The Stables Listings Milton Keynes
Candido Fabre is one of Cuba's leading musicians and is considered one of the most versatile and ingenious soneros of Latin America. His improvisations have helped to build his reputation as an artist of great charisma and authenticity. Cubano Soy is Candido's current album, featuring his 14-piece group performing the finest Cuban rhythms.
"Candido is a first-class salsa singer, loved as much for his earthy charisma as his infectious dance music." Songlines
Tickets £15, Meal Deal £25
www.tumimusic.com
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Born in New York, Eric has toured the world captivating audiences with his deftly accomplished, soulful and gospel infused folk-blues. A Grammy nominee, and nominated for Acoustic Artist of the Year in the 2008 Blues Music Awards, his latest album Get Onboard was recorded in Nashville and has been called his most ambitious to date. His live world tour will feature renowned players such as Trevor Hutchinson (Lúnasa) on stand-up bass duties, drummer Larry Crockett and Eric's daughter Yana on backing vocals. Support will be provided by Emily Maguire.
"Trademark six-string skills, and cleverly-topical songwriting" Sheryl & Don Crow
Tickets £28.50
www.ericbibb.com
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The Bee Gees Story
Featuring the stunningly convincing vocals of brothers Darren and Gary Simmons as Barry and Robin Gibb, as well as Jarrod Loughlin as Maurice Gibb, the Jive Talkin' band recreates with perfection the extensive Gibb Brother's repertoire, such as Massachusetts, Words, Stayin' Alive and Night Fever. The show also features a stunning acoustic medley of some of Bee Gees earlier hits showcasing the uncanny voices of the three lead singers, creating a truly emotional musical journey.
Tickets £17.50
www.beegeestributeband.co.uk
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A beautifully subtle satire on Bono, Bob Geldof and all those other preachy celebs who like to tell us how we ought to live our lives, Mundo Jazz preach love and understanding through ridiculously catchy songs, thunderously crass poetry and catastrophic onstage phone calls to the White House.
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Having started out singing in Chicago bars, Lucy Kaplansky headed for New York and soon found herself collaborating with a fertile community of singer-songwriters that included Suzanne Vega, Shawn Colvin and Nanci Griffith. In 1994 Colvin produced Lucy's album The Tide to rave reviews, then came her back-to-back hit albums that both picked up the Association for Independent Music's Pop Album of the Year award. Her latest album Over the Hills rediscovers her acoustic musical roots with stellar songwriting that is pure Americana.
"A truly gifted performer with a bag full of enchanting songs." The New Yorker
Tickets £16.50
www.lucykaplansky.com
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Over the past 20 years The Wonder Stuff have notched up 5 top 20 albums and played to hundreds of thousands of people throughout the UK. Best known for their number 1 single with Vic Reeves, Dizzy, the band have performed hundreds of TV shows with their 17 top 20 singles and made 2,000,000 sales worldwide. In 2006 founder-member and lead vocalist, Miles Hunt, and fiddle player Erica Nockalls recorded the incredible album Not An Exit, which is has been heralded as Miles' finest work. Now, in 2008 Miles and Erica are back out on the road playing classic Wonder Stuff songs in an acoustic show.
Tickets £12.50
www.thewonderstuff.co.uk
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10am - 11am; 11.30am - 12.30pm and 1pm - 2pm
Pre-school Workshop
Come along and join in the Music Mites fun! Choose from one of three sessions aimed at children aged 2-5 and their carers. Led by Cathy Kelly and young musicians from the Birmingham Conservatoire, the workshops include lots of music-based activities along with the opportunity to meet musicians and learn more about the instruments they play. Places are limited and early booking is advisable.
Tickets £6
www.stables.org
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Acclaimed jazz singer Stacey Kent returns to The Stables with songs from her new album, Breakfast On The Morning Tram, which includes a mixture of classic standards as well as new songs written by husband and saxophonist, Jim Tomlinson, in collaboration with award-winning novelist, and now lyricist, Kazuo Ishiguro.
"Her voice is sometimes a whisper, sometimes a confiding murmur, sometimes an exhilarated exclamation; but whatever the idiom or the mood, individual listeners frequently feel that Stacey's music was intended for their ears only." The Guardian
Tickets £19.50, £21.50
www.staceykent.com
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Fusing a vintage sound & sensibility with a joyous, contemporary edge, Beth Rowley's debut album Little Dreamer, largely co-written with saxophonist Ben Castle (Duke Special) is essential listening for 2008. Born to British parents in Peru and raised in Bristol, the 26-year old singer/songwriter defies expectation with her towering vocals and sophisticated, gospel-tinged sound.
"She sounds like an amalgam of Karen Carpenter and Aretha Franklin" The Independent
Tickets £12.50
www.bethrowley.com
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Available
Sandi Toksvig brings her new one-woman show Available to The Stables and introduces audiences to the many worlds of her work. As host of Radio 4's perennially popular The News Quiz, Sandi is renowned as a witty and astute comedian but she may be less well known as a prolific writer with four new books coming out in 2008 alone. Her catalogue of work ranges from children's books to best selling novels and newspaper columns. Available gives Sandi the chance to share some of her worldwide adventures through conversation, comedy, questions and answers and the odd wry observation on life, love, families, fashion, politics and people.
Tickets £17.50, £19.50
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At only 25 years old, Paul Liddell has already released two solo albums and an EP with his band Delphians. His second album A Lighthouse Keeper's Diary was released on his own label Regulus Music. His one-man show and self-effacing style, combined with his powerful and unpretentious delivery, has seen Paul play on the same bill as Sting at the Piperine Free Festival in Milan. In 2007 he undertook his first tour of America and has since seen Paul's song Brighter Lights selected for a folk compilation CD to be distributed nationally throughout the US. His new project, New Thing Coming, was released in October 2007 as a download only EP, available through iTunes.
Tickets £9.50 in advance, £11.50 on the door
www.paulliddell.com
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Chas & Dave return to The Stables to perform their greatest hits. Expect to hear firm favourites including Rabbit, Ain't No Pleasing You, Gertcha, Sideboard Song, and many more. The legendary cockney duo has a cult following of young and old and even appeared at Glastonbury in 2005.
Tickets £19.50
www.chasndave.com
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With The Travelling Gentlemen
World renowned blues-man Dave Kelly and Christine Collister (who according to Mojo "can sing the birds down off the trees") make a rare appearance together, along with their brilliant band. This is a unique opportunity to experience a fabulous evening of stunning voices, irresistible music and marvellous musicianship. A wondrous, powerful, melodic and infectious set of soaring vocals and eclectic material, which includes irresistible dancing soul music, rootsy R&B with a touch of hillbilly and country.
Tickets £16
www.gtamusic.co.uk
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Fundraising concert in aid of Willen Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Support
A fantastic evening of entertainment raising money for charities. All proceeds from the event, which is sponsored by T-Systems UK Limited and supported by the Lions and Rotary clubs, will be donated to Willen Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Support. Three local bands - The Reposessions, Asha and Sunfly - will be playing a mix of rock, folk, soul and jazz covers.
Tickets £12, £8 for students and senior citizens
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Steven Isserlis is a cellist whose passion for music transcends conventional divisions. Acclaimed worldwide for his musicality and technique alike, he is equally at home drawing the audience into his circle of friends for chamber music or in a recital; delving into the historical archives to emerge with a forgotten gem; or on the concert platform with some of the world's most prestigious orchestras and conductors. He plays the Feuermann Stradivarius of 1730, kindly loaned by The Nippon Music Foundation of Japan. His programme of Schumann will include Fantasiestücke op 73; Violin sonata No 3 (arr Isserlis); Romances op 94; Stücke im Volkston op 102; and Adagio and Allegro op 70.
"The music world - and music itself - is infinitely richer for the presence of Steven Isserlis." Gramophone Magazine
Tickets £12.50, £17,50, Under 25 £5
www.stevenisserlis.com
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Larry Miller is one of the UK's premier 'rockin' blues' guitarists. His legendary performances have won him acclaim around the world. The heads-down guitar rock artistry of the late Rory Gallagher and Taste, Gary Moore, Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix was the stuff that turned Larry Miller's head and hands to the guitar at the age of seven. After building a reputation to those pioneers unadulterated rock and blues is very much Larry's style. He is joined by Scott Hunter on drums and Allan Penford on bass guitar.
"One of the fieriest, fruitiest, ballsiest guitarists you're likely to hear, drenching his smart, self-penned tracks with blood and sweat, and ensuring you believe every last note. Being bad never sounded so good" - Classic Rock Magazine
Tickets £12.50
www.larrymiller.co.uk
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Uncovered
By the time Midge Ure's single If I Was went to number one in 1985 he had already crammed several music life times into a professional career that speaks volumes with Silk, The Rich Kids, Thin Lizzy, Visage, Ultravox and of course the most famous one off group in musical history, Band Aid. He has gone on to produce some work on some of the biggest charity fundraising events in the world. Uncovered is his latest live incarnation. Combining his own classic hits with a selection of songs that have been a major influence him along with a smattering of personal reflections, all done in an acoustic format.
Tickets £20
www.midgeure.com
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DFour are Peter Lamarr, Patrick Alan, Rohan Delano Turney and Victor Bynoe - join them for a night of sweet soul music with heavenly vocals, choreographed footwork and fluorescent stage suits! These great singers and band have been wowing audiences across Europe for the past 20 years. Don't miss this new show featuring favourites such as Up On The Roof, Under The Boardwalk, Kissin' In the Back Row, Saturday Night at the Movies, Come On Over to My Place and many many more of your favourite soul classics.
Tickets £21.50
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Born in Connecticut, Toscha Comeaux's grounding was in the church in the tradition of so many great American singers. She obtained a bachelors degree in choral performance, however her main love has always been mainstream jazz, soul and R&B. She has shared the stage with such greats as Lou Rawls, the late Ray Charles and Diana Ross but now she is making a mark in her own right with the release of her debut album, This Could Be Love, a collection of brand new songs from this knockout artist.
Tickets £9.50 in advance, £11.50 on the door
www.zenithrecords.com
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The Legend Continues
Voted winner of Canada's annual prestigious Elvis Festival 2005 - this show takes you on a journey from the early days of hip-swivelling rock n roll through to Elvis' time in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas style production features Lee 'Memphis' King backed by an orchestra/band and backing singers.
Tickets £22.50
www.elvis-theshow.com
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From The Theatre of Widdershins
Our storyteller is on the run from those three-headed monsters, trying to bring you the most fantastic tales from the Magic Land of Three. Are you really sure what happened to the wolf and those three little pigs? What about Goldilocks? Why was she walking in those woods? And as for the three Billy Goats Gruff - how did they really deal with that troll? All will be revealed in this beautiful show, from the Theatre of Widdershins, using puppets and props. It's full of fun and laughter and has an exciting gypsy soundtrack that you won't be able to stop singing long after the show has finished. Suitable for everyone aged three and up and their pet trolls!
Tickets £6.50 children, £8 adults, £26 family of 4 (2 adults & 2 children)
www.theatre-of-widdershins.co.uk
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Under Educated
Fresh from his triumphant run at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival where he was awarded comedy's highest accolade, The If.comedy award (formerly the Perrier Award), Brendon Burns is taking his acclaimed show on the road. Brendon uses his confrontational and up-front style of comedy to capture his audience with a proverbial slap in the face. He is neither politically correct nor incorrect making him a rare socio-political comic willing to oppose all schools of thought. Brendon has courted controversy wherever he's been - he once got banned from BBC television for snogging a goat live on air! Suitable for 16+
He's honestly the best thing I've seen in a long long time." The Guardian
Tickets £12
www.myspace.com/brendonburns
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Hailing from the vibrant Brighton music scene, Cate Ferris, one of The Stables' Leverhulme Artists, and Adam Staff are Afterspark. They are currently touring with their self-funded debut album Sometimes We Forget. Crystalline vocals soaring over a dynamic, acoustic based collection of songs that range from the tiny sublime to the beautifully unflinching, this is a duo with a lot of talent and momentum.
"It's quite astonishing how two people can make such atmospheric songs" -badrobot.co.uk
Tickets £9.50 in advance, £11.50 on the door
www.myspace.com/afterspark
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10cc return to The Stables for two nights after a storming performance last year showcasing the staggering number of hits they produced during the '70s that have gone on to form the soundtrack of many lives in love. With classics such as Donna, Rubber Bullets, Life Is A Minestrone, I'm Not In Love, Dreadlock Holiday and of course The Things We Do For Love you can't fail to sing along.
Tickets £32.50, £35
www.myspace.com/tencc
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Debashish Bhattacharya is an Indian musician, renowned for his compositions on slide guitar. His technical prowess allows him to play complex passages at blistering speeds. He first began strumming a guitar at age three and at the age of nine he left his parents for ten years to study under the pioneer of Indian slide-guitar Pandit Brij Bhushan Kabra. He invented his own slide-guitars, unique to his compositions, which he calls the Trinity of Guitars and his originality as a musician has earned him global admiration.
"He uses a unique three-finger picking technique that gives him lightening speed and creates hypnotic flurries of notes that it would take a battery of special effects to produce from a western Guitar. The results are as beautiful as they are extraordinary." The Times
Tickets £14.50, £16.50
www.debashishbhattacharya.com
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G2 Definitive Genesis pays tribute to the vintage period in Genesis's long and colourful history - the four-man era, sometimes referred to as the 'intermediate years' (1975-78) which spawned the live album Seconds Out. Hits such as Dance On A Volcano, Ripples, Entangled, Los Endos, Blood On The Rooftops and Afterglow are mixed up with the classics of the Gabriel years such as Firth Of Fifth, Cinema Show, I Know What I Like and the infamous Supper's Ready. Vintage Genesis performed by G2 to a level Genesis themselves would be proud of!
Tickets £16
www.g2online.co.uk
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Adult Workshop
Have you participated in one of The Stables' Beginners' Harmonica Workshops? Are you keen to take your harmonica skills further? If you answer 'yes' to both these questions then the Improver's Harmonica Workshop is for you. Harmonica tutors Con O'Neill and Joff Watkins return to The Stables for this follow-up session aimed at those eager for further expert tuition in harmonica technique and blues improvisation. The workshop is open to adults aged 15+ Participants will need a 10 hole harmonica in C.
Please bring a packed lunch.
Tickets £25
www.stables.org
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Harmonica gurus Con O'Neill and Joff Watkins join forces with British guitar and Dobro master Mark Ryan for a no-holdsbarred evening of top quality musical entertainment. Expect a range from mellow sophisticated jazz to raunchy lowdown blues, via foot-stomping bluegrass. Joff and Mark feature on Acid Jazz's 'Testament of Folk' album.
Tickets £9.50 in advance, £11.50 on the door
www.stables.org
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Like the "salsa dura" from the 70's La-33 was born in an urban environment, to be more precise in the city of Bogotá, Colombia on 33rd street, which gave the band its name. The 11 piece salsa band produced their first album in 2004 to global success in particular thanks to their recording of La Pantera Mambo, which includes an adaptation of Henry Mancini's Pink Panther theme. Since then they have toured all over the world with their vibrant and energetic shows and this will be a dance event at The Stables so get those hips a swinging!
Tickets £17.50, Meal Deal £27.50
www.myspace.com/la33
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Rockschools was created over 13 years ago to help 6-18 year olds realise their musical potential. Currently it has over 40 bands, ranging from the Cosmic Chicks to the Deadly Demons and everything in between! They all have one thing in common though - they make great rock music!
Tickets £8
www.rockschools.co.uk
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Hailed as the "Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar", multi-award-winning Antonio Forcione is considered one of the most charismatic and inventive performers to come out of Europe in recent years. He breaks the mould of most conventional, popular guitar sounds, be it in the field of jazz, Spanish, African, Brazilian or improvised music. Artistic, intense, and formidably inventive, Antonio Forcione is a performer of genuine distinction. The concert features his dynamic international quartet - Brazilian master-percussionist Adriano Adewale, cellist Jenny Adejayan, and Nathan Thomson on double bass and flutes.
"Passion, grace, fire." The Times
Tickets £17.50
www.antonioforcione.com
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Join us for canapés and entertainment under the Pavilion in the Rectory Gardens, followed by an evening of dancing in The Stables with The John Dankworth Big Band.
