Kents Premier Gig and entertainment guide

OCT N OV

2019

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Salvation Jayne Folkestone Quarterhouse Friday 4 October, 7pm Tickets: £8 Kent’s own alt-rockers Salvation Jayne celebrate their third birthday with a headline show at Folkestone Quarterhouse on Friday 4 October, with special guests Karobela and The Ovines.

Having smashed their way into 2019 with packed-out shows including a major slot at Camden Rocks, a raucous set at Ramblin’ Man Fair and a brand new single ‘Jayne Doe’, Kent’s own Salvation Jayne are hotly tipped for big things.

Formed in Canterbury in 2016, homegrown Kent talent Salvation Jayne are rising local stars.

Described by Topper Headon from The Clash as “F****** brilliant!”, the female-led quartet make their own brand of dirty, fuzzy alt-rock and huge dream-pop hooks. Salvation Jayne are Chess on vocals, Tor on Drums, Holly on Guitar and Dan on Bass.

“Salvation Jayne are justifiably rated as one of the UK’s most exciting up and coming bands” - Planet Rock Salvation Jayne will be joined on the bill by special guests, Kent alt-rockers Karobela and Medway indie punk band The Ovines on Friday 4 October at 7pm.

For more information visit www.creativefolkestone.org.uk or call Box Office on 01303 760750.

THURSDAY 3RD OCTOBER

Bleangate Brewery Herne CT6 7NP

Jack Pound Open Stage Night

Green Hop Festival at Goody Ales-Live Music Delicious Hog Roast plus large range of ales on tap

Chambers Folkestone

Blue Martini

Butt Of Sherry Hythe Kent

The Remains Of Johnny Cash Fountain Pub Seabrook Hythe Quiz Thursdays Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Open Mic Night Tenterden Folk Festival 3-6th October Four days of fabulous folk song, music, dance, craft and traditions. A truly fantastic event for all the family to enjoy.

Kev Jones DJ Bull London Road Dover Left Of The Dial Chambers Folkestone Strictly 80s Cranbrook Apple Fair 2019 Superb Family Event Apple pressing, Hippies, Local Cider stalls, Street Food New Fountain Seabrook

Tenterden Folk Festival

EK1 Band

Various Folk Events throughout Tenterden.. Music Dance Crafts & Traditions

OKTOBERFEST 2019 Maidstone Mote Park

FRIDAY 4TH OCTOBER

Wilkommen to the UK’s ultimate Oktoberfest tour!

Park Inn Hotel Folkestone

Astor Theatre Deal

Peter Ellis

Alter Eagles

Prince Of Wales Dymchurch Rd Hythe

Broadstairs Food Festival 4th October - 6th October 2019-Get your taste buds going at the annual Broadstairs Food Festival Chambers Folkestone F.U.S.S Chambers Folkestone Happy Hours 5pm -Frederick’s Unique Sound System Ska, Reggae, Dub, Roots & Jungle Lifeboat Folkestone Harbour Quiz Night 7.30 Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Ryk Mead Band Tenterden Folk Festival Various Folk Events throughout Tenterden.. Music Dance Crafts & Traditions The Quarterhouse Folkestone

Debbies Disco/Karaoke Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover As Is Now Tenterden Folk Festival Various Folk Events throughout Tenterden.. Music Dance Crafts & Traditions The Globe Hythe Memory Lane The Quarterhouse Folkestone Rob Newman Work I(n Progress The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford Morrocan Mole Theatre Royal Margate FOOTLOOSE-The Musical 5th & 6th Oct Thomas Place in Maidstone

The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford

Charity Abseil 100ft drop-KM Charity Team www.KmCharityTeam.co.uk/ booking

Dimension X

Wye Town Centre

Salvation Jane GIG! Not to be missed

SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER Astor Theatre Deal John Challis Only Fools & Boycie

Wye Farmer’s Market -5th Oct On the 1st and 3rd Saturday SUNDAY 6TH OCTOBER Astor Theatre Deal Foxtrot Serenaders Dixieland Band present Barber Bilk & Ball

