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Events in May 2024
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3030th April 2024●(1 event)
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
19:30 30th April 2024
at Birchmeadow Centre
BroseleyKathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
19:30 - 22:00 30th April 2024
Birchmeadow CentreMore InformationMulti award winning folk duo!
Kathryn and Sean are one of the most popular and respected acts on the British Folk scene, having been twice recognised as 'Best Duo' at the BBC Folk Awards. The husband and wife duo radiate class with their perfect blend of traditional and contemporary music. This is the first time they have been to Broseley and we hope that it is the first of many visits!
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11st May 2024●(1 event)
Vera Van Heeringen with Jock Tyldesley and The Lonesome Tones
20:00 1st May 2024
at The Bailey Head Freehouse
OswestryVera Van Heeringen with Jock Tyldesley and The Lonesome Tones
20:00 - 22:30 1st May 2024
The Bailey Head FreehouseMore InformationSpend an evening with Vera Van Heeringen, Jock Tyldesley and The Lonesome Tones plus Pete Beresford, Alan Williams and Gary Footie
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33rd May 2024●●(3 events)
Let's Do Lunch...
11:00 3rd May 2024
at The Holroyd Community Theatre
OswestryLet's Do Lunch...
11:00 - 12:00 3rd May 2024
More InformationLet's Do Lunch...
...with Internationally Renowned Entrepreneur Rachel Clacher CBE and Global Innovations expert Dave Allen.Moreton Hall is delighted to announce that this year’s Business Lunch will bring together Rachel Clacher CBE and innovation expert Dave Allen to discuss 'Adventures in the New World of Business' .
Rachel Clacher is the co-founder of Moneypenny, the world’s leading provider of telephone answering and outsourced switchboard services, annually handling in excess of 15 million calls and live chats on behalf of more than 15,000 companies. Moneypenny’s award winning Wrexham HQ is known as ‘the happiest office in the land’ - and the company is one of the Top 5 ‘Best Companies to Work For in the UK’. Rachel is also the founder of the social mobility charity WeMindTheGap, giving new opportunities to young people who have fallen through some of the cracks in society.
It is 30 years since Dave Allen set up ‘What If’ a global innovation company which has helped shape the future of some of the world's greatest businesses. ‘What If’ has created over $100 billion dollars of value and was twice voted the best place to work in the UK.
We hope you'll join us for the opportunity to network, lunch and hear from inspirational Business people.
Book Here: www.moretonhall.org/business-lunch/
Back To Basics: The Show By BellaTrix Burlesque
19:00 3rd May 2024
at Hermon Arts
OswestryBack To Basics: The Show By BellaTrix Burlesque
19:00 - 20:00 3rd May 2024
More InformationBellaTrix Burlesque, a local burlesque group, is excited to bring to you an evening filled with captivating neo and classic burlesque, performed by local artists. We invite you to join us for a night of tantalizingly dark and delightful, sultry and sexy stockings style entertainment!
Pale Fire Music presents The Nightingales
19:30 3rd May 2024
atPale Fire Music presents The Nightingales
19:30 - 23:00 3rd May 2024
More InformationBirmingham’s original punk group The Prefects had been part of The Clash’s ‘White Riot Tour’, recorded a couple of Peel sessions, released a 45 on Rough Trade and, years after splitting up, had a retrospective CD released by NY label Acute Records to all round glowing reviews – from Rolling Stone to webzines.
The Nightingales was formed by a few members of The Prefects following that band’s demise in 1979. Described in John Robb’s definitive book on post punk (“Death To Trad Rock”) as “The misfits’ misfits” and comprising an ever fluctuating line up, based around lyricist/singer Robert Lloyd, the Nightingales enjoyed cult status in the early ’80’s as darlings of the credible music scene and were championed by John Peel, who said of them – “Their performances will serve to confirm their excellence when we are far enough distanced from the 1980’s to look at the period rationally and other, infinitely better known, bands stand revealed as charlatans”.