Tickets £27.50 including canapés
www.stables.org
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Featuring The Summer Of Love Orchestra
The ultimate psychedelic sixties show - turn on and tune in to a musical trip that changed the world. From Carnaby Street to San Francisco this show takes you on a magical mystery tour like no other. To recreate this ultimate sixties experience the band encourage the audience to dress up in flares and kaftans - but don't worry as dressing up is not compulsory! Listen to classic hits such as Whiter Shade Of Pale, Little Help From My Friends, Bend Me Shape Me, California Dreaming, Jesamine, Young Girl, Flowers In The Rain, Happy Together, Out Of Time, Itchycoo Park, Nights In White Satin, and many more.
Tickets £18
www.newamencorner.com
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Andy Fairweather Low's pedigree is the stuff rock dreams are made of. He first came to prominence at the vanguard of the new youthful expression of music as the lead singer in Amen Corner. A world tour as musical director with Roger Waters' band, then a European tour with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings might be difficult to top for most people - but not for Andy Fairweather Low. He just segues smoothly to a solo tour with some of the world's finest musicians in his band - Geraint Watkins, Dave Bronze and Paul Beavis complete the line-up. His new show includes songs from his whole career as well as the current Sweet Soulful Music CD.
Tickets £21.50
www.andyfairweatherlow.com
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Grammy Award-winning Nanci Griffith swept Nashville off its collective feet with what Rolling Stone later described as her unique form of "folkabilly" music - merging country with folk and pop music. She has penned some of country music's most enduring compositions, including Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson's Gulf Coast Highway, Kathy Mattea's Love At The Five And Dime and Listen To The Radio, and Suzy Bogguss's Outbound Plane. Nanci's most recent album, Ruby's Torch is an intriguing experiment that brings together both Griffith originals and a selection of material from some of her favourite writers.
Tickets £32.50
www.nancigriffith.com
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Set in the gardens of Sir John Dankworth & Dame Cleo Lane
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All Along The Watchtower, Rock Around the Clock, Stand By Me, Smoke on the Water - not titles you'd usually associate with chamber music. Tonight expect to hear some of the greatest rock and pop classics of the last five decades performed by a traditional string quartet whose detailed and dynamic arrangements allow you to experience the repertoire and instrumentation in a whole new way. Virtuoso musicianship - with a twist.
Tickets £12.50
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Rhythm is their business! For over 30 years the Pasadena Roof Orchestra has been performing hot dance tunes from the 1920s and 30s with inimitable vivacity and panache. Drawing their repertoire from Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and Cab Calloway, an evening with the Pasadena Roof Orchestra is elegant, life-affirming and - above all - fun.
Tickets £19.50
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Best known for the hits Build Me Up Buttercup and Baby Now That I've Found You, local soul legend Clem Curtis returns to The Stables with his group The Foundations. Expect an evening of exciting arrangements of soul classics, dancing and a few surprises along the way
Tickets £18.50
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The much-loved Val Doonican returns to The Stables for a trip down memory lane. Famed for hits including Walk Tall, Elusive Butterfly, What Would I Be, Memories Are Made Of This, O'Rafferty's Motor Car and Paddy McGinty's Goat, this evening promises to include some classic favourites from one of Ireland's finest exports.
Tickets £20
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Voted Guitar Player magazine's Best Country Guitar Picker five times, Albert Lee has been a member of Chris Farlowe's Thunderbirds, Head Hands & Feet, Eric Clapton's band, Emmylou Harris's Hotband, The Crickets, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings and has toured for years with The Everly Brothers. Tonight he finds rooms for us in his busy schedule. Rescheduled date from 24 May.
Tickets £20
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Finn Peters is one of the leading flute and sax players in the UK today. In 2007 Finn's Finntett won Best Band at the BBC Jazz Awards, their music being played in clubs across Europe by high-profile tastemakers like Gilles Peterson and Mr Scruff. His album Su-ling received extensive airplay on BBC Radios 1, 2 and 3 with its blend of jazz sitting comfortably alongside classical, hip-hop and world music.