Old Endeavour London Road Dover

WEDNESDAY 9TH OCTOBER

Ryan McCormick 4pm

Lifeboat Folkestone Harbour

Tenterden Folk Festival

Open Mic Night

Various Folk Events throughout Tenterden.. Music Dance Crafts & Traditions

THURSDAY 10TH OCTOBER

Tiger Inn Stowting Ashford

Astor Theatre Deal

Tiger Tiger - Word Spectacular, Open Mic, 1st Sun of every month

George Egg Immovable Feast Chambers Folkestone

Wedding Fair Dover Marina Hotel & Spa

The Long Knives

Free Entry MONDAY 7TH OCTOBER Mayfly Hawkinge Open Mic Night 8.30pm

Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Open Mic Night The Grand Folkestone LIVE Jazz Nights Free Entry every 2nd & Last Thursday in the month

FRIDAY 11TH OCTOBER Astor Theatre Deal Jacqui Dankworth & Charlie Wood Chambers Folkestone Fluid Fundraiser in memory of Pat Frost 8 PM Chambers Folkestone The Famous Open Mic Night with Tony King Lifeboat Folkestone Harbour Adjacent 2 duo

Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Barbed Swale Fusion Festival of Light Free Community Event With Fireworks!

The Quarterhouse Folkestone NT Live Fleabag (Encore) The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford Morning Glory White Horse Sittingbourne Heroes UK’S No 1 Tribute Band classic,New Wave

SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER Astor Theatre Deal Absolute Bowie return to Deal, Kent 8 PM Bull London Road Dover User Friendly Chambers Folkestone DJ Rev Cheriton Oddfellows Folkestone Gary Dean New Inn Whitstable Heroes UK’S No 1 Tribute Band classic,New Wave Old Endeavour London Road Dover

Revelation Ashford St Marys DAT Brass, a ten piece brass band performing Live Royal Oak Lydd Total mayhem back af the royal oak lydd 9 PM The Globe Hythe Stellar Talk The Quarterhouse Folkestone Alissa Anne Jeun Yi Love Songs The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford Walkway SUNDAY 13TH OCTOBER

Cuda

The Quarterhouse Folkestone

Park Inn Hotel Folkestone

An Oxford Playhouse Production One Small Step

The Kingsdown Band (Landlady’s Birthday) Prince Of Wales Hythe Jayle Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Electric Tortoise

MONDAY 14TH OCTOBER Mayfly Hawkinge Open Mic Night 8.30pm

TUESDAY 15TH OCTOBER

Butt Of Sherry Hythe Kent

Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover

Jack Pound’s Open Stage Theme Night

Jam Night

Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover

Revelation Ashford St Marys Marry Waterson + Emily Barker WEDNESDAY 16TH OCTOBER Lifeboat Folkestone Harbour Curry Night THURSDAY 17TH OCTOBER Astor Theatre Deal Gutted

Open Mic Night FRIDAY 18TH OCTOBER Astor Theatre Deal Gordon Giltrap Chambers Folkestone South Deal School House World & Disco Penny Theatre Canterbury Back to the 90’s ( Old School Anthems) Party Free Entry!

Prince Albert Pub Dover Heroes UK’S No 1 Tribute Band classic,New Wave Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Left Of The Dial The Quarterhouse Folkestone Paul Foot Image Conscious The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford Barbed

SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER Astor Theatre Deal Soul Of Santana Bull London Road Dover Can’t Touch This Chambers Folkestone The UV Party DJs Cheriton Oddfellows Folkestone Charity Fundraiser for The Merchant Navy and Kent Air Ambulance BIG Raffle Prizes

Littlebourne Social Club

FRIDAY 25TH OCTOBER

Heroes UK’S No 1 Tribute Band classic,New Wave DUO

Astor Theatre Deal

Park Inn Hotel Folkestone

Booking Hall Dover

The Fix Prince of Wales Hythe What About Elsa Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover The Grimms The Globe Hythe Electric Tortoise

The Dolly Show Halloween Party 2019, Dover 7:30 PM Chambers Folkestone Dave Decker DJ-DiscoRama Drum Major Deal Your Shout Rock Band Glass House Ashford

The Quarterhouse Folkestone

Heroes Uk’s No 1 Tribute Band Classic/New Wave

Bunny Presents Still No Idea

Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury

The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford

Peatbog Faeries

AC/Dizzy

Penny Theatre Canterbury

SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER Gillespies Pub Folkestone Harbour Heroes Uk’s No 1 Tribute Band Classic/New Wave The Grand Folkestone Hell’s Belles Dolly Doowop Vintage Dance The Quarterhouse Folkestone Goody & Storey & Norwich Puppet Theatre Hansel & Gretel MONDAY 21ST OCTOBER Astor Theatre Deal A Midsummers Night Dream NT Live Mayfly Hawkinge Open Mic Night 8.30pm TUESDAY 22ND OCTOBER

AC/DC Tribute Let There B/DC Plus Supports 7 PM Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Last Of A Dying Breed Revelation Ashford St Marys Jazz Legend Courtney Pine presents The Ballad Book Feat Zoe Rahman The Grand Folkestone A GRAND Selection Of Authors-Book Signing 7pm The Grand The Leas Folkestone A Grand Selection Of Authors Mass Book Signing The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford Absolute Glam SATURDAY 26TH OCTOBER Bull London Road Dover

Astor Theatre Deal

Norman’s Daughter

Legendary Guitarist ALBERT LEE Tour

Chambers Folkestone

WEDNESDAY 23RD OCTOBER The Quarterhouse Folkestone Griff Rhys Jones All Over The Place THURSDAY 24TH OCTOBER

Love Is The Message Josh R Cheriton Oddfellows Folkestone Heroes Full Band 8.30pm Blue Martini Floorfillers with DJ Paul Reynolds

Astor Theatre Deal

Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury

A Life Twice Given

Platform Festival Rafiki Jazz

Chambers Folkestone

Oddfellows Cheriton Folkestone

The Undercover Hippy Live

Heroes Uk’s No1 Tribute Band Classic/ New Wave

Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Keith Kenny USA Superb 1 Man band Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Open Mic Night

Old Endeavour London Road Dover Halloween Karaoke Disco fancy dress prizes

Park Inn Hotel Folkestone

Working Mens Club Dover

Stellar Talk

User Friendly Band

Prince Of Wales Hythe OLAS BOSS top-notch DJ who knows his Reggae Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Deep Blue Sea The Globe Hythe The Fix The Quarterhouse Folkestone Shiva Nova presents Romany Diamonds The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford The Grimms

SUNDAY 27TH OCTOBER Astor Theatre Deal Royal Opera House Live Port Arms Deal Heroes Full Band 7pm The Quarterhouse Folkestone ROH Live Don Pascale The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford Top Guns

WEDNESDAY 30TH OCTOBER Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury Vual Viel The Quarterhouse Folkestone Suzi Ruffell THURSDAY 31ST OCTOBER Astor Theatre Deal With A Song And A Smile Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Open Mic Night The Grand Folkestone LIVE Jazz Nights Free Entry every 2nd & Last Thursday in the month FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER Astor Theatre Deal Bob Drurys Viva Neil Diamond Show Chambers Folkestone F.U.S.S Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury Haze/ Figures in a Floating Landscape Lifeboat Folkestone Harbour Quiz Night 7.30 Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover T Project The Quarterhouse Folkestone Ira Brand The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford Wickerman SATURDAY 2ND NOVEMBER Astor Theatre Deal Wrong Jovi Boars Head Dover User Friendly Band

Lifeboat Folkestone Harbour Halloween Party kids 5-7pm Adults 8-12 Old Endeavour London Road Dover Johnny B 8pm Park Inn Hotel Folkestone Copacetic Prince Of Wales,Dymchurch Rd, Hythe Marty Russell Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Nashville Exile Red Lion Dover IMPERFECT STRANGERS 9 PM The Chambers Folkestone The Chambers ‘Circus Of Horrors’ Hallowe’en Party 2019-8 PM · The Globe Hythe The Globettes The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford On Thin Ice Varne Boat Club NR live music with The Dial SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER Astor Theatre Deal Maggie Bell & Dave Kelly Old Endeavour London Road Dover Katie King 4-6pm MONDAY 4TH NOVEMBER Mayfly Hawkinge Open Mic Night 8.30pm TUESDAY 5TH NOVEMBER Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Jam Night

Blue Martini Kev Jones DJ

WEDNESDAY 6TH NOVEMBER

Bull London Road Dover

Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury

Miami Vice

Anna Neale

Chambers Folkestone The Chambers Halloween Party Circus Of Horrors Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited Tour 2019 7 PM

THURSDAY 7TH NOVEMBER Astor Theatre Deal William Thomson Butt Of Sherry Hythe Kent Jack Pound Open Stage Night

Chambers Folkestone

Chambers Folkestone

TNG Blues Band (USA)

Blackmarket III Dashboard Jesus Tour

Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover

Cheriton Oddfellows Folkestone

Open Mic Night

A Kind Of Mercury Tribute BACK By Demand!

FRIDAY 8TH NOVEMBER Astor Theatre Deal Barb Jungr Bob Brel & Me Chambers Folkestone Blackmarket III Dashboard Jesus Tour Chambers Folkestone The Famous Open Mic Night with Tony King Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Stellar Talk The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford Weekend Play SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER Astor Theatre Deal Stereo MC Bull London Road Dover Live Band

Mill Inn Deal Your Shout Rock Band Park Inn Hotel Folkestone Lime Pickle Band Prince Of Wales,Dymchurch Rd, Hythe Happy Daze Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Normans Daughter The Globe Hythe Imperfect Strangers The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford Tate SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER Astor Theatre Deal Hazel O’Connor Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury Skerryvore

WEDNESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury Namvula Lifeboat Folkestone Harbour Open Mic Night THURSDAY 14TH NOVEMBER Chambers Folkestone

Quarterhouse Folkestone Folkestone Book Festival Various Events The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford As Is Now SATURDAY 16TH NOVEMBER Astor Theatre Deal

Will Whisson

Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover

Bowling Green Tavern Deal

Open Mic Night Revelation Ashford St Marys Seth Lakeman with The Band The Grand Folkestone LIVE Jazz Nights Free Entry every 2nd & Last Thursday in the month

Your Shout Rock Band Bull London Road Dover Cuda Chambers Folkestone Love Is The Message Josh R Creative Folkestone Book Festival 16th Nov ,17th,19th,20,21,22,23,24

FRIDAY 15TH NOVEMBER

Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury

Astor Theatre Deal

The Pitmen Poets

Tony Stockwell Psychic Medium

Park Inn Hotel Folkestone

Chambers Folkestone

Gridrock

Dala Wax DJ Set

Prince Of Wales,Dymchurch Rd, Hythe

Penny Theatre Canterbury Queen TributePriory Hotel Station Approach Dover Bad Pennies

Little Baz’s Disco Karaoke Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Relics

Quarterhouse Folkestone

Chambers Folkestone

Folkestone Book Festival Various Events

Mary Lee & The Devil That Prays Bluegrass/Gospel/Roots

The Globe Hythe

Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover

Indigo Stone The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford Valentino SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER Astor Theatre Deal LDN Wrestling Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury AKA trio Quarterhouse Folkestone Folkestone Book Festival Various Events The Grand Folkestone Half-Marathon The Folketone Rotary 10-2pm MONDAY 18TH NOVEMBER Astor Theatre Deal Hansard NT Live Mayfly Hawkinge Open Mic Night 8.30pm Quarterhouse Folkestone Folkestone Book Festival Various Events TUESDAY 19TH NOVEMBER Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Jam Night Quarterhouse Folkestone Folkestone Book Festival Various Events WEDNESDAY 20TH NOVEMBER Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury Lunatraktors This Is Broken Folk Lifeboat Folkestone Harbour Steak Night THURSDAY 21ST NOVEMBER Butt Of Sherry Hythe Kent Jack Pound’s Open Stage Theme Night Chambers Folkestone Folkestone’s writing group, Write by the sea devised by Karen Free Book Festival Fringe Event

Open Mic Night FRIDAY 22ND NOVEMBER Astor Theatre Deal Divorced Beheaded Died an Audience with King Henry VIII Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Jimmy C Revelation Ashford St Marys Jake Morrell + Lake Folks The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford Scavengers Daughter SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER Astor Theatre Deal Private Widdle Social Club Bull London Road Dover Dimension X Chambers Folkestone Silent Disco 80s & 90s Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury Gigspanner Big Band Park Inn Hotel Folkestone User Friendly Band Prince Of Wales,Dymchurch Rd, Hythe Ricochet Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Geoff Everett Band Revelation Ashford St Marys Comedy-Matt Parker – Humble Pi stand-up comedian and mathematician The Globe Hythe Spectrum The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford Bad Pennies SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER Pizza Express Maidstone Music Room Primitive Instinct Live at The Music Room Pizza Express-6:30 PM