After working with various part timers, starry eyed wastrels, precious sorts, and mercenaries the group arrived at it’s current (and now longest standing) line up, which features Lloyd, Andreas Schmid from Faust on bass, ex Violet Violet wonder drummer Fliss Kitson and on guitar James Smith, who Lloyd had spotted playing with Damo Suzuki. -
44th May 2024●●(2 events)
Fleetwood Mad
19:30 4th May 2024
at Festival Drayton Centre
Market DraytonFleetwood Mad
19:30 - 22:00 4th May 2024
More InformationFleetwood Mad are a sensational and exciting tribute band recreating an authentic Fleetwood Mac experience. Created out of a passion for Fleetwood Mac and their music, Fleetwood Mad made their debut in early 2019 and quickly secured their place as one of the "must see" Fleetwood Mac tributes. The show includes a flashback to the Peter Green era plus all of the biggest hits from their multi-million selling singles and albums. The stage show presents great live music and authentic costumes, ensuring Fleetwood Mad take you on a 2-hour theatrical journey exploring the magic of Fleetwood Mac.
John Doyle
20:00 4th May 2024
at Hermon Arts
OswestryJohn Doyle
20:00 - 22:30 4th May 2024
More InformationJoin John Doyle for an evening of internationally acclaimed folk guitar with support from Chris Quinn.
"Doyle on guitar has risen to a level occupied by him alone. No one in Irish traditional music is a better guitarist than him right now." -The Wall Street Journal Over the past 20 years and more he has established himself as the guitarist-accompanist of choice for not only Joan Baez and Mary Chapin Carpenter but also the great Chicago-born Irish fiddler Liz Carroll and bluegrass stars Tim O’Brien and Dirk Powell. Add in a GRAMMY nomination for the album Double Play and his place in the Transatlantic Sessions band, singer songwriter John Doyle is one of the greatest folk artists of our time. Chris Quinn has received glowing reviews in the music press for his solo releases and live performances. Maverick Magazine called him "A master of the acoustic guitar and a quality songwriter". With roots in both England and Scotland and spending part of his early career touring across the USA; his own songs are heavily influenced by British, Celtic and American traditional music. Live you can expect masterful finger-style delta blues, bluegrass and swing / jazz guitar and some of the finest acoustic guitar playing you've ever heard!
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55th May 2024●(1 event)
SINGING SEMINAR/CONCERT
14:03 5th May 2024
at ST.MARYS CHURCH
SHREWSBURYSINGING SEMINAR/CONCERT
14:03 - 17:03 5th May 2024
More InformationInternational singer/teachers Linda Angelis and harpist Jenny Asha Lily Wilde. We will explore the voice and benefits of singing, to improve breathing and brain cognition/memory. All ages welcome and can come as an observer if not wish to sing. Music can serve as a is a natural healer and uplift the spirit. Concerts from both artists will perform a concert after the seminar for 45mins.
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88th May 2024●(1 event)
Boutang Chiefs live
20:00 8th May 2024
at The Bailey Head Freehouse
OswestryBoutang Chiefs live
20:00 - 21:30 8th May 2024
The Bailey Head FreehouseMore InformationComing and see Boutang Chiefs live with Yann Bonada on guitar, Lucas Tyldesley on keys and Tal Davies on drums.
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1111th May 2024●(1 event)
Newport Music Club are delighted to introduce the exciting 'Flutes and Frets Duo’
19:00 11th May 2024
at Cosy Hall
TelfordNewport Music Club are delighted to introduce the exciting 'Flutes and Frets Duo’
19:00 - 21:30 11th May 2024
Cosy HallMore InformationNewport Club is always keen to give a platform to young talented musicians, and with the support of ‘Making Music’s’ Philip & Dorothy Green Young Artists award scheme we have been enabled to fulfil this aim.
