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September » December 2014 6 The Met, Market Street, Bury BL9 0BW
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Highlights
Howard Marks
Sam Sweeney’s Fiddle
3 Daft Monkeys
14 November
Moulettes
5 December
China Crisis
Ramsbottom Festival 13 December
Hansel & Gretel
A tale of WWI. 25 September.
Homegrown The Met’s annual outdoor music festival returns to Ramsbottom Cricket Club Friday 19 – Sunday 21 September
Stuart Maconie
Christmas fun 16-24 December
31 October
4 December
Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri
6 November
A three day festival of the finest English folk at sites around Bury. Thursday 16 – Saturday 18 October. R 0161 761 2216
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Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick Thursday 4 September 8pm / £16 / £14 concession
“Sublime fiddle playing and the passionate delivery of evocative old songs by their ablest interpretor.” Telegraph on Dave Swarbrick
The remarkable duo of Martin Carthy (Radio 2 Folk Lifetime Achievement Award winner 2014) and Dave Swarbrick created a new era of English instrumental folk music and a new approach to folk altogether.
Returning with all the old skills and a new collection of songs, their experienced approach lacks none of the fervour of their early days, and brings a maturity born of many years living in the music.
“Arguably the greatest English folk song performer, writer, collector and editor of them all!” Q Magazine on Martin Carthy
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First Thursday Comedy
Voodoo Room
Thu 4 September 8pm Ramsbottom Civic Hall £6 advance / £8 door
Friday 5 September 8pm £10 advance / £12 door
Altan
Voodoo Room deliver a full-on show that brilliantly integrates all your favourite Hendrix and Cream tunes, performed with the energy and virtuosity at the heart of this incredible music.
Saturday 6 September 8pm / £16
Thu 4 September 8.30pm The Met / £10 / £8 conc Top notch comedy in Bury and Ramsbottom. This month featuring Josh Howie and Loretta Maine. R 0161 761 2216
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A tribute to Cream and Jimi Hendrix
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Over twenty five years of playing together, Altan have established themselves as one of the most important live acts to play traditional Irish music both in Ireland and on the world stage. “The hottest group in the Celtic realm” Boston Globe
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Bouncers Reform Theatre
The Hysterical Historical Show
Wednesday 10 September 8pm / £10 / £8 concession
Thursday 11 & Friday 12 September 8pm / £12 / £10 conc
Judd, Ralph, Les and Lucky Eric invite you for a night on the town in this hilarious and outrageous look back at the 80’s nightclub scene. Among the glitzy glamour and flashing lights we meet the smooth talking DJ, the lager swilling lads, the lip-sticked and laquered girls and many more gyrating to the pulsating beat of the dance floor. All under the ever watchful, ever ready, ever observant Bouncers.
Cult theatre company and comedy duo LipService return to their stand up roots in The Hysterical Historical Show – a whacky whirlwind tour of Britain’s female national treasures.
Contains strong language. Ages 14+
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Roddy Woomble
LipService Theatre Company
Bouncers was voted one of the greatest plays of the 20th century by the National Theatre.
Part sketch show, part pub quiz this show has all the ingredients of a fun night out.
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A Mr Kite Benefit
Steve Howe
Thursday 11 September 8pm / £15
Saturday 13 September 8pm / £20
Familiar to many thousands of music fans as the front man in the Scottish rock band Idlewild, Roddy Woomble is also a celebrated solo songwriter and performer whose naturally poetic writing and consistent touring have won him many thousands of fans all over the world.
Steve Howe has been active in the guitar world for over fifty years, performing and recording with bands like Yes, Asia, GTR, with his own trio and as a solo artist. Following a hugely successful tour in 2013, he returns to The Met to play some of his more familiar pieces plus
“One of Britain’s most distinct and talented voices” KERRANG “Tender and epic, enormous yet touching” BBC Music
new tunes like Solitaire from Yes’ Fly From Here album, The Golden Mean and others from Motif, with a few stories thrown in for good measure.
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A Little in Tents
Sam Sweeney’s Fiddle Made in the Great War
Planet Rabbit Productions Sat 13 September 7.30pm £10 / £8.50 concs Ron and Simon head off for a relaxing camping trip. All is going according to plan until Jill and Michelle pitch up beside them… Full of laughter, tears, and tenderness with a dollop of campsite capers. Starring Michael Wardle (I’m Alan Partridge) as Ron. F O L K M U S I C
Bernard Cromarty Ramsbottom Folk Club Wed 17 Sept 8pm / £5 / Ramsbottom Grant Arms This month’s folk club features Bernard Cromarty, who has been performing for over forty-five years. R 0161 761 2216
Thursday 25 September 8pm / £15 / £13 concession In 2009 Bellowhead fiddler Sam Sweeney bought a violin in Oxford. It looked like a new instrument but the label inside gave the date 1915. Research revealed that the violin had been made – but never finished – by a music hall performer from Leeds called Richard Spencer Howard.
He had been conscripted in 1915 and two years later was killed in battle. The pieces of the unfinished violin were given to his daughter, who kept them all her life as a memory of her father. After her death the violin was auctioned and finally finished in 2007. The history of the fiddle that took almost 100 years to complete has inspired Sam to create this multimedia performance telling it’s incredible story.
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Home Service Friday 26 September 8pm / £19 The reunion of this classic band came about from the discovery of some previously unheard live recordings made by their former sound engineer.
“Poetic, funny, and completely immersive, The Rise and Fall of a Northern Star is an absolute triumph.” What’s On Stage “We may be witnessing the bitter-sweet tale of Tracy – but the real star here is Grundy – and from this performance you can’t imagine her falling from grace any time soon.” Manchester Evening News
These recordings, from the 1986 Cambridge Folk Festival, exhibit a power that was never fully captured in the studio.
