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THE FOSTER FACTOR • 4 Stephen Foster prepares for the start of the festival season.

BBC INTRODUCING • 8 Richard Haugh chats to his old buddy Ed Sheeran

GRAPEVINE PICKS • 18-19 A pictorial look at some of the must-see gigs coming our way

GUEST SPOT • 20 Ian Ambrose takes a look at the folk scene which is in rude health in East Anglia

GET CLASSICAL • 24 ICR’s FJ takes her monthly look at the classical music scene

MUSIC TO YOUR EARS • 28 Grapevine recommends new music by Bards Of The Heath, Johnno Casson and Brooks Williams

GRAPEVINE QUIZ • 29 A little test of how well you’ve read this edition of your favourite magazine

STAGESTRUCK • 32 Steve Hawthorne on the stage version of The Who’s rock opera Tommy

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Our covers stars with month are Suffolk folk/rock duo Silbury Hill who’re hoping for a blessing from Cardinal Wolsey himself when they appear at Saints Folk and Beer Festival in Ipswich this month. The event is taking place at St Peter’s by the Waterfront on 28th/29th April and will also feature folk stars Sam Carter and Charlie Dore along with some fine East Anglian artists including Honey and the Bear and Waxie’s Dargle. Grapevine is published monthly by Musical Marketing and is available free from selected outlets across East Anglia. Reproduction of images or artwork is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. Although we aim for accuracy, we cannot be held responsible for any loss incurred due to incorrect information provided in the listings and adverts. If you are in any doubt, contact the venue before travelling. The views expressed in Grapevine are not necessarily those of editor, publisher or printer. As Grapevine does not strictly endorse any of the advertisers, we recommend that you conduct the required background checks where necessary. Printed by ColourplanPrint

When we are out and about we often hear music fans bemoaning the lack of music venues. Then you get those who complain that we don’t use the venue we have. There is a grain of truth in both arguments. What has been lacking in the arguments is any form of professional research into the whys and wherefores of the live music scene, until now. The UK Live Music Census is a new project between the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle, run by members of the Live Music Exchange team in partnership with the Musicians’ Union, Music Venue Trust, and UK Music, and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The census takes place on line Between 9th March and 8th May 2017. The partners we will be surveying musicians, venues, promoters and audience members nationwide to provide the most comprehensive dataset yet of live music across the spectrum in the country. Whether your idea of live music is a tribute band in the corner of a pub on a Friday night or a choral society in your local church now is your chance to have your say. It is not restricted to fans, if you run a venue or play in a band you can have your say too. I suspect you are thinking what difference will it make – the answer is we don’t know. The music industry is estimated to contribute £3.5bn to the UK economy. Only by understanding what investment is needed to help the industry thrive will we be able to help develop it. To take part in the UK Live Music Census go to www.uklivemusiccensus.org

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Follow us on Twitter: GrapevineLIVE Stephen Foster is BBC Radio Suffolk’s longest serving presenter. Foz presents Drive-time and features an eclectic selection of music with much of it coming from local bands and singer-songwriters. @StephenFoz

As early as it might seem we appear to have entered the festival season and with that in mind Foz previews two big events in Ipswich which will keep him busy throughout the last weekend of the month. He also flags up the annual Ipswich Jazz Club blues night. I can’t ever recall my hometown of Ipswich hosting a folk festival. Correct me if I’m wrong but this month’s Saints Beer And Folk Festival will be the first time Suffolk’s county town has celebrated the wonderful world of folk in such a big way. The events takes place at St Peter’s-bythe-Waterfront on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 April and features two of the UK’s top folk singers as well as many of Suffolk’s leading acoustic-based acts. Silbury Hill’s David Stainer has curated the Friday night session which sees Honey And The Bear top a bill that also features guitarist Lou Myhill, the trio EllY Tree and singer/songwriter Holly Johnston. I have put together the Saturday night line-

Sam Car ter up which stars BBC Folk Awards winner Sam Carter of False Lights fame and the evergreen Charlie Dore together with her trusty guitarist Julian Littman of Steeleye Span. Also on the bill that evening are

Silbury Hill and Suffolk’s very own Pogues tribute band Waxie’s Dargle.

“...the wonderful world of folk...” GrapevineLIVE is backing the two-dayer which has all been organised by the party loving Beer & Co, specialists in events where everyone is guaranteed a good time. Also supporting this new festival for Ipswich are West End Music with an Open Mic session and Steve Langdon who brings his Pop Up Record Shop to the occasion. Outdoors that same weekend is the annual Ipswich May Day Festival. As I have discovered first hand over the past few months a lot of hard work goes into making this annual free family event run some smoothly and successfully. It’s been a great honour for me to involved in the programming of the Roger Mackay stage. I knew Roger well and was delighted when his widow Teresa asked me to join the organising committee. I have curated much of what’s on the so-called main stage enlisting the talents of The Colourblind Hedgehogs, Back Porch, Metropolis, Phil Jackson’s Rock’n’Roll Band and Reggae Rainbows. There’s lots more live music on Alexandra

Find us on Facebook: GrapevineLIVE Park from midday to 6pm on Sunday, April 30 so I really hope you can make it as we mark International Workers’ Day. Also in my diary for this month is the annual Ipswich Jazz Club blues night. It’s held every Spring in conjunction with BBC Radio Suffolk and this year stars The Cadillac Kings, those fine purveyors of blues with a swing and a smile on its face. It’ll be their very first visit to Ipswich and takes place on Sunday, April 23. In previous years we’ve had the likes of Paul Lamb and the King Snakes, Ian Siegal and The Keno Kings rocking the joint and I just know that the excellent Cadillac Kings will give those of us at The California Club another night that will live long in the memory.

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www.GrapevineLIVE.co.uk Gigs in Cambridgeshire Sat 1st Cambridge r Junction r Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club r £17

Cambridge r Portland Arms r Day Of The Tron r 3pm Ely r Kings Arms r Elvis is in the building r 9pm Peterborough r Key Theatre r The Three Degrees r 7:30pm

Gigs in Essex Sat 1st

Billericay r Barleylands r Chris Lord & Her Blues Express r 2pm Chelmsford r Bassment r John Fairhurst Band + Lo Chief + supt Chelmsford r Civic Theatre r All Or Nothing r 2:30pm Chelmsford r Civic Theatre r All Or Nothing r 7:45pm Clacton r Princes Theatre r The Fureys Southend r Chinnery's r Feel The Steel Southend r Maritime Room r 70s Rewind: Dare to Flare! r 8pm Wix r The Waggon r Rekovered r 9pm

Gigs in Norfolk Sat 1st

Banham r Community Ctr r 60's Dance r £7 r 8:30pm Gorleston r Dock Tavern r Distant Sun r 9pm Hunstanton r Princess Theatre r And Finally Phil Collins Kings Lynn r Corn Exchange r KLFM's Nothing But The 90s Norwich r Arts Centre r Birds of Hell + Teen Brains + Rory McVicar + Waves (Bar) + LK (Bar) r £7 r 8 pm Norwich r B2 r Kamensko r 7pm Norwich r Brickmakers r Pure Passion & Ring Of Stones r 8pm Norwich r Maddermarket r Barron Knights r £18.50 r 7:30pm Norwich r The Gatehouse r Rockin Johnny r 8:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Four Play Sheringham r Little Theatre r Hayley Moss r 7:30pm

Gigs in Suffolk Sat 1st

Beccles r Butchers Arms r Cocktail & Disco Night r 8pm Bramford r British Legion r Shane & The Korrados r 8:30pm

Follow us on Twitter: GrapevineLIVE Bury r Hunter Club r Metropolis / Thinking Men / Druids / Siah + Bury r The Apex r Little Mix Experience r £15 r 1pm Cavendish r Five Bells r Open Mic Night r 6pm Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Paul Gee r 9pm Felixstowe r Falcon Inn r Remedy r 8pm Felixstowe r Hand In Hand r Hurricane Alley r 9pm Felixstowe r Spa Pavilion r The Upbeat Beatles r 7:30pm Felixstowe r Trimley S&S r Carnival Open Day r Noon Halesworth r The Cut r The Eastfolk Kinidrome r £10 r 7pm Ipswich r California Club r Andrew Spall r 7:30pm Ipswich r Gardeners Arms r The Collectors r 9pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Northern Soul r 8pm Ipswich r Manor Social Club r Club Disco r 8pm Ipswich r Mulberry Tree r 4th Labyrinth Ipswich r Regent r The Bootleg Beatles r 7:30pm Ipswich r Steamboat Tavern r Rampton Disco + Guests r 7pm Ipswich r The Plough r The Outlines r 9:30pm Ipswich r The Railway r The Mint r 9pm Lowestoft r First & Last r Karaoke r 8:30pm Snape r Britten Studio r Silver Electra r 3pm Sudbury r Bay Horse r Volume to Eleven Sudbury r Prince of Wales r The Hit List Walsham-le-Willows r Blue Boar r The Muppets Woodbridge r St Mary's Church r The OK Chorale & Heartbeat

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Sun 2nd

Cambridge r Corn Exchange r Alexander O'Neal r 7:30pm Cambridge r The Geldart r The Sure Can Play Boys r 1:30pm Peterborough r Brewery Tap r Oakham Mic Night

The Battle of the Somme Centenary Tour Performed live with film by Suffolk Youth Orchestra

Part of Somme100 FILM, an international project bringing together 100 live orchestral performances of the IWM film The Battle of the Somme, to mark the 100 year anniversary of the battle. The performance will last approximately 85 minutes, without an interval.