Beth Stone and Danny Murphy founded the Duo in March 2021 after first collaborating at the Royal College of Music. They are passionate about showing the versatility of the flute and plucked instruments combination.
They have performed numerous recitals in various locations across the UK. Notable concerts include the London International Early Music Festival, the Lichfield Young Artist’s Concert Series and performing at the National Gallery. They were thrilled to be awarded the first prize for the 2021 La Follia Nuova International Chamber Music Competition.
The concert will explore humanity through music from the past 500 years. Society and culture has changed but the essence and patterns of life remains the same: - birth, love, family, death. The programme includes works by Prokofiev, Liszt, Piazzolla, Bartók, Purcell and Ravel.
Ticket prices: Adults: £15; Children/students £5; at the Door on the night (payment by cash or cheque only). Contact the Music Club via chairman@newportmusicclub.org or phone 07726 959233 to confirm the number of adults and children tickets you would like to reserve. - 1212th May 2024
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1717th May 2024●(1 event)
My Darling Clementine
19:00 17th May 2024
at Hermon Arts
OswestryMy Darling Clementine
19:00 - 20:00 17th May 2024
More InformationA labour of love on multiple levels, My Darling Clementine – the sobriquet of spouses Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish – began as a homage to classic country duets of the 60’s and 70’s á la George & Tammy and Johnny & June
The 2011 debut “How Do You Plead?” was produced by Neil Brockbank (Nick Lowe) and featured some of London’s finest musicians from the 70’s pub rock era.
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1818th May 2024●●(2 events)
ELO Again 2024
19:30 18th May 2024
at Festival Drayton Centre
Market DraytonELO Again 2024
19:30 - 22:00 18th May 2024
More InformationELO AGAIN
The Ultimate Tribute to Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light OrchestraELO AGAIN are back with their stunning 'Re-Discovery Tour' celebrating the truly universal music of Jeff Lynne and the Electric Light Orchestra.
ELO AGAIN really give you a dramatic taste of what a legendary ELO concert would have been like back in their heyday, the whole experience is professionally re-enacted with a great sound reproduction, light show and visual effects.
They perform all the big hits – MR BLUE SKY, LIVIN’ THING, SWEET TALKIN’ WOMAN, SHINE A LITTLE LOVE, CONFUSION, LAST TRAIN TO LONDON, ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN, WILD WEST HERO, DON'T BRING ME DOWN, THE DIARY OF HORACE WIMP, TELEPHONE LINE, TURN TO STONE plus many more.
As the UK’s No.1 tribute show, ELO AGAIN provide you with the spectacular live effect of ELO’s famous orchestrations, soaring strings and vocals. They certainly know how to entertain too, as the hits just keep on coming. Their version of MR BLUE SKY is breathtaking, full of passion and fervour; the whole auditorium will be on its feet.
Come along and relive the age of Glam Rock as ELO AGAIN pay tribute to the beautifully crafted songs of Jeff Lynne. You will revel in ELO’s unique symphonic rock style and hear some of the most unforgettable classic rock and pop songs of our generation.
The timeless MR BLUE SKY returns, so Roll Over Beethoven - Rock 'n Roll Is King.
Jacob And Drinkwater
20:30 18th May 2024
at Hermon Arts
OswestryJacob And Drinkwater
20:30 - 21:30 18th May 2024
More InformationJoin Jacob & Drinkwater as they celebrate 10 years of the duo with a UK tour throughout May & June 2024.
They first began performing together back in 2014. They have since released an EP, a live album, and two studio albums, taken in plaudits from BBC6 and BBC Introducing, performed at Glastonbury and toured extensively in the UK and Europe. With a core sound built around acoustic guitar, double bass and vocal harmonies their live show has been described as “intense and spellbinding” by Folk Radio UK, all its energy, musical chemistry and spontaneity drawing comparisons with the virtuosic pairing of John Martyn and Danny Thompson.
