Gigs
A classic music season
Published 7 August 2008
CARLISLE will welcome magnificent musicians from across Europe and the UK during The Sands Centre International Orchestral Concert Series.
Sweet sounds
Published 7 August 2008
They may be in their 40s and may have been a fixture on the local music scene for more than a decade – but they are still 20 years younger than Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger.
Instruments do the talking
Published 7 August 2008
When the front-man’s a drummer, you know you’ve found an unusual band. But Galchen don’t need a singer to get the crowd going. Listeners are hypnotised with swirling, sample-heavy soundscapes on guitar, bass and drums.
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Published 7 August 2008
THE Zutons must really like north Cumbrian crowds, as the band have announced their second gig in the county this year.
Old rockers never die... and here’s The Evidence
Published 5 August 2008
Five members of Cumbrian band The Evidence are in their mid-50s, and all six have busy careers and family lives, so when they formed two years ago they had few ambitions other than playing for fun. The Evidence were formed after Alex, Mike Cunningham, Barry, and Mike Telford bumped into each other at a headteachers’ conference. They had known each other for years – Alex, Mike Cunningham and Barry all attended Workington Grammar School, though were in different years – and had all played on the local circuit before they embarked on their busy careers. But none of them had lost their interest in music.
Sean's Mr Rock 'n' Reel
Published 31 July 2008
In 1988, Sean McGhee produced a few hundred copies of the first, slim issue of Rock‘n’Reel and took it to folk clubs in Whitehaven and Cockermouth, unsure how many he would sell.
And this weekend’s festival is...
Published 31 July 2008
WITH possibly the best line-up of any of the Cumbrian festivals, especially after the early demise of the Forgotten Valley festival, it’s no surprise that this weekend’s Kendal Calling has sold out.
Quo get ready to rock Whitehaven
Published 31 July 2008
ROCK band Status Quo will play Whitehaven on Saturday.
A-grade B-Festival
Published 31 July 2008
MORE than 40 bands play at the two-day B-Festival music festival in Eskdale this weekend.
‘By calling your band The Witch and the Robot, you exclude yourself from any ambitions of fame...’
Published 31 July 2008
The Lake District has inspired people for centuries. Its mountains and trees make the perfect setting for creative brooding. But inspiration can take hold in many ways. While some may paint or write poetry, others might string sausages around their neck or throw custard pies at one another.
Creature comforts
Published 31 July 2008
For some music fans, Scroobius Pip is already a household name. No, it’s true. Together with collaborator Dan le Sac, he released one of the biggest underground hits of 2007. Thou Shalt Always Kill was a glitchy, catchy floor-filler based on a piece of spoken word, full of sensible advice for cynical hipsters.
Review: Jools Holland's 24-carat shindig
Published 28 July 2008
Review: Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra (plus guests) Maryport Blues Festival
Wickerman Festival countdown
Published 28 July 2008
There’s just a week to go until the Wickerman Festival and it’s time draw up my list of unmissables before I head over the border to join the gathering said to embody the spirit of Glastonbury before it got too big for its own flowery Wellington boots.
Wickerman Festival picture gallery
Published 28 July 2008
Pictures from this year' Wickerman Festival by Kevin Nobin and Gem Smith.
Gary Numan rocks Wickerman Festival
Published 28 July 2008
Review: Wickerman Festival, East Kirkcarswell Farm, Dumfries and Galloway, July 25th and 26th Featuring Gary Numan, KT Tunstall, Neville Staple, Fangs and Birds vs PlanesAdd your comments
Fans and heroes
Published 25 July 2008
WITH a combined age of 340 years, The Evidence could show 81-year-old Chuck Berry a thing or two.
Every shade of blues
Published 25 July 2008
WITH more than 50 acts performing over the weekend, the 10th Maryport Blues Festival is a very different event from the inaugural festival in 1999, when around a dozen bands played over just one day.
Mr boogie woogie...
Published 24 July 2008
The ever-popular Jools Holland & his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra will bring the festival to a close on Sunday night.
How to survive a festival
Published 24 July 2008
As the festival season hits full swing, rising Carlisle band Stars of Track and Field offer Victoria Raimes their own unique festival survival guide.