Santa’s Grotto at Dobbies

THURSDAY 28TH NOVEMBER

24 Nov-24th Dec

Folkstone Harbour

The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford

Turner Prize Artists-Folkestone Artworks is the UK’s largest urban contemporary art exhibition 28 Sep -19-12 Jan

The Bones TUESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER Booking Hall Dover Monster Truck, Live In Dover -7:30 PM

Pizza Express Maidstone Music Room Aid Lewis Band -7 PM Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Open Mic Night

WEDNESDAY 27TH NOVEMBER Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury Maya Youssef

The Grand Folkestone LIVE Jazz Nights Free Entry every 2nd & Last Thursday in the month

FRIDAY 29TH NOVEMBER Eastwell Manor Outdoor Ice Skating at Eastwell Manor 29th November - 2nd January 2020 Gulbenkian Theatre Canterbury Randolph Mathews Old Endeavour London Road Dover Elvis Tribute 8.30 Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Last Of A Dying Breed Revelation Ashford St Marys Music-Chris Wood an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the un-official history of the English speaking people The Quarterhouse Folkestone Tokyo Tea Room & Special Guests

The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford Rage Against The Machine SATURDAY 30TH NOVEMBER Astor Theatre Deal Purple Zeppelin Bull London Road Dover Goldtop Cheriton Oddfellows Folkestone ABBA Tribute Night After Cheriton Light Festival Show.

Blue Martini Floorfillers with DJ Paul Reynolds Eagle Pub Dover Your Shout Rock Band Park Inn Hotel Folkestone Dimension X

Prince Of Wales,Dymchurch Rd, Hythe Nostalgia Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Hey Rudi Rochester Christmas Market 30 Nov-15th Dec festive foods, mulled wine, gifts and stocking fillers.

The Globe Hythe Live Band The Quarterhouse Folkestone Andy Parsons The Windmill Hythe Rd Ashford User Friendly SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER Old Endeavour London Road Dover Defrenchy Duo Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Steve Boltz

Ramsgate Illuminations wonderful spectacle of Illuminated boats THURSDAY 5TH DECEMBER Butt Of Sherry Hythe Kent Jack Pound Open Stage Night FRIDAY 6TH DECEMBER Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover Bad Pennies SATURDAY 7TH DECEMBER Bowling Green Tavern Deal Your Shout Rock Band Park Inn Hotel Folkestone Heroes Priory Hotel Station Approach Dover User Friendly

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Exciting and very diverse: Gulbenkian’s sensational autumn music season Gulbenkian, the University of Kent’s arts centre, is fast establishing itself as an important new music venue for Canterbury and East Kent. This autumn they are presenting a brilliant, diverse programme of live music, including Jazz, World Music, Folk and a series of female artists.

Upcoming gigs include: Mon 16 Sep – Led Bib It’s Morning Mercury nominated Led Bib, pioneers of nu-Jazz perform their greatly anticipated new album (launching 27 Sep) at Gulbenkian – accompanying a specially created film.

Fri 27 Sep – Emily Saunders Internationally renowned and critically acclaimed vocalist, songwriter, composer, and broadcaster Emily Saunders (“UK’s Queen of Jazz fusion” SnowBoy) takes the stage by storm, leading an exceptional band of stellar musicians through her spellbinding set of original songs and spoken word.

Sat 28 Sep – Kanda Bongo Man One of the biggest stars in world music comes to Canterbury.

Kanda Bongo Man played a key role in introducing African music to the mainstream in the late 80’s, he still delights audiences with his exhilarating performances.

Fri 4 Oct – Jambinai (and Korean Festival Event) Making a huge splash on the music scene since performing at the 2018 Olympic winter games in PyeongChang Jambinai are in international demand – creating sensational post-rock using traditional Korean instruments.

Gulbenkian’s Director, Oliver Carruthers, outlines the arts centre’s approach: “We get regularly told that Canterbury is lacking larger venue for live music, and so this year we are expanding our music offer and bringing some really exciting artists to East Kent. The University Of Kent has a rich history as a host for music events, and we want to build upon that this year bringing great new music to Gulbenkian – making it a regional centre for live music once again.

Our approach is to work with local promoters. We have been working for a number of years with Folk in the Barn who have an established audience for folk music, and this year we have developed a Jazz strand with The Jazz Sessions based in Thanet, and our World Music strand developed in partnership with Canterbury based Music for Change.