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2121st May 2024●(1 event)
AN EVENING WITH JOANNE BURN – THE BONE HUNTERS
19:30 21st May 2024
at Booka Bookshop
OswestryAN EVENING WITH JOANNE BURN – THE BONE HUNTERS
19:30 - 20:30 21st May 2024
Booka BookshopMore InformationJoin us for an evening with Joanne Burn, author of the acclaimed The Hemlock Cure, as she talks about her new novel The Bone Hunters.
In 1824, Lyme Regis is as tumultuous as the sea that surrounds it. Wealthy holidaymakers dance in the Assembly Rooms whilst the poor riot over the price of bread, scientists do battle with theologists, and amidst it all, one woman is about to make an extraordinary discovery.
When twenty-four-year-old Ada Winters – poor, peculiar and brilliant – uncovers a set of unusual fossils on the cliffs, she believes she has found the answer to her scientific frustrations and her family’s financial struggles.
Meanwhile, Doctor Edwin Moyle has come to Dorset in search of the discovery that will place him amongst the greatest geologists of the age. What he finds instead is a strange young woman who seems to hold the key to everything he desires.
But what is the creature that Ada and Edwin seek to unearth? And will it be their means to greatness, or destruction?
We look forward to welcoming Joanne back to Booka to celebrate the publication of The Bone Hunters.
‘An engrossing tale of a woman striving for the recognition she deserves in the face of male indifference and betrayal’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Best historical fiction for February 2024′
THE ESSEX SERPENT MEETS AMMONITE IN THE STUNNING HISTORICAL NOVEL EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT:‘Singular and astonishing . . . I’ve never met a character quite like Ada’ ANNIE GARTHWAITE
‘The Bone Hunters has cemented Joanne Burn’s place as one of my favourite writers’ SONIA VELTON
‘Joanne Burn is fast becoming my go-to historical fiction writer’ EMMA CARROLL
‘The Bone Hunters is that rare combination . . . beautifully written but also a gripping page-turner’ LAURA SHEPPERSONTickets: £8 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy The Bone Hunters) or £20 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of The Bone Hunters).
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2222nd May 2024●(1 event)
Planning and Planting Out
09:30 22nd May 2024
at Goldstone Hall Hotel & Gardens
Market DraytonPlanning and Planting Out
09:30 - 14:00 22nd May 2024
More InformationJoin Head Gardener, Ross Underwood, and Kitchen Gardener, Sarah Smith-Roe as they discuss kitchen garden planning and how. Teaching seedling care, sowing schedules, sequential rotation and companion planting.
Includes tea and coffee on arrival with a Shropshire butter bun, finishing with a Gardeners lunch. - 2323rd May 2024
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2424th May 2024●(1 event)
Earth Ball + Chris Corsano
19:30 24th May 2024
at English Bridge WorkshopEarth Ball + Chris Corsano
19:30 - 20:30 24th May 2024
More InformationEARTH BALL are a wild ensemble from Canada, mainly based on Vancouver Island. Their inception was serendipitous, emerging out of necessity when Isabel Ford, John Brennan, and Jeremy Van Wyck needed a name for a gig. What began as a pragmatic solution blossomed into an artistically conceived project. Embracing complete improvisation, free expression and a truly psychedelic sound, the group's lineup expands for different projects and now features Kellan Maclaughlin on Guitar and Liam Murphy on Saxophone. Each member brings a diverse musical background, having been part of various bands such as Shearing Pinx, Plan Your Future, Kamikaze Nurse, Eschatons and Psychedelic Dirt. Their individual collaborations with artists like Deerhoof, Raven Chacon, Chris Corsano, William Hooker, and others enrich their collective experience, forging a powerful musical force.
