Announcing … Belper Fringe
We are excited to announce the launch, through renovation and rebrand, of Belper’s theatre, music and art festival. Belper Arts
Read moreWe are excited to announce the launch, through renovation and rebrand, of Belper’s theatre, music and art festival. Belper Arts
Read moreLive And Local presents Tyhai, an Indo-Celtic fusion band at Belper Rugby Club on May 16. From Welsh airs and
Read moreOver 30 events alone taking place in first week. The seventh Belper Arts Festival is set to be the biggest
Read moreI’ve no idea where the duo acquired their name but I can only imagine a chapter heading from a steamy
Read moreA unique double bill reflecting the diverse and changing nature of folk, fusion and beyond. The Ferretts brand of alt
Read moreWarm, comical, and a consummate storyteller Findlay Napier digs deep down to cover everything from imagined Justin Bieber Glaswegian romance
Read moreDate: Saturday 23rd February 2019 Time: 7.30pm (55 minute run time, plus informal after show) Location: No. 28, The Marketplace,
Read moreJust over a year ago, mum and daughter team April Elliot and Amber-Rose took over the Thorn Tree Inn, Chesterfield
Read moreZetor in the Kailyard play their only English gig before embarking on their European tour, at The Queens Head, Belper
Read moreIn the 21st century no child should go to school hungry or family be made homeless but applications to food
Read more“I come from a boardwalk town where everything is tinged with fraud, so am I” Whilst few of us –
Read moreRichard Batson, Julian Woodcock are Luna Cycle B, the artists formerly known as Moon Bullet. From their inception in 2010,the
Read moreBelper Town Wind Band’s busy programme of Christmas events was launched at an evening concert held at St Mark’s Church,
Read moreOn the back of a staggeringly successful UK and European tour, Sean Taylor makes his only East Midlands appearance of
Read moreThe 12th Derby Folk Festival takes place this weekend featuring several prominent Belper acts as part of the free fringe
Read moreThe Sunflower Thieves, fronted by Amy Illingworth and Lily Sturt-Bolshaw from Belper, are releasing their new single ‘Two halves’ for
Read moreAs Nietzsche – or Rusty Cohle if it suits you better – once said “everything that happens is inextricably knotted
Read moreSergei Podobedov has been described by conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky as: “a magnificent pianist who possesses outstanding virtuosic skills combined with
Read moreOn midsummer evening I took a walk over Bullsmoor and it struck me again, as I looked down on the
Read moreOn Sunday July 8th from 10 am Belper will once again welcome visitors to the annual Belper Food, Real Ale
Read moreIt may be ten months away but a genuine Broadway star is headlining Belper Arts Festival opening concert on 4
Read moreDavid Gibb, award winning song-writer, story-teller and self-confessed tallest man in Derbyshire returns to Derby on Saturday 16th June to perform
Read moreThe first week of the sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5th May with a special concert at St. Peter’s
Read moreSoprano Margaret Keys will open Belper Arts Festival with a special concert featuring guests the Fishpond Choir and Bel Canto
Read moreMark Morriss is a singer songwriter who famously made his name fronting English indie outfit The Bluetones. Mark fronted the
Read moreY Not festival has announced a massive line-up of bands for its 2018 event, with The Libertines, Jamiroquai and Catfish
Read moreMark Billingham and My Darling Clementine will be performing their new collaboration “The Other Half” for the first time at
Read moreA new internet platform ‘Derbyshire Artsword’ is being launched this week (5 January 2018) in Belper to showcase art in
Read moreThe 2017 Derby Folk Festival is the most successful yet. Now in its 11th year the event, which ran from
Read moreOn October 14, at St. Peter’s Church, there will be a performance of THIS MAN: A Modern Oratorio by Anne
Read moreWater For Dogs return to play the Live Music Lock Up on October 7 at the George and Dragon Pub,
Read moreThe Belper Games Weekender returned on the 14th – 16th July 2017 and it again broke all previous records by
Read moreThe Live Music Lock-up is a free live music night at The George and Dragon, Belper every Saturday night throughout
Read moreBelper Games, which took place over the weekend on three days across the 14th – 16th July to raise money
Read moreThe festival of Peace, Love and Co-operation will take place this weekend (21st to 23rd of July) at Belper Rugby
Read moreOn July 9 from 10 am Belper will once again welcome visitors to the annual Belper Food, Real Ale and
Read moreThe Live Music Lock-up is a free live music night at The George and Dragon, Belper every Saturday night throughout
Read moreAt 7.30pm this coming Saturday (1st July) Pete Castle will performing ‘Ancient meets Modern.’ ANCIENT MEETS MODERN Belper based, internationally
Read moreOn Saturday July 1st at the George and Dragon Jasper Malone will play as part of their Live Music Lock-Up.