Tuesday 4 April 2017, 7.30pm at The Apex, Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds Box office: www.theapex.co.uk Tel: (01284) 758000 Wednesday 5 April, 7.30pm at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape Box office: www.snapemaltings.co.uk Tel: (01728) 687110

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Chelmsford r Civic Theatre r The Rhythm Of Life r 7:30pm Chelmsford r Cramphorn Theatre r Chelmsford Jazz Club Colchester r Arts Centre r Alison Rayner Quintet r 7:30pm Colchester r Victoria Inn r Emma Dean Corringham r Springhouse r Northside Jazz Band r £10 r 8pm Marks Tey r Jazz Club r Muskrat Ramblers Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Gigs in Norfolk Sun 2nd

Norwich r B2 r Detours & Lay Seige r 7pm Norwich r Brickmakers r The Lee Vasey Big Band r Noon Norwich r Brickmakers r Big Music Quix & Karaoke r 8pm Norwich r Maddermarket r The Fureys r 7:30pm Norwich r The Waterfront r The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust… Norwich r Theatre Royal r Solid Silver Sixties r 7:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Acoustic Country Folk Skeyton r The Goat Inn r Norfolk Dixieland Jazz r 1:30pm

Gigs in Suffolk Sun 2nd

Beccles r Butchers Arms r Jazz in the Afternoon r 1:30pm Beccles r Butchers Arms r Open Mic Night r 7pm Blaxhall r Blaxhall Ship Inn r Kevin Sullivan r 2:30pm Bury r The Apex r Sklamberg & The Shepherds r £12.50 Felixstowe r The Alex r Pete Oxley & Nicolas Meier Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Karaoke r 2pm Ipswich r Isaacs r Savi r 3pm Ipswich r Manor Social Club r Anyones r 8pm Ipswich r Mulberry Tree r Mulberry Folk r 8pm Ipswich r The Railway r Stewart Ashfield r 3pm Ipswich r The Red Lion r Karaoke r 3pm

Lowesstoft r Hotel Hatfield r The Maciek Pysz Quartet r £7 Rushmere r St Andrew's r Sarah Gallop, Chris Allen, Geoff Lavery Sudbury r Bay Horse r The Andre De Moller Band r 4pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Mon 3rd

Cambridge r Junction r The Jesus And Mary Chain r 7pm Cambridge r Junction r Yorkston + Thorne + Khan r 7pm Cambridge r Portland Arms r Jesca Hoop r 7pm Peterborough r The Cresset r The Fureys r £21.50 r 7:30pm

Gigs in Essex Mon 3rd

Colchester r Arts Centre r Rag Mama Rag r 7:45pm Colchester r Mercury r Yamato Drummers: The Challengers

Gigs in Norfolk Mon 3rd

Norwich r Arts Centre r Daniel Lanois Solo Instrumental + supt Norwich r Brickmakers r The Brickies Open Stage r 7:30pm Norwich r Maddermarket r Maddy Prior r £16.50 r 7:30pm Norwich r The Bicycle Shop r Hazey Jane + Jake Morrell r 8pm Norwich r The LCR r Circa Waves r 7:30pm Norwich r The Waterfront r Pulled Apart By Horses + support

Gigs in Suffolk Mon 3rd

Blaxhall r Blaxhall Ship Inn r The Blaxhall Boys r 2:30pm Bury r Oakes Barn r Traditional Unaccompanied Folk Singers Bury r The Apex r Georgie Fame r £23 r 7:30pm Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Jukebox & Pool Stutton r Kings Head r Open Mic

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Tue 4th

Cambridge r Junction r Circa Waves r £17 r 7pm Cambridge r Portland Arms r Hannah Peel & Red Red Eyes

Gigs in Essex Tue 4th

Billericay r Barleylands r Rollo Markee

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A few weeks ago I managed to grab 15 minutes with a singer I hadn’t chatted to for about five years. I last interviewed Ed Sheeran at Latitude 2011, but before then we’d spoken semi-regularly for a few years. This time around, I was to call him from my work. He’d be in the back of a car, on his way to what his press person (for radio… in the UK… ) described as “other promo”.

“... whatever you’re doing, be yourself.” That promo, of course, is for his third album, ÷, which as I type seems intent on breaking every sales and chart record ever set, and probably some that haven’t been invented yet. Seriously, 16 songs in the top 20 – phenomenal. Before the interview I wondered if becoming one of the biggest popstars in the world would make Ed a different person to chat to, but I needn’t have worried. He was a joy, and in what the EADT later described as a “wide ranging interview”, Ed discussed

Ed Sheeran everything from his thoughts on the new album (the songs are “very eclectic and divided”), his plans for a homecoming gig (Portman Road “will happen”), the local music scene (check out Mullally), his plans for the future (making his own movie) and what he did with his pig sculpture (it’s “right next to the swimming pool”). Once part of the interview had been aired, James Hazell asked me to go on his show to talk about Ed - and one of the questions he asked was ‘who is the next Ed Sheeran?’ I was able to name a couple of things I’m excited about - SuperGlu’s imminent trip to Texas, and Bessie Turner’s (yet to be aired) session for us - but with some further thought I’d say the chances are that there won’t be another Ed. What he continues to achieve is the very definition of the word remarkable, and I think we should just enjoy witnessing it rather than worrying about who will be next. Ed is providing a Hollywood-blockbuster story of what the perfect mix of talent and perseverance can bring, but I’d be wary of using him as a benchmark for other

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And if there are any of those musicians reading this, Ed has this message…whatever you’re doing, be yourself. “Use your insecurities as weapons which can be useful to you,” he said. “Remain individual. “Write as many songs as possible and try and do as many shows as possible, but the way to stand out is being yourself - because no-one can be a better you than you. “And also, first and foremost, you have to enjoy it.”

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FOLK BEER & 28/29 APRIL Street Food West End Music Open Mic Pop-up Music Shop

Friday Night £7

HONEY & THE BEAR LOU MYHILL

ST. PETERS BY THE WATERFRONT, IPSWICH

From mid-day

£3

Saturday

BBC FOLK

Night £20

AWARD WINNER

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But let’s hope he does inspire people to pick up a guitar and have a go themselves, or that more people do head out to our pubs and venues – whether it’s as a pilgrimage to Ed’s former haunts, or because they realise that there’s something wonderful about seeing the very start of someone’s musical offering.

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Gigs in Norfolk Tue 4th

Norwich r Arts Centre r Haley Bonar + Michael Nau r 8pm Norwich r The Waterfront r The Wytches + We'll Be Detectives

Gigs in Suffolk Tue 4th

Bury r The Apex r Suffolk Youth Orchestra r £12 r 7:30pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Open Mic r 8pm Ipswich r Lattice Barn r Acoustic Music Afternoon r 2pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Wed 5th

Cambridge r The Geldart r The Late Risers r 8:30pm

Gigs in Essex Wed 5th

Chelmsford r Bassment r Wallop! No. 12 r 8pm Colchester r Arts Centre r Greg Wohead: Celebration, Florida

Gigs in Norfolk Wed 5th

Norwich r The Gatehouse r Irish Folk r 8:30pm

Gigs in Suffolk Wed 5th

Bildeston r Kings Head r Open Mic/Buskin' Night r 8:30pm Bury r Oakes Barn r Contemporary Folk r 8pm Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r The Railway r Open Mic r 8pm Snape r Snape Maltings r Suffolk Youth Orchestra r 7:30pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Thu 6th

Cambridge r Corn Exchange r EU Chamber Orchestra r 7:30pm Cambridge r Hidden Rooms r Alex Monk's Fling Machine r 7pm Cambridge r The Geldart r El Hombre sin Nombre r 8pm

Gigs in Essex Thu 6th

Chelmsford r Asylum r BotB 2nd Semi-Final r 8:30pm Chelmsford r Bassment r Bassment Blues Jam! r 8pm Chelmsford r Civic Theatre r The Verdict r 7:45pm

Colchester r Soundhouse r Karaoke Night r 9pm Colchester r The Bull r The Jazz Jam r 9pm Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r 10cc r 8pm

Gigs in Norfolk Thu 6th

Norwich r Arts Centre r Sonic Youths r 8pm Norwich r B2 r Doomsday Outlaw r 7pm Norwich r Brickmakers r Trickshot r 8pm Norwich r Ugly Bug Inn r Jazz Night: Take Four Quartet Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Open Mic

Gigs in Suffolk Thu 6th

Bramford r British Legion r Quiz Felixstowe r Spa Pavilion r Good Old Music Hall Days r 2:30pm Ipswich r Black Horse r Rampage Thursdayz r 8pm Ipswich r County of Suffolk r JamNight: Webby & The House Band Ipswich r Steamboat Tavern r Suffolk Songwriters r 8pm Stowmarket r John Peel Centre r Cold In Berlin + HVMM & Druids r 7:30pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Fri 7th

Cambridge r Golden Hind r Steve Lockwood r £11 r 7:30pm Cambridge r Portland Arms r Ferocious Dog r 7pm