Earth Ball’s first cassette 'Fruiting Bodies', released in 2021 under Misophonia Records, was followed by the self-released album 'Go to Earth.' The creative momentum continued with the digital and cassette release of 'Have One' in 2023. Earth Ball's dynamic presence has reverberated across the west coast of Canada. The group’s live shows are ecstatic and spontaneous, offering audiences a unique experience at every performance. Notably, their appearance alongside legendary experimental duo Wolf Eyes in August 2023 underscored their standing in the experimental scene. As Earth Ball continues to push the boundaries of improvisation and sonic exploration, they remain a guiding light for those seeking a transcendental musical experience. The group’s upcoming album ‘It’s Yours’ will be released on LP / digital by Upset The Rhythm this May and marks another significant leap forward.
https://earthball.bandcamp.com/CHRIS CORSANO is an upstate NY-based drummer who has been active at the intersections of collective improvisation, free jazz, avant-rock, and noise music since the late 1990's. Corsano is one of the greatest drummers working today, developing a percussive language of extraordinary amplitude and infinite resources. His collaborations stretch from free jazz greats (Joe McPhee, Evan Parker, Paul Flaherty & more) to noise mavens (Jandek, Bill Nace, C Spencer Yeh etc) and pop superstars (Björk). Capable of generating narrative out of permanent ecstasy, Corsano never ceases to be profoundly affirmative and imposing of his language, and being an absolute and charismatic virtuoso, he simultaneously is one of the most noble and generous improvisers of the few last decades.
A move from western Massachusetts to the UK in 2005 led Corsano to develop his solo music - a dynamic, spontaneously-composed amalgam of extended techniques for drum set and non-percussive instruments of his own making: e.g. bowed violin strings stretched across drum heads, modified reed instruments, and stockpiles of resonant metal. In February 2006, Corsano released his first solo recording, The Young Cricketer, and toured extensively throughout Europe, USA, Australia, and Japan. In 2009, Corsano returned focus to his own projects, including a duo with Michael Flower, Vampire Belt (with Bill Nace), Rangda (with Richard Bishop and Ben Chasny) and his solo work, further expanded in its use of contact microphones and synthesizers. In 2017, he received the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artist Award.
Corsano's dedication to collective improvisation has led to collaborations with many kindred spirits and his appearance on over 150 records and 1000 live performances. He's worked with, among others: Paul Dunmall (released by ESP-Disk), Joe McPhee (Roaratorio), Okkyung Lee (Open Mouth), Earth Ball (Upset The Rhythm), Nate Wooley (No Business & Astral Spirits), Jim O'Rourke & Akira Sakata (Drag City), Merzbow (Family Vineyard), Jessica Rylan (Load Records), John Edwards, Nels Cline, Heather Leigh, Ghédalia Tazartès and Sunburned Hand Of Man.
https://chriscorsano.bandcamp.com/music - 2525th May 2024
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2929th May 2024●(1 event)
AN EVENING WITH YVETTE FIELDING – SCREAM QUEEN
19:30 29th May 2024
at Booka Bookshop
OswestryAN EVENING WITH YVETTE FIELDING – SCREAM QUEEN
19:30 - 20:30 29th May 2024
Booka BookshopMore InformationJoin us for an evening with the UK’s most celebrated ghost hunter and Most Haunted icon, Yvette Fielding, as she talks about her experiences and her memoir Scream Queen.
Seances, Ouija boards, table tipping, knocking phenomena – all in a day’s work for the First Lady of the Paranormal. Yvette Fielding has nerves of steel when facing down her tormentors in the spirit world. Her living-world personal story also reveals a woman of courage and determination, who built success from nothing, following her passion and lifelong curiosity in search of answers to the unexplained.
Yvette was always fascinated with the afterlife, and Buddhist meditation practice opened her up to any spirit who wanted to contact her. This manifested in her first family home. Their TV would switch itself on, and kitchen cupboards would open and close all by themselves. When alone there, Yvette would arm herself with a Samurai sword to confront her unseen visitors.
But it was a harrowing investigation of eerie 800 year-old Michelham Priory where Yvette’s life-changing Most Haunted adventure began, and still continues many terrifying quests and over twenty years later.
