EVENTS 2010
Tuesday 27th April: THE CORN EXCHANGE
The Alarm+ Divided Opinions
Doors Open: 7:00pm
Tickets from: £14.00
Ticket Hotline...01992 584 322
Ticket info...07904 333 923
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Thursday 29th April: Jazz at The Old Barge The Folly Hertford with The Clark Tracey Quartet Admission Free 8.30-11pm Clark Tracey – Drums John Critchinson – Piano Pete Billington – Bass Karen Sharp – Tenor Sax Part of The Hertford Music Festival Gig contact John Williams on 01992 550230 or http://www.theoldbarge.co.uk/events.html or www.hertsjazz.co.uk />
Friday 30th April: THE CORN EXCHANGE Disco Flavas Doors Open: 8:00pm For more information on this and other Face2FaceConnexion events: http://www.face2faceconnexions.co.uk />
Friday 30th April: Dave’s Karaoke at The Woolpack />
Saturday 1st May: ILLOGICOOL at The Ram 8pm till late. Local hero Jem Bailey playing the best in Funk, Latin, Old School Hip Hop, Breaks and a little bit of Drum and Bass. So get your ass shaking on that Dancefloor and Remember “SPIN LONG AND PROSPER” />
Sunday 2nd May at The Three Lakes Restaurant, Westmill Farm (www.westmillfarm.co.uk. email: threelakesrestaurant.co.uk. 01920 469290) Live swing music on the terrace from the Wayne Morgan Band. Tickets in advance only £30, including Pimms, canapés and luxury buffet.
Mon 3rd May - The Musical Mystery Tour
Launching a month of music with more than 100 of Hertford’s hottest and best rock, pop, jazz,folk, drum ‘n’ bass, hip hop and classical musicians AND Bollywood-style dancers playing live all round downtown Hertford from lunchtime to bedtime - and all for FREE! So stroll round town and check them all out!
WHITE HART - 1 - 8PM
13.00 - SOMEDAY SOMEWAY
13.25 - FLEXIT DANCE ACADEMY (Traditional Indian and Bollwood dance)
13.40 - THE DOCTORS
14.05 - UKABILLY BIG BAND (featuring Paul Hilder & Dave Griggs)
14.30 - THE BONMARCHES
15.00 - KELVIN FUHR
15.30 - THE BEAT POET EXPERIENCE (DAVID O’KELLY)
15.55 - CHLOE TURNER
16.20 - DIVIDED OPINIONS
16.55 - THE BOB VILLAINS (Bob Dylan trib)
17.25 - NUALA
17.50 - TOM BRAGGINS BAND
18.20 - HERTFORD ALLSTARS
18.50 - CHRISTINA NOVELLI
Musical Mystery Tour - Corn Exchange - afternoon
Doors Open: 2:00pm
(ALL THE BANDS HAVE 'FACEBOOK' PAGES)
Large Bar ...Real Ale...Roast Potatoes ...Cheese n Biscuits
SELF INFLICTED - On Stage: 5.00pm
Female fronted Rock Metal Band
By the start of 2007, Self Inflicted had become an established act on the local circuit, performing every weekend at venues all over the South East of England. After initially continuing as a four piece, Steve Wallace, joined the band and the new line up immediately began writing and perfecting their music, as well as landing some high profile gigs supporting Irish rock band The Answer, and, at the 1st Summer Explosion Festival in Hertfordshire, Self Inflicted performed to over 1000 people. Following further changes, the band recruited James Marinos (Keyboards/Backing Vocals) and Mike Lewin (Bass) from Hertfordshire doom metallers Wake Of Myetsa. and as a result, it bought with them a complete overhaul of the Self Inflicted sound. Completeing the line up are Heidi (vocals) and Steve Clark (drums).