Gigs in Essex Fri 7th

Billericay r New Crawdaddy Club r Marcus Malone Band Chelmsford r Bassment r Ministry Of Mojo + Decaydes r 8pm Frating r Kings Arms r Stiff in the Morning r 8pm Hockley r Touchline Live Music r Soul Of Santana r £12 r 8pm Southend r Chinnery's r Guns2Roses r 7:30pm Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r Caro Emerald r 7pm Southend r Maritime Room r The Sound & Vision Of Bowie West Mersea r The Mersea Ctr r Ceilidh Club

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Gigs in Norfolk Fri 7th

Hunstanton r Princess Theatre r Band Of The Brigade Of Gurkhas r 7:30pm Kings Lynn r Corn Exchange r The Searchers r 7:30pm Norwich r Arts Centre r Sheelanagig + support r £14 r 8pm Norwich r B2 r New Device r 7pm Norwich r Brickmakers r Firewire r 8pm Norwich r The Waterfront r Lightscape r 6:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r The Forge

Gigs in Suffolk Fri 7th

Aldeburgh r Jubilee Hall r Marmen Quartet r £9 Bury r The Apex r Sinatra, Sequins & Swing r £23 r 7:30pm Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Rehash r 9pm Felixstowe r Spa Pavilion r The Legendary Bay City Rollers r £24.50 r 7:30pm Felixstowe r Trimley S&S Club r Space Rocks r 9pm Haverhill r Rose & Crown r The Spree r 9pm Ipswich r Belstead Arms r Karaoke r 8:30pm Ipswich r Black Horse r Friction r 9pm Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r Duke of York r King Kalou + supt The Catch r 8:30pm Ipswich r Gardeners Arms r V211 r 9pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Northern Soul Ipswich r Mulberry Tree r Lower the Tone Ipswich r St Peter's by the Waterfront r DixieMix Jazz Band Ipswich r The Railway r The Martells r 9pm Ipswich r The Smokehouse r April Rock School Concert r 6pm Ipswich r The Wild Man r Get Carter r 8:30pm

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Newmarket r The Bull r Lucky No7 Snape r Britten Studio r Open Session: AYM r £6 r 4pm Stoke by Nayland r Fleece Jazz r Solstice r £15 r 7:30pm Stowmarket r Pickerel r Beautiful Dangerous r 9:30pm Sudbury r Prince of Wales r Jolly Polly & The Pirates

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Sat 8th

Cambridge r Junction r Warning Ely r Kings Arms r Soul Sanctuary r 8pm Peterborough r Brewery Tap r Charity Soul Night r 7pm St Ives r Royal Oak r Bad Monkey Driver r 9pm Stapleford r The Granary r Imogen Cooper & Henk Neven

Gigs in Essex Sat 8th

Ardleigh r Little Rabbit Barn r Balsamo Deighton + More Billericay r Barleylands r Rollo Markee r 2pm Chelmsford r Cramphorn Theatre r D'Ukes r 8pm Clacton r Princes Theatre r The Story of The Dubliners Colchester r Arts Centre r ChangesTwoBowie r 7:30pm Colchester r Mercury Theatre r Tubular Bells Live! r 7:30pm Hockley r Community Ctr r Richard Digance + The Broadside Boys r £15 r 8pm Southend r Chinnery's r The Dualers Southend r Maritime Room r Boyband Mania r 7:30pm Wix r The Waggon r The Martells r 9pm

Gigs in Norfolk Sat 8th

Diss r Corn Hall r Pop-Up Bowie r £15 r 8pm Gorleston r Dock Tavern r The Uninvited r 9pm Hunstanton r Princess Theatre r Back To Bacharach r 7:30pm Norwich r Arts Centre r Ouagadougous + supt r £10 r 8pm Norwich r B2 r Fortunate Sons r 7pm Norwich r Brickmakers r Buster James r 8pm

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Norwich r Maddermarket r Not The Rolling Stones r £18.50 Norwich r Open r Gentleman's Dub Club r £14 r 8pm Norwich r Playhouse r Swinging At The Cotton Club r 7:30pm Norwich r The Gatehouse r Vic Salter r 8:30pm Norwich r The LCR r You Me At Six + supt Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Small Talk Sheringham r Little Theatre r Durufle Requiem r 7:30pm

Gigs in Suffolk Sat 8th

Bramford r British Legion r Infrared r 8:30pm Bungay r Fisher Theatre r The ELO Encounter r 7:30pm Bury r The Apex r The Searchers r £23 r 7:30pm Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Karaoke r 8pm Felixstowe r Hand In Hand r Noisy Neighbours r 9pm Felixstowe r Trimley S&S Club r Quiz & Curry Night r 8pm Hadleigh r George r Psychedelia r 9pm Hadleigh r Town Hall r Hadleigh Jazz Club: Nigel Price Ipswich r Black Horse r The Spin Lights r 9pm Ipswich r California Club r Hurricane Alley r 7:30pm Ipswich r Gainsborough Labour Club r Words & Music r 8:30pm Ipswich r Gardeners Arms r Dark Custom r 9pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Reddaz Reggae Ipswich r Jimmy's Farm r Jazz Breakfast r 9:30am Ipswich r Margaret Catchpole r Karaoke r 7:30pm Ipswich r Mulberry Tree r Come In Silence Ipswich r The Kingfisher r Rap & Roll r 8pm Ipswich r The Railway r The Outlines r 9pm Ipswich r The Smokehouse r Kemakil + supt r 7pm Long Melford r Holy Trinity Church r Wot Larks r 7pm Lowestoft r Seagull Theatre r Once Upon a Musical r 2:30pm Snape r Snape Maltings r Britten -Pears Orchestra r 7:30pm Stowmarket r John Peel Centre r Red Butler + supt r 7:30pm Stowmarket r Pickerel r 5 Mile High r 9:30pm Sudbury r Bay Horse r The Occupants Sudbury r Prince of Wales r Lady & The Tramp Woodbridge r The Old Mariner r Biscuit Brothers r 8pm

Gigs in Essex Sun 9th

Colchester r Arts Centre r Fin Taylor + Mat Ewins r 7:30pm Colchester r Victoria Inn r Warren James (Mr Skiffle) Marks Tey r Jazz Club r Barry Palser's Savoy Jazz

Gigs in Norfolk Sun 9th

Gt Yarmouth r St. George's r Twist & Shout r 7:30pm Norwich r Brickmakers r The Lee Vasey Big Band r Noon Norwich r Maddermarket r St Gregory's Orchestra r £10 Norwich r Open r The Etta James Story r £27.50 r 7pm Norwich r Theatre Royal r 10cc r 7:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r 3D Rock n Roll

Gigs in Suffolk Sun 9th

Blaxhall r Blaxhall Ship Inn r The Pancakes with Keep Up Dad Bungay r Fisher Theatre r Richard Digance r 7:30pm Eye r Community Ctr r Foxyrock r £5 Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Karaoke r 4pm Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r Duke of York r Reb Capper r 3pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Karaoke r 2pm Ipswich r Isaacs r The Mementos r 3pm Ipswich r Manor Social Club r Louie-2-Tone r 8pm Ipswich r Steamboat Tavern r Gipping Valley Stompers r 2pm Ipswich r The Railway r Matt Buckle r 3pm Ipswich r The Red Lion r Karaoke r 3pm Leiston r Engineers Arms r Ant r 3:30pm Rushmere r St Andrew's Church r Amanda Lockyer r £6 r 3pm

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Gigs in Cambridgeshire Mon 10th

Peterborough r Key Theatre r Georgie Fame r £22 r 7:30pm

Gigs in Essex Mon 10th

Colchester r Arts Centre r Mairearad Green & Anna Massie

Gigs in Norfolk Mon 10th

Norwich r Brickmakers r The Brickies Open Stage r 7:30pm Norwich r Maddermarket r Simon Brown Trio r £5 r 7pm

Gigs in Suffolk Mon 10th

Blaxhall r Blaxhall Ship Inn r The Blaxhall Boys r 2:30pm Ipswich r Regent r Billy Ocean r £26 r 7pm Shottisham r Sorrel Horse r Ross Burkitt Family r 8:30pm Stutton r Kings Head r Open Mic

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Tue 11th

Cambridge r The Geldart r Live folk music r 8:30pm

Gigs in Essex Tue 11th

Colchester r Arts Centre r Steve Ignorant's Slice Of Life Colchester r Mercury Theatre r You Win Again r £27 r 7:30pm

Gigs in Norfolk Tue 11th

Norwich r Maddermarket r Dreamcast 1930's r £10 r 7:30pm Norwich r The Waterfront r GEKO + Tion Wayne + supt Norwich r The Waterfront r Hellyeah r 7:30pm

Gigs in Suffolk Tue 11th

Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Open Mic r 8pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Wed 12th

Cambridge r Corn Exchange r The Bootleg Beatles r 7:30pm Cambridge r Portland Arms r Holding Absence + Bury The Light Cambridge r The Geldart r Dickie De Vere & The Dorchester Mavericks

Gigs in Essex Wed 12th

Chelmsford r Cramphorn Theatre r Lunchtime Concert Colchester r Arts Centre r Nigel Barrett & Louise Marir 7:30pm Colchester r Mercury Theatre r Richard Digance r £21r 7:30pm