Being able to bring in amazing international artists like Jambinai and Maya Youssef alongside local talent like the Lunatraktors makes for a really exciting and diverse offer that we hope live music fans in Kent will love.”

For a full list of events at Gulbenkian and to book tickets go to www.thegulbenkian.co.uk.

This year’s Folkestone Book Festival will take place from Friday 15 – Sunday 24 November and will be curated for the first time by Liam Browne and Sean Doran. The full programme will be announced in September 2019.

Folkestone Book Festival holds a special place amongst the UK book festivals’ scene. It helps us make sense of the world and reveal possibilities for better futures. Entitled The Shape of Things to Come it draws inspiration from the philosophy and spirit of HG Wells, who lived and wrote in Folkestone. Taking place in November, the festival is an annual invitation to gather, tell stories, exchange ideas and keep warm together.

The futures on all subjects will be the driving force of the new Festival vision. All subjects under the sun will be included.

While this will not be an HG Wells festival, his philosophy and spirit, will inspire the Festival’s themes. Wells was a futurist who was interested in the everyday, a utopian as well as a realist and, seeing himself as a journalist more than literary lion, a pragmatist. He also lived in Folkestone and the Festival will draw further inspiration and relevance from the town.

Chambers Book Festival Fringe Event Folkestone’s writing group, Write by the sea was devised by local lifestyle blogger Karen and has been running for almost a year now and improving all the time with many new members still coming along. We meet twice a month, once for a group meeting where we discuss, share work and I provide all the current news from the book industry. The other meeting is for a guest author, illustrator, freelancer or anyone from the huge book world to come and share their knowledge. I aim to keep everything free and open to everyone. During the Folkestone Book Festival we will be having a free fringe event at The Chambers in Folkestone, this will consist of over twenty authors having a table to promote their books, sign and sell them. Also having the time to chat to their readers and share their stories. This will run on the 21st November from 2pm until 6pm. There will be food and drink available to buy so we can also support Chambers who share their establishment for free. Please do pop along to this super event and share with your friends any questions please email Karen at karensworld.writer@yahoo.com https://folkestonewritebythesea.wordpress.com

Tokyo Tea Room + special guests L. Norton and Imperial Daze Folkestone Quarterhouse Friday 29 November, 7pm Tickets: £8

Canterbury natives, Tokyo Tea Room, play Folkestone Quarterhouse on Friday 29 November, with special guests L. Norton and Imperial Daze.

Having graced the Quarterhouse stage at This is Psych earlier this year, the band are back for their first headline show to mark the launch of their as-yet-untitled EP on A Certain Kind Records.

Formed in 2014, Tokyo Tea Room are the psych pop lovechild of Kent-based Daniel Elliott and Ben Marshall. Over the past five years, they have shared bills with the likes of Wolf Alice, The Mystery Jets and Super Furry Animals.

With Daniel on keyboards and Ben on bass, the duo is joined by four of their closest friends and fellow musicians: Beth Plumb on vocals and keys, Sam Teather on drums, Ryan Debling and Graham Nunn on guitars. Expect a meeting of melodic bass lines, hypnotic guitar riffs and dreamy synths, all defining Tokyo Tea Room’s unique honeyed psychedelic sound and personality.

The band have started a new chapter this year, releasing two singles in rapid succession. The response to ‘Forever Out of Time’ and ‘Always Tomorrow’ has been phenomenal, with widespread support from the likes of BBC Introducing, BBC 6Music and The Line of Best Fit. A third single, ‘Things Are Changing’, is scheduled for release in September.

“Tokyo Tea Room are a band worth the buzz” Dork Magazine “Tokyo Tea Room bring a spectrum of chromatic colour to the Canterbury music scene” The Line of Best Fit “Music that makes you feel like you’ve departed the physical space around you” Impose Magazine Tokyo Tea Room will be joined on the bill by special guests L. Norton and Imperial Daze.

Inspired by a new year’s resolution in 2018, L. Norton took to writing her own songs and as the year passed developed her own taste for production. Hailing from South East Kent, her first EP ‘SKIN’, released by 27:28 Records, combines electro and disco to express a sentiment of ‘doing it your way’, a mantra we should all expect from her coming releases. Her Musical style draws from a variety 70s female disco greats (Candi Staton/Donna Summer) to The Gorillaz and Little Dragon.

