More Music events brochure Spring 2016

A season of gigs, events and workshops Spring 2016

Internationally acclaimed poet, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay

01524 831997

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Happy New Year We are looking forward to welcoming friends old and new to join us for a wonderful season of gigs, events and workshops.

Highlights this spring include a visit from our good friend Lemn Sissay, a brilliant poet and performer and recently appointed Chancellor of Manchester University who will be sharing his writing and also leading a creative writing workshop. Lemn is here in a partnership with Lancaster LitFest.

We are also delighted to be part of Independent Venue Week staging our own live music all-dayer featuring brilliant local artists. Shake away the winter blues on 30 January.

In the Hothouse gallery, we showcase more local talent with exhibitions by Johnny Bean and Alan Outram, curated by Morecambe Artist Colony.

As ever there are all kinds of opportunities to make music and play and we are sure that there is something here to excite and to inspire you.

As always all I can say is come down to the Hothouse. The music is great and the welcome is warm!

Artistic Director, More Music

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Gigs and events at The Hothouse

Holocaust Memorial Day Thu 28 Jan | 6.30pm at Lancaster Castle The annual memorial event will commence at Lancaster Castle and then move inside The Storey for reflections and performances, including music written and performed by young people from More Music.

Tickets Free moremusic.org.uk/HMD2016

The Hothouse Ceilidh with The Wierdstring Band Sat 6 Feb | Doors 7pm The Wierdstring Band return with traditional and modern tunes plus dances from the depths of history as well as the depths of their own imagination! They have their very own brand of Cumbrian inspired fun and frolics – sense of humour essential.

Pie and peas supper £4.

Tickets £7/£5 in advance £8/£6 on the door moremusic.org.uk/ceilidh

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Stages Live Fri 1 Apr | 7pm Stages Live is proud to present the latest of their showcase gigs. Programmed by More Music’s Young Leaders group, it promises to be a great gig with performances from amazing homegrown talent - young musicians and songwriters from Lancaster and Morecambe.

Tickets ÂŁ4/ÂŁ3 on the door. All ages welcome.

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Booking: 01524 831997

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Booking: 01524 831997

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Gigs and events at The Hothouse

Let Spin Plus support Sat 20 Feb | Doors 7.30pm Formed in 2012, Let Spin forges the progressive post-jazz scenes of London and Manchester and features members of Acoustic Ladyland, Beats and Pieces Big Band and Leb Bib. With three extensive UK tours behind them, appearances at several major European jazz festivals and radio support from BBC Radio 3, Jazz FM and BBC Radio Scotland, they have shown themselves to be a technically brilliant, raucous and refreshing live act.

Tickets £8/£6 in advance £10/£8 on the door

moremusic.org.uk/let-spin

Off Stage with Lemn Sissay Sun 13 Mar | 10.30am – 4pm Where do the words come from?

How do ideas form?

What is a song?

Lemn will take you through a process of creative writing to make your own lyrics and spoken word pieces and Pete Moser will then help you turn them into song.

Learn from their experience and take your own creative journey.

Tickets £25

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Lemn Sissay With support from Sasha Mitchell and Pete Moser singing ‘Love Songs of World War 3’ by Adrian Mitchell

Sat 12 Mar | Doors 7.30pm An inspirational evening of poems and performance from the poet who tweets every morning with words of wisdom and humour. Lemn has worked on a various More Music projects including The Long Walk and Preston Guild and has an international reputation as a writer and performer. The night will be fun and full of powerful stories. Lemn was the official poet for the London Olympics and recently appointed Chancellor of Manchester University.

Tickets £10/£7 in advance £12/£9 on the door

Booking: 01524 831997

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Gigs and events at The Hothouse

"English folk's Buckingham-Nicks " The Independent On Sunday

Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman Plus support Sat 9 Apr | Doors 7.30pm

Two of the British folk scene's most accomplished performers, Kathryn and Sean have graced stages the world over in a number of guises, however, the intimacy and strength of passion shown as a duo, combined with an eclectic repertoire ensures a rare treat for any listener.

With a story that includes music making with the likes of Seth Lakeman, Cara Dillon, Levellers, Kate Rusby and Show of Hands, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman have established themselves as pillars of modern British folk.

Tickets £10/£7 in advance £12/£9 on the door

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More about More Music More Music has been based in the West End of Morecambe since 1993 and since 1996 we have lived in the big blue building on Devonshire Road. We are committed to working in our immediate community. Many of our activities – music making sessions for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities as well as high quality music events and gigs take place at The Hothouse which is an inspirational place to be.

Look out for things to do and get involved in including: • Baybeat Streetband open to all.

• Friday Night Project, for young people aged 11-18 to have a go at music, being a DJ, beatbox or different art projects.

• Training sessions for professional musicians.

• Choirs and singing sessons.

• Bands to join – there’s a wide range of choice from the Folk Group to the Long Walk Chinese Orchestra.

We are also responsible for putting on free festivals in Morecambe including Catch the Wind Kite Festival on the Prom each year, the Winter Lantern Festival and the West End Festival in Regent Park in the summer.

Booking: 01524 831997

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Gigs and events at The Hothouse

Connect It with Sean Gregory Head of Education at the Barbican/Guildhall Fri 4 Mar | 10am – 3pm Discover the brilliant creative world of Connect It, a unique method for creating new ensemble compositions developed at the Guildhall, London. Suitable for musicians and music teachers working in and out of the classroom.

Sean Gregory is a composer, performer and creative producer who has led collaborative arts projects for all ages and abilities in association with many British and international orchestras, opera companies, theatres, galleries and arts education organisations.

Tickets £25 please book online in advance

moremusic.org.uk/connect-it

With One Voice

Jayson Stilwell – Silence Between Sound Sat 6 Feb | 10.30am – 4.30pm Jayson Stilwell is an overtone singer and healing sound practitioner with over 20 years experience as a teacher and performer. This one-day workshop will explore the interaction between our voices and our experience through techniques including mindfulness and overtone singing. No experience necessary, all are welcome.

Tickets £15 please book online in advance

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Singing in School Sat 13 Feb | 10.30am – 3.30pm A day with Lancashire Music Hub District Singing Leader Emma Williams in which you will have a great sing and look at the following topics: • Creating a quality sound • Choosing repertoire • Making a choir • Vocal Health A Lancashire Music Hub promotion aimed at music teachers and musicians who work in schools.

Tickets £15 please book online in advance

Booking: 01524 831997

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Gigs and events at The Hothouse

Exhibitions

Offstage: Portraits of musicians by Johnny Bean From 18 Jan Local photographer and Morecambe Artist Colony member Johnny Bean began his ongoing project shooting portraits of musicians in 2012. Intrigued by the idea of capturing performers away from their performance arena his "offstage" portraits are a mix of the candid and the contrived.

Tickets Free

moremusic.org.uk/exhibitions

I Made It Myself by Alan Outram From 7 Mar | An exhibition of record sleeves and posters championing DIY culture and the art of plunder.

Tickets Free moremusic.org.uk/exhibitions

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Coming Soon!

9Bach Sat 14 May | Doors 7.30pm Compelling, highly original, haunting, dark, beguiling and exquisitely sung; a special band taking traditional Welsh folk songs and recasting them into a spectral and haunting sound canvas. Their album ‘Tincian’ was the winner of Best Album at the 2015 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Tickets £10/£7 in advance £12/£9 on the door

moremusic.org.uk/9bach

Holy Moly & the Crackers

Catch The Wind Kite Festival

Holy Moly & the Crackers are a seven-

Sat 16 & Sun 17 July | 12noon-5pm

piece ‘gypsy folk’n’roll’ band. They play

Our annual spectacular on Morecambe

a unique mash-up of folk/blues, waltz

Prom returns, with live music,

tempos and hoe-downs crossed and

entertainment, games, arts and crafts

french zazou in outlandish carnival style.

plus kites of all shapes, sizes and colours

It is loud, funky and fun.

filling the sky over the beach.

Sat 16 July | Doors 7.30pm

Tickets £8/£6 in advance £10/£8 on the night moremusic.org.uk/holy-moly

Booking: 01524 831997

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Tickets Free moremusic.org.uk /CTW2016

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Booking and Information

Tickets and Info!

You can buy tickets for gigs at The Hothouse in the following ways...

Online Via our official ticket agents breweryarts.co.uk or follow the links to individual gigs from moremusic.org.uk Phone Brewery Arts Centre on 01539 725133 Morecambe Visitor Information Centre 01524 582808 In person At The Hothouse, Brewery Arts Centre or Morecambe Visitor Information Centre.

An Induction loop system is available in The Hothouse.

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Hiring and Visiting us

Events, Gigs and Parties!

The Hothouse is a fully accessible building with a 220 capacity venue space, available to book (including PA equipment) for events, parties and gigs. There are rooms available downstairs to use for band rehearsals, meetings and spaces for teaching, including one

Hire

with an interactive multimedia whiteboard. We also have a recording studio.

The Hothouse

For more information call us on 01524 831997.

How to find us Public Transport: The last train from Morecambe is 22:55.

Buses run throughout the evening with the last one to Lancaster being the 2A at 00:38. Ample on street parking. Directions available on the website. Satnav: LA3 1QT

We are here

To plan your journey why not use www.traveline.info and use our postcode LA3 1QT as your end destination.

Booking: 01524 831997

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Events: Spring 2016 JANUARY Thurs 28 Sat 30

6.30pm 2pm – 11pm

Holocaust Memorial Day Independents Day

FEBRUARY Sat 6 Sat 6 Sat 13 Sat 20

10.30am – 4.30pm 7pm 10.30am – 3.30pm 7.30pm

With One Voice Hothouse Ceilidh Singing in School Let Spin

10am – 3pm 7.30pm 10.30am – 4pm

Connect It with Sean Gregory Lemn Sissay Off Stage with Lemn Sissay

7pm 7.30pm

Stages Live Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

MARCH Fri 4 Sat 12 Sun 13

Half Price tickets for all gigs West End of Morecambe residents ticket offer 10 free tickets and 20 half price tickets available per gig.

Proof of address required.

APRIL Fri 1 Sat 9

Make Music Exhibitions From 18 January Offstage by Johnny Bean From 7 March Alan Outram I Made It Myself.

We run a varied weekly programme of music sessions for all ages and abilities during termtime.

Pick up a leaflet or visit moremusic.org.uk for details

More Music is a community music and education charity based at The Hothouse in Morecambe, with over 20 years experience delivering workshops, training, performances and festivals across the district, region and beyond!

More Music seeks to build confidence and spirit in individuals and communities through the arts, especially music. facebook.com/More.Music1 @MoreMusic1

More Music The Hothouse 13-17 Devonshire Road, Morecambe, LA3 1QT Call: 01524 831997 Email: info@moremusic.org.uk

moremusic.org.uk Photography by Phil Keen, Graham Wynne, Andy Morgan and Ashley Murphy. Design by HotfootDesign.co.uk.

More Music is an accredited Arts Award Centre. Company Reg. 4189582 | Charity Reg. 1097929 All events are held at More Music unless otherwise stated. All information is correct at time of going to print.