Announcing … Belper Fringe
We are excited to announce the launch, through renovation and rebrand, of Belper’s theatre, music and art festival. Belper Arts
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Music
Live And Local Presents Tyhai At Belper Rugby Club – May 16th
Live And Local presents Tyhai, an Indo-Celtic fusion band at Belper Rