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Thursday 24
January 8pm Burns Night Ceilidh Party
Celebrate
Burns night with some fun Scottish Ceilidh dancing and the music and poetry of
the great Robert Burns at this informal party night led by the incomparable
Liam Robinson & chums.Tickets: £8
Saturday
9 February 8pm New Jazz 5 & Jazzpac present The Walter Smith III Quartet
This
is a rare opportunity to see one of the most important figures in jazz music
today. Join Walter Smith III as he makes his inaugural UK tour as a band leader
with this all-American quartet.Smith is among the most celebrated tenor saxophonists of his generation, renowned for his instantly recognisable sound and ground breaking albums and is the first choice of tenorist for US superstars such as Terence Blanchard and Christian McBride. Tickets: £14 (£12 concessions / £7 students)
During the extended interval while most of the audience watch Not Until We Are Lost there will be a chance for a few people to take part in a guitar masterclass with Chris & Elliott.Tickets: £10 (including the masterclass) or £20 (including ticket to see Not Until We Are Lost at 8.30pm)
Saturday 2 March 8pm New Jazz 5 presents Marlene Ver Planck
Marlene VerPlanck returns to the Drill Hall for an unmissable evening of jazz standards. She has almost everything one could ask for in a singer of classic American songs: a gorgeous sound, a solid understanding of words and story and a sure and steady feel for rhythm. In her early career she worked as a backing singer for Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and Tony Bennett, emerging as a leading solo performer in the 1970s, playing Carnegie Hall to rave reviews. ‘She may be the most accomplished interpreter of popular material performing today...interpretive sensitivity and perceptive choice of songs that can be matched only by a handful of singers.’ New York Times. Tickets: £14 (£12 concessions / £7 students)
Friday
8 March Time 7.30pm The Twist
The
Twist, an electrifying West End-style show bringing you the greatest musical
stars of the 50’s and 60’s. Elvis, Dusty, Buddy Holly, Connie Francis, Billy
Fury, Petula Clark, Eddie Cochran and Brenda Lee. Take a nostalgic trip back in
time with this spectacular, vibrant, non-stop rockin’ show. Live band, dancers,
comedy and incredibly authentic vocals. Set in
an American Diner, Tony ‘the hair’ Tremendo runs the diner in his own
calamitous way while his bubbly waitresses, the Twistettes bring laughter and
dance to a vocal line-up that features over 30 songs.Tickets: £22 (£18)
Saturday 9 March 8pm
Gabby Young & Other Animals
The 7-piece Gabby
Young and Other Animals was formed in 2008 and the band’s sound & look is
as original as it is amazing. Young’s style combines Balkan brass, jazz and
swing in a sound that has been affectionately dubbed Circus Swing. As famous
for her extravagant costumes as for her soulful voice, her flamboyant show has
been likened to Florence + the Machine and Paloma Faith, while her classically
trained voice has been likened to that of Kate Bush, Tori Amos and Imogen Heap.
This tour is to promote her second album, which is filled with often
unexpectedly thoughtful, sophisticated songs that continually switch direction,
from cool guitar, accordion or piano-backed balladry to furious trumpet and
trombone-backed workouts.‘We are playing this a lot because we love it. She is terrific live, a really big wall of sound”. Graham Norton BBC Radio 2 Support TBC Tickets: £10 adv (£12 on the day)
Saturday 16 March 8pm
St Patrick’s Night with The Hooleys
& friends
The definition of
a Hooley is ‘to meet secretly at the
homes of friends and family to drink, sing and play music.’ Preferring to
bring the party into more public places, local musical legends The Hooleys return
to the Drill Hall for another night of raw Celtic and European musical passion!