Influences ranging from Black label society, Pantera, Metallica, System of a down, Disturbed, Korn, to Creed, Guns 'n' Roses, Soundgargen, RATM, Stone temple pilots, Pearl Jam, Skunk Anansie, the list is endless!
www.myspace.com/heidisband
CRIMZEN - On Stage: 4.10pm
Female fronted Rock Metal Band
CrimZen are a five piece female fronted melodic metal band. Formed in 2006 in the depths of Hertfordshire, England, CrimZen are on a quest to carress the senses, scare the soul, and make you body ache till the day your stagger off to hell
Influences . . .
Evanescence, Incubus, Skunk Anansie, Lacuna Coil, Metallica, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Within Temptation, The Cranberries, Nightwish, Iron Maiden, Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, Soundgarden, Temple Of The Dog, HIM, System Of A Down
Sounds Like . . .A Seething Sugar Coated Rock Enema, Laced With Intrigue, Heavy Riffs, Soul And Passion!!!!!!
www.myspace.com/crimzenrock
ALTITUDE ZERO - On Stage: 3.20pm
Rock / Progressive / Alternative
A 4-Piece Alternative Band From Hertfordshire.
Been Together Since May 2009 & Are Currently Gigging Around Locally To Get Our Name Out.
We Play A Bit Of Everything!
Influences . . .
Everything & Anything With A Decent Beat!
Sounds Like . . . Rough sex with a kinky bitch!
www.myspace.com/altitudezerouk
JB3 - On Stage: 2.30pm
Rock / Blues / Funk
JB3 is as much about the music as it is the lyrical content, they love to play live and feel most comfortable on stage! Described as the modern Jimi Hendrix Experience and a modern take on bands such as Cream, Led Zeppelin and Free, If you get a chance to see them, then DON'T miss out! It will be a gig you won't forget!
Influences . . .
Lenny Kravitz, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Free, Bob Dylan, Cream, John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers, Mike Bloomfield, Peter Green, Pink Floyd, Gary Moore, Paul Weller, John Mayer, Jim Morrison, The Doors, Joe Bonamassa, Jack Johnson, James Taylor, BBM, T-REX/Marc Bolan, Jet, Stereophonics, Oasis, Taj Mahal and many more
www.myspace.com/particlesofme
Musical Mystery Tour - Corn Exchange - evening
Annual Blues Surgery Blues Jam with the Midnight Circus Jam Band
Doors Open: 6:30pm
Entry free as part of the Hertford Music Festival
The annual Blues Jam is back again this May Day Bank Holiday, closing the Musical Mystery Tour in style. Bluessurgery welcomes back it's regular guests, as well as inviting new one's to join us too! Musicians will be invited to join the 'House Band' following an introductory set.
Kicking off at 6.30pm House Band, Midnight Circus Jam Band, featuring Bob Sawyer on vocals and guitar, will get things rolling nicely and, including 'our' guests, will, hopefully, give us another packed evening (if last year is to go on) to see out another successful Musical Mystery Tour.
THE OLD BARGE, Folly Island
3pm till evening
15.00 - NUALA
15.25 - KIM BROWN & STEVE JACKSON
16.00 - KELVIN FUHR
16.25 - JAY HOLLIS
17.00 - TOM DIBB
17.25 - JIM RALPHS
17.50 - SIMONE ALEXANDER
THE RAM, Fore Street
2pm - 5pm
14.00 - ESCAPE GOATS
14.25 - JAY HOLLIS
15.00 - CHLOE TURNER
15.25 - UKABILLY BIG BAND
15.50 - EDGEPILOTZ
THE SARACENS, Ware Road
1pm - 11pm
AVIVA STEINGBERG
ARUP GHOSH
KIM BROWN & STEVE JACKSON
ALICIA HOOKWAY
STEVE STONE
ESCAPE GOATS
IN TANDEM (Paul and Steve Edwards)