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First Thursday
Karine Polwart
Snake Davis & his Band
Thu 2 October 8pm £15 / £13 conc
Friday 3 October 8pm £14 / £10 concession
Thu 2 October 8pm Ramsbottom Civic Hall £6 advance / £8 door The band have since enjoyed many major gigs and proved to be a resounding success with audiences old and new. Home Service were voted Best Live Act at the 2012 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
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Top British saxophonist Snake Davis has played and recorded on more than 400 tracks with over 60 artists, from Lisa Stansfield to M-People, James Brown to Paul McCartney, and featured as resident saxophonist on Tonight with Jonathan Ross.
Thu 2 October 8.30pm The Met / £10 / £8 conc Featuring Jonathan Mayor and John Cooper, plus The One Like Fish and Danny Sutcliffe (Bury) or Kerry Leigh and Brennan Reece (Ramsbottom).
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The Rise and Fall of a Northern Star Stella Productions Wednesday 1 October 8pm / £10 The cautionary tale of rock and roll wannabe Tracy Star who sought to escape the drudgery of life in 1980s Manchester and make something of herself in the male dominated Madchester scene.
Written by Stella Grundy, former front woman of Manchester band Intastella, The Rise and Fall of a Northern Star, offers a peculiar blend of comedy and tragedy interspersed with original music.
Karine Polwart comes to The Met playing songs from her highly acclaimed album, Traces, along with some live favourites. Karine’s music draws from folk music’s long tradition while keeping pace with the ceaselessly changing times. Her talent for creating
unique melodies and her gift for saying just enough without overstating her case, plus the range and dynamism of her arrangements, all come together in songs of powerful contemporary relevance. “One of the finest singer songwriters in Britain” The Guardian
He comes to The Met playing material from his latest album as well as some old favourites.
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Steve Ashley
Troupers
Friday 3 October 8pm / £10 / £8 concession
Saturday 4 October 1pm / £10 / £8 concession
Steve Ashley is one of British folk’s finest singer songwriters. His 1974 debut, Stroll On, is now widely acknowledged as a folk-rock classic, and his last album, Time and Tide, was summed up in fROOTS as “a modern day masterpiece”.
A little-told story of the Great War, Troupers brings to life the amazingly audacious Concerts At The Front – a hitherto unsung war effort that is full of guts, gusto and greasepaint. Troupers was written by Maeve Larkin and comes to The Met presented by Bury Members Group of The Co-operative.
Mikron Theatre
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Mary Gauthier
Plumhall
Saturday 4 October 8pm / £16
Saturday 4 October 8pm / £8
Louisiana born singer songwriter Mary Gauthier returns to The Met with songs from her forthcoming album Trouble and Love. Gauthier (pronounced Go-shay) has received countless accolades
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for her six studio albums, with songs praised by both Bob Dylan and Tom Waits and recorded by Jimmy Buffet, Blake Shelton, Mike Farris, Candi Staton and others.
Plumhall is the combination of Michelle Plum (Chumbawamba) and Nick Hall (The Hall Brothers). They release their debut album, Thundercloud, in September 2014.
Shakespeare’s Deadly Sins Conor McKee Productions Wednesday 8 October 8pm £10 / £6 concession To mark Shakespeare's 450th birthday four of the North's finest actors come to The Met to take you on a journey through gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, pride, lust and envy. Featuring vocal harmonies
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and thrilling stage combat, Shakespeare's Deadly Sins brings together moments from Shakespeare's less performed plays and sonnets with scenes from the classics; Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth.
Vinny Peculiar Fri 10 October 8pm / £10
and ex members of The Smiths, Oasis, Aztec Camera and The Fall.
Within Shakespeare's works, you can find each of the deadly sins in their ultimate form.
Since 2002, Salford based singer-songwriter and poet Vinny Peculiar (aka His live solo shows are Alan Wilkes) has released song and poem based nine albums of ‘outsider where witty words pop’ music to great critical and self-deprecating acclaim and collaborated monologues prevail. His with the likes of Bill latest album, The Root Drummond (KLF), Tom Mull Affect was released Robinson (BBC 6 Music) this March to rave reviews.
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Rock & P OP
Friday 10 October from 6pm Across Bury town centre See Bury in a whole new light with spectacular illuminations and a mix of entertainment for all ages. Live music, performance, dance, art and bustling markets.
Jim Diamond
John Wheeler
Thursday 9 October 8pm / £16
Saturday 11 October 8pm / £12
Jim Diamond was a member of Gully Foyle and the Alexis Korner Band in the ‘70s and PhD in the '80s, but it was as a solo artist that he reached his peak. His hits include I Should Have Known Better and Hi Ho Silver – the theme song to popular ITV detective show, Boon.
John Wheeler is best known as the frontman of the internationallyknown folk rock band Hayseed Dixie, whose recordings have sold over 600,000 copies worldwide.
He has recently appeared as a special guest on BBC Radio 2 programs, including the Chris Evans Breakfast Show and Simon Mayo’s Drivetime. John describes his musical approach as, “acoustic-electric jazz-punk riding on the back of some old-school folk-funk.”
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IQ
Sean Hughes
Sat 11 October 8pm £14 advance / Standing
Thursday 16 Friday 17 Saturday 18 October
Penguins
Progressive rock band, IQ returns to The Met with their new album The Road of Bones.
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Chris Rogan Ramsbottom Folk Club Wed 15 October 8pm / £5 Ramsbottom Grant Arms Chris Rogan’s songs tell the story of the people and things around him in a very easy, touching style. After a gap of several years, Chris has returned to the folk circuit and is now regularly popping up at clubs and festivals.
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he Met’s annual festival of English folk music returns for another weekend of great music at The Met, The Clarence and the Castle Armoury Drill Hall in Bury. For full details of this year’s event visit http://themet.biz/homegrown
Penguins was awarded the Herald Angels Award for Best Comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Wednesday 15 October 8pm / £15 Comedy legend Sean Hughes comes to The Met with his award-winning new show, Penguins. Sean takes us back to his Dublin upbringing and the awkwardness of teenage life.