Tickets £9.50 in advance, £11.50 on the door
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The multi-award winning comedian and star of 8 Out of 10 Cats, Live at the Apollo and XFM embarks on his first live national tour with this exciting and hilarious show that will have audiences begging for more. "Deserves a cult following" Scotsman, "Very funny" Peter Kay, "Hilarious" Johnny Vegas, "Engaging and witty" Sunday Times
Tickets £14
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Henry Blofeld made his name as a cricket commentator and is one of the most recognisable voices in cricket. A brilliant raconteur, tonight Blowers talks us through his life and the people he's met along the way. His stories include characters such as Ian Fleming (who appropriated his surname for James Bond's arch-enemy Ernst Stavro Blofeld), Noel Coward, The Queen, Clive Dunn and Boris Johnson - to name but a few. A quintessentially English evening!
Tickets £17.50
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Eliza Carthy is one of the most dazzling folk musicians of a generation. She divides her time between touring and recording with her legendary parents, Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson, and numerous pioneering solo and band projects. She has revitalised folk music and captured new audiences with her intelligent, charismatic and boundary-crossing performance.
Tickets £17.50
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It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing! The Piccadilly Dance Orchestra recreates the glamorous golden age of popular music from the elegant Art Deco era. The show features great songs by Cole Porter and the Gershwin brothers, performed with the orchestra's matchless combination of period style and sound. Anything goes!
Tickets £16.50, £18.50
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Alec Dankworth's long-standing love of all things Spanish provided the inspiration for this group. With Alec Dankworth - bass, Mark Lockheart - saxes, Ed Renshaw - guitars, Chris Garrick - violin and Demi Garcia - percussion. Metheny, Corea and even Rodrigo are reinvented alongside traditional folk songs and originals in flamenco rhythms creating a wonderful and genuinely Spanish world. A heady mix of top British players make this an exciting and unusual line-up!
Tickets £15
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Relive the music of Roy Orbison, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly and Ricky Corvette in this stunning tribute show. It's a breath-taking stroll down memory lane, through the heady days of the fabulous fifties and the swinging sixties.
Tickets £17.50
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"Full of talent, charm and chutzpah, they're a joy to hear and to be with" - that's what Fairport Convention say about Tiny Tin Lady, who over the past three years (and 30 festival appearances) have become one of the most talked about bands on the acoustic scene. Rootsy, folky, rocky, delivering brilliant original songs coupled with superb musicianship, Mojo magazine called their debut album Sound of Requiem "A triumph for talent over X-Factor garbage."
Tickets £9.50 in advance, £11.50 on the door
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On September 19 1970 Stackridge played the first note at the first Glastonbury festival. And now, 38 years on, they're back playing Glastonbury again - along with The Stables as they tour their new studio album. Strangely strange and wonderfully wonderful, expect some weirdness tonight from a band whose back catalogue includes titles like Purple Spaceships Over Yatton, The Indifferent Hedgehog and No One's More Important Than The Earthworm & classic hit Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime.
Tickets £14.50
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The Stables has linked up with leading agency Dawson Breed Music to bring you the stars of tomorrow today in a packed co-headlining gig. If you like chillout Cafe Del Mar-type sounds you'll love Toni Castells - his music has a dreamy, film-like quality reminiscent of bands like Air and The Blue States. Tonight he'll be joining us with his laptop and an opera singer in tow so prepare to drift away on a musical experience quite unlike any other at The Stables this autumn!
Riddler are a new, quirky, upbeat band who create original songs written from the heart and with a slightly surreal twist. Their sound echoes influences from Moloko, Tori Amos, Imogen Heap and a happier Portishead. A vibrant, emotive and energetic live act, they have recently supported Pete Doherty and Paolo Nutini and received a great reception from their crowds.
Tickets £9.50 in advance, £11.50 on the door
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The year is 2030, the city is New York, the undead are among us and they're livelier than ever! Steve Steinman plays Baron Von Rockula - owner of the Live & Let Die Club. Rock guitar legend Eddie Ojeda from Twisted Sister plays alongside the Baron, ripping up a storm in the wickedest club around! The musicians blast their way through some of the greatest rock anthems from Meat Loaf, Rainbow, Bon Jovi, Queen, White Snake, AC/DC, Suzi Quatro, Alice Cooper and Guns & Roses.