Gigs in Norfolk Wed 12th

Norwich r Open r AJ's Clubnight & Karaoke r £5 r 7pm Norwich r The Gatehouse r Irish Folk r 8:30pm Norwich r The LCR r Stormzy r 7:30pm

Gigs in Suffolk Wed 12th

Bildeston r Kings Head r Open Mic/Buskin' Night r 8:30pm Boxford r Fleece Hotel r Acoustic & Folk Session r 8:30pm Bungay r Fisher Theatre r Music Showcase r 7:30pm Bury r The Apex r The Etta James Story r £22 r 7:30pm Haverhill r Arts Centre r The Temperance Seven r £16.50 Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r The Railway r Open Mic r 8pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Thu 13th

Cambridge r Corn Exchange r Pink Martini r 7:30pm Cambridge r Hidden Rooms r Arnie Somogyi Jump Monk Quintet Cambridge r Portland Arms r Part Chimp & Mums & The Furious Sleep

Gigs in Essex Thu 13th

Colchester r Mercury r The Magnificent Music Hall r £23.50 Harwich r Electric Palace r Oxley-Meier Guitar Project Quartet

Gigs in Norfolk Thu 13th

Norwich r Arts Centre r PINS + Baby in Vain + Yassassin Norwich r Open r Drink & Jive r £5 r 9pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Open Mic

Gigs in Suffolk Thu 13th

Blaxhall r Blaxhall Ship Inn r Blaxhall Buskers Night r 8pm Bramford r British Legion r Cabaret Night r 8pm Bures r Eight Bells r Acoustic Open Mic Night r 7:30pm

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Bury r Hunter Club r Wired Folk r £3 r 7:30pm Ipswich r Black Horse r Rampage Thursdayz r 8pm Ipswich r Duke of York r Cold Norton r 8:30pm Stowmarket r John Peel Centre r Hungrytown + Triangle Woodbridge r Crown Hotel r Jazz Jam r 7:30pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Fri 14th

Cambridge r Junction r The Fiver r £6 r 6:45pm

Gigs in Essex Fri 14th

Billericay r New Crawdaddy Club r Red Butler Colchester r Arts Centre r SuperGlu + Ordinary Noise + Gaffa Tape Sandy r 7:30pm Colchester r V-Bar r Through The Decades Easter Special Frating r Kings Arms r The Short People r 8pm Southend r Chinnery's r Chris Bourne r 7pm Southend r Maritime Room r Tropicana Nights r 8:30pm

Gigs in Norfolk Fri 14th

Norwich r Arts Centre r Tibetan Night Terrors r £7 r 8pm Norwich r Brickmakers r The Black Dogs r 8pm Norwich r Open r The Heartbreak Club r £7 r 7pm Norwich r The Gatehouse r Vic Salter r 8:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r The Hiding

Gigs in Suffolk Fri 14th

Bungay r Fisher Theatre r Xim r 8pm Bury r Constitutional Club r Martin McNeil Bury r Hunter Club r Georgina Jackson r £12 r 8pm Bury r The Apex r The Wilko Johnson Band r £25 r 8pm Copdock r Ipswich Hotel r Soultown Chic r £10 Elmswell r Railway Tavern r Sunday Songs r 9pm Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r South of the Border r 9pm

Felixstowe r Trimley S&S Club r The Martells r 9pm Haverhill r Rose & Crown r Dead Horse Ipswich r Belstead Arms r The Skittlez r 8:30pm Ipswich r Black Horse r Shameful Behaviour r 9pm Ipswich r Briarbank r The Three Chordettes r 7pm Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r Duke of York r The Mighty Bosscats r 8:30pm Ipswich r Gardeners Arms r Cherry Bomb r 9pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Northern Soul r 8pm Ipswich r Mulberry Tree r Infrasonic Ipswich r Regent r Let's Hang On r 7:30pm Ipswich r The Railway r Beautiful Dangerous r 9pm Ipswich r The Red Lion r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r The Wild Man r Karaoke with Kym Halladay r 9:30pm Orford r Orford Church r Marmen Quartet r £13 Snape r Snape Maltings r Bach: St John Passion r 7:30pm Stowmarket r Pickerel r Moving Targets!! r 9:30pm Stutton r Kings Head r Open Mic Sudbury r Bay Horse r Dr Zak Sudbury r Prince of Wales r The Kicks Walsham-le-Willows r Blue Boar r Kicking Up Dust

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Sat 15th

Cambridge r Junction r Love Will Find A Way r £10 r 10pm Peterborough r Key Theatre r Little Mix Experience r 2pm

Gigs in Essex Sat 15th

Billericay r Barleylands r Sean Webster Band r 2pm Chelmsford r Asylum r Bled The Fifth + Vulpes r 8:30pm Chelmsford r Asylum r BotB FINAL r 8:30pm Chelmsford r Bassment r Skamite! r 8pm Clacton r Princes Theatre r The Rod Stewart Story Colchester r Arts Centre r The Boy & The Mermaid r 10:30am Colchester r Arts Centre r Roving Crows r 7:30pm Colchester r Mercury Theatre r One Night Of Elvis r 7:30pm Dovercourt r Caravan Park r Words and Music r 9pm Mistley r Village Hall r Shane & The Korrados r £10 r 7:30pm Wix r The Waggon r Space Rocks r 9pm

Gigs in Norfolk Sat 15th

Gorleston r Dock Tavern r Full Circle plus Special Guests r 9pm Gt Yarmouth r Broad Farm Holiday Ctr r Egypt r 9pm Hunstanton r Princess Theatre r The David Bowie Story Norwich r Arts Centre r Factory Floor + support r £12 r 8pm Norwich r Brickmakers r 14th Birthday Bash r 8pm Norwich r Open r Burn The Headlines r £7 r 7:30pm Norwich r The Gatehouse r Live Music r 8:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Little Red & The Sinners

Gigs in Suffolk Sat 15th

Blaxhall r Blaxhall Ship Inn r Kirk Spall r 8:30pm Bramford r British Legion r Kenny Lee & Hustler R/R Band Bury r Hunter Club r Bury Fringe: Gaffa Tape Sandy / Cheap Heat / Fightmilk / Tundra / Dexy r 6pm Bury r The Apex r Lindisfarne r £25 r 8pm Bury r Theatre Royal r Camilo Menjura & Diego Laverde Rojas Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Barney & The Rubbles r 9pm Felixstowe r Trimley S&S Club r Karaoke r 8pm Hadleigh r George r Backtrackin r 9pm Haverhill r Rose & Crown r DC73 r 9pm Ipswich r Black Horse r Lyyken r 9pm Ipswich r Briarbank r Saltshaker r 7pm Ipswich r California Club r Double Barrell r 7:30pm Ipswich r Duke of York r South of the Border r 8:30pm Ipswich r Gardeners Arms r Soap Your Auntie r 9pm

Find us on Facebook: GrapevineLIVE Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Lewis + Friends r 8pm Ipswich r Isaacs r Dan Star r 3pm Ipswich r Manor Ballroom r Smells Like The 90s r £12 r 7pm Ipswich r Manor Social Club r Club Disco r 8pm Ipswich r Mulberry Tree r Valdez Ipswich r The Kingfisher r Jukebox r 7:30pm Ipswich r The Plough r Lucky No7 Ipswich r The Railway r The Meat Loaf Band r 9pm Leiston r Engineers Arms r 60s/70s Disco Orford r Orford Church r Eo Nomine Snape r Snape Maltings r Britten - Pears Orchestra r 7:30pm Stowmarket r John Peel Centre r Sam Lewis + M G Boulter, The Wilsons & The Flat Mountain Family r 7pm Stowmarket r Pickerel r The Drive Ins r 9:30pm Sudbury r Bay Horse r Noisy Neighbours Sudbury r Prince of Wales r Contraband Sweffling r White Horse r Silbury Hill r 8pm Wingfield r Wingfield Barns r Adrian Adlam r 7:30pm

Gigs in Essex Sun 16th

Bulphan r Olde Plough House r Words and Music r 1pm Chelmsford r Civic Theatre r Real Diamond r 7:45pm Colchester r Arts Centre r Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker + Matt Buckle r 7pm Colchester r V-Bar r Rock vs Pop! Easter Special r 9pm Colchester r Victoria Inn r Das Fenster & The Alibis Corringham r Springhouse r Bob Dwyer's Bix & Pieces r £10 Frating r Kings Arms r The Nutty Boy r 8pm Marks Tey r Jazz Club r New Era Union Jazz Band Wix r The Waggon r Haiden Grigor Band r 9pm

Gigs in Norfolk Sun 16th

Gorleston r Dock Tavern r Easy Street r 4pm Loddon r The Swan r The Harpoon Blues Band r 4pm Norwich r Brickmakers r The Lee Vasey Big Band r Noon Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Rockabilly Jam with Hal Wrayzer Combo

