly and Dave Delarre.

Saturday 7 December 8pm / £10 / £8 concession R'n'B group Slack Alice return to The Met with a line up of fantastic songs born of years of experience, talent and enthusiasm for music.

“Two of Britain’s most striking voices” CCCC Mojo

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To Drive the Cold Winter Away

The Mighty Revelators

Coope, Simpson and Fraser, Freya

Tuesday 17 December 8pm / £14 / £12 concession You will have seen this quartet as part of Coope Boyes and Simpson, Fraser, Freya, Boyes. Following those highly successful shows, the six became four. To Drive the Cold Winter Away offers you even more with the inclusion of instrumentals as well as carols old and not so old and many delightful tales that go with them.

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Cinderella

The Mighty Revelators

Saturday 14 December 1pm, 4pm & 8pm / £3 / £2.50 conc

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Met Express bring to life this well loved tale of poor Cinders, her wicked stepmother and two ugly sisters. Can Cinders go to the ball? With the help of her fairy godmother, yes she can! Met Express is a drama group for adults with learning difficulties.

Friday 20 December 8.30pm / £10 The Mighty Revelators play soulful blues influenced

by Robert Cray and Joe Louis Walker. Formerly The Convertibles, now with the addition of new members they have added a new sound to their already funky/blues feel.

Proper Job Theatre Company & The Met present

Ticket prices: £10 adults / £8 children and concessions c £12 adults / £10 children and concessions

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Suitable for: Ages 5 years+ Duration: 2 hours (including interval)

December

A sparkling seasonal treat for the whole family, grab your trowel and enter The Secret Garden...

Ten-year-old Mary Lennox is spoilt, stuck up and sullen.

She doesn’t know it yet, but her attitude is about to change for the better, and for good! Join Mary on an enchanting adventure where she learns to have fun, make friends... and that nowhere is the grass greener than right here in Lancashire.

A delightful adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s classic, everyone will fall in love with this magical tale of generosity, growing up and gardening. Full of lovable characters including a mischievous robin, a down to earth maid and a good honest Lancashire lad who can talk to animals.

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Coming Soon

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To book for these events call Waterside Arts Centre on 0161 912 5616 or buy online at watersideartscentre.co.uk

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Thursday 9 January

Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri

MANC FLOYD Saturday 11 January

LUCY KAPLANSKY Friday 24 January

STATE OF THE UNION Thursday 31 January

SWING COMMANDERS Friday 31 January

MARK RADCLIFFE AND FOES Friday 31 January

BIG WHISTLE FESTIVAL Fri 7 & Sat 8 February

JUST SO STORIES Saturday 15 February

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Lucy Kaplansky

Thursday 17 October / £15 Legendary singer Kiki Dee (Don't Go Breaking My Heart, I’ve Got The Music In Me) teams up with guitar virtuoso Carmelo Luggeri for this unique acoustic guitar based show. Enjoy Kiki and Carmelo’s Adrian Edmondson & original music alongside The Bad Shepherds new versions of some of Fri 15 November / £18.50 Kiki's most popular hits.

The Bad Shepherds play punk songs on folk instruments.

They do songs by The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Stranglers, The Jam, Sham 69, The Undertones, The Ramones, The Buzzcocks, The Specials, Talking Heads, Squeeze and others, even Kraftwerk!

Mr Kite Benefits Sam Baker Saturday 7 September Playhouse 2, Shaw £14 Advance / £16 Door

Diana Jones Sunday 15 September St. Joseph’s Club, Chorley £12 Advance / £14 Door

Slaid Cleaves

Saturday 5 October The Continental, Preston £14 Advance / £16 Door Tickets from The Met on 0161 761 2216

modern eating & drinking. automatic is the met’s restaurant and bar. the perfect place to meet friends, eat great food, do business and enjoy a tipple.

For more info: automaticcafe.com Table booking advisable on Fridays & Saturdays.

Call: 0161 763 9399 to book a table. @automaticcafe

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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Folk Song in England Study Day Presented by The Full English, a project run by the English Folk Dance and Song Society Saturday 12 October 10am-4pm / £10 (includes lunch) A one-day course led by Steve Roud for people who have an interest in English Folk Song and would like the opportunity to learn more about its roots, development, and the essential part it played in communities in this country in the past.