Tickets £21, £23
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It's the Polish Pogues! Winners of a BBC World Music award, this band have taken ancient Polish traditional music and revamped it for a new generation - and what a revamp! They call it "bio-techno" - it's got hyponotic trancey rhythms, open throat "white voice" singing and tons of punky attitude, played on instruments like hurdy gurdy, frame drums, cello, cimbalom and szuka (that's a fiddle that you play with your fingernails). This is hardcore folk we're talking about here, from an outfit that's not so much a band as a force of nature!
Tickets £16.50
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Promoted by Jalons
Bishop is an American singer and guitarist who has been nominated for two Grammys and an Oscar. His major hits include On and On, Save It for a Rainy Day, Everybody Needs Love, and It Might Be You, the theme from the movie Tootsie. As well as writing and singing on numerous film scores, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Barbra Streisand, Art Garfunkel, Kenny Loggins, Johnny Mathis, Phoebe Snow, David Crosby and The Four Tops have all recorded songs penned by Bish. John O'Connell was half of the well-known Liverpool band Groundpig and is now making a name for himself as a popular singer/songwriter.
Tickets £19.50, £21.50
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Clarinettist Emma Johnson has established a busy international career as a soloist, performing across the world. Hugely popular in Britain, she regularly plays to sold-out concert halls. Recently she recorded two discs for Universal Classics & Jazz, the first of which, Voyage, went straight to number 3 in the UK Classical Charts. Accompanied by John Lenehan (piano), tonights programme will include: Debussy: Premiere Rhapsodie, Schumann: Romances op.94, Mendelssohn: Sonata in E flat major, Elgar: Canto Popolare, John Dankworth: Suite for Emma, Bernstein arr. Johnson/Lenehan: Scenes from West Side Story
Tickets £15.50, £17.50
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Hot Club of Cowtown are the most globe-trotting, hard-swinging Western Swing trio on the planet. Tours with Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and The Mavericks keep them pretty busy, but tonight they join us at The Stables touring their latest album. Theirs is a unique and ever-changing sound, blending hot jazz, Americana, vintage pop & folk. Almost as if Django Reinhardt and Woody Guthrie had got together, and somehow had three very talented kids...
Tickets £15
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Stage 2
Presenting the comedy stars of tomorrow, today! Tonight compere Dan Evans introduces rising star Chris Neill and headliner Roger Monkhouse. Line-up may be subject to change. Suitable for those aged 16+.
Tickets £9.50 in advance, £11.50 on the door
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The Stables is delighted to welcome back Karen Matheson, lead singer of Capercaillie, performing one of her rare solo concerts. Providing the Celtic sound track to the film Rob Roy, Capercaille sold millions of albums world wide and "the crowning glory of Capercaillie is Matheson's voice" The Times.
Tickets £16
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Fleetwood Bac are the world's first and best Fleetwood Mac tribute band - endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself! The sound, the look, the mystical atmosphere and on-stage chemistry are all portrayed with the passion and energy of the classic line-up. Songs featured include Dreams, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, You Make Loving Fun, Rhiannon, Little Lies, Green Manalishi, Oh Well, Gold Dust Woman and many more.
Tickets £16.50
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After 21 years and 4000 gigs, the Rodent Rockers are back at The Stables tonight. Although equally well respected for their own homegrown brand of hard-rocking blues, The Hamsters are the UK's leading interpreters of the music of Jimi Hendrix and ZZ Top. For their show at The Stables they will be performing three sets, opening with some Hamsters songs, followed by two sets of the ZZ Top/Hendrix material. "Nobody does the music of Jimi Hendrix and ZZ Top better (apart from the real ZZ Top)" - The Times.
Tickets £16
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This is a stunningly beautiful project based on the award-winning albums recorded by Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald. Bringing the intimacy and delicacy of voice and guitar to songs both old and new, Martin and Alison's new album 1:AM is a truly remarkable work of art that lends itself to a live performance not to be missed.
Tickets £17.50
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At The Drop Of A Hippopotamus with Tim FitzHigham and Duncan Walsh Atkins
After 3 sell out tours, Duncan, Tim, the Hippo and the words and music of Flanders and Swann are back, fresh from headlining at the International Flanders and Swann Festival, playing on Dona | | | |