Gigs in Suffolk Sun 16th

Blaxhall r Blaxhall Ship Inn r Chorus Cup r 2:30pm Bury r The Athenaeum r Songbook Sundays Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Single Decker r 4:30pm Felixstowe r Hand In Hand r Belinda Gillett r 5pm Ipswich r Briarbank r Jazz r 1:30pm Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r Duke of York r Chuck Will's Widow r 8pm Ipswich r Gardeners Arms r Walkway r 6pm Ipswich r Gardeners Arms r Glamtastics r 9pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Karaoke r 2pm Ipswich r Isaacs r Joe Fryd r 3pm Ipswich r Manor Social Club r Son of Elvis r 8pm Ipswich r Mulberry Tree r Mulberry Folk r 8pm Ipswich r The Kingfisher r Louis Two Tone r 2pm Ipswich r The Railway r Albion Mills r 3pm Ipswich r The Red Lion r Karaoke r 3pm Kesgrave r Social Club r Foxyrock r £6 r 7:30pm Leiston r Engineers Arms r Paul Pryce r 3:30pm Snape r Snape Maltings r Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra Sudbury r Bay Horse r Poontang r 9pm Sudbury r Prince of Wales r Cavort Walsham-le-Willows r Blue Boar r 70s Fancy Dress Disco

Gigs in Norfolk Mon 17th

Norwich r Brickmakers r Rockin' For The Cause r £2

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Gigs in Suffolk Mon 17th

Blaxhall r Blaxhall Ship Inn r The Blaxhall Boys r 2:30pm Ipswich r Duke of York r Back Porch Two r 3pm Ipswich r Isaacs r Shane and the Korrados r 3pm Stutton r Kings Head r Open Mic Sudbury r Bay Horse r The Alleycats r 4pm Walsham-le-Willows r Blue Boar r Live Acoustics

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Tue 18th

Cambridge r The Geldart r Pillars of Creation r 8:30pm

Gigs in Essex Tue 18th

Colchester r Arts Centre r Trans Am + Mother Sky r 7:30pm Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r Echoes Of Our Times r 8pm

Gigs in Norfolk Tue 18th

Norwich r Arts Centre r Chainska Brassika + supt r £12 r 8pm Norwich r Maddermarket r John Etheridge's Blue Spirits

Gigs in Suffolk Tue 18th

Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Open Mic r 8pm Ipswich r Lattice Barn r Acoustic Music Afternoon r 2pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Wed 19th

Cambridge r Portland Arms r The Wytches r 7pm Cambridge r The Geldart r The Late Risers r 8:30pm Peterborough r The Cresset r Michael English r £21.50

Gigs in Essex Wed 19th

Colchester r Arts Centre r Tim Bromage r 7:30pm Southend r Palace Theatre r Rayleigh Schools Big Gospel Project Wix r The Waggon r Blackwater Band r 8:30pm

Gigs in Norfolk Wed 19th

Norwich r The Gatehouse r Irish Folk r 8:30pm Norwich r The Waterfront r Patent Pending r 7:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Johns Blues Crew

Gigs in Suffolk Wed 19th

Bildeston r Kings Head r Open Mic/Buskin' Night r 8:30pm Boxford r Fleece Hotel r Irish Session r 8pm Bury r Oakes Barn r Folk From The Tradition r 8pm Bury r The Apex r Edwin Sanz Salsa Orchestra r £20 r 8pm Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r The Railway r Open Mic r 8pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Thu 20th

Cambridge r Hidden Rooms r Grace Williams r £8 r 7pm Cambridge r Portland Arms r Rusty Shackle r 7pm Cambridge r The Geldart r El Hombre sin Nombre r 8pm Peterborough r The Cresset r Bye Bye Baby r £20 r 7:30pm

Gigs in Essex Thu 20th

Castle Hedingham r Bell Inn r Open Mic Night r 7:30pm Chelmsford r Bassment r Troy Redfern Band + Danny 'Boy' Piper Taylor r £10 r 8pm Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r Iconic r 8pm

Gigs in Norfolk Thu 20th

Gt Yarmouth r Vauxhall Holiday Park r Skamouth r Norwich r Brickmakers r Cruiser Blues Band r 8pm Norwich r Maddermarket r Am Afternoon In Vienna r £10 Norwich r The LCR r Giggs r 7:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Open Mic

Gigs in Suffolk Thu 20th

Ipswich r Black Horse r Rampage Thursdayz r 8pm Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Ipswich Jam: with Webby & The House Band Ipswich r Regent r Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story r 7:30pm Ipswich r The Smokehouse r Originals with Mane & Tail

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Review: Dave Sharp Live ...at the vic

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Dave Sharp is probably best known for his role as lead guitarist with The Alarm – a post punk band keen to rebuild music back in the eighties. The band became popular in the states, they toured with Bob Dylan and U2. This latest solo album by Dave was recorded live at The Victoria pub in Colchester on a cold Sunday evening in November just days before a US presidential election that will make interesting reading in the history books of the future.

more real than some politicians would have us believe – we should indeed say a prayer for the common man who on this side of the Atlantic is just about managing.

The album was totally unrehearsed and comprises a collection of Sharp’s own work alongside classics from Guthrie, Dylan and McCullough.

This is an album sung with passion with Dave’s recognisable, slightly guttural rendition. The sleeve notes talk of apprehension and uncertainty – given the history of some of the eleven tracks, will we ever be otherwise? The unrehearsed nature of the recording gives it a raw, natural feel which songs like this should have.

It is that opening track of Guthrie’s ‘Ain’t Got No Home’ that grabs you by the throat and screams – have we learned nothing from history? It could be a modern ballad about Syrian refugees but it fact it’s origins are in an old gospel song. Sharp’s own ‘Downtown America’ conjures up visions of an America

‘The Cliffs of Duneen’ at first, to me seemed out of place. I have a sentimental attachment to a particular version of that song. That sentimentality has blinded me to the songs deeper meaning and I have Dave to thank for making me revisit it – the Irish emigrants fantasy.

‘Dave Sharp – live at The Vic’ is available from Little London Records, check out www.DaveSharp.org for more details.

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by Ian Ambrose We all love a story. We all love a tune. We all love a song. It may be more contentious to say that reality is more fascinating than fantasy, but if you tick all four boxes then folk music and its Atlantic twin, Americana, should be your playlist of choice, and if you are a gig goer then your cup runneth over. In our neck of the woods the only two things that can possibly stand between you and many evenings of great music are the size of wallet and familial obligation. I guess I should leave the reasons, why this music has such a foothold in the East, to those with degrees in such things, but who can fail to empathise with the downtrodden

Enough bar stool philosophy; Among the juggernauts clogging the East Anglian byways this month will be those belonging to such genre heavyweights as The Unthanks, The Saw Doctors, and Lindisfarne, all of whom are selling tickets appropriate to their status. So if I may crave your indulgence I would like to point you in the direction

“real and uplifting” of those who deserve to but haven’t yet reached those heights, and for those who can’t read between the lines that means they are damned good and you need to see them. I can offer no guarantees or refunds, but I can’t see how you can go far wrong at an evening with the endearingly named Rubber Wellies, from Dublin, in Chillesford. For those who fancy the twisted logic of English Americana then Police Dog Hogan will float your boat in Cambridge. Stowmarket is the place for Canadian Americana as the duo Hungrytown work

Jason McNiff worker in “Between the wars” or the hardships endured by the family of “Tom Joad” in Woody Guthrie’s epic. In essence these are stories from the underbelly, stuff that will never get passed the censor’s knife and into the pages of the history books, yet remain real and uplifting to those of us for whom similar is but a step away.

their magic. Back in the UK, Calan, from the forefront of Welsh folk music, do their thing in Norwich. Finally, the little Essex town of Kelvedon gets to host the guitar wiz Jason McNiff (think Jones with a modern twist). I don’t think Grapevine will offer prizes to any who see all five, but even if you only catch one then I’m willing to wager that life will have been enriched enormously.

Find us on Facebook: GrapevineLIVE Gigs in Cambridgeshire Fri 21st Cambridge r Golden Hind r Jacob's Irregulars r £4 r 7:30pm Cambridge r Junction r Hayseed Dixie r £20 r 7pm Cambridge r Junction r Jonny & The Baptists r £11.50 r 8pm Cambridge r The Blue Moon r Indie Night r £8.50 r 7:30pm Ely r Kings Arms r Charity Concert r 8pm Peterborough r Met lounge r Kings Ov Leon r 7:45pm Peterborough r The Cresset r The Legend Continues r 7:30pm

Gigs in Essex Fri 21st

Billericay r New Crawdaddy Club r Malaya Blue Clacton r Princes Theatre r The Illegal Eagles Clacton r West Cliff r Matt Monro Jr. r £21 r 7:30pm Colchester r Arts Centre r Bang Said The Gun r 7:30pm Colchester r Essex Outdoors Mersea r Bum in the Mud Rally Hockley r Community Ctr r The Alter Eagles r £13 r 8pm Southend r Chinnery's r (HED)P.E r 8pm Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r Billy Ocean r 7pm Southend r Palace Theatre r Richard Digance r 8pm West Mersea r The Mersea Ctr r Pete Jezard & The Usual Suspects

Gigs in Norfolk Fri 21st

Kings Lynn r Corn Exchange r Iconic r £26.50 r 7:30pm Norwich r B2 r The Senton Bombs r 7pm Norwich r Brickmakers r Groovapolitan Disco Night r 8pm Norwich r The LCR r NERO plus support from 1991 r 8pm Norwich r The Waterfront r Fell Out Boy r 6:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Cover Story