Read moreSheffield’s finest ‘Kingfisher Blue’ play The Queens Head, Belper on July 1st A six-piece folk rock band, they are no
Read moreFeel that festivals are becoming that little bit formulaic? Time to think again. Coming to a Rugby Club near you,
Read moreFestivals often throw up a few surprises and at last year’s Belper Goes Green, it was Joe Knight. Filling in
Read moreThe Larks in the Park Season of Concerts in Belper River Gardens opened with home players Belper Town Wind Band. The
Read moreScience Fiction Meets Science Fact Fresh from releasing their debut album ‘Algol’ via the Brighton based Drone Rock Records Label,
Read moreWhile both bands are clearly linked historically by the presence on bass of Dave Sturt, this should not detract from
Read moreThe organisers of the fifth Belper Goes Green ECO Festival to be held at Belper Rugby Club from 2nd to
Read moreFollowing on from their live performances in Belper last year we take a look at the Idolin’s latest EP ‘Seasons’.
Read moreAfter being put through the wringer of the music industry once or twice, bandmates Peter Backler, James Dowse and Barrington
Read more‘On Earth as it is in Austin’ is not only the title of Bob Cheevers 10th studio album, it is
Read moreA new music competition, open to Derbyshire students in Year 13, has been launched by the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir.
Read more‘Rebel Yell’ will be running a series of 5 workshops to encourage people to write songs. Folk singer Pete Castle
Read moreOn January 21st the Belper & District Keyboard Club welcome internationally renowned Wersi artiste Brett Wales from Nottingham. On the
Read moreThis Saturday (the 17th) the George & Dragon in Belper will be hosting the final Live Music Lock-Up of the
Read moreHalloween does not yet suffer from the same musical overload as Christmas. Mercifully we are spared endless repititions of the
Read moreWith Bob clutching the Nobel Prize for literature, it is only appropriate to welcome back an artist sprung from the
Read moreYoung people showed off their musical and artistic talents at the Burning Sounds event. Burning Sounds, now in its ninth
Read moreRough Truffles community choir is looking for a new musical director. Established for over 15 years, Rough Truffles meets weekly
Read moreOn Friday, September 23rd, at the Old King’s Head in Belper, we will be holding a Nailed Fundraiser and all
Read moreBelper is hosting two gigs this year as part of over 200 taking place across the UK on October 3-9. Local musicians
Read moreDuffield is set to host its inaugural Arts Festival on the 17th & 18th September. Duffield Arts Festival will offer
Read moreBelper based, independent contemporary composer, James Oldrini releases his debut album ‘Enlighten’ on September the 23rd. Oldrini’s work ‘Chevin’ and
Read moreRattling Good Years There’s a long tradition of folk-rock bands in and around Derby and much of it has Belper
Read moreA good festival is like a cocktail, it has to have the perfect mix of ingredients and a large splash
Read moreThe road out of a Brit-pop legacy is fraught with danger, with many a chart-topping songwriter having to crawl back
Read moreIt’s now less than two weeks until the fan-tabulous Belper Games gets under way at the Rugby Club. Set up
Read moreThis Sunday (10th of July, 10am to 4pm) is the 2016 annual Belper Summer Food Festival. The Belper Food Festival
Read moreSaturday 11th will see the Farmer’s Market on the Market Place in Belper from 8:30am until 1pm and the
Read moreAt Belper Goes Green we were lucky to interview part-time gardener and full-time creator of surreal soundscapes, Mr Peter K
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Read moreCellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason who recently won the BBC Young Musician of the Year award will be playing tomorrow night (20th
Read moreLet’s go back to August 2015 when I sat in Fresh Ground with composer James Oldrini and commissioned him to
Read moreBelper Town Council has announced that Larks in the Park will be returning this summer. The council will be providing
Read moreTransition Belper are delighted to announce an incredible line-up of, mainly, local talent to keep festival goers entertained at the
Read moreEditors, Kelis, Band of Skulls, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, The Coral and 24 more acts are now confirmed for Y Not
Read moreWE WILL REMEMBER THEM On the 1st July 2016 a commemoration of the first day on the Somme and the
Read moreWinner of ‘Best Medium Festival’ at the recent Festival Awards, Y Not today reveals the legendary Noel Gallagher appearing, as
Read moreEvery Christmas seems to be accompanied by the same sound track. I am not one to begrudge the extra income
Read moreInspired by the Olympic Torch, LABBS (Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers) decided to celebrate their 2016 40th anniversary by
Read moreThere was a time when charity shops were a joy for the crate digger. A rummage through the record stacks
Read moreThe Sunflower Thieves, or locally known artists Amy Illingworth and Lily Sturt-Bolshaw from Belper, have collaborated with contemporary composer and
Read moreNottinghamshire’s best live band return with ‘From Without’, a sophomore album that sees them more ferocious, more political and more
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