Why does society tell us how to behave and react? What does it have to do with Penguins? Buy a ticket and all will be revealed. “At his funniest and most profound” Sunday Herald
Fisherman’s Friends Book for any four different festival events and we’ll give you 20% off the ticket price
Festival offer!
Taking place alongside the festival is the English Folk Expo, a music industry event that will bring delegates to Bury from all over the world to experience the cream of English folk.
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The Willows / Harp and a Monkey
Faustus Lisa Knapp Band Blair Dunlop
Thursday 16 October 7.30pm / £12 / The Met The Willows are a folk roots family band from Cambridge who draw inspiration from British Folk and Americana. Harp and a Monkey sing beautifully crafted and sometimes spooky vignettes of northern life, love and remembrance.
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Spiro
Faustus features Saul Rose, Benji Kirkpatrick and Paul Sartin, three of the leading folk musicians of their generation. Lisa Knapp won Best Song at this year’s BBC Folk Awards. Blair Dunlop crafts meaningful songs that connect on an emotional level.
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Leveret / Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker Thursday 16 October 8pm / £14 / The Met Spiro play sweeping, majestic and cinematic English music. Leveret is the new trio from Andy Cutting, Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron, three of England’s foremost acoustic musicians. Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker produce ageless stories of love and loss.
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Keston Cobblers’ Club plus support
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Fisherman’s Friends
Friday 17 October 8pm £16 / The Met
Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker
The Will Pound Band / The Hut People
The Hut People
Friday 17 October 8pm £10 / The Met / Standing With beautiful harmonies, tuba, accordion, guitar, banjo, piano, harmonica and mandolin, the Cobblers’ music will make you want to dance until your shoes wear out.
Friday 17 October 7.30pm / £20 / Castle Armoury Drill Hall Fisherman’s Friends sing joyful shanties and Cornish folk songs. The Will Pound Band mix English, Irish and Northumbrian tunes with jazz, bluegrass, blues and funk rhythms. The Hut People perform a high-octane blend of folk from around the world. Keston Cobblers’ Club
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Family Folk Show with Megson
Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band
Saturday 18 October 11am / £8 / The Met An organic, interactive and fun folk concert for big and little music connoisseurs, featuring award-winning folk duo Megson.
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Lucy Ward John Spiers
Lucy Ward
Saturday 18 October 2pm £15 / Castle Armoury Drill Hall
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Melrose Quartet
Brighouse and Rastrick Band perform brass arrangements of English traditional tunes. Lucy Ward is one of the hottest young performers in UK folk. John Spiers is known for his work with Bellowhead and his duo with Jon Boden.
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Luke Daniels Trio / Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
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Show of Hands
Saturday 18 October 1.30pm / £14 / The Met Melrose Quartet have a bold take on old and new English songs and tunes. Luke Daniels is a talented composer and multi instrumentalist. Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman are two of the British folk scene’s most accomplished performers. R 0161 761 2216
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin The Old Dance School Melrose Quartet Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin
Saturday 18 October 7.30pm £20 / Castle Armoury Drill Hall Show Of Hands are one of England’s most successful acoustic roots duos. Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin twist eccentric rhythms around perceptive lyrics. The Old Dance School’s ear-bending contemporary folk place them as true innovators of the genre.
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Tom Robinson Winter Mountain
Saturday 18 October 8pm / £12 / The Clarence Tom Robinson came to fame in the 1970s with the Tom Robinson Band (2-4-6-8 Motorway/Glad To Be Gay) before being offered his own BBC radio show. This is a rare chance to see him live. Winter Mountain blend melodic folk songs and heartfelt lyrics to create sixties-style harmony pop.
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Cocos Lovers / Fabian Holland
Tom Robinson
Best known as the act behind the JCB Song, Nizlopi have made folk hip-hop their own private genre. Cocos Lovers channel influences from Africa, the US Deep South and other corners of the globe. Fabian Holland is a remarkably fine singer, guitarist and songwriter. Winter Mountain
The Young’uns
Cocos Lovers
Saturday 18 October 8pm / £14 / The Met / Standing
Fabian Holland
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Bella Hardy
The Young’uns Bella Hardy and Cara Luft Saturday 18 October 8pm / £12 / The Met Teesside trio The Young’uns sing sublime a cappella harmonies. Bella Hardy and Cara Luft perform material created as part of a UK/Canada songwriting exchange. R 0161 761 2216
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Whitefield Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society present
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fter last year’s success with The Wedding Singer, Whitefield AODS return with their production of The Addams Family. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. And if that weren’t upsetting enough, Wednesday
confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother.
The Addams Family is a new musical. Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Based on characters created by Charles Addams.
Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s ‘normal’ boyfriend and his parents.
Originally produced on Broadway by Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt, Five Cent Productions, Stephen Schuler, Decca Theatricals, Scott M. Delman, Stuart Ditsky, Terry Allen Kramer, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Nederlander, Eva Price, Jam Theatricals/Mary LuRoffe, Pittsburgh CLO/Gutterman-Swinsky, Vivek Tiwary/Gary Kaplan, The Weinstein Company/Clarence, LLC, Adam Zotovich/ Tribe Theatricals. By Special Arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical. ‘The Addams Family’ is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 570 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10018. (866) 378-9758 www.theatricalrights.com
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The Man Who Woke Up Dead Square Peg Theatre Thursday 23 October 8pm / £10 / £8 concession Set in an alternate Cold War, in a sinister 1950s hospital, a man has woken up on a side street with no memories and a pressing sense of paranoia. When everything you believe is shown to be false, holding on to any kind of truth becomes a deadly game... A dark, claustrophobic nightmare akin to Alfred Hitchcock’s thrillers and Orwell’s 1984. Wednesday 22 - Friday 24 October 7.30pm Saturday 25 October 2.30pm & 7.30pm £12 / Saturday matinee family ticket £36
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The Man Who Woke Up Dead was commissioned by Waterside Arts Centre and Creative Industries Trafford. Square Peg were the first commission winners of CIT's to the stage theatre network. The production is also supported by Arts Council England.
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Not The Only Gays presents Dr Sketchy Fri 24 October 8pm / £10 Bury LGBT present a unique cocktail of cabaret and oldfashioned life drawing with Dr. Sketchy Manchester. Founded by artist Molly Crabapple in New York, Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art school is the world's premier alt. drawing movement.
Artists draw glamorous underground performers in an atmosphere of boozy conviviality. “What art classes would be like if you could hold them in the Moulin Rouge” Enjoy a fantastical evening with wonderful models, music, games and prizes.
The Stumble Sat 25 October 9pm / £12 The Stumble are a powerful six-piece band mixing uncomplicated guitar solos with the powerful voice of Paul
Melville to create rapturious Chicago style Rhythm and Blues. Playing their own songs alongside well chosen covers, the band’s
influences range from B.B. King, Freddy King, Muddy Waters, Maceo Parker, Peter Green, Booker T and King Curtis.
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A Warning to The Curious Two Ghost Stories by M.R James
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The Nordic Fiddlers’ Bloc
Wednesday 29 October 8pm / £10
Thursday 30 October 8pm / £12 / £10
This gripping one man James’ most poignant and show retells two of M R personal work: A Warning to James eeriest ghost stories. the Curious, in which a young archaeologist is haunted Lost Hearts offers one of and hunted by the guardian James’ most memorable of an ancient treasure. villains, the predatory scholar Mr Abney. It is Performed by Robert Lloyd paired here with perhaps Parry. Suitable for ages 13+.
The Nordic Fiddlers’ Bloc are three master fiddlers from very distinctive Nordic regions; Shetland’s Kevin Henderson (Fiddlers’ Bid, Boys of the Lough and Session A9); Olav Luksengard Mjelva, an award winning fiddle player from Norway; and Anders Hall, an acclaimed exponent of the Swedish fiddle tradition. Together they weave their individual traditions, creating an atmospheric and dynamic sound, with helpings of humour for good measure. R 0161 761 2216
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Hey Presto!
Halfterm family fun!
Peaceful Lion Productions
Tuesday 28 October 11am & 1pm / £7
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Adventures with Sam On the Farm Stories and More
Presto the cat is a talented magician, so when he and his friend Monty the dog start a magic show things look good for the duo. But fame goes to Monty’s head and soon Presto loses his friend and his show… Will friendship prevail? Is there a touch of magic in the air?
A heart-warming tale of friendship, adventure and mischief with catchy songs, this is the perfect treat for everyone aged 3 and up.
Hugless Douglas Blunderbus Theatre Company
From the producers of last year’s smash hit Bringing Down the Moon, Hey, Presto! is a brand new show based on the book by Nadia Shireen.
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Saturday 25 October 11am & 2pm / £6 Join Sam on the farm and help to solve the mystery of the missing golden egg. Use your detective skills and don’t forget your imagination!
When Trolls Try to Eat Your Goldfish Dominic Berry Wednesday 29 October 11am / £6
A line of troll-prints lead out of the door, across the lawn and into the dark, deep An interactive, fun-filled show forest... Nikki’s goldfish, with original music and songs, Great Bumbleduke the Adventures with Sam allows Third, needs rescuing! children to choose their own adventure and guarantees This high energy comedy to have them on their edge show is a unique mix of of their seat. Ages 3-7. performance and music R 0161 761 2216
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presented by Dommy B from BBC’s Rhyme Rocket and previous shows at The Met; Spark The Goblin Wizard and The Dragon Who Hates Poetry, and directed by prize-winning theatre maker Kevin Dyer. Ages 5+ Created in partnership with Action Transport Theatre, Big Imaginations and Grants for the Arts.
Thursday 30 October 2pm / £8 Hugless Douglas is a huggable, lovable young brown bear who wakes up one morning in need of a hug. He tries to find the perfect one, but none of them seem quite right. After all, there are so many different hugs to choose from. But Douglas soon discovers that there’s only one hug that will do – a big bear hug from his mum.
Little Cubs aged 3-7 will love this heartwarming tale, but grown-up bears will have lots of fun too. Join Douglas in this happy new show, full of laughter, sing-along-songs and plenty of opportunities to join in. Hugless Douglas comes to life with an irresistible blend of music, puppetry and high-energy storytelling.
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The Queen’s Knickers
Dale Storr Friday 31 October 8pm / £10
Presented by The egg and Southbank Centre Saturday 1 November 1.30pm / £10 What would you do if you lost the Queen’s pants? Dilys, the Queen’s maid, is the custodian of her Majesty’s ‘intimate apparel’, otherwise known as the Queen’s knickers. She guards HRH’s smalls as if they were the crown jewels. She would be mortified if anyone got a glimpse of them. But one day the knickers go missing, causing a national
state of emergency and a diplomatic incident of catastrophic proportions. A celebration of the garments we all wear, but never show, this children's classic is inventively told by two elastic actors.
The Music of New Orleans
“Dale is the best New Orleans player I've ever heard” Richard Hawley
Inspired by legends such as Dr John and James Booker, Dale Storr is now recognised as the UK’s leading exponent of New Orleans piano. Before going solo Dale played for the likes of Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges and Earl Thomas and has been nominated four times
for Best Piano Player in the British Blues Awards. Dale’s ambition has always been to play the music of New Orleans, which can be anything from a classically influenced minuet, a latin rhumba, a back o’ town junker blues to a frenzied boogie woogie.
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It’s all about knickers but it definitely won’t be pants!
China Crisis
A classic comedy for wise young children, based on the book by Nicholas Allan. Ages 3+
Friday 31 October 8pm / £16 standing / £18 seated Founded in Liverpool by Gary Daly and Eddie Lundon, China Crisis debuted in 1981 with single African and White. With pop music similar to new wave, but with strong connections to the post-punk movement of the early
1980s, the band had ten hit singles in the UK between 1982 and 1987 and released five albums. In recent years the band have focussed on live performances, playing sell-out shows across the UK and beyond. R 0161 761 2216
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Luka Bloom
Head and Heart
Saturday 1 November 8pm / £15 / £13 concession Luka Bloom is one of Ireland’s best respected contemporary folk artists. Breakthrough record The Acoustic Motorbike featured the hit cover of L.L.Cool J’s I Need Love to which Rolling Stone said “the prospect of a folksy Irish rocker covering a rap ballad may seem strange,
Luka comes to The Met performing many of his well-loved songs and selections from his new album Head and Heart.
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Songs for the Voiceless Wednesday 5 November 8pm / £14 / £12 concession Songs For The Voiceless is a unique project from Bella Hardy (BBC Folk Singer of the Year 2014); Jackie Oates; Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts; The Young’Uns; Ian Stephenson (Kan); Tom Oakes; Michael J Tinker (Bright Season); and Matt Downer (Jamie Smith’s Mabon).
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but experimenting with different forms is precisely what keeps established traditions vital.”
In the days leading up to Remembrance Day this unique event provides a special opportunity to mark the anniversary of the Great War by bringing to life as-yet unheard stories of sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, families and communities.
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First Thursday Comedy Thu 6 November 8pm Ramsbottom Civic Hall £6 advance / £8 door Thu 6 November 8.30pm The Met / £10 / £8 conc Featuring Junior Simpson plus Danny Hurst and Big Lou (Bury) or The One Like Fish and Adam Rushton (Ramsbottom).
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Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri
Geno Washington
Sharon Shannon
Geno Washington is the UK’s No.1 1960s Soul Man, enjoying an unsurpassable reputation as a live performer. Geno was a contemporary of Alexis Corner, Georgie Fame, The Small Faces and Jimi
Thursday 6 November 8pm / £16
On this visit to The Met Kiki and Carmelo Luggeri present an acoustic journey of stories and songs, including unique covers of songs by Kate Bush and Frank Sinatra and Kiki's own hits Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, I Got The Music In Me and Amoureuse.
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Friday 7 November 8pm / £13 standing / £16 seated
An Acoustic Journey
2013 marked Kiki Dee’s 50th year in the music industry, cementing her status as one of the UK’s finest vocalists. To celebrate, Kiki and Carmelo released their acclaimed album A Place Where I Can Go, featuring eleven new tracks.
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Hendrix (all of whom were his support acts back in the day) and he is as electrifying on stage today as ever. His latest release, It’s Geno Time!, is a storming re-recording of his biggest selling 1960s album, Hand Clappin’, Foot Stompin’, Funky Butt Live!
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Lolly, Pops and Circus Props
Artful Playground
Saturday 8 November 11am & 1pm / £6 When Lolly runs away from the circus to see the world, she soon wishes she was back home with Pops. But how will she get back? Maybe her circus skills and props will come in handy...
Artful Playground bring stories to life accompanied by a live musical soundtrack with real musicians introducing different musical instruments as the story is told. Children can take on characters, learn songs and play drama games. Ages 3-7.
with Alan Connor
Saturday 8 November 8pm £17.50 adv / £20 door
Celebrating twenty one years since her debut album, Sharon Shannon takes a trip through her back catalogue, joined on stage by multi-instrumentalist and singer Alan Connor. Drawing material from her nine studio albums and introducing some brand new compositions, Sharon plays her trademark Castganari accordion, also taking turns on the whistle and fiddle.
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What The Dickens?
“An exuberant mashup of improvisation, physical theatre, slapstick and satire” The Stage
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The Hot Club of Cowtown Wednesday 12 November 8pm £16 standing / £18 seated Hot Club of Cowtown are the one of the most globe-trotting, hard swinging trios on the planet. Jazz collides with country, creating an amazing sound that's half
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What The Dickens? The Misadventures of Charles Dickens
Winter Wilson
Gonzo Moose Theatre Company
Wed 12 November 8pm / £8 Ramsbottom Grant Arms
Tuesday 11 November 8pm / £10 / £6 concession Brimming with stupidly surreal characters and wonderfully daft jokes, What The Dickens? is the most hilariously absurd contribution to the Dickens legend you could hope to see. Young Charles is a rookie reporter investigating the
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foggy slums of Ye Olde London Towne, until he accidentally stumbles on a story that could make or break his reputation... Last seen at The Met with Grimm and Grimmer, Gonzo Moose are back and ready to entertain the whole family.
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Ramsbottom Folk Club
An evening of the finest folk in Ramsbottom, this month featuring Winter Wilson, who are known for beautiful songs, stunning harmonies and thought-provoking and often challenging lyrics, all held together with a weird, off-thewall humour all of their own.
hoe-down, half boogiewoogie. They have appeared at festivals, in clubs and theatres and featured on radio and TV including BBC TV's Later with Jools Holland.
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Thursday 13 November 8pm / £10 / £8 concession Scottish fiddle, harp and vocal duo Twelfth Day present material from their new album, The Devil Makes Three.
Porcelain 25 Thu 13 November 8pm / £20 Following two sell-out UK tours in 2013, Julia Fordham returns to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her landmark album Porcelain.
“Like Debussy making daisy chains with Fairport Convention.” Manchester Evening News
At the forefront of modern folk, Twelfth Day create a unique sound, interweaving masterful fiddle and harp playing with beautifully harmonised vocals.
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Absolution Friday 14 November 8.30pm / £12 / £10 concs Known for their high energy shows and featuring three top musicians including both an award-winning guitarist and drummer, this modern blues power trio are fast becoming one of the must see blues-rock acts on the UK circuit. They released their debut album, Issues, in 2012 followed by a live album in 2013.
Howard Marks Scholar, Smuggler, Prisoner, Scribe Friday 14 November 8pm / £15 With trademark honesty and penetrating humour, Howard Marks looks back at four extraordinary and action packed phases of his life. From his time as an academic through to his infamous years as a notorious drugs trafficker and his incarceration in one of America’s toughest penitentiaries, to his current career as a bestselling author and national treasure. Enthralling and hilarious in equal measure, you may think you know the Howard Marks story but there are many tales still left to tell. “The most sophisticated drugs baron of all time” Daily Mail
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Hicks and Goulbourn Supported by Red Ruff Sat 15 November 8pm £10 / £9 concession Fingerstyle guitar virtuoso Steve Hicks and singer songwriter Lynn Goulbourn perform mesmeric arrangements of traditional, contemporary and self penned songs and music.
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Mama The Genesis tribute band Saturday 15 November 8pm / £15 advance / £13 adv concession / £17 door / Standing Mama reproduce the sights and sounds of a high-octane contemporary Genesis rock concert with great musicianship and a full light show. R 0161 761 2216
Featuring classic material from the full history of the band with pieces from the early Peter Gabriel Genesis albums, right through the Phil Collins era in the 70s and 80s and up to the final Genesis studio album to feature Phil Collins, We Can’t Dance.
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Sam Baker
“Quite breathtakingly beautiful.” Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2
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Sunday 16 November 8pm / £16 Having first opened for Lucy Kaplansky at The Met in 2007 (resulting in a memorable duet), Sam Baker returns to headline his own show accompanied by Chip Dolan and Carrie Elkin in trio format.
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Tuesday 18 November 8pm / £16 Influential singer-violinist Nancy Kerr launches her eagerly anticipated solo debut, Sweet Visitor. This year nancy has won two BBC Radio 2 Folk Award wins as part of EFDSS’ Full English and received a further nomination as part of The Melrose Quartet. Nancy is joined on stage by James Fagan, Tom Wright, Tim Yates and Rowan Rheingans. A Mr Kite Benefit.
Bruce Molsky Thursday 20 November 8pm / £15 Bruce Molsky is a premier old-time fiddler and the defining virtuoso of Appalachia’s timeless folk music traditions.
He has been exploring traditional music from an astonishingly broad range of cultures over the past two decades with guitar, fiddle, or banjo in hand.
The result is a classic sound that is also uniquely his. “Molsky's mastery is undiminished, long may it continue to be so” Americana UK
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Martin Harley Sunday 16 November 8pm / £12 Martin Harley's name has become synonymous with the British and American slide guitar scene and earned him an iTunes number one album as well as a huge following in the US with two supporting nationwide tours. The top 40 Triple A album Mojo Fix has been placed in numerous TV shows and films helping to cement his place in the industry both UK and stateside.
Martyn Joseph Wednesday 26 November 8pm / £16
“One of the most charismatic and electrifying performers in Britain today...” BBC 6 music
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Bury Beer Festival
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Real Ale • Real Music • Real Love Friday 21 & Saturday 22 November 12 noon - 12 midnight On the door: £2 Friday afternoon / £4 Friday evening and all day Saturday / Met & CAMRA members half price Bury Beer Festival transforms The Met's Main Theatre into a gigantic bar featuring over 100 different ales, ciders and perries from our favourite local brewers; Outstanding, Silver Street Brewing Co., Irwell Works and more plus a hand-picked selection from
across the North West and beyond hosted by our resident ale experts at Automatic. Throughout the festival we’ll also have a delicious range of food for beer on offer plus a fantastic programme of live music allowing you to drink and dance all weekend long.
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The House Devils folk
The House Devils Friday 21 November 8pm / £10 (includes entry to Bury Beer Festival) The House Devils feature the combined talents of Matt Fahey, a superb singer and a skilled, dynamic guitar player; Mat Walklate, an acclaimed harmonica and flute player equally at home playing Irish music as he is the blues; and Andrew Dinan, an all-Ireland senior
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fiddle champion who has recently toured with The Bad Shepherds and Mike McGoldrick’s Future Trad Collective. “…energetic tunes, striking harmonica, quality musicianship” Irish Music Magazine ja z z
Metrojazz Saturday 22 November 8pm / £10 (includes entry to Bury Beer Festival) The Met’s community jazz orchestra, led by acclaimed saxophonist Munch Manship, perform a highly seasoned mix of the best foot-tapping jazz.
Wednesday 26 November 8pm / £10 / £8 concession Fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a BBC Sitcom Pilot Commission, award-nominated comedian Sophie Willan tells an unbelievable true story of how she and her slightly psychic Gran found her long lost father.
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It’s an interactive “who-isit?” fusing stand-up comedy and theatrical chaos to tell a story of fantasy, failure, grief, love, and ultimately of hope. Expect laughs, tears, confetti and lots of detective spoofery. Ages 14+.
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Police Dog Hogan Thursday 27 November 8pm / £14 With eight members and instruments including guitar, accordion, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and trumpet, Police Dog Hogan draw their influences from many different wells.
country-fried heartbreakers, belting anthems and footstomping singalongs.
Their third album, Westward Ho!, is due for release this autumn.
A Mr Kite Benefit in aid of Bury Hospice
Their live shows are exuberant, accomplished, stirring and funny, mixing
Wed 3 December 8pm £16 / Bury Parish Church
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Lady Maisery Thursday 27 November 8pm / £12
Nominee: Funny Women Awards 2014 “Best Show” “Bright emerging star!” BBC Comedy
Forged from the voices of Hannah James (Kerfuffle), Hazel Askew (The Askew Sisters) and Rowan Rheingans (Fidola), Lady Maisery has become known for their striking ability to take old songs and draw out resonances with society today. A harmony trio causing a
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stir on the English folk scene, the band play accordion, harp, banjo, concertina, fiddle, the ban-sitar (a banjo/sitar) and feature skillful clog-dancing in their live performances.
Lady Maisery have garnered rave reviews for their two albums to date, Weave & Spin and Mayday.
Since their first get together to record the eponymous St Agnes Fountain album in 2001, David Hughes, Chris Leslie (Fairport Convention), 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. P www.themet.biz
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First Thursday Comedy
The People’s Songs
Thu 4 December 8pm Ramsbottom Civic Hall £6 advance / £8 door Thu 4 December 8.30pm The Met / £10 / £8 conc
Thursday 4 December 8pm £14 / £12 concession
Vikki Stone
Popular and prolific TV and radio presenter, journalist, and author Stuart Maconie talks about his new book and epic radio series, The People’s Songs. A project that Stuart is proud and passionate about, The People’s Songs tells the story of modern Britain through the records that we listened to and loved during the dramatic R 0161 761 2216
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A special Christmas treat featuring Patrick Monahan and Vikki Stone, plus Lou Conran, Wizzy Janew and
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Nearly Dan Reelin’ in the Years Anniversary Tour Saturday 6 December 8pm £12 advance / £14 door / Standing Forty-two years after the release of Steely Dan’s debut album, Can’t Buy A Thrill, featuring the hits Do it Again and Reelin’ in the Years, ten-piece tribute Nearly Dan come to The Met playing all the Steely Dan favourites.
Rob Coleman (Bury) or John Porter, Daniel Nicholas and Des Sharples (Ramsbottom). B L U E S
Slack Alice Friday 5 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.
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Henrik Jansberg
The Daily Beggars
Friday 5 December 8pm £10 standing / £13 seated
Saturday 6 December 8.30pm / £12 / £10 conc An outstanding young fiddler from the Danish folk scene, Henrik Jansberg’s music is best described as celtic swing – sharing similarities with Scottish trad but with the distinctive added swing of Danish folk music. He comes to The Met with his four-piece band for a
rare English date as they celebrate ten years together. “a beautifully arrayed performance… sumptuous original tunes as well as handpicked traditional material… contrasting between exquisite chamberstyle delicacy and rampaging acoustic rock.” The Scotsman
Ramsbottom Folk Club Wednesday 10 December 8pm / £5 / Ramsbottom Grant Arms The Daily Beggars perform seasonal Christmas/Yuletide folk songs and readings. All proceeds from this event go to charity.
“Dark lyrics abound, Cornish alt-folk band 3 Daft Monkeys weave world delivered with panache and a wicked vein of music influences around humour. All this is classic folk melodies, presented through drawing the listener into the bizarre and mysterious gentle Cornish folk riffs, occasional Caribbean world of Cornish tales undercurrents, a dash and superstitions. of dub, a splash of rock, The band’s sixth studio and a dose of salty sea album, Of Stones shanties.” Rhythm & Booze and Bones, won Best “Joyous spontaneity” Bob Album at the Spiral Harris, BBC Radio 2 Earth Awards 2014.
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They’ve Just Nipped Out For Fags
Moulettes Saturday 13 December 8pm / £14
MaD Theatre Company Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 December 7.30pm £12 / £10 concession When best friends Jackie and Pat said they were just nipping out for some fags, their husbands didn’t think they’d be long – that was a month ago...
of a lifetime. Pat is going to marry Bubba, a prisoner on death row who she has fallen in love with on the internet, and Jackie is going to be her maid of honour. To add to the excitement, their adventure is being filmed by Channel 5.
The Night Before Christmas Planet Rabbit Productions Sat 13 December 7.30pm £10 / £8.50 concs
Rather than popping down to the shops, the two good time girls jumped on a plane to America for the jolly From the producers of Gin & Chronic Arthritis and Posh Tramps & Papooses, They’ve Just Nipped Out For Fags is a celebration of dysfunctional families everywhere.
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Ken and Jean have longed for a peaceful Christmas on their own for over twenty-five years So when one-by-one their family cancel on Christmas plans they excitedly hide themselves away for a festive season alone. But seasonal bliss becomes Christmas chaos... and a whole lot more besides.
Renowned for their breathtaking live shows, Moulettes’ charismatic, idiosyncratic yet poppy brand of folk rock has earned them an array of accolades including Best Group at the Featea Awards 2012 and Spiral Earth Awards 2013, nominations for Best Group at BBC's Alternative BRIT Awards 2013 and a Number 1 album in the Official UK Indie Breakers chart.
With a mix of self-taught and classically trained members who have shared the stage and studio with the likes of Mick Jagger, Nick Cave, Seasick Steve and Dave Gilmour, Moulettes spent seven years playing live before their eponymous debut was released in 2009. Since then they have constantly been on the road and have entralled crowds from Cropredy to End of the Road. Their third album, Constellations, was released in June.
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Hansel and Gretel Horse + Bamboo Theatre Company
Tuesday 16 - Wednesday 24 December A beautiful and mysterious version of classic fairytale Hansel and Gretel. Brother and sister Hansel and Gretel are lost in the woods and they’re so hungry that they could eat a house – so imagine their luck when they come across a house made out of gingerbread and cake. Sometimes, if you want something badly enough it might just happen, but getting what you want isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. Inside the very sweet house is a very sour witch. Hansel and Gretel are going to need their wits about them to escape her. Using puppets, masks, music and film Rossendale’s Horse + Bamboo Theatre Company have baked up a delicious treat of a show for Christmas 2014. Ages 5+. Running time 95 mins including interval.
