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Clltheroa A d v e r tlso r »TImBs.Thureclay, A p r il 26.201 . ' »«w-cmhoro8ad,ort|„„ 2 .G ]Q . tG www.clllhoroe.advorllsar.co.uk Qtertai Kibble Valley J a s Festival swings with a new direction


ORGANISERS of the 3rd annual Ribble Valley Jazz Festival — taking place over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend (May4th-7th) , — promise something for


eveiyone over four days of music. Headiined by BBC radio


^ r and popular jazz singer Clare Teal (The Grand, Sunday May 6th), which is close to a sellout at time of going to press, the Ribble Valley jazz and Blues Club have crafted an exciting list


of events which promotes young local musicians and also has family audiences in mind.


Festival committee


group chairman Paui Eilis said: "Having the general economic climate in mind, costs and prices have been kept to a minimum, with package deals and much free music availabie throughout the bank holiday weekend." The festival gets under way on Friday with a


iunchtirne session featuring the muc'h-ioved Mark Lewis Trio at The Grand. It continues in the evening at the festivai's other key host venue. The Atrium


(Clitheroe Castle) with the yeiy fine, Manchester-


based Ed Kainyek quartet, a much respected sax-ied band who biend gravitas with a deceptive informality and iightness, that iets the music do the talking! (doors


8 p.m., tickets £ 10). .- . „ On the Saturday


RIGHT; On the Saturday afternoon (2.30pm, May 5th) a veiy special family event takes place at The Grand when the "Living Music Ensemble" performs its exciting composition, "The Smartest Giant In Town", based on the hugely popular book by Julia Donaldson.


LEFT: BBC radio star and popular


Jazz singer Clare Teal.'


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Dave Spencer (bass) brings us an exciting dub/reggae/Jazz fusion thatisinteQdedtogethipsandfeetmoving!


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IA per^nh'ance from two of the best young jazz bands in the region. J Tickeb:£5, £4 members, under 18s £3


• exciting and entertaining percussive- led rhythm section, undeipinning brass and vocals. ' . Tickets: FREE!


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MONDAY 7™ MAY at 3pm - The Grand Classtc songwnting mixes with murder lullabies, broken


blues-folk beauty, New Orleans soul, vo'odoo-tinged-pop and a healthy dose of Tim Burton-style brooding. Tickets: £12, members £10, under 12s FREE


Plus much, much morel For further information, visit: www.rvjazzandblues.co.uk 1


reception *The JOHN WICKHAM BAND SUNDAY e™ MAY at 4pm - Atrium Cafe Bar


place at The Grand when the "Living Music Ensemble" performs


: r The Swing Commanders, takes place at St Maty's parish hall at


its exciting composition, 'The Smartest Giant In Town", based on the hugely popular book by Julia Donaldson. TTiis event, co­ promoted by Valley Gigs, is easily ■ accessible to families with young children; as it has a narrator with a


jaunty sense of fun, projected back images and colourful costumes.


This is preceded by a workshop (1 p.m.) for all aspiring musicians


and writers of whatever age, and ability-free for ticket holders of the main show (£T 0 adults and under-18s£5).


Later on Saturday at the Atrium,.


two bands from Liverpool take over. Marley Chingus, with


their electr^ing post BeBop interpretations (6 p.m.), followed . by ^e Dub jazz Soundtystem,


which is a lively fusion of jazz and reggae dub grooves; ideal


for those who want to unwind in the beautiful evening setting of Clitheroe Castle!


This is being offered at a joint


ticket price of £12, or separately at £T 0 each and membership concessions apply. Tickets are limited so advance booking is advisable, especially as this show has dravvn a lot of interest, and promises to be buty. For those who wish to dance to a different rhythm -


'40s swing and jump-jive from local favourites V


;7t30 p.m. and £T 6,vvill buy both ticket; an ddinne r !: ' A spread of blues'music will


also be taking place'at the Rose and Crovvn, Castle Street.


Conveniently sandwiched


between other events is a set from The Cotton House Shakers, at 4


p.m. on Saturday, (entry fr66). Midnite johnny performs on Sunday, at 6 p.m., both events are


free of charge' Sunday, May 6th, is also varied


and features a number of youthful rancerts in the afternoon at both The Atrium (from noon) and The


; Grand (1-30 p.m.) A youth Big Band concert


featuring.St Christopher's C of E Big Band and' Blackburn with


Darwen Youth Band, led by festival president Paul Rigby takes place frpm 1 -30 p.m. at The Grand. Back at The Atrium (4


p.m ) former.CRGS student John wckham performs his inimitable


blend of standards and blues


with his trio Adam Lynch (bass) ' and Tom Rice (drums), with g u^ yocalisb. These two concerts are


awilable for,the knockdown price


of£8!(or£4 forunde r -1 8s )forr lovely afternoon of jazz. The Bank Holiday Monday


(May 7th) brings a rousing finale to what has traditionally been ' treated as a "party day". This year IS no exception, for commencing at noon a large Latin percussive


combo. The Giddy Gringos, appear at the Atrium (free). Having got those feet and hips moving and proveitiially warmed up, a Samba chain';may well make its way down to The Grand for the wonderful Kirsty Almeida and her Troubadours. These multi-talented musicians draw on a wide, eclectic mix of styles and genres, but are all held in sway, under the original singing and writing talent of Miss


Almeida, who likes nothing better than to party! Many other free acts are


availabie thrbughout this holiday weekend, either in restaurants,


pubs of hotels and indeed, on the streets of Clitheroe. With


all venues within eaty walking dtonce, and attention to timing, it is possible to see and hear a .


wide range of music over the four days. For more information, please


pick up a festival brochure at The Atrium, or The Grand, or consult the festival website (www. rvjazzandblues.co.uk). Tickets for all ticketed events


are available from The.Grand Box Office (01200 421599) or The' Atrium (0845 8373826). The Ribble Valley jjzz and Blues


Club is a charitable organisation, committed to a steady (and' ; ambitious) growth in its relation to hosting a regular annual festival and its programme generally.


