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. saving the world from Dr Doom . and the. dreaded Silver Surfer, meet the Clamtastic 4 - all three of


them;- who-want to save the best ofthe 1970s.


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. ' The Clitheroe-based revival band are dedicated to the era of glam- ■; rock with its platform boots and ;■ outrageous glittery costumes. Go to a Glamtastic 4 gig and you


can expect to hear songs like T. Rex's 'Telegram Sam" and "Get


. It On", The Sweet's "Blockbuster" and "Little Willy", David Bowie's


■ "Ziggy Stardust" and "Rebel Rebel", Mott the Hoople's "Roll Away The Stone'', Suzi Quatro's "Devil Gate Drive", and even The Osmonds' "Cra^ Horses" and Alvin Stardust's "My Coo Ca Choo".among others. The band members are all veteran rockers and bluesmen;


. bass guitarist Pete Riley, who came ■up the idea for the band, Duncan Sykora on guitar, and Mart Shorrock on drums. . This power trio enter the spirit of


the 70s by wearing the glam gear of flamboyant hats, sequinned trousers, jewels and feathers. They don't wear wigs, though. That would be just silly. Duncan explains: "When you put the glam gear on for a gig, it's like


. you become someone else. "At other gigs, you'll look out


The Glamtastic 4, Duncan Sykora, Pete Riley and Mart Shorrock inaction.'


and see the audience smiling, but at a glam rock gig the/re all grinning. The music's just so much fun. Altogether, it's tongue-in- . cheek, but we're serious about playing the music." So why Glamtastic 4 when


.there only three of them? Duncan explains: "It's just a play on Fantastic Four, and we decided • we'd stick with that name no matter how many were in the band. We'd thought of adding a fourth member on keyboards, . but we like the raw sound we get sound from a three-piece." Trouble is, all three members are


also committed to other bands so Glamtastic 4 gigs are a rare occurrence and only happen when


all three have a vacant date.


- Pete is with the Swing . ■ .Commanders and The Gelatos trio. Mart is with Vick/s Big Combo • and the Dean Casement Trio, and Duncan is busy as a music teacher ■ in Clitheroe, as well as working with Mart on another project to ■ ■ follow their involvement with the band International Rescue.


: '< They had a well-received gig last


. month at the Inn at the Station, . Clitheroe, and are booked to play at The Swan Hotel, Whalley, on Friday May 3rd. You can catch the Glamtastic 4


and their mash-up on Youtube, the North West Bands website and on Facebook, and to book them contact 07725 910872.


Bowland Farmers IVIarket & Craft Fair


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:HALF-A-CENTURYof putting on shows to entertain the people of


. Ribble Valley has been celebrated by Clitheroe Parish Church Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society. ■ It held a 50th anniversary dinner-dance at Bashall


. Barn at which members past and present enjoyed a meal followed by entertainment from Nick Gunn, one of its own members, singing Frank Sinatra and Michael Buble classics. . The evening rounded


off with everyone dancing the night away to the


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AUSTRALIAN Flautist Kristine Healy and her accompanist Tim Abell were a resounding success at the rececent concert t Padiham


Unitarian Church." The large appreciative audience - many


of whom travel from the Ribble Valley for the series of fund-raising concerts -


; were spellbound by Kristine's control of ■


her instrument, complemented by Tim's


: unbelievable adroitness on the piano. ' It was impossible to believe that Tim was, in fact, a stand-in at just 24 hours' notice


- after, the young lady originally booked from Belarus was unable to obtain her visa ,


. in time. Pieces by Bach, Faure and Poulenc : were just a flavour of a programme performed with consummate skill by a pair of highly talented musicians. Tim wowed the audience with his solo performances,' culminating in "Embraceable You'.' by Gershwin, arranged by Earl Wild. The final concert of the current season will take place on Saturday May 11 th at


. 7-30 p.m. and will be performed by an amazing steel band - The Pantonic All


From the left, Tim Abell at the piano, concert organiser Barry Brown and flautist Kristine Healy.


Stars. Money raised from the concerts goes to the North West Air Ambulance, The Children's Heart Surgery Fund and the church. For more details phone concerts organiser Barry Brown on 01282 773336. (e-mail: barryrbrown@gmail.com)


Society celebrates 50 years of treading tbe boards


the evening a display of photos, reviews and old programmes from the past so years was available for everyone to reminisce. The Society was re­


formed in 1963 after an interval of 30 years, staging the classic musical "Carousel". In the 1930s the former Parish Church ■ Society became the town's organisation, but previous to then it had a long run of successes in Gilbert and Sullivan operas dating ' ' back to 1909. Several ■ members attending on- ■


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the night took part in the 1963 production. One of these members, Catherine Whitham, celebrated 50 '


years with the society, having been involved either on stage or off continuously since the first production. She was presented with a certificate and flowers to mark this at the end of their 50th show, "Kiss Me Kate" in February this year. Plans are already being


made for the society's next musical production, "jekyll & Hyde: The Musical", to be performed from . February 15th to 22nd


. February. With music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics ; by. Leslie Bricusse, famous for hits including "Stop the World, I Want to Get O ff', "Scrooge" and many more, anyone who does not know the musical can be assured of some wonderful music. The society


would like to hear from any actors/


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' singers who want to audition for the role of "Jekyll" and anyone interested should call secretary Lesley Haworth on 01254 248679. The first rehearsal for will be held on August 27th, with auditions for the main parts to be held on' September 29th.