The focus will be on the historical, social and personal contexts of folk singing rather than its technical musical attributes.

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for CHILDREN Break-Dance Tuesdays 4.15-5.15pm / £2.50 / Starts 10 September A break-dance class for 13-19s. Learn moves, stunts and work on routines to perform. Any experience level welcome.

Bury Youth Dance Tuesdays 5.30pm-7pm / £2.50 / Starts 10 September Led by Claire Fildes. 11-19 years: For young people of all abilities interested in creating innovative dance for performance. Please book in advance.

Black Pudding Youth Theatre

No musical ability is necessary, and no singing required. There will be the opportunity to hear rarely-played archival field-recordings of singers from up and down the country, as well as the chance to see archival film.

Bury Youth Theatre

This course is aimed primarily at those with little or no prior knowledge English Folk Song, but intermediate students will also find plenty to interest and entertain them.

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Tuesday 5pm-7pm / £2.50 per week / Starts 11 September Aged 7-17? Fancy performing in an original comedy?

Contact Rob Lees rob@madtheatrecompany.co.uk

Wednesday 5.30-7pm (9-13yrs) & 7-8.30pm (14+) / £2.50 per week / Starts 4 September Drama sessions led by Marc Young and Sammy Deas. Explore creativity through improvising, games and activites whilst developing team building skills, voice projection and confidence!

Saturday 11am-1pm / £4 / Starts 7 September For young people with disabilities or additional needs, from Bury Council Children’s Services and The Met.

Stagecoach Sundays 10am-1pm Starts 22 September Training in dance, drama and singing for 4-18 years olds. For more information contact Ruth Mauriello on 0161 763 6161 or visit www.stagecoach.co.uk/bury

for ADULTS Metro Jazz Mondays 6.30-9.30pm from 16 September £80 per term / £55 conc The Met’s community jazz orchestra led by Munch Manship. Front line musicians needed. Ages 16+.

Rock Choir Mondays 7.30-10pm from 16 September If you enjoy singing and would like to experience the buzz of a Rock Choir rehearsal firsthand, why not book a free taster?

New members welcome. Book at www.rockchoir.com

Harmonica Workshops

Guitar Workshop

Mons alt weeks for 8 wks starting 30 Sept / £45 / £35 conc Beginners 5.30-6.30pm Beginners+ 6.45-7.45pm Intermediate 8.00-9.00pm Led by Mat Walklate. Courses in harmonica for beginners and intermediate level players.

Alternate Wednesdays 7.30-9pm from 4 Sept / £15 Build your confidence, improve your skills and have fun. Ages 13+. All levels, beginner to advanced. Equipment supplied.

Contact Paul on 0773 8009737, email paul@proguitartuition.co.uk or visit www.proguitartuition.co.uk. Advance booking only.

Met Express Mondays & Tuesdays 7.30-9pm / £4.50 Drama for people with disabilities. Not accepting new members.

Introduction to Sound Recording Wednesdays 7-9pm for 5 weeks from 6 November / £75 • Studio equipment, microphone technique and signal flow • Drum recording techniques • Instrument recording, Pro Tools and overdubbing • Hardware and software mixing techniques

SING

Weds 7.30-9pm alternate weeks from 11 Sept / £5 per week Led by experienced musician and workshop leader Rose Hodgson, SING is a drop-in group that gives you the chance to enjoy the magic of group harmony singing and to experience a wide range of songs from many genres. The group sing unaccompanied (a cappella) and all songs are taught by ear – no music reading ability is necessary. This is a non-performing group – the focus is very much on having fun and enjoying singing for its own sake. Come along and see for yourself!

Fiddle Workshop with Emma Sweeney

Thursdays for 6 weeks from 19 September Intermediate 6-7pm Advanced 7-8pm £50 / £40 conc A wonderful opportunity to explore folk fiddle playing with acclaimed Manchester-based Irish fiddler Emma Sweeney.

Explore Irish, Scottish and Bluegrass fiddle tunes. Discuss and explore bowing patterns as well as ornamentation specific to each style. Listen to and dissect fiddle recordings. At least basic violin skills required.