JESS MURRAIN
MATT COSTON
ROCHELLE SURENDRAN
CRAIG GRIFFIN (TBC)
PETER CROSSLEY (TBC)
HERTFORD HOUSE HOTEL, Parliament Square
3pm
Hertford Symphony Orchestra chamber quartet (TBC)
WOOLPACK, The Wash - 2pm - 5pm LIGHT ROCK
THE BANTER BOYS
THE HUXLEYS
RICHARD PEARCE
KEITH SNOWDON
JENN & DAN
5PM till late HIP HOP, HOUSE, OLD SKOOL, DnB
2 BAD MICE SOUND SYSTEM (DJs)
STANZA & THE MOVEMENT (HIP HOP)
AHEAD OF TIME CREW (HIP HOP)
THE HART’S HORNS, Horns Mill - 1.30 - 4pm
THE BOB VILLAINS
(BOB DYLAN TRIBUTE)
THE WHITE HORSE, Castle Street. Acts TBCv
WAITROSE SUPERMARKET, BIRCHERLEY GREEN SHOPPING CENTRE
1 - 3pm
ESCAPE GOATS
ARUP GHOSH (solo acoustic rock covers)
CHLOE TURNER (TBC)
AVIVA STEINGBERG
Wednesday 5th May: Dave’s Karaoke at The Woolpack
Friday 5th May: Dave’s Karaoke at The Woolpack
THURSDAY 6 MAY 8PM TO LATE - THE RAM
BRUTAL THURSDAY INDIE / ELECTRO
A filthy fusion of indie & dutty electro. Expect music that will have you frothing at the mouth & drops that will make wet patches appear on your pants. Cheap drink offers on all night. The coolest place to be around town, with DJ SAMMY THE SAUCEPAN ripping the place to shreds.
Thursday 6th May: the Classic Rock Show and Music Market at The Corn Exchange
FRIDAY 7 MAY 8PM TO LATE - THE RAM
RAMAOKEE
Yes its back the world famous Ramaokee, its karaoke but Ram stylee with the choice of 100,000 songs to choice from it’s a blast. You too could get you name on that Ramaokee cup the most desirable award in Hertford after Hertford in bloom so please turn up with your song and moves ready!
Saturday 8th May: HERTFORD VOICES (Hertford’s Touring Choir) SINGING DAY, led by AIDAN OLIVER
Aidan is Director of Music at St Margaret's Church, Westminster; chorus master of Philharmonia Voices, director and founder of Spiritus Chamber Choir and conductor of Wokingham Choral Society. Aidan has also worked with the BBC Singers, the Bach Choir & English National Opera.
10am-5pm, at St Nicholas Church, Great Munden, SG11 1HG
Cost: £12 for the day ‘Bring & Share’ Lunch (tea and coffee provided). We plan to explore a wide range of choral music with a short performance at 4.30pm.
To book a place and find out more, please ring 01992 589730, 552916 or 304606
SATURDAY 8 MAY 8PM TO LATE - THE RAM
RAMAJAMMA
DJ Paul Hyatt gets The Ram movin’ and groovin’ to his melting pot of all things funky. Paul Hyatt (Bean Juice, London) Dips into his vast collection to give you a night full of party vibes old and new
“Paul has a uncanny ability to play to any crowd and have them groovin’ without having to sell-out” Time Out
Monday 10th May - Open Mic at The Saracens
Wednesday 12th May: Dave’s Karaoke at The Woolpack
Thursday 13th May: Jazz at The Old Barge, The Folly Hertford
with The Nigel Price Organ Trio
Nigel Price – Guitar
Peter Whittaker – C3 Hammond Organ/Bass Pedals
Dave Ohm - Drums
Part of The Hertford Music Festival
www. Nigelprice.biz ta
www.hertsjazz.co.uk
Gig contact John Williams on 01992 550230 or
http://www.theoldbarge.co.uk/events.html or
www.hertsjazz.co.uk
THURSDAY 13 MAY 8PM TO LATE - THE RAM
BRUTAL THURSDAY
A filthy fusion of indie & dutty electro. Expect music that will have you frothing at the mouth & drops that will make wet patches appear on your pants. Cheap drink offers on all night. The coolest place to be around town, with DJ SAMMY THE SAUCEPAN ripping the place to shreds.