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To book for these events call Waterside Arts Centre on 0161 912 5616 or buy online at watersideartscentre.co.uk
False Lights
T’Pau
Karnataka
Carol Decker
The Selecter
Fri 3 October 8pm / £17.50
The Poozies
T’Pau burst onto the music scene in 1987 with Heart & Soul. Their second single China In Your Hand is one of the most-played songs of the 1980s. Now original singer Carol Decker returns to sing their classic material alongside songs from the band’s new album.
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs Emily Barker and The Red Clay Halo
Beverley Craven Thu 9 October 8pm / £18.50
Big Whistle Festival 2015 Friday 20 & Saturday 21 February
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Featuring Cara Dillon, Michael McGoldrick, Breabach and The Treacherous Orchestra
Probably best known for her 1991 hits Promise Me and Holding On, BRIT Award winning singer Beverley Craven comes to Sale Waterside with her brand new album, Change of Heart.
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CLASSES & WORKSHOPS for YOUNG PEOPLE Chant Mondays 4.30pm-6pm / £5 / Ages 9-20 Chant combine sports and music by using stadiums as theatres for young people. Workshops are led by fully trained practitioners and include voice, stagecraft and choreography. Performances take place alongside
celebrities and in front of packed stadiums at England Cricket Games, Rugby League games Premier League games and BBC Events. Contact info@chantproductions.co.uk or phone 07528665977 to register your interest.
Bury Youth Theatre Wednesday 5.30-7pm (9-13yrs) & 7-8.30pm (14+) / £3 per week / Term time from 10 September Drama sessions led by Marc Young and Sammy Deas. Explore creativity through improvisation, games and activities while developing team building skills, voice projection and confidence.
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9-13s / Sat 10-11.30am / £3 / Starts 23 Aug Tues 5-5.45pm / £2.50 / Term time from 9 Sept / Ages 10-17 14-18s / Sat 11.30-1.30pm A breakdance group that / £4 / Starts 23 Aug urban dance and breakin’. All learn and practise stunts and experience levels welcome. Arts and drama for young moves then choreograph them Led by professional dancer and people suffering from mental into a slick street routine of and physical disabilities. choreographer Claire Fildes. Physical activities and drama Bury Youth Dance Company games create a safe place for Tues 5.45pm-7.15pm / £2.50 / Term from 9 Sept / Ages 10-17 children to express themselves Practice and learn steadily gaining a reputation and improve life skills like Contemporary Dance for training young people to team working, communication working towards innovative become professional dancers. skills and confidence building. performances in alternative All abilities welcome. Led Supported by Bury Council spaces. BYDC has been by professional dancer and Children’s Services, BBC running since 2009 and is choreographer Claire Fildes. Children in Need and The Met.
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Stagecoach Sundays 10am-1pm 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 Harmonica Workshops Mondays alternate weeks 8 September 15 December / £45 / £35 concession 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.
Metro Jazz Mondays 6.30-9.30pm from 8 September for 10 weeks / £80 per term / £55 conc The Met’s community jazz needed for rehearsals leading orchestra led by Munch up to a performance in Manship. Front line musicians November. Ages 16+. Rock Choir Mondays 7.30-10pm The most well-known contemporary choir with groups across Britain, Rock Choir has a pioneering a new approach to vocal training and entertainment, raising money for charity through
from 15 Sept performances and events. If you enjoy singing and would like to experience the buzz of a Rock Choir rehearsal, book your free taster for Rock Choir Bury online at www.rockchoir.com
Emma Sweeney (Fiddle Workshop)
Introduction to Sound Recording Wednesdays 7-9pm for 5 weeks from 1 October / £75
INSPIRE Community Voices
Pro Guitar Tuition
1st & 3rd Sat month 2-4.30pm from 6 Sept An a cappella, multi harmony, community choir for all ages and abilities. For more information contact hello@ inspirevoices.co.uk
c Studio equipment, microphone technique and signal flow c Drum recording techniques c Instrument recording, Pro Tools and overdubbing c Hardware and software mixing techniques c Led by The Met’s Recording Studio Manager
Alternate Wednesdays 7.30-9pm from 3 Sept / £15 Guitar tuition for all levels with equipment supplied. Enhance your skills, build confidence and have fun. Ages 13+. Contact Paul on 0773 8009737, email paul@proguitartuition.co.uk or visit www.proguitartuition.co.uk. Advance booking only.
Introduction to Pro Tools Bury Youth Dance Company
Thursdays 7-8pm for 3 weeks from 13 November / £40 Based at Edwin Street, The Met’s professional recording facility, this course provides a beginners guide to using the industry standard software for music recording and mixing. For more information contact info@edwinstreetstudio.com
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Fiddle Workshop with Emma Sweeney
Wed 7.30-9pm alternate weeks from 10 Sept / £5 per week Led by Anita Ward, SING is unaccompanied and learn by a drop-in group that gives ear – no music reading ability you the chance to enjoy is necessary. This is a nongroup harmony singing performing group – the focus and experience all kinds is on having fun and enjoying of songs. The group sing singing for its own sake.
Thursdays for 5 weeks from 18 September Introductory 7-8pm / Intermediate 8-9pm / £42 / £34 conc Acclaimed professional patterns and ornamentation musician Emma Sweeney specific to each style and teaches folk fiddle playing listen to and dissect fiddle across Irish, Scottish and recordings. At least basic Bluegrass tunes. Learn bowing violin skills required.
Bloco Ashê Saturdays 11am-1pm / £5 / £3 conc / £2 under 16s A percussive group for all levels playing samba grooves and beats across Bury. New members welcome. For info visit www.blocoashe.co.uk or call 01204 882201.
Once More With Meaning 3rd Sunday of each month 7-9pm from 21 Sept / £3 Poetry and eccentricity featuring reading from open mic-ers and some very special guest poets each month. For more information contact gemmathepoet@hotmail.co.uk
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Bookings online or by phone include a one off transaction fee of £2.50, added at checkout. There is no transaction fee for bookings in person.
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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
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mastering, mixing and learning, the studio offers affordable options for all.
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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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