With so much going on this week’s News Blog is coming in two parts. You poor souls. But there is so much good happenings, that I don’t want anything to get lost, which there is a tendency to happen on an Acoustic Rotherham weekend.
Yes it’s Acoustic Rotherham 11 tomorrow, Sunday 17th April, at the Queens. Unfortunately we’ve lost an act, work commitments mean that Stompin’ on Spiders will not be able to join us, but I’m sure we have such rich mix of music that afternoon is going to be fantastic musically. The fun starts at 1:30pm and will be finished at 5:30pm. Full details HERE
On the Web Site. If you’ve not tried the new look “lite” version of the Acoustic Rotherham Web Site, please do give it a try, less Flash, less glary colours, quicker to load, but with all the main features of the old site. The work is not yet finished but slowly but surely we’re getting there. This week the Roy Blackman Page has undergone the facelift, and for those who have not yet caught up with Doreen’s Obituary or had a chance to listen to her in action, you’ll find it all on Roy’s page.
The Resource Page is up and running again, with lots of links to useful Web Sites for artists, from Artwork to help writing songs and everything in between.
The Picture Page might be sometime so be patient with that one.
One new feature added to pages is the good old Facebook “LIKE” button. Please search this out on the pages you visit and give it a Click. It will help to drive people to the site, and the pages that you find useful.
But this week the Inbox has been full of new Events to be added to the Diary for the Easter and May Day Bank Holidays in particular. All the updates have been listed so head off to the Diary page for April HERE
Some of the events that have come in late. The Sheffield Folk Session Festival, which runs 22nd April to 24th April at venues around the City. If you’re in Sheffield and want some music or somewhere to sing, follow the link on the Diary page to find out where it’s all happening.
On the 22nd April, that’s Good Friday, The Myke Barritt Music Trust Wandering Minstrels Folk Club head to The George and Dragon at Wentworth for a St George’s Day Eve sing. There’s a Meeting of the Trust at 7:30pm with the Singaround starting at around 9:00pm.
Thursday nights in Bramely will never be the same. The Open Mic run by Left Handed Andy and Ken The Hat at The Master Brewer is no more. But the good news is that from this Thursday the gang will be together again at The Travellers, Bamely for a weekly Open Mic Session. Ken tells me that there is a free drink for each performer…………… always good to hear in these days of ultra tight Land Lords. You can find The Travellers on the main road on your right as you head out of Rotherham towards Maltby, or your left if you are travelling from Maltby. The Travellers has built quite a reputation for Live Music in recent Months so it’s great to see them actively promoting an Open Mic Night. And of course we send good wishes to Andy and Ken and hope they have evry success with the new venue.
But – hot off the press the sad news that The Monday evening Red House Session is no more, following some poor turnouts. Mark says that he hopes to breathe new life into it starting in June as a Monthly gathering of the clans.
The Working Class Life and Music Festival gets underway in Liverpool on the 22nd April. I make no apologies for again plugging what looks to be an excellent fifteen days of Music, exhibitions, talks and more. It’s well worth checking out the Programme if only to see how a multi-disciplined Festival can be put together. Link on the Diary page.
Also pushing off (I think that’s the right technical term) on the 22nd April is the Shanty Festival at the National Waterways Museum at Elesmere Port. Acoustic Rotherham’s David Kidman is making a couple of appearances so if you’re heading that way go give him a cheer or two, or something, anything………… lol
In Barnsley some of the Bands involved in The Love Music Hate Racism Event on the 30th April with a Stage outside of Top Shop on the 23rd April with music throughout much of the day. You can check the line up out on the Diary Page.
And if you’re stuck at home, like some of us, The Masher will no doubt pop down to The Bridge on the 23rd April to see Florin in action. Always good to see the two Bobs doing their stuff, alongside Martin of course.
Finally a reminder that Nellie Folk has moved to Wednesday 27th April so as to avoid Easter Monday. And Barnsley Folk Club is closed on both Bank Holiday Mondays.
So if you can’t find anything to do amongst all that is going on, sorry is the only word I can find.
Plopping onto my door mat this week came the latest CD from that precocious young talent Dylan Brierley, who recently won the Seth Lakeman New Comer prize at The Barnsley Acoustic and Roots Festival. Simply entitled Acoustic Singer/Songwriter, it’s fourteen great tracks, including four songs that he wrote himself. You can get your hands on a copy for a very modest £3 at his Gigs, but if you don’t happen to come across him at any of the events around the County I’m sure his Mum will get a copy to you if you ask nicely by going to her Facebook page Jill Brierley. HERE
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Captain Bad Jack, lead singer with Capt. Martin Scapegoat. If you’ve not heard of them, they are a Band very much in The Masher mould, based in the US of A but non the worse for that……. Sadly another musician taken well before his time. I hope the rest of the lads will be able to play on in his memory, I know only too well just how difficult that will be. If you want to check their music out head HERE.
Not on the Resource Page yet, but soon to be so, is a new service offered by Studiotwentyseven a Training Company based in Sheffield. They are offering instrument and general music lessons at very reasonable prices, almost as reasonable as my Driving Lessons. Training is offered for Guitar and Bass, Piano and Keyboards, Singing and Music Theory. And I can thoroughly recommend at least one of the Tutors, it’s our Phoebe. So pass the word around folks. Web Site HERE or call 0114 2811831.
The Mashers look to have a busy July coming up. We’ve just been asked to contribute to the South Yorkshire Festival on the 2nd July, more details closer to the time. If you can’t wait to see them before then the next outing is in support of Kurt Sawalies from Germany at The Bridge on Wednesday 4th May. Save some money from the Bank Holidays for this one. Free entry.
And that ends Part 1 of this Weeks News Blog. Expect Part 2 early next week with all the gossip from Acoustic Rotherham 11, which is……………………………… yes, how can you forget, tomorrow, Sunday 17th April.
It’s not too late to get your Easter events, Gigs or whatever onto the Diary page just drop an Email or use the “Shout Box” at the top of the page to get your message across.
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Whatever you’re doing this weekend, have fun and keep it LIVE.
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