Friday 14th May: The Damned - The Corn Exchange
Doors Open: 7:30pm
TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM www.seetickets.com
Tickets: £15 Friday. £15 Saturday
Doors: 8pm Friday and 9pm Saturday
Never before have The Damned played such an intimate venue as The Hertford Corn Exchange
WARNING...WARNING...WARNING...WARNING...WARNING...WARNING.
This event will sell out in days ...
Friday 14th May: Dave’s Karaoke at The Woolpack
FRIDAY 14 MAY 8PM T0 LATE - JAMTASTIC
The 100ME Boys are back for the new Vinyl friendly Friday night playing a nice mix off of uplifting piano house. **********
Saturday 15th May: YOUNG SOLOISTS COMPETITION at Bradby Hall, Haileybury College
Saturday 15th May: The Damned - The Corn Exchange
Doors Open: 7:30pm
TICKETS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM www.seetickets.com
Tickets: £15 Friday. £15 Saturday
Doors: 8pm Friday and 9pm Saturday
Never before have The Damned played such an intimate venue as The Hertford Corn Exchange
WARNING...WARNING...WARNING...WARNING...WARNING...WARNING.
This event will sell out in days...
Saturday 15th May: Hertford Museum at Night
6.00 – 9.00 pm Come along and visit Hertford Museum in the peace and tranquillity of a spring evening with live acoustic music by Verity Sessions, Lucy Sessions and Joe Wuls
Free entry, with no need to book
Hertford Museum, 18 Bull Plain, Hertford, SG14 1DT. 01992 582686
hertfordmuseum@btconnect.com, www.hertfordmuseum.org
SATURDAY 15 MAY 8PM TO LATE - RAMA RAMA RAMA FI FI FI
Nick Lewis and Matt Hart are rocking The Ram right up. Playing Rock, Punk and U.S Garage there is no mosh pit here so your have to make do with the car park
Sunday May 16th: Hertford Music Club presents The Michael Garrick Trio
3pm at the Friends' Meeting House, Railway Street
A first for Hertford Music Club, we bring you an exciting concert with a vintage group of the British Jazz scene. As well as a long and successful career performing and teaching jazz piano, Michael Garrick has been a great success with Music Clubs, introducing audiences to the special language of jazz. Michael will also read us some of his amusing poetry based around the life of a jazz musician. PLEASE NOTE - This concert is in addition to the 6 concerts in the 2009/10 season, and is planned to coincide with the Hertford Music Festival. Admission to this special concert is £10 for members and non-members (children free).
Monday 17th May: Open Mic at The Saracens
Wednesday 19th May: Dave’s Karaoke at The Woolpack
THURSDAY 20 MAY 8PM TO LATE - BRUTAL THURSDAY
A filthy fusion of indie & dutty electro. Expect music that will have you frothing at the mouth & drops that will make wet patches appear on your pants. Cheap drink offers on all night. The coolest place to be around town, with DJ SAMMY THE SAUCEPAN ripping the place to shreds.
Thursday 20th May: The Corn Exchange
Miles Hunt & Erica Nockall +Divided Opinions
Doors Open: 7:30pm. Tickets from: £10.00
Lead singer and songwriter from Stourbridge indie-rockers The Wonder Stuff, Miles started his solo career after the band split in 1994. The Stuffies re-formed in 2000, and Miles has continued to tour as both a solo artist as well as with the band. Known for his dry wit as well as his songwriting talents, expect some banter, new songs and acoustic versions of one or two Wonder Stuff favourites
Tickets hotline...01992 584322
Box office... 07904 333 923
www.seetickets.com
Friday 21st May: Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds - Corn Exchange
Doors Open: 7:00pm. Tickets from: £18.00
Adrian Edmondson’s band roll in to town. The cult TV Star will show his new band to the people of hertford at the Corn Exchange
Adrian Edmondson - vocals, 'thrash mandolin', Maartin Allcock (Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull) - 12 string guitar, bass, vocals, Troy Donockley (Iona, Maddy Prior, Midge Ure) - Uillean pipes, whistles, cittern, vocals and Mark Woolley (The Family Mahone, Dansaul) - Bodhran, cahon. "The Bad Shepherds revisit punk era classics and add arrangements inspired by traditional music. The effect is stunning as new wave anthems from The Jam, The Clash, Kraftwerk, The Stranglers, Squeeze, The Sex Pistols and others are approached from an acoustic standpoint”.
