January 2024. Kelham Island. Sheffield. Mrs RM wanted me to join her and some neighbours for some Sunday blues at the Gardeners Rest. Frankly, I wanted a day off the beer, but I owed Mrs RM big time after Preston, and I’ll try my best to be sociable, and the Gardeners is a great community… Continue reading BLUES AT THE GARDENERS REST
Tag: Live music in pubs
LAURA J MARTIN AT THE FERRET, PRESTON
January 2024. Preston. Last post from last Saturday in our premier pub city (I think it really is), then you get a St Helens write-up. Iron Fist in the Vinyl Tap, hairy fist in the Ferret, A rather unnecessary stamp to prove you’ve paid your fiver for a night of quirky alt pop in the… Continue reading LAURA J MARTIN AT THE FERRET, PRESTON
LUCIFER OVER LEXINGTON
Hopefully this title isn’t wasted on you. A brief musical interlude, as Sunday saw me back at in That London for my fourth gig of the week (a sure sign of middle-age crisis, that). In general I steer well clear of gig reviews on here, but the last week was particularly notable, and I’m hearing… Continue reading LUCIFER OVER LEXINGTON
THE UNCONVENTIONAL PORTLAND ARMS
If Mondays are quiet times for pubs, Sundays aren’t much better outside the dreaded family roast rush. Sunday saw the arrival of thousands of international visitors for graduation ceremonies in Cambridge, not many of them headed for the town’s famed ale houses in their Ede & Ravenscroft gear. In fact not many students propping up… Continue reading THE UNCONVENTIONAL PORTLAND ARMS
PETROL GIRLS & ST. RADEGUND
You’ll have noticed I’ve spent the last few days in Cambridgeshire. This isn’t because of any Damascene conversion to the beauty of the Fens, but because I’m sitting by the door waiting for the new Beer Guide. In torment. This is my emergency supply for stressful situations; To take my mind of the fact that… Continue reading PETROL GIRLS & ST. RADEGUND
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