Join us for the best way to celebrate Patrick’s Night…. but don't forget to
bring your dancing shoes! Tickets: £8 in advance (£10 on the day)
Thursday
21 March 7.45
pm in the Room Upstairs The Moth Lantern
Mr
Keith Presents another gig in our series of young semi acoustic acts in the
Room Upstairs.With a sound that recalls Beck, Jeff Buckley and The National, The Moth Lantern are Dan, Jason, Joanne and Eddie from Lincoln. The Moth Lantern was recently featured on Radio 1's One Music website: "Downbeat but gloriously wonderful acoustic pop with a cinematic edge, The Moth Lantern are a beguiling proposition." ‘Great stuff, we like these!’ Tom Robinson, BBC6 Music Support TBC.Tickets: £6
Friday
22 March 8pm Whole Lotta Led
After 12 years with the same line up (and having
just beaten the length of time Led Zeppelin were together), Whole Lotta Led
have undergone a change in line-up. Joining the band on drums is Charlie Hart,
a gifted musician who has long admired John Bonham's drum style and new
vocalist, Lee Pryor, who effortlessly reproduces Robert Plants amazing vocals
& David Wykeham-George who, as well as playing keyboards, will also be
contributing guitar and backing vocals. Don't worry though, founder members
Nick Ferris (guitar) and Geoff Hunt (bass) are still there, continuing the
legacy and ensuring the standard of performance is as high as it can be. If you
haven't seen the band before you'll be well impressed and if you have seen the
old band, come and witness the amazing changes. Whole Lotta Led just gotta Whole Lot Better. Tickets: £12.50 adv (£14.50 on the day)
Friday
5 April 7.30pm The Rat Pack Vegas
Spectacular Show
It's fun all the way as Messers Sinatra, Martin & Davis Junior,
the original 'Purveyors of Cool' swing back into the Drill Hall with this
fabulous show featuring some of the greatest music of the 20th century. Every
song is an absolute classic Come Fly With Me, Under My Skin, Mr
Bojangles, Lady is a Tramp, That's Amore, Mack the Knife
plus many more of your favourites. The BBC summed up this show in just one word
'Magnificent!'Tickets: £20 (£18 if paid for before Christmas)
Saturday 6 April 7.30pm
– 12.30am Back To The Future: Best of
the 80s & 90s
This season’s Back to the Future party night is an 80s & 90s Special. Another massive night of huge floor-filling tunes and some live music too. Get your mates together and get on that dance floor! Tickets: £6
This season’s Back to the Future party night is an 80s & 90s Special. Another massive night of huge floor-filling tunes and some live music too. Get your mates together and get on that dance floor! Tickets: £6
Wednesday 10 April
8pm Feast of Fiddles
2013 sees the 20th outing of this band of friends which promises a new album launch, a booklet about the band’s history as well as the usual glorious live show. It all started in a folk club as a bit of an idea in 1993 and has developed into a UK folk-rock institution. Six of the country’s best fiddle players front a cracking band of guitars, keyboards, sax and accordion. It’s all held together by the grandfather of folk-rock drumming – Dave Mattacks. The show includes solos, original and traditional songs, a few iconic rock references and theme tunes plus mighty ensemble arrangements to stir the soul and get the feet tapping.’Absolutely awesome!’ Sue Marchant, BBC East ‘The best fiddle players of a generation’ fRoots Tickets: £17
2013 sees the 20th outing of this band of friends which promises a new album launch, a booklet about the band’s history as well as the usual glorious live show. It all started in a folk club as a bit of an idea in 1993 and has developed into a UK folk-rock institution. Six of the country’s best fiddle players front a cracking band of guitars, keyboards, sax and accordion. It’s all held together by the grandfather of folk-rock drumming – Dave Mattacks. The show includes solos, original and traditional songs, a few iconic rock references and theme tunes plus mighty ensemble arrangements to stir the soul and get the feet tapping.’Absolutely awesome!’ Sue Marchant, BBC East ‘The best fiddle players of a generation’ fRoots Tickets: £17
Saturday
13 April 8.00pm New Jazz 5/Jazzpac Lincolnshire present The Quentin Collins and Brandon Allen Quartet
Quentin
Collins, one of Europe’s top trumpeters, was a big hit at the Drill Hall a few
years ago. Tonight he is joined by the thrilling tenorist Brandon Allen, Ross
Stanley, who you may remember from Lincoln performances alongside Dennis
Rollins and drummer Enzo Zirilli, who provides one of the best rhythm sections
around. ‘This talented quartet get a full 5 stars, not only for performing
brilliantly but also for playing bright, tuneful originals that swing from
start to finish’. So said The Evening Standard and who are we to argue? Tickets:
£14 (£12 concessions / £7 students)
Tuesday 16 April 8pm
in the Café Bar Mairearad Green &
Anna Massie
This gifted young Scottish
musical duo presents a delightful evening of music using an array of
instruments - accordion, pipes, fiddle and banjo. Mairearad Green is renowned
for her deft and lyrical accordion style while Anna Massie, as well as being
one of Scotland's foremost guitarists, also excels on the fiddle, mandolin and
banjo and has played with the Blazin' Fiddles, The Unusual Suspects and Eddi
Reader. A real treat is in store for the audience for this one!‘You guys were killing it…amazing playing’ KT Tunstall Tickets: £10
Friday 19 April 7.30pm
10CC’s Graham Gouldman & Friends
We are delighted
to welcome Graham Gouldman and his 10CC bandmates Rick Fenn, Mick Wilson and
Mike Stevens to the Drill Hall for one of a series of stand-alone, 90-minute
acoustic performances in Intimate settings. The shows will feature 10CC
classics such as I'm Not In Love and Dreadlock Holiday; pre-10CC Gouldman hits
such as Bus Stop and Look Through Any Window
(written for The Hollies), Heart Full of Soul and For Your Love (The
Yardbirds) and No Milk Today (Herman's Hermits); as well as songs from his
highly acclaimed new solo album Love And Work and some surprises too. Tickets
£22.50 adv (£25 on the day)
