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Hot Club of Cowtown

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Wednesday 20th Octoberhot_club_of_cowtown
Tickets £14.50

ELANA JAMES, Fiddle & Vocals
WHIT SMITH, Guitar & Vocals
JAKE ERWIN, Bass & Vocals

The imperturbably swinging fiddler and stylish singer Elana James has been keeping impressive company, touring with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, but she's at her most engaging in the Hot Club of Cowtown, an Austin, Texas, string trio featuring guitarist-vocalist Whit Smith and bassist-vocalist Jake Erwin. Whether tearing through standards or playing buoyant originals, the Hot Club combines the ebullient rhythmic bounce of Django Reinhardt with the cool Texas twang of Bob Wills.

“The world’s most engaging Western Swing band – their shows are all about energy and joie de vivre – the devil-may-care style that combined the rigour of jazz with the down-home sentiment of country and earthiness of the blues – it is as a live act that they have made their greatest impact.”

“The new album, ‘Wishful Thinking’, is one of their most polished efforts so far, but to catch the Hot Club at full temperature, you really need to see the group in the flesh.” The Sunday Times 12/07/09

“Ten Best Gigs - The Texas Trio stand at that crossroads where country meets jazz and chases the blues away!” The Independent 02/05/09

"Hot Club have spirit, originality and skill that would surely have impressed Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt.” The Guardian 01/05/09

Click on read more for video clips of Hot Club of Cowtown live!

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The Johnny Cash Story

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“JOHNNY CASH COMES TO TOWN”

Thursday 21st October

Tickets on sale now for £16 standard / £13 friends & concessions


ROGER DEAN sings THE JOHNNY CASH STORY

“Tenderness and fun, style and verve.... and oh, what songs!" The Financial Times

This live music show includes the hits ‘A Boy Named Sue' ‘Ring Of Fire’ ‘Orange Blossom Special’ ‘I Walk The Line’ ‘Hurt’ and many, many more!

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Neville Staple

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Best known as singer, toaster and composer with The Specials, and as one of the founding members of Fun Boy Three, Neville Staple is credited with changing the face of pop music not only once but twice.

Catch his show these days, and you'll get a mix of old favourites from The Specials/Fun Boy Three back catalogue plus choice solo releases.

Neville's first involvement with The Specials was when they were still called The Coventry Automatics. He initially joined as their roadie but at a gig supporting The Clash, Neville took to the stage and never looked back. For a while, The Clash’s manager Bernard Rhodes managed The Specials. Neville used to toast of Bernie, "Bernie Rhodes knows. Don't argue" at the beginning of the Specials hit single "Gangsters".

When The Specials split up, Neville departed with Terry Hall and Lynval Golding, to form Fun Boy Three. They had a string of chart hits, some in collaboration with the all-female trio Bananarama.

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The Levellers

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Wednesday 10th November

Tickets £21.50

Doors open 7.30pm / Show starts 8.30pm


Folk-punk band Levellers have announced a “grass roots” tour in November 2010 taking in 18 towns and cities around the UK stopping off at Bridport's Electric Palace. After enjoying some sweaty club shows in Europe in 2009 the band have decided to book a tour playing gigs not on their usual UK touring circuit. The band will be playing in some of the towns and cities they played at when they were first starting out and others that they have never played before!

Fiddle player Jon Sevink had this to say “We really enjoyed playing some smaller venues in Europe last year and thought that it would be fun do something different in our own country - a return to our roots”.

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The Wurzels

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Saturday 20th November

Tickets £14 / Doors open 7.30pm

Formed in 1966 by Adge Cutler, the Bard of Avonmouth, this bunch of haystack-headed, cider-soaked and dung-booted, not-quite-so-young Avonside lads play good-time traditional Zummerzet Scrumpy 'n' Western music. The band has had considerable commercial success from their 1967 anthem Drink Up Thy Zider to the heights of the chart-topping Combine Harvester in 1976. Big in Nempnett Thrubwell, these guys are huge across the whole county!

Seth Lakeman

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Sunday 21st November
Tickets £18 adv/£21 door


This summer, Seth Lakeman, widely regarded as the UK’s foremost folk singer songwriter, makes his eagerly awaited return with new album ‘Hearts & Minds’, due for release on Relentless/ Virgin on June 28th. The follow up to 2008’s Top 10, critically acclaimed ‘Poor Man’s Heaven’, ‘Hearts & Minds’ encompasses traditional and modern themes of love, loss and human struggle and represents a further leap forward in both songwriting and sonics.

The Ben Waters Band

Friday 3rd December
Tickets £12.50 / Doors open 7.30pm

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Ben Waters is one of world's leading Boogie Woogie/Rock N Roll Piano players. Although only 35 he has entertained  in Festivals, Theatres, and clubs for over 20 years, with over 3000 gigs under his belt. Together with his band he has toured the UK , Europe , Scandinavia , Canada , USA , the Middle East , Japan , Australia , and the West Indies . Ben’s energetic piano driven rock n roll shows have to be seen to be believed Ben Waters has a no nonsense approach to playing gigs. This is hard hitting music at its best.

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The Animals & Friends

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Friday 10th December

Doors open 7pm / Show Starts 8.30pm

Original members of the Animals come together to play the pivotal songs from The Animals’ catalogue such as ‘We Gotta Get Out Of This Place’, ‘Boom Boom’, ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’, ‘Baby, Let Me Take You Home’, ‘I Put A Spell On You’ and the bands’ multi-million selling anthem and Number One hit across the world - ‘House of The Rising Sun’

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The Jess Upton Soul Band

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Tickets £10.50

Jess Upton is Dorset’s best keep musical secret. She first sang with the stunning “Jess Upton Soul Band” at the age of 17 and has captivated audiences and received great plaudits from those lucky enough to hear her sing, ever since.

The Jess Upton Soul Band is one of the most respected bands in Dorset.  With their reputation for excellent musicianship, authenticity and dedication to real soul music, they are without doubt one of the most popular soul bands in Dorset.

The Jess Upton Soul Band reformed in 2008 to play their first gig after a ten year break at the Electric Palace.  Their reunion was greeted by a full house audience who danced the night away to hits such as ‘Respect’ and ‘Chain of Fools’.

Jess Upton’s vocal range is without competition in the West Country and she reigns supreme as Dorset’s ‘Queen of Soul’.  Jess’s natural talent and onstage professionalism teamed with her fabulously talented and charismatic band never fails to deliver and you will be guaranteed to stay on the dance floor all night.

The Jess Upton Soul Band is Jess Upton on lead vocals, Sammy Hurden on keyboard and backing vocals, Clive Ashley on tenor saxophone, Julie Trevett on alto saxophone, Mat Barge on trombone, Terry Cottam on guitar, Chris Lonergan on bass guitar, Dave Kenderdine on drums and Steve Mutter on congas and percussion.

With such a warm welcome in 2008, the Soul Band played the following year in 2009 to yet another spectacular sell out evening of dancing.Now, for the third year in a row, the Soul Band return to the Palace for what is now an annual event - their only gig of the year and the best way to start the christmas cheer! Book now to avoid disappointment.

 



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