Imperial Daze are a psych-pop band from South London influenced by the likes of Damon Albarn (Blur), Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) and Soulwax and have shared stages with The Maccabees, Mystery Jets and more. The band spent 2018 building their own studio: Electric Eel Studio in Tower Bridge, London. From there, they scored their first film soundtrack collaborating with Clan Collective on an upcoming collection of video works supporting Imperial Daze’s next releases.

In the past two years, Imperial Daze have released five new songs making up their latest release on London/Chicago label Tip Top Recordings: ‘Surfaces Sensibles’.

They have received BBC6 Music support, with plays by Amy Lame, Guy Garvey, and Lauren Laverne as well as playlist support from Radio X and Amazing Radio with extra spot plays from John Kennedy and Felix White. In July 2019 the band recorded a new EP that is set for release late 2019-early 2020.

Brad Pittance

In this issue we talk to one of Kent's busiest Musicians, Margate based Brad Pittance.

Brad fronts three very different bands and over the last few years he has has performed 100's of gigs across Kent including regular performances at Brands Hatch, Broadstairs Bandstand, Dreamland as well as Corporate Summer Balls, Christmas Parties and gigs at Clubs and Pubs across the County of Kent and further afield.

The Three Bands are Brad Pittance & the Pirates – Reggae and Ska, Nylon Tigers – Classic Pop Rock and Swing that thing – Swing and Jive Music “Music is my first love and I realised I did not want to continually play the same thing all of the time so it made sense to form another band as well - I spent some time fronting a Glam Rock band – Viagra Fools and it was great fun so when the Pirates went in the direction of Reggae and Ska the natural thing to do was to also have a Rock Band. Nylon Tigers do play some Glam Rock such as T. Rex & Bowie but also some more modern stuff from people like The White Stripes and Snow Patrol. I'm also a big fan of the Swing and Jive era and love artists like Louis Prima, Louis Jordan, Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong as well as The Rat Pack etc so I also put a band together to play that material and Swing that Thing has been together for a couple of years now.

Brad Pittance & the Pirates is the longest established and the busiest band but some like one of the others more. I'm good with that. It wouldn't be good for us all to like the same thing. I love playing in the different bands as it keeps things fresh in all of them. It is easy to understand how a touring band playing the same songs every night can start to get stale. Because I have the different bands that doesn't happen”.

Brad is also a songwriter and he won The Singer/Song Writer Award at an event at The Kings Theatre in Ramsgate in front of a capacity crowd. The award was presented to Brad by the Actress, Brenda Blethyn.

Brad Pittance & the Pirates recently appeared at The Cinque Port Arms New Romney Annual Music Festival and they are about to release a Live Album of Classic Reggae & Ska covers recorded at the event. “Brad Pittance & the Pirates Live & on the Lash” will be released on CD and available for download very soon.

Brad Pittance and the Pirates celebrate the great Reggae and Old Skool Ska Music from artists including Bob Marley, Toots and the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, The Police, UB40, Junior Murvin, The Specials, Madness, The Beat, Bad Manners Prince Buster.

The line up is Brad Pittance – Lead Vocals and Accoustic guitar - Born in Greenwich - lives Margate Priyal de Zoysa – Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals - Born in Sri Lanka - lives Canterbury Matt Dickerson – Trumpet and Backing Vocals - Born & lives in Margate Maurizio Borgna – Bass guitar – Born in Italy - lives Ramsgate Simon Treadwell - Drums - Born in London - lives Margate James Taylor - Keyboards – lives Canterbury You can listen to the band at www.soundcloud.com/bradpittance or on youtube and can also find them on facebook.com/bradpittance

The Grand are putting on an event for local UK authors and you can come and meet all 22 Authors on the 25th October The idea started out as just an idea between the Grand and a local author (4 books in publication) and has now grown to 22 authors who will be present at the “Grand Selection Of Authors“ event.

This being a public event, the Grand are very excited about hosting this multi author book signing and have donated the room free of charge for this community and cultural event with the expectation that it will appeal to an ever growing interest in the joy of reading.

This will be a wonderful opportunity to meet published authors and have books signed. Several of the authors attending, will be launching new books at the event.

The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone. Friday 25th October 7-9pm