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Allen Valley
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Friday 7th April
BRILLIANT DOUBLE
FEATURE!
'Is there
anybody out there?' Talia Theatrum AMS £4/2.50
Hot Licks
Cookies King's Head 9:00 pm £5.00
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Graham Shipcote on double bass and Ray Burns on guitar and banjo make up the sensational double act 'Hot Licks Cookies'. This duo could be the best delta blues combo the north has ever produced, and considering they've played the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, as well as international tours around Europe and the Middle East, over the past 5 years, that's not an idle boast. What we remember particularly about their gigs over the years at the King's Head in Allendale, was their remarkable ability to mix it up with the crowd, bringing the music right on home into the audience. And that's no mean feat when your instrument is that famous mother-in-law of all strings, the double bass. As Ray plucks out a chirpy syncopation on the banjo, or a soulful riff on shiny National guitar, Graham keeps the rhythm going on his slap bass so the music just moves steadily along like the ole muddy Mississippi River. The enthusiasm engendered is inexorable, superlative, wonderful to behold. We'd have had them earlier in the 'Dale, except that Ray had a terrible accident, breaking his hand in several places when he fell off his bike, so we've had to wait patiently for the bones to reknit. Happily, all is mended again, and so we're looking forward to a great evening in the company of some home-grown blues legends.
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Combined Tx for
both shows: £6.00
Friday 14th April
MUSIC NIGHT! Again at
last!
It's always unique, always an experience to be savoured, treasured, brought out again and inspected, compared, chuckled over, commiserated with, full of aplomb, bonhomie and even good humour, and we note sometimes the odd redundant phrase, song and spasm is often inserted to trap the unwary, who might think these evenings are entirely unrehearsed.
Entry for non-entertainers is only £1.00 and we're happy to find reasons for concessionary tickets of only 50p. Of course, if you can do a number, a turn, a party-piece for us at the front, you're very welcome and we won't charge you a penny!
Saturday 22nd April
Saturday 22nd April
9:00 pm
The King's Head,
Allendale
VIN
GARBUTT
Some say he's the North's favourite son, most will agree he's funnier than that wild looking Glaswegian, what's his name, and he certainly can out whistle anybody else in the land. Does a mean guitar lick and he's got a fine pair of vocal chords too. It's a brilliant idea, we think, for the Easter holiday weekend to bring Vin back for a super super Saturday. The tickets are already going very fast, as you'd expect for such an intimate room, so earliest possible booking is advised to ensure a place for this incredibly gifted entertainer. We had the delight of presenting Vin last year in January. It was a wonderful evening, as you'd expect, and our review, we think, encapsulated the show. You'll kick yourself if you miss him this time.
Booking is advised, the room is small: (01434)
685047
Friday 28th
April
Friday 28th April
SPECIAL MUSIC
NIGHT!
(Susan Brown & Glynn
Galley)
A special favourite pair of entertainers who've brought the house down many times over the past year, for their own special night combining clarinet, whistle, guitar and vocals, with possibly a few favoured performances from the floor. Lovely, intimate and fun!
King's Head
£3.00
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