NOTTINGHAM SOUTH MP CALLS FOR NOMINATIONS TO ‘ROCK THE HOUSE’
Lilian Greenwood MP is inviting nominations from within the Nottingham South constituency to be considered for the best live band and best live music venue awards of the first ever parliamentary ‘Rock the House competition’. Rock the House has been launched to promote the live music sector, particularly unsigned and up and coming musicians, and [...]
SPRING FEVER FOR EAST LEAKE
Nottingham Concert Band promises to generate some ‘Spring Fever’ when it performs in St Mary’s Church in East Leake on Saturday 2nd April. Under conductor and music director Robert Parker, the 60-strong band is planning a diverse programme for the occasion, including a selection of light classics, lively show-time medleys and arrangements of familiar favourites, [...]
RECORD DEAL FOR RUDDINGTON’S JOE
Christmas came early for Joe Knight from Ruddington and his barbershop quartet, when they signed a £1 million record deal with a leading label. The 25-year-old, a police admin worker, sings baritone with the Great British Barbershop Boys, who attracted Sony’s attention at the International Barbershop Convention in Philadelphia. However, Joe who lives with his [...]
TIME FOR A SING SONG BY MIRABILE
Mirabile Ensemble is a local small four-part ladies singing group. They are holding a concert on Saturday 20th November at 7.30pm in Edwalton Church, and the programme will vary from Brahms to folk to popular music. Tickets will be available on the door or by telephoning 07749 504 169. Carolyn Owen told The Local News: [...]
WEST BRIDGFORD PLAYED HOST TO TOP MUSICIANS
Memories from Don Read Pavarotti may have passed us by but West Bridgford played host to a steady stream of the world’s leading jazz musicians from the early 50s. They came from the Hollywood studio orchestras, from the recording studios and clubs of Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, where they had backed such world [...]
LOCAL SISTERS GO HEAD-TO-HEAD
Two Rushcliffe-based sisters went head-to-head to win a place in a national competition at the 02 Arena and a breakthrough recording contract. Elena and Stephanie Hargreaves wowed the crowd and judging panel at the Open Mic UK Regional Showcase, and they are now one step away from the 02 Arena final in January 2011. They [...]
READY FOR 20TH CELEBRATION
Radcliffe Ladies Choir is still going strong since its inception in 1991 and will be celebrating it’s 20th anniversary next year. They are a repertoire choir who enjoy singing all types of music from Lennon & McCartney to Mozart and Lerner and Loewe to John Rutter. Under the direction of new young musical director, Alex [...]
IT’S SAMBA TIME IN RUSHCLIFFE
The United Schools Samba Band took to the stage at Arnold Carnival last month for the first of the three carnivals they are playing this summer. The United Schools Samba Band is run by Tony Barber, who is the percussion teacher at Dayncourt School. The band combines four different schools; Dayncourt, Toothill, Redhill and Carlton [...]
BUSY TIMES FOR LOCAL MALE VOICE CHOIR
Following their recent donation of £2,645 to theLincs and Notts Air Ambulance, several members of the Radcliffe Male Voice Choir visited the helicopter and met the crew during a trip to Tollerton Airfield. They were very impressed with the work that the service provides to the public and were told that their support in keeping [...]
NEW-LOOK BRITANNIA CLUB
The Britannia on the riverside has undergone an extreme makeover. The front of the venue has been completely transformed. The front bar (capacity 50/60 people) has been lightened and brightened up and the seating has been recovered and replaced giving the building a whole new lease of life. The capacity has also increased to 250. [...]