, Kirsfy Almeida & The Troubadours Mon 7th May •


A soulful fusion o f folk, jazz and blues wraps up the festival in style. Doors 2.30pm, Stage 3pm


I (£T2;adults/£10 concs/U18s free)


Kirsty’s cool brings festival to a fitting conclusion


TO succeed in the music industry these days, you need more than just raw talent, writes M a t t Evans.


The parlous state.of record sales and


the effect the recession is having on live audiences are factors strangling the emergence of so much musical worth. Artists need to express themselves in


other ways to get noticed. And it is this need to be especially innovative that plays into the hands of the supremely talented Kirsty Almeida, who brings the curtain down on the 2012 Ribble Valley jazz Festival on Monday, May 7th (2-30 p.m. doors, 3 p.m. stage).. This Manchester-based musician and


all-round creative artist is receiving plaudits aplenty. Her star is rising. Not only for the music she is creating, but also for the world she is creating


A HOTTEST


around it. Kirsty featured recently in a 10-minute documentary on BBC1 's Inside Out. In it, she discussed the inventive path she's following,' building a sustainable career as an artist with her unique "cottage industry" apjaroach


- after walking away from a recording deal with a major label. Gibraltar-born kirsty is an impresario


of secret gigs and moonlit balls; she makes handmade CD covers for limited edition copies of her music, she paifits her own album artwork and designs her own elaborate stage costumes. ;


She is also about to launch her 6


Degrees 2 jools project. Sending ? six boxes of musical goodies to six - 7 - ■


continents to test the theory b h ix 7 . degrees of separation and seeWhetiier 7 the boxes will find their way trijools i f


Holland! .None of this effort would be worth the


. trouble without the sonic seal of Ktrsty's music, judging by her fabulously tender


latest single "Cool Down Rewind", produced by Youth (U2, Primal Scream,


■ The Verve, Beth Orton), it is a question of when, not if, she gets the call to perform on jools Holland. Kirsty cites Eckhart Tolies' 'The Power


of Now" as the main inspiration for her writing the track. She says: "With


20T 2 being such an apocolyptastic year, 'Cool Down Rewind' is a reminder to myself, to


7makesure 7 that I give each passing moment my


full attention, to slow things down in this hectic vvorld and to sometimes just watch the simple


beauty of life unfold around me." It's this pause for thought


that seems fitting when Kirsty tells of her anticipation at performing at The Grand, and for the festival, for the very


first time. Kirsty atJds: "I always go walking in the


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Romeo & Ju l ie t j '• 7' -7 Sat 28th April


Doors 7pm, Stage'730pm \ . • (£12/£6)


Ribcaged'Productions:-*>--’'3 ^ ' 7 . ^


i. The Lovely Eggs + Support Sat 5th Moy


. Bubblegum punk pop from this Lancaster duo with support from local


- acts Effluence and Bad Cardigan.; ? . Doors 7.30pm, Stage 8pm (£Sadv)


FILM


, My Week with Marilyn Ladies Film Night ■


; Tue 1st May, Doors 7pm “ ;. (£12.50adv inc two course meal)


i W u th e r in g H e ig h ts • Tue 8th May, Doors 6.30pm h v f£10 including food, £6 film only)'


T h e Man with the^ J a z z G u ita r


: Tue 15th May, Doors 6-30prh' > " 3 (£10 including food,'^ £6 film only)'


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Tue 29th May Doors 6.30pm


• NB; date rescheduled due to delay in release by studio


.. (£10.including food, £6 film only) ■


"Please note fo^ must be pre-ordered. Contact box office on: 01200 421599 Screening times 8pm for all films


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Family Fun Night: Fri 4th May


Star Wars special _ ^ ^ - , ,


4 30-8pm (£5 childVfree adults). . *inc pizza


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Ribble Valley every year on my birthday because it's so beautiful and I am really excited to playing at The Grand as part of this year's festival. It'll be a magical gig." Such magic will be all the more special in the intimarty of The Grand. After no


fewer than 31 gigs and shows over a four-day period, Kirsty Almeida and her Troubadours bring the curtain down on this year's festival. The event will be followed by the opportunity to enjoy a late afternoon pizza and salad atThe Grand. The Bank Holiday Monday afternoon has traditionally been the pariy day of the festival, giving


chance for


the organisers, volunteers and


visitors the chance to kick back after a


full weekend's worth of music. A free perfomance from the Giddy


Gringos at The Atrium (noon to 2 p.m.) will certainly things in the mood before


the warm tones of Kirsty Almeida at The Grand.


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Blues Club have two - - compiimentaiy pairs^ T- '


; ■ of tickets to givie aw ^ and Kirsty Almeida has' - offered a full set of her.' _ ' 2


! postcard artwork plus a' '-.Js-J


7 handmade vefsiombfher®;'' "Cool Down Rewind"


single as a runners-up ’ , ' prize.


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Living music Ensembles presents:


-..,The Smartest Giant.ln Town - SatSthMay - ' . J I Oelighful rhusicarseore and ' ' 7-,,


;^c6mbihed narra'tive for this popular. . childrens story byJulia"Dohaldson < ' DodFs'2.15pm/2.3ppm (£10/rS LnSs)


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^ Salsa Sizzler feat. Cuban Indira Roman :Sat12thMay


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