Here you’ll walk with Yvette where others fear to tread through chills of the supernatural kind, and she also talks with candid honesty of occasional cold spots she’s encountered in human form. But through all the drops in temperature, the nation’s most celebrated ghost hunter radiates warmth and humour and it’s a joy to accompany her on her incredible journey from child TV star to Most Haunted icon.
Beware sceptics: the Scream Queen’s story could change your world view for ever.
We look forward to welcoming Yvette Fielding to Oswestry to celebrate the publication of Scream Queen. Whether you are a believer or a sceptic, this is sure to be a fascinating and entertaining evening – don’t miss it!
Tickets: £12 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Scream Queen) or £22 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Scream Queen)
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3030th May 2024●(1 event)
An Evening with Clover Stroud – The Giant on the Skyline
19:30 30th May 2024
at Booka Bookshop
OswestryAn Evening with Clover Stroud – The Giant on the Skyline
19:30 - 20:30 30th May 2024
Booka BookshopMore InformationJoin us for an evening with Sunday Times bestselling author Clover Stroud as she talks about her new book The Giant on the Skyline, an inspiring memoir about home, family, and belonging.
What is it that makes a home? What is a home without the roots that tie you to a place? What is a home when a family is split?
Clover’s eldest children are leaving home for university. Her husband Pete’s work is in America.
The only way for Clover and the younger children to live with him is to uproot, leave their rural life near the ancient Ridgeway in Oxfordshire and move to Washington DC.
Forced to leave the home she loves, Clover sets out to explore the place where she lives, understand the history of her landscape, and work out why it is that it is so hard for her to go.
In this profound and moving memoir, Clover paints a beautifully layered portrait of family, community and of belonging in a landscape that has drawn people to it for generation after generation.
We look forward to welcoming Clover Stroud to Oswestry to celebrate the publication of The Giant on the Skyline.
CLOVER STROUD is a writer and journalist, writing regularly for The Sunday Times, The Guardian and The Saturday and Sunday Telegraph, among others. She also hosts a popular podcast called Tiny Acts of Bravery. Her first book, The Wild Other, was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize. Her critically acclaimed second book, My Wild and Sleepless Nights: A Mother’s Story, and third book, The Red of My Blood: A Death and Life Story, were instant Sunday Times bestsellers and rated ‘best books of the year’.
Tickets: £8 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of The Giant of the Skyline) or £19 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of The Giant on the Skyline)
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3131st May 2024●●(2 events)
Oswestry Late Night Market
18:00 31st May 2024
at Oswestry Market
OswestryOswestry Late Night Market
18:00 - 22:00 31st May 2024
Oswestry MarketMore InformationIts the last Friday of the month that means it's Oswestry Late Night Market! Live Music food and drink!
Mamma Mia, Singalong
19:30 31st May 2024
at The Holroyd Community Theatre
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19:30 - 20:30 31st May 2024
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11st June 2024●(1 event)
Craven Arms & District Model Railway Circle EXHIBITION
10:00 1st June 2024
at Ludlow Racecourse Pavillion
LudlowCraven Arms & District Model Railway Circle EXHIBITION
10:00 - 16:00 1st June 2024
Ludlow Racecourse PavillionMore InformationCADMRC Annual exhibition held at the Pavillion of Ludlow Racecourse this is definitely the premiere show in Shropshire 20 or more layouts with trade stands and demonstrations together with preservation society stands.
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22nd June 2024●(1 event)
Porthywaen Band
14:00 2nd June 2024
at Cae Glas Park
OswestryPorthywaen Band
14:00 - 16:00 2nd June 2024
Cae Glas ParkMore InformationSummer events in Cae Glas Park kick off this weekend with the ever popular Porthywaen Silver Band on Sunday 2nd June, from 2pm.Grab your picnic blanket and head down to Cae Glas Park for some free family fun.