Ticket hotline..01992 584 322 / box office..07904 333 923
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Friday 21st May: Dave’s Karaoke at The Woolpack
FRIDAY 21 MAY 8PM TO LATE - COMEDY VAUDVILLE
Hosted by Diamond Dave a new open mic night so bring you comic talent to The Ram if its Stand Up, Poetry, Rap, Story Telling, Dance if your got a performance that wants a slot please come down and show us your talent. DJ Dave Hodges will be spinning some tunes late after the performances. So remember MAKE LAUGH, MAKE THEM CRY, and DO IT BEFORE YOU DIE!
Saturday 22nd May: Kev Saunders’ Rock n Roll Circus at THE RAM
DJ Kev Saunders playing punk, indie, ska and reggae. 8pm till late.
Monday 23rd May: Open Mic at The Saracens
Wednesday 26th May: Dave’s Karaoke at The Woolpack
Thursday 27th May: Jazz at The Old Barge, The Folly, Hertford
with The Hammond Set
Admission Free 8.30-11pm
Russell Williams – Hammond Organ/Bass Pedals
John Scotney – Drums
Nick Page – Guitar
Gig contact John Williams on 01992 550230 or
http://www.theoldbarge.co.uk/events.html or
www.hertsjazz.co.uk
THURSDAY 27 MAY 8PM TO LATE - BRUTAL THURSDAY
A filthy fusion of indie & dutty electro. Expect music that will have you frothing at the mouth & drops that will make wet patches appear on your pants. Cheap drink offers on all night. The coolest place to be around town, with DJ SAMMY THE SAUCEPAN ripping the place to shreds.
Friday 28th May: Dave’s Karaoke at The Woolpack
FRIDAY 28 MAY 8PM TO LATE - GIVE IT TO ME
DJ Matt Nice lands the GIVE IT TO ME Mothership in Hertford, Matt will be beating the living Cr*p out of The Ram decks playing his brew of Electro, Disco, Boogie & Soul.
It’s more Rick James than James Brown! It’s a must for your dancing shoes so get down and boogie.
Saturday 29th May: SHADES POOL CLUB , Parliament Square
THE TRASH (The only Clash tribute band that matters) + WIDEBOY GENERATION + support TBC
Monday 1st June: Open Mic at The Saracens
THURSDAY 3 JUNE 8PM TO LATE - BRUTAL THURSDAY
A filthy fusion of indie & dutty electro. Expect music that will have you frothing at the mouth & drops that will make wet patches appear on your pants. Cheap drink offers on all night. The coolest place to be around town, with DJ SAMMY THE SAUCEPAN ripping the place to shreds.
FRIDAY 4 JUNE 8PM TO LATE - RAMAOKEE
Yes its back the world famous Ramaokee, it's karaoke but Ram stylee with the choice of 100,000 songs to choice from it’s a blast. You too could get you name on that Ramaokee cup the most desirable award in Hertford after Hertford in bloom so please turn up with your song and moves ready!
SATURDAY 5 JUNE 8PM TO LATE - ILLOGICOOL
Local hero Jem Bailey playing the best in Funk, Latin, Old School Hip Hop, Breaks and a little bit of Drum and Bass. So get your ass shaking on that Dancefloor and Remember “SPIN LONG AND PROSPER
Sunday 6th June: CASTLE FUN DAY with a WWII theme & CLASSIC BUS RALLY
A fun packed day of entertainment, dance & music plus craft, trade & charity stalls AND THE HERTFORD MUSIC FESTIVAL GRAND FINALE CONCERT with the winners of the YOUNG SOLOISTS’ COMPETITION plus buskers playing around the town.
12 noon - 5.30pm
Sunday 6th June: FUN DAY CONTINUES OUTSIDE THE WHITE HART, SALISBURY SQUARE
Live rock bands TBC. From 6pm.