Gigs in Suffolk Fri 21st

Bungay r Fisher Theatre r Shaun Loughrey r 7:30pm Bury r Constitutional Club r Sally Ironmonger r £6 Bury r Theatre Royal r Big Girls Don't Cry r 7:30pm Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r 5 Mile High r 9pm Felixstowe r Trimley Sports & Social Club r Spin Lights r 9pm Haverhill r Arts Centre r Set Adrift r £10.50 r 8pm Haverhill r Rose & Crown r Beergut 100 r 9pm Ipswich r Belstead Arms r Andrew Spall r 8:30pm Ipswich r Black Horse r The Forge r 9pm Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r Gardeners Arms r Shoot The Glass r 9pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Funk & Soul Night r 8pm Ipswich r Mulberry Tree r Diezel Ipswich r Regent r Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story r 8pm Ipswich r The Railway r Fleeced r 9pm Ipswich r The Wild Man r The Intruders r 8:30pm Lowestoft r The Aquarium r From the Jam r £22 r 7:30pm Stoke by Nayland r Fleece Jazz r Theo Travis r £18 r 7:30pm Stowmarket r John Peel Centre r Leisure Tank+The Baskervilles Sudbury r Prince of Wales r Cherry Bomb Sudbury r Quay Theatre r The ELO Encounter r 7:30pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Sat 22nd

Cambridge r Corn Exchange r Thank You For The Music Cambridge r Junction r Police Dog Hogan r £17 r 8pm

Gigs in Essex Sat 22nd

Billericay r Barleylands r Blues Situation r 2pm Braintree r Arts Theatre r Ultimate Blues Brothers & Commitments Mix r £15 r 8pm Chelmsford r Asylum r Machine Gun Men/ Distorted & Guests Chelmsford r Civic Theatre r The Bee Gees Story Clacton r Princes Theatre r ABBA - Arrival UK Frating r Kings Arms r The Occupants r 8pm

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Southend r Chinnery's r Primo Nelson Southend r Maritime Room r Dirty Dancing & more! r 7:30pm Wix r The Waggon r Icy Dead People r 9pm

Gigs in Norfolk Sat 22nd

Diss r Corn Hall r Blues Band r £24 Kings Lynn r Corn Exchange r That'll Be The Day r £26 North Walsham r Community Ctr r North Walsham Live Aid Norwich r Brickmakers r The Pure Floyd Show r £7 r 8pm Norwich r Open r Nubiyan Twist r £10 r 8pm Norwich r The Gatehouse r Vic Salter r 8:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Worlds Apart

Gigs in Suffolk Sat 22nd

Bramford r British Legion r Tricks Of The Trade Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Karaoke r 8pm Felixstowe r Hand In Hand r Steve Forward r 9pm Felixstowe r St John The Baptist r Trianon at St John's r 7:30pm Hadleigh r George r The Filthy Lounge Band r 9pm Haverhill r Arts Centre r That Eighties Band r £12 r 7:30pm Ipswich r California Club r House Shakers r 7:30pm Ipswich r Gardeners Arms r Indigo Hammer r 9pm Ipswich r Greshams Club r JK As Robbie Williams r 7pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Nothern Soul r 8pm Ipswich r Manor Ballroom r Viva la Revolution Ipswich r Manor Social Club r Groovy Tunes Disco r 8pm Ipswich r Mulberry Tree r The Grits & Grooves Band Ipswich r Regent r Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story r 2:30pm Ipswich r Silent St. Labour Club r Annika Rands r 8pm Ipswich r St John's Church r Trianon at St John's r £8 r 7:30pm Ipswich r The Railway r The Off Beats r 9pm Lowestoft r First & Last r Purple Star Karaoke r 8:30pm Lowestoft r The Seagull Theatre r Come to the Cabaret r 7:30pm Newmarket r Memorial Hall r Oye Santana r 7:30pm Stowmarket r Gladstone Arms r No Gimmicks r 9pm Stowmarket r John Peel Centre r King Porter Stomp + James Morgan r 7:30pm Stowmarket r Pickerel r Lick and a Promise.. r 9:30pm Sudbury r Bay Horse r Hot Tramp Sudbury r Prince of Wales r Cakehole Mafia

Gigs in Essex Sun 23rd

Colchester r Arts Centre r Ses 40: Television's 'Marquee Moon’ Colchester r Arts Centre r Kiri Pritchard-McLean r 7:30pm Colchester r Victoria Inn r Ash Mandrake Marks Tey r Jazz Club r Pedigree Jazz Band Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r The Solid Silver 60's r 8pm Southend r Palace Theatre r Endellion Quartet r 3pm

Gigs in Norfolk Sun 23rd

Hunstanton r Princess Theatre r Michael English r 7:30pm Norwich r Brickmakers r The Lee Vasey Big Band Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Bonneville 58

Gigs in Suffolk Sun 23rd

Blaxhall r Blaxhall Ship Inn r Johnny G r 2:30pm Bramford r British Legion r Roy's Jam Session r 1pm Bury r Hunter Club r Good Time Jazz Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Karaoke r 4pm Felixstowe r The Alex r Gabriel Zucker & The Delegation Ipswich r California Club r The Cadillac Kings r £13 Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Karaoke r 2pm Ipswich r Isaacs r Frisco Monk r 3pm

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Ipswich r Manor Social Club r Mark Anthony r 8pm Ipswich r The Kingfisher r Annika Rands r 2:30pm Ipswich r The Railway r Louie Two Tone r 3pm Ipswich r The Red Lion r Karaoke r 3pm Leiston r Engineers Arms r Ace Karaoke r 3:30pm Sudbury r Bay Horse r Red House Groove Band r 4pm Sudbury r Brewery Tap r The Flaming Llamas r 2:30pm Sudbury r Quay Theatre r Open Music Night r 7:30pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Mon 24th

Cambridge r Junction r The Saw Doctors r £27.50 r 7pm

Gigs in Essex Mon 24th

Colchester r Arts Centre r Moore, Moss & Rutter r 7:45 pm Southend r Maritime Room r The Alley Cats r £15

Gigs in Norfolk Mon 24th

Kings Lynn r Corn Exchange r The Buddy Holly Story r £26.50 Norwich r Brickmakers r The Brickies Open Stage r 7:30pm Norwich r The Waterfront r Hayseed Dixie r 7:30pm Norwich r Theatre Royal r Buddy Holly & The Cricketers

Gigs in Suffolk Mon 24th

Blaxhall r Blaxhall Ship Inn r The Blaxhall Boys r 2:30pm Bury r Moyse's Hall r Martin Newell & The Hosepipe Band Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Jukebox & Pool Stutton r Kings Head r Open Mic

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Tue 25th

Cambridge r Corn Exchange r Caro Emerald r 7:30pm Cambridge r Junction r Holy Moly & The Crackers r £11.50 Cambridge r Portland Arms r Morocco Charity Fundraiser r 8pm Cambridge r The Geldart r Django's Tiger r 8:30pm

Gigs in Essex Tue 25th

Colchester r Arts Centre r Hayseed Dixie r 7:30pm

Gigs in Norfolk Tue 25th

Kings Lynn r Corn Exchange r The Buddy Holly Story r £26.50 Norwich r Arts Centre r Calan + Dan Wilde r £12 r 8pm Norwich r Brickmakers r The Blue Lion Band r 8pm Norwich r Open r Jake Isaac r £11 r 7pm

Gigs in Suffolk Tue 25th

Bury r The Apex r Tasmin Little & Piers Lane r £20 r 7:30pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Open Mic r 8pm Ipswich r Regent r Daniel O'Donnell r 7:30pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Wed 26th

Cambridge r Corn Exchange r Orkestra Mendoza Cambridge r Junction r The Hunna r £18 r 7pm Peterborough r The Cresset r Country Superstars Experience

Gigs in Essex Wed 26th

Chelmsford r Cramphorn Theatre r Lunchtime Concert Southend r Chinnery's r Hayseed Dixie r £18.50 Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r Led Zeppelin Masters r 8pm

Gigs in Norfolk Wed 26th

Kings Lynn r Corn Exchange r Orkestra Mendoza r 7:30pm Norwich r The Gatehouse r Irish Folk r 8:30pm Norwich r The Waterfront r The Lounge Kittens r 7:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Norfolk Blues Society

Gigs in Suffolk Wed 26th

Bildeston r Kings Head r Open Mic/Buskin' Night r 8:30pm

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FJ is one of the most versatile musicians of her generation. After 3 years as an undergraduate and choral scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge, her Ave Maria was picked up by US TV Drama West Wing, her In Paradisum won Classic FM’s composer’s competition and she was asked to create her hugely successful one-woman show Bon Voyage – from opera to popera to broadway! Recently moved from London to Suffolk, her mission is to break down the elitist barriers surrounding classical music… getclassical@grapevineLive.co.uk @fjwsoprano ‘Try putting that under yer chin, darlin’!’ was a phrase I would dread, clambering awkwardly onto the bus with my enormous cello towering over me, fumbling in my pocket for my 20p bus fare and wanting the shy-world, which many musicians inhabit, to swallow me up. Nowadays I’d probably be offered therapy for having to cope with ‘verbal abuse and bullying by the toothless tramp on the 240’, but back then the message was more gungho and less precious: ‘ignore it, get over it, move on.’

hair. Help. And boys too! Gulp. ‘Is there room for insecure types in music?’, I wondered. Oh my, if only I’d known what we all subsequently admitted we’d felt on that day… My best friend (to this day) later said she’d found me so scary and self-assured. Really? NO! You were the scary one!

“...more gung-ho and less precious...” And the point to my pop-psychology ramble is this: music gives us pleasure. But making music together from a young age gives us invaluable life skills: working as a team; uniting us with a common purpose; learning to be comfortably fearful of the unknown and dealing with it; making friends for life. So, how about this Easter supporting the many youth music courses either by encouraging your children to participate, or by attending their final concerts? These are just some of the exciting youth opportunities and events this month:

And trundle along I did, all the way to the music centre where Day One of the Easter Youth Music Course was about to start. Not that arriving there was much less daunting... all these confident kids my age and older, dressed in cool outfits and flicking their silky

April 4th The Battle of the Somme Centenary Tour Suffolk Youth Orchestra, The Apex 7.30pm April 6th Norfolk County Youth Orchestra, St Andrew’s Hall 7.30pm

Find us on Facebook: GrapevineLIVE April 7th Essex Youth Orchestra, Saffron Hall, 7.30pm Apr 10th - 13th Cambridgeshire Holiday Orchestra (holidayorchestra.co.uk) April 16th Family Concert: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Snape Maltings 2pm This month’s Get Classical with FJ radio highlight: On Monday 17th April Fiona will be talking to Geoff Lavery, conductor of Gippeswyk Singers and Beccles Choral Society as they prepare for their upcoming concert of Elgar’s Dream of Gerontius at Snape Maltings on Saturday May 13th, 7.30pm. Tune in Mondays at 6pm on ICR 105.7FM & online at www.icrfm.com/live Blaxhall r Blaxhall Ship Inn r Harbour Lights r 8:30pm Boxford r Fleece Hotel r Blues Night r 9pm Bramford r British Legion r Karaoke Bury r Moyse's Hall r Rosie Hood r £10 r 7pm Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r The Railway r Open Mic r 8pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Thu 27th

Cambridge r Corn Exchange r The Unthanks r 7:30pm Cambridge r Hidden Rooms r Sarah Gillespie Quartet r 8pm Cambridge r Junction r Maxi Jazz & The E-Type Boys r 8pm Peterborough r The Cresset r The Story of Abba r 7:30pm

Gigs in Essex Thu 27th

Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r The Shires r 7pm

Gigs in Norfolk Thu 27th

Dereham r Golf Club r Chris Ingham Kings Lynn r Corn Exchange r Creeds Cross r £21 r 7:30pm Norwich r Brickmakers r Gentlemen r 8pm Norwich r The Waterfront r Josh Doyle r 7:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Open Mic

Gigs in Suffolk Thu 27th

Blaxhall r Blaxhall Ship Inn r Blaxhall Buskers Night r 8pm Bungay r Fisher Theatre r Guitar Project r 7:30pm Ipswich r Black Horse r Rampage Thursdayz r 8pm Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Jam Night: Webby & The House Band Ipswich r Steamboat Tavern r Folk Session r 8pm Stowmarket r John Peel Centre r Emerge r 7:30pm Sudbury r Quay Theatre r Robbie Gladwell & Friends r 7:30pm

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And if you’re one of the many talented teens (or younger!) I’m reaching with my Get Classical brand, have a fabulous time on your music courses this Easter and if you feel shy, insecure or just plain under par, remember, so does the person next to you! Get over it and you’ll reach new heights in your playing and new depths in your Self. Making Music: it’s a very good therapy.

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Fri 28th

Cambridge r Golden Hind r Showcase r £9 r 7:30pm Cambridge r Mumford Theatre r Anglia Ruskin Jazz Voices Peterborough r Brewery Tap r The Gangsters r 9pm Peterborough r Key Theatre r Lee Memphis King r 7:30pm

Gigs in Essex Fri 28th

Billericay r New Crawdaddy Club r Guy Tortora Band r 8pm Colchester r Arts Centre r Ian McCulloch r 7:30pm Colchester r Essex Outdoors Mersea r Cosmic Puffin Colchester r Soundhouse r The Friday House of Blues r 9pm Frating r Kings Arms r The USA Dream r 8pm Kelvedon r The Institute r Jason McNiff Album Launch r 8pm Mistley r Village Hall r Foxyrock r £6 r 7:30pm

Gigs in Norfolk Fri 28th

Norwich r Arts Centre r The Prettiest Starman r £10 r 8pm Norwich r B2 r Skam r 7pm Norwich r Brickmakers r The Collective r 8pm Norwich r The Gatehouse r Vic Salter r 8:30pm Norwich r The Waterfront r U2 2 - Joshua Tree Show r 7pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r The Punctures

Gigs in Suffolk Fri 28th

Bungay r Fisher Theatre r Gospel Choir & Zulu Warrior dancer Bury r The Apex r King King r £22 r 8pm Elmswell r Railway Tavern r Charity Night for Gatehouse r 9pm Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Chris Coleman r 9pm Felixstowe r Half Moon r Flat Broke r 8:30pm Felixstowe r Trimley S&S r The Preservatives r 9pm Haverhill r Rose & Crown r Legend r 9pm Ipswich r Belstead Arms r The Martels r 8:30pm

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Ipswich r Black Horse r Stiff In The Morning r 9pm Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r Duke of York r Medicine Hat r 8:30pm Ipswich r Gardeners Arms r Words and Music r 9pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Nothern Soul r 8pm Ipswich r Mulberry Tree r Backstreet Ipswich r Regent r Caro Emerald r 7pm Ipswich r St Peter's by the Waterfront r Saints Beer & Folk Festival Ipswich r The Railway r All Revved Up r 9pm Ipswich r The Red Lion r Harmonix Karaoke r 8pm Stoke by Nayland r Fleece Jazz r Nicholas Meier + Pete Oxley Stowmarket r Pickerel r Roxoff r 9:30pm Stutton r Kings Head r Gary Barlow Tribute Sudbury r Prince of Wales r Walkway Sudbury r Quay Theatre r Robbie Gladwell & Friends r 7:30pm

Gigs in Cambridgeshire Sat 29th

Cambridge r Corn Exchange r Sam Bailey r 7:30pm Cambridge r Junction r Ian McCulloch r £21.50 r 8pm Ely r Kings Arms r Blue Thunder r 9pm Meldreth r Melbourn Rock Club r 37 Years Of Melbourn Rock Peterborough r Key Theatre r Lee Memphis King r 7:30pm

Gigs in Essex Sat 29th

Billericay r Barleylands r Bad Influence r 2pm Chelmsford r The Clarets Bar r Hot Red Chilli Peppers + Party At Your House r £13 r 7:30pm Colchester r Arts Centre r Comedy Club 4 Kids r 1:30pm Colchester r Arts Centre r The Floyd Effect r 7:30pm

Follow us on Twitter: GrapevineLIVE Colchester r Silver Oyster r Words and Music r 8:30pm Halstead r Empire Theatre r D'ukes r 7pm Southend r Cliffs Pavilion r Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain Wix r The Waggon r Rural Outcasts r 9pm

Gigs in Norfolk Sat 29th

Diss r Corn Hall r Roving Crows r £12 r 8pm Gt Yarmouth r St. George's r 80's Reunion Tribute Show Norwich r Arts Centre r Stone Foundation + special guests Norwich r Brickmakers r Thrashersaurus 2017 Norwich r Open r Albany Down r 7:30pm Norwich r The Gatehouse r Will Anderson r 8:30pm Norwich r The Waterfront r The Doors Alive r 6:30pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r Four Kicks Sheringham r Little Theatre r An Evening With David Hughes

Gigs in Suffolk Sat 29th

Beccles r Butchers Arms r Band Night r 8:30pm Bildeston r Kings Head r Peter Hepworth r 9pm Bramford r British Legion r Chelsea Francis Bury r The Apex r Stacey Kent r £22 r 7:30pm Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Blonde Horizon r 9pm Felixstowe r Falcon Inn r Super Things r 8pm Felixstowe r Half Moon r Back Porch r 8:30pm Felixstowe r Spa Pavilion r The Counterfeit Stones r 7:30pm Ipswich r Black Horse r Albion Mills r 9pm Ipswich r California Club r Martells r 7:30pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Reddaz Reggae r 8pm Ipswich r Isaacs r Chelsea Migliorini r 3pm

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Braintree r The Boars Head r Magic Queen r 6pm Chelmsford r Civic Theatre r Beyond The Barricade Colchester r Highways Social Club r Words and Music r 1:30pm Colchester r Victoria Inn r Boss Caine Corringham r Springhouse r Dave Rance's Rockin' Chair Band Frating r Kings Arms r Waxies Dargle r 8pm Marks Tey r Jazz Club r Storyville Jassband from Holland Southend r Chinnery's r King King r 8pm Wix r The Waggon r The Resonators r 9pm Colchester r Queen St Brewhouse r Jazz Brunch r 1pm

Gigs in Norfolk Sun 30th

Hunstanton r Princess Theatre r The Garth Brooks Story Norwich r Arts Centre r Ducking Punches + Apologies r 8pm Norwich r Brickmakers r The Lee Vasey Big Band r Noon Norwich r Brickmakers r Thrashersaurus 2017 Norwich r Brickmakers r PP3 r 3pm Norwich r Walnut Tree Shades r The Fat & the Furious