Song Mixing Saturday 7 December 12-3pm / £40 See the process of taking a song from a raw recording through to a final, polished mix ready for radio and hopefully pick up some tips and tricks on eq, compression and effects on the way.

Bloco Ashê Saturdays 11am-1pm / £5 / £3 conc / £2 under 16s A percussive group for beginners and above playing samba influenced grooves and global beats in Bury.

New members of all ages welcome.

For more information visit www.blocoashe.co.uk or call 01204 882201.

INSPIRE

Community Voices 1st & 3rd Sat of the month 2pm-4.30pm from 7 Sept £5 / £3 unemployed / £1 for under 16 years An a cappella, multi harmony, community choir, for all ages and abilities. Contact hello@inspirevoices.co.uk R 0161 761 2216

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Access Concessions are available for children, people over 60, on benefit or in education.

The Met is a fully accessible venue, on both ground and first floors.

We are unable to offer refunds. Ticket exchange may be possible.

The entrance is fully ramped with a lift to the main theatre and an accessible toilet built to Changing Places standards.

Bookings online or by phone include a one off transaction fee of ÂŁ2.50, added at checkout. There is no transaction fee for bookings in person.

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We have staff on hand to help. If you require a personal escort, we can supply them with a free ticket.

Volunteer A magnetic induction loop for hearing aid users is used in the Main Theatre for the majority of our events.

Guide dogs are welcome, and water can be provided on request.

If you have any special requirements call us on 0161 761 2216 and we’ll do our best to help.

The Met has a dedicated group of volunteers who assist with many areas of our activities. All volunteers are interviewed at application to ensure they get the most out of the opportunities we offer.

To get involved contact Nichola Jacques at nichola. jacques@themet.biz or call on 0161 761 7107.

Hire The Met and Automatic Our spaces are as versatile as your events. We can cater for anything from a private meeting to a conference, a gig to a wedding reception.

With venues large and small, we can accommodate any number from 3 to 300. We have a number of spaces available for hire including the Main Theatre (221 seated / 300 standing),

Studio Theatre (90 seated / 100 standing), and more intimate spaces for meetings or training sessions including Malt (28 seated / 45 standing), the Gallery (Capacity 30), Studio 2 (Capacity 20) and the Theatre Bar (Capacity 15).

Our experienced staff can provide a range of services including catering from

Automatic, sound and lighting by our technicians and full ticket office support.

We also offer a range of marketing support to ensure your event is a success.

Prices start from just £30.

Call 0161 761 7107 or email hires@themet.biz to discuss how we can make your event a success.

mastering, mixing and learning, the studio offers affordable options for all.

Malt

Gallery

This perfectly complements our industry standard ProTools 9 MOTU 24 I/O Core System.

The facility boasts a spacious studio floor plus an isolated booth for recording vocals.

Situated in Bury at The Met, Edwin Street Recording Studio is a professional facility featuring state of the art recording equipment and superb acoustics. Perfect for all aspects of recording,

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Our air-conditioned control room is fully equipped with a Toft ATB24 24 Channel console, an excellent selection of microphones and some of the finest outboard equipment available.

The studio offers low pricing for professional and nonprofessional musicians, with sessions starting from

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Studio 2

Theatre Bar

just £30 per hour or free for those under 19 years.

The studio also offers a range of training courses from introduction to sound recording, to training on music software – see the Classes and Workshop page for more information.

For more details, to organise a tour, or to book a recording session phone 0161 761 7107 or email info@edwinstreetstudio.com

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ramsbottom festival

13, 14 & 15 September

Ramsbottom Cricket Club Greater Manchester

The Futureheads Richard Hawley Sinéad O’Connor Junip • Public Service Broadcasting • The Beat The Unthanks • Lazy Habits • Moreland & Arbuckle Twisted Wheel • Winter Mountain • Chasing Owls My Darling Clementine • Acid Brass • The Tapestry Harp and a Monkey • Luke Jackson • Walk • & more

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Three stages Silent disco Family friendly Workshops Great food Real ale Day tickets from £23 Full festival £65 Children / family discounts

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