A Great Weekend Of Live Music Coming Up In Lincoln

A Great Weekend Of Live Music Coming Up In Lincoln

Try and catch some of these great gigs in Lincoln this weekend...

Thu 5 May - New Model Army/Band From County Hell - Engine Shed Lincoln www.engineshed.co.uk

Fri 6 May – Stand In Blues Band – Tap and Spile Lincoln - www.tapandspilelincoln.com

Sat 7 May – King King/Rebecca Downes – Engine Shed Lincoln - www.engineshed.co.uk

Sun 8 May – The James Taylor Quartet – Lincoln Drill Hall – www.lincolndrillhall.com

Best listings for gigs in Lincolnshire/Peterborough and surrounding territories...

www.bluecrowmusic.co.uk  

Topic Records in the pleasant month of May

'twas in the pleasant month of May In the Springtime of the year, Topic Records congratulates the wonderful Norma Waterson on her recent Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and has news of Record Store Day releases available now, along with special offers and details of SimpsonŸCuttingŸKerr tour dates. On April 27th at the Royal Albert Hall, Norma Waterson was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Given a rapturous reception, her stirring speech and spirited performance with The Gift Band stole the show. You can watch her perform ‘Bunch of Thyme’ by clicking on this link  to the BBC iPlayer: Bunch of Thyme Record Store Day 2016 On Saturday 16th April, Topic released an exclusive 7” vinyl single by Martin Simpson and some of his musical friends. Available only in independent record shops on the day, we can now offer this fantastic limited edition record by mail order. A double A-side, the single features Martin with Andy Cutting and Tom A. Wright on a brilliant version of Booker T. and the MGs’ Green Onions, and, on the other side, with Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr on the classic ballad Willie Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Also available now is Fledg’ling Records’ exclusive reissue of a rare Shirley Collins 7” EP that originally came out on the Collector label in 1964; English Songs volume 2 comes in a replica flipback sleeve plus a new inner sleeve with rare photographs. Our current vinyl catalogue can be found here: VINYL May 2016 special offers This month we have four titles from Topic’s acclaimed World Series, at the very special mail order price of only £6 each:     TSCD 908  FOLK MUSIC OF TURKEY TSCD 912  MUSIC OF THE TATAR PEOPLE TSCD 919  THE MOKEN – SEA GYPSIES OF THE ANDAMAN SEA TSCD 920  THE YEMEN THIAMA   To celebrate upcoming tour dates by SIMPSON∙CUTTING∙KERR and Andy Cutting's remarkable achievement in winning Musician of the Year at the BBC Radio Folk Awards for the third time, we are offering the superb deluxe edition of their wonderful album Murmurs at the very special price of only £10.00   Reg Hall 'A Few Tunes of Good Music' To coincide with the latest two volumes in the Voice of the People series - "It was mighty!" and "It was great altogether!" - we have published Reg Hall's monumental history of Irish music in London. The result of over twenty years research and a lifetime of playing Irish music, A Few Tunes of Good Music is a comprehensive history of Irish music and dance in London from 1800 - 1980 and beyond. Much of the material is based upon original interviews and historical research. The book runs to over 1000 pages including many illustrations and an extensive discography. A Few Tunes of Good Music may be downloaded for free or viewed online here: Reg Hall 'A Few Tunes of Good Music' May and June sees Martin and Eliza Carthy on the road, beginning at the Cornerstone, Didcot on May 13th. Tour dates are available by clicking the following link: Elephant tour Martin Simpson continues his busy schedule of touring, with solo gigs and then, in June, SimpsonŸ∙CuttingŸ∙Kerr undertake an extensive tour: Simpson tour

Jericho Guitars Unveils Edge Series Electric Guitars

Jericho Guitars Unveils Edge Series Electric Guitars

News from Jericho Guitars

Plano, Texas (April 23, 2016) -- The very first of its kind: We are excited to bring you our first Standard Scale Electric Guitar proudly featuring the new scale length, 25.75”. Both 6 and 7 string versions are available in Standard (25.75”) and Baritone (27”) scale lengths, while the 8 string versions proudly carry a 27” scale with 5-ply (Maple/Walnut/Maple/Walnut/Maple) neck-through construction.

All versions of Edge Series feature a hand-selected/lightly weighted/lightly finished walnut body giving the guitar a tangibly sharper attack, sweetened midrange, firm/quick low-end and resonation from top to bottom. All accompanying woods and components are designed around these properties and feature maple necks to define the highs, leaving you with an insanely resonant/strongly defined tone that is unmistakably tight and fully focused.

The series is available in 3 tiers: Bolt-on, Neck-Through and Premium Edition. The Premium version is distinctly decked out in a ¼” Wenge top, Wenge Fretboard, 5-ply (Wenge/Walnut/Wenge/Walnut/Wenge) neck-through construction and custom made Black Hipshot bridge and locking tuners with Gold fitted thumbscrews.

Edge Series Specifics:

• 25.75" or 27" Scale Lengths
• Open-Pore Finish
• Jericho Alnico V Hand Wound Pickups (Edge Premium SD Nazul/Sentient)
• Choice of Natural or Transparent Black stains
• 1 Vol/1 Tone/ 3 Way w/ Push-Pull Tone Knob (coil split/deactivates magnet)

For more information:

www.jerichoguitars.com

Peter Knight's Gigspanner @ St Mary In The Castle, Hastings, Sunday 8th May 2016.

Peter Knight's Gigspanner will bring this years Hastings Folk Fesitval to a close at St Mary in the Castle on Sunday 8th May. 

Knight is probably best known for his exploits with Steeleye Span, and with Gigspanner he has mustered some of the finest folk musicians in the country including Roger Flack (Guitar) and Vincent Salzfaas (Percussion), and BBC 2014 Folk Awards 'Best Duo' Phillip Henry (slide guitar and harmonica) & Hannah Martin (fiddle, banjo). 

The band have already built massive reputations for producing some of the most imaginative and

exciting music on today's folk scene removing it from the expected and placing it in the arena of the unique and intriguing and we can't wait to host them!

Get your tickets here...

Ticket Link...

www.gigspanner.com

The James Taylor Quartet Sunday May 8 at Lincoln Drill Hall

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The James Taylor Quartet Sunday May 8 at Lincoln Drill Hall

Tickets 01522 873894

www.lincolndrillhall.com 

Live Music @ Old Nick's Tavern Horncastle May 2016

Live Music @ Old Nick's Tavern Horncastle May 2016

8 North Street Horncastle LN9 5DX 01507 526862

DATE	BAND
Wed Evening	Jam & Open Mic Night.  Musicians come & join in – ALL genres welcome – backline provided which includes 1 x Drum kit, 1 x bass amp plus 1 x guitar amp, please bring own instruments.  8.30pm start.
Sun 1st	RED BOOT (Rockabilly / Rock'n'Roll / Blues), double bass and all, have very kindly agreed to play at short notice and will be playing in place of Itchy Fingers  6pm start
Sat 7th	Detonators (Classic Rock)  A classic four man line up from North East Lincolnshire who have been together over 5 years and have a great reputation having played all over the country to audiences from 4 up to 20 thousand.  These very talented and experienced musicians play material from the likes of Led Zep, Deep Purple, Free, Bad Co, Ozzy Osbourne , AC/DC, Ram Jam, Whitesnake, Metallica and many more..  9pm start
Sat 14th	Still Remains UK (Metal/Rock/Alternative)  We look forward to this band’s return to play some of their originals mixed in with covers. Their style is very much a cross between the older style metal and newer, fantastic vocals and musicianship.  9pm start
Sat 21st	Joker (High Energy Rock Covers)  A 5 piece from Scunthorpe playing all your favourite rock covers.  Their influences are too many to mention but you can be guaranteed their performance will blow you away and have a bit of fun in the process!!   9pm start.
Sat 28th	Damned Deceiver (Good Solid Rock with some Light Rock Thrown in!)  Playing a good cross section of rock covers from bands such as Black Sabbath to Alice Cooper to Green Day to The Cranberries and many more.  9pm start
Sun 29th	Bank Holiday Jam & Open Mic Night..  We look forward to seeing some of our regular Wednesday evening jammers plus any other musicians who would like to join in – ALL genres welcome – backline provided which includes 1 x Drum kit,  1 x bass amp plus 1 x guitar amp,   please bring own instruments.  6.00pm start.

www.oldnickstavern.co.uk

@MrFezUK missed it? listen again!

missed it? listen again! music from genesis, queen, madness, deacon blue, beatles, beautiful south, christians and more news on a famous ear, top places, films, music, sport, prince, hillsborough and more plus vinyl vera, blackpool, snatch, traffic lights or roundabouts and more click here to listen again get in touch: mail@mrfez.com

A Great Summer of Music Coming Up At Lincoln Drill Hall

A Great Summer of Music Coming Up At Lincoln Drill Hall!!!

Tickets for all events available from 01522 873894

www.lincolndrillhall.com

email boxoffice@lincolndrillhall.com

Lincoln Drill Hall, Freeschool Lane, Lincoln LN2 1EY

King King at Lincoln Engine Shed May 7th 2016.

King King at Lincoln Engine Shed May 7^th 2016.

After the success of their Live Album/DVD nights King King have decided to record further audio on some of their May Tour dates. 

What better place to start than at The Engine Shed in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, on Saturday 7th May with their special guests Rebecca Downes and her band. 

Better get you tickets fast though, last year they sold out.

Click here for tickets: 

http://www.engineshed.co.uk/buy-ticke…/2016/may/7/king-king/

Check Out Itchy Fingers

Check Out Itchy Fingers a Country-Blues & Ragtime Quintet from Lincolnshire, UK.

Band Members Paul Hickson, Nigel Hole, Peter Swift, Paul Stainthorp, Martin Scutt

Videos of Itchy Fingers

A video for ‘Big Black Train‘, the opening track on the Itchy Fingers album.

Loads more vids on their YouTube channel.

Contact Info...

☏ (01507) 527931

info@itchyfingers.info

ⓕ facebook.com/ItchyFingersLincs

Itchy Fingers Upcoming Gigs

• 28th April – Last Thursday Folk Music Club, Arts Coritani, Swineshead
• 29th April – Batemans Beer Festival, Batemans Brewery Visitors Centre, Wainfleet
• 30th April – Beer Festival, White Hart Inn, Tetford
• 1st May – Old Nick’s Tavern, Horncastle
• 15th May  the Henage Arms 
• 28th May – Lincoln Beer Festival, Drill Hall, Lincoln
• 11th June – fundraiser, St Leonard’s Church, South Cockerington
• 17th-19th June – Bristol Classic Car Show, Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
• 25th June – Music in the Garden, St Marks Shopping Centre, Lincoln (12.50pm – 1.35pm)
• 2nd July – Artists’ Market, Castle Square, Lincoln
• 7th July – White Hart Inn, Tetford
• 17th July – The Eyes Have It Music Festival, Duffield, Derbyshire
• 28th August – Alford Craft Market
• 3rd September – Music in the Garden, St Marks Shopping Centre, Lincoln (12.50pm – 1.35pm)
• 29th September – The Music Train, “Poacher Line” between Sleaford and Wainfleet
• 3rd December – Great British Folk Festival, Butlins, Skegness
• 22nd December – Gas Lamp Lounge, Louth