Gigs in Suffolk Sun 30th

Bildeston r Kings Head r Kevin Nightingale r 1pm Blaxhall r Blaxhall Ship Inn r Dave and John r 2:30pm Chillesford r The Froize r The Rubber Wellies r 7:30pm Felixstowe r Dolphin Hotel r Karaoke r 4pm Felixstowe r Fludyers Arms r Annika Rands r 8:30pm Felixstowe r Half Moon r Two Fold r 1:30pm Ipswich r Alexandra Park r May Day Festival Ipswich r County of Suffolk r Karaoke r 8pm Ipswich r Duke of York r Primo Nelson r 7pm Ipswich r Gardeners Arms r Noasis r 9pm Ipswich r Grinning Rat r Dave Star Karaoke r 2pm Ipswich r Isaacs r Stone Tiger r Ipswich r Manor Social Club r Shadoogie r 8pm Ipswich r Mulberry Tree r Mulberry Folk r 8pm Ipswich r Silent St. Labour Club r Words and Music r 8:15 pm Ipswich r Steamboat Tavern r La Fontaine Ensemble r 2pm Ipswich r The Railway r Stetsons Are Cool r 3pm Ipswich r The Red Lion r Hayley Kaye r 4pm Kesgrave r Social Club r Foxyrock r Â£6 r 7:30pm Sudbury r Bay Horse r Rekovered r 9pm Sudbury r Brewery Tap r Flaming Llamas r 2:30pm Walsham-le-Willows r Blue Boar r Rockney Rebels

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BARDS OF THE HEATH – MIX’T BLESSINGS In its first incarnation The Bards from Martlesham Heath near Ipswich were a duo with occasional gigs - John Goodluck on vocals, guitar & bouzouki alongside Jo Arcand playing whistle, recorders and doing some narration. The Bards were then expanded to a musical unit in order to take on some gigs at unusual venues and situations. In 2012 the group metamorphosed into a five piece unit. Every so often an evening or event comes along which requires poetry and verse to be introduced into the mix and Jo researches deeply into the background of many of the stories and myths. These weave a thread between the songs, making it a harmonious presentation which has been described as a storybook with music. This latest album was recorded by group member Des Hart in the autumn of last year. Tracks :Come Sing the Summer/The Fairy Piper/ Earthheartbeat/Old Shuck/Dandelion Clock/ Lovers’ Rune/Mallory Weaver/The Red Road/ Witches’ Brew/Tarot Song/Pale Moonlight/Turning Of The Wheel Musicians : Xohn Goodluck, Jo Arcand, Pete Gosling,Bill Johnston, Des Hart, Rob Lummis, Andy Mapplebeck and Richard Edmondson

JOHNNO CASSON AKA SNIPPET – FUTURE MELANCHOLY POP MUSIC Colchester artist Johnno Casson may be also known to many of you as Snippet, the funky folky wonky pop multi-instrumentalist, who has delivered an extremely well received range of vibrant releases in the last few years in the shape of 4 EPs and the debut album Slowly Slowly Catchee Monkey.

In the process Snippet became one of the most played artists in the history of BBC Introducing and was described by Q Magazine as reminiscent of early Beck. This latest CD is jointly produced by Johnno and the late Wim Oudijk and captures Johnno at the top of his song writing game. Tracks : Hold No Shame/Middle Class Ways/ Bad Man/Follow/Marvellous Life/Ain’t Got Time For/Being Yourself/Dumbfounded/F’all/ Mental Health/We Love You/Some Kid/ I Remember/In Your Arms/I Leave It To You Musicians : Johnno Casson with Dawn Casson, Jeanette Lyons, Will Harris, Arkestar Horns, Wim Oudijk, Johnny Rhys-Lewis and Claire Hollocks

BROOKS WILLIAMS – BROOKS’ BLUES Cambridgeshire-based Brooks Williams is from Statesboro, Georgia USA (the town made famous by country-blues legend Blind Willie McTell and his song Statesboro Blues), creates a super-charged acoustic music that draws heavily on both his blues and Americana roots. The resulting sound can be described as Blues-icana. For his latest album Brooks has covered a whole host of blues standards together with one of his favourite Chuck Berry track – You Never Can Tell. The recordings were made ‘old school’ over three days in August last year. They were recorded, mixed and mastered by Andy Bell and this CD is up to the usual high standards we’ve come to expect from recently appointed patron of the Milkmaid Blues Club in Bury St Edmunds. Tracks : From Four Until Late/My Babe/Trouble In Mind/You Never Can Tell/Save The Bones/ Backwater Blues/On The Rolling Sea/Statesboro Blues/Mother Earth/Sitting On Top Of The World/ Hesitation Blues/I Will Do My Last Singing

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Last month’s answers: 1. Joanna Eden 2. Ace 3. Antonio Carlos Jobim 4. Bad Touch 5. The Stranglers

This month’s winners are: Mick Doyle, Clacton Robert Carr, Hadleigh

A chance to get your hands on one of our featured albums. Here’s another quiz for you: 1. W hich member of Steeleye Span is taking part in the Beer and Folk Festival in Ipswich this month? 2. W hich folk musician is behind Bards Of The Heath? 3. W ho directed the film version of Tommy? 4. W ho recommends that musicians remain individuals? 5. Which singer is joined by Bang Bang in Ipswich this month? Enter at www.grapevinelive.co.uk win or send them on a postcard to the address on the inside cover.

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Steve previews theatre and comedy on BBC Radio Suffolk at 5.50pm every Wednesday and presents the Wednesday Breakfast Show on ICR 105.7 FM. He also crochets coasters for disabled sailors...

1975. The year Margaret Thatcher became leader of the Conservative Party, Fawlty Towers was first broadcast on TV and Bohemian Rhapsody was number 1 for what seemed an eternity (it was nine weeks but when you’re a kid – that’s an eternity!). It was also the year that Tommy, Ken Russell’s film of The Who’s groundbreaking concept album (itself released in 1969) about the deaf, dumb and blind kid who sure played a mean pinball, was released. Those events really do feel as though they belong to a different age, which

fared as well. Or at least it hadn’t. Ken Russell’s film is definitely a thing of its time. That’s due predominantly to the psychedelic intermingling of the precepts of Indian guru Meher Baba and Russell’s idiosyncratic film making. Russell is a love him or hate him kind of director and I have to say that I definitely don’t love him. As a film I find Tommy a confused and disjointed affair, a bad trip which even the presence of Oliver Reed and Jack Nicholson can’t rectify. And yet, despite that, it has a certain appeal.

I guess forty plus years is. Of those four events

A great deal of that lies not with Russell’s

Tommy, the film as opposed to the album,

visual interpretation of Pete Townsend’s story

has probably worn least well and whilst the

but on the strangeness of the story itself. I

album contains songs which are genuine

remember first listing to Tommy – some years

classics and therefore withstand the passage

after its 1969 release I must add – and not

of time and taste, the story has perhaps not

being able to buy the idea of someone playing pinball being a huge, global, spectator phenomenon. The idea that people would watch someone else playing a game like pinball simply felt bizarre. I’m sure that’s what Pete Townsend intended but he must be smiling now as, in that strange way life has of imitating art, watching other people playing video games is now a multi-million pound industry and seems likely to begin to rival conventional sport for headlines over the next decade. And so, forty eight years after the release of the album, Tommy, as with all the best sci-fi, beings to look rather prescient. Whether that was a factor in Ipswich’s New

Find us on Facebook: GrapevineLIVE Wolsey Theatre’s decision to co-produce a new version of Townsend’s rock opera is perhaps of less relevance than the fact that Tommy is a great fit for a theatre which has built a national reputation for actor/musician productions. Co-produced with Ramps on the Moon, Tommy will see a cast of 22 playing live on stage in what is doubtless, even by the Wolsey’s high standards, going to be a

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access tools. The production of Reasons To Be Cheerful, in which signing, audio description and captioning were woven into the narrative and drama unfolding on stage, comes immediately to mind and given the technological advances in the intervening period I’m expecting this aspect of the production to enhance the overall experience for everyone, not just the

spectacular production.

disabled. In addition to this there will also be a

Playing for nineteen performances from

on the 12th

March 30th – April 15th , this production is a revival of the Broadway show, rather than the film. One interesting element of

“...withstand the passage of time...” the production for me will be how it deals with some of the less palatable aspects of a story which modern audiences would find unpalatable if presented as Russell and Townsend originally did. Keith Moon’s leering, vaudeville comic, portrayal of Wicked Uncle Ernie singing Fiddle About is a part of the film which Russell got wrong, and which highlights the fact that the film definitely was made in another era. I expect the Wolsey version will show this crime and its impact on Tommy’s life in a radical different manner to the film. Given that the central role of Tommy portrays a severely disabled person, it is good to see that access to the performance for disabled people is being given prominence. Audio description, BSL and captioning performances are often included during a production’s run but for the nineteen performance run of Tommy at the New Wolsey every performance will have, what is being termed, a creative use of these

Relaxed and Dementia Friendly performance of April at 1.30 for which the tickets are £10 and £5. Currently there are still a few, but it is a few, £10 tickets available for some of the evening performances and after that prices rise to between £16.50 and £29.50, although there are discounts for those who require audio description, captioning and BSL.

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