•; .The society's next get-together is its AGM on May 7th at 7-30 p.m. . in the St Mary's Centre, Clitheroe. All members are encouraged to attend. .. ' . - -


SCOTLAND'S Fence Records provides something of a throwback in toda/s ever-changing music consumer environment. As digital downloads threaten to extinguish


GD and vinyl buying to a-thing of the past, this quirky cult record label continues to flourish on the quality of its output and the simply held belief that music is something to cherish. Fence Records originates from the scenic,


coastal wilds of the East Neuk of Fife. The label was established in the late '90s by Kenny Anderson (better known for his offbeat recording


.name King Creosote). Like many on Fence's . roster-which includes nu-folk luminaries such as KT Tunstall and James Yorkston - King Creosote has progressed to have major label success. This culminated in a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize last year (for his 2012 album Diamond Mine, with Jon Hopkins). Current label manager johnny Lynch (who


records as The Pictish Trail) is a long-term friend and musical collaborator of Anderson, as well as critically lauded artist in his own right. Lynch is currently showcasing the varied flavour of Fence Records on a tour of the UK in acoustic format, flanked by elder statesman of the Fence stable, James Yorkston,"and one of its newest recruits, the London based Irishman Seamus Fogarty. It


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promises to be a night of singer-songwriting at • its best. "The idea comes from the Three Craws gigs


we used to do with myself, James and Kenny," says Lynch. "Each would start a song and the other two would join in with a vocal harmoiiy or with guitar, and there's always plenty of banter between songs. It's appreciation of . each other's music and the idea of sharing that, both between the musicians and with a live audience." Such a format reflects the ethos of Fence


remarkably well. "It's always humbling for me to perform


alongside James (Yorkstbn)," he adds. "He's got to be one of the world's best songwriters and Seamus is an exceptional talent, so it's going to be a lot of fun."


. James Yorkston's exceptional recording canon


has recently been augmented with yet another new album on Domino Records, "I Was A Cat from a Book". His clever story-telling, insightful ' arrangements and ear-twitching lyricism set him apart as a singular talent but it is perhaps


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Fogarty, as the new kid on the block, that tells the stoty as Fence Records as taste-maker


■supreme. "Its nice when Fence artists get signed to other


labels because it shows we've picked well," adds Lynch. "The Fence seal of approval has started to mean something in the industry and can go a long way;The artists cany the story (of Fence) with them."


' The label's notoriety has extended further by


Lynch's penchant for organising events. Fence's flagship festival Homegame attracted hundreds"


■ of revelers to their hometown of Anstruther on the Fife coast year upon year. The most recent incarnation has been "Awaygame" which takes Fence's flock of followers to the reiriote island of Eigg in the Hebrides on an annual basis. "Its our way of celebrating the music on our


roster. Fence is ultimately about like-minded musicians and it has become a support network to help people we like get their music oiit. "On a personal level I don't make any money


out of anyone's music but my own. We have created a model and developed an audience and created music that people will really love and cherish." • Fence Records night with James Yorkston,


Pictish Trail and Seamus Fogarty takes place at The Grand on Saturday April 13th, (7 p.m. doors, 7-45 p.m. stage) and will appeal to fans of folk and acoustic music (£14 advance ticket, call 01200 421599 for Box Office);


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APRIL _ T h e Hobbit (5.30/7pm £ 2 /£ 1 or with food £ 6 .5 0 / £ 3 .5 0 )


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Jackson stars the hugely talente(d Ben who brings the magic of the King of Pop to the stage in a stunning recreation with his incredible band and dancers. - -•*. He’s got the look, the moonwalk- and the voice!


Y^ung Knives rose to prominence in the mid 0 0 s amongst a slew/ of indie, post punk guitar bands . but there was always something different. Their music moves from bittersvifeet melodies, to pop chants, to full on industrial - Noise and their passion fuelled .. . energy breaths magic on stage. '


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5 th , Paul Rigby Quartet. 12th- Jo h n Wickham Trio 19 lh ♦. No Lu n ch t im e Liv e • 2 6 th • Enc -A in swor thOu a r te t 'With ■ T - - Lyn Fairb ank s


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: ._4™i:_Drurriming Workshop (11am £10/£6)' . ,4™ Nor thern Ja zz Orchestra (1.30pm £12) 4?*._:lLiane Carroll Trio (7.15pm £18)


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. - 6'-'—Missing A n d y (7pm £10) _ 8^ '__Super Hero Week (8 th -n th £ 3 .5 0 )


10": —Clitheroe C o n ce r ts Society: ■ The P ra zak Quartet (7pm £ 1 2 .5 0 )


- 11'’' —Ja c k so n -L iv e In Concert (7pm £ 1 8 .5 0 /£ 1 2 .5 0 /£ 6 0 )


12'"—Clitheroe Bike Club Fiirn: Road to Roubaix (6.30pm £10 inc curry)


M '" —Fence R e co rd s Night (7pm £ 1 4 ) ' - F U E L (7pm £ 3 )


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2 0 ; ’ JlStars of Strictly (7pm SOLD OUT) 2 5 ’: ; 'L TH e F a ir (7 p rn £ 2 0 ) ,\


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2 8 ’’' —Heaven In T h e Afternoon (3pm £ 6 ) ;30?>L-Film. of T h e Month: Argo ■ ' : (6 :3 0 /8 pm £ 1 2 /£ 6 ) ' . ■ “


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