Radio 4 favourite, comedy legend, and ‘the 42nd best reason to love Britain’ (The Telegraph) JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH, is back with more hilarious stories and songs performed on his trusty Yamaha organ (with built-in auto accompaniment!) In RAISE THE OOF John celebrates 40 years in showbiz. Yes, it was 1985 when he met TV’s Clarinet Man – next door neighbour Ken Worthington […]

There has never been anything quite like The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, from their formation in 2002 and a cameo appearance at T in the Park in 2004 with the Darkness to opening the main stage in their own right in 2014, and storming Glastonbury festival in 2024.The past twenty plus years have seen the […]

Baka have toured the world playing immersive African world fusion so this promises to be a great night!   Inspired by the Baka Pygmies of Cameroon, Baka Beyond doesn’t just play their music – they live it. Martin Cradick and Su Hart, the brains behind the band, were so moved by the Baka‘s spirit during their first visit to the Cameroon […]

Sham 69, formed in 1975 by Neil Harris and Jimmy Pursey, remains a pioneering force in punk. Known for anthems like “Borstal Breakout,” “If the Kids Are United,” and “Hurry Up Harry,” they’ve influenced punk worldwide despite numerous lineup changes. Since Tim V took over vocals in 2006, the band has achieved new heights, completing […]

Dekker put the American into Anglo-American Indie-Folk duo Rue Royale, although now based in the UK himself. Since the band took a break in 2014, Dekker decided to go solo (in 2019), now seeing his writing from a hopeful and more personal perspective but keeping to his American Indie Folk. 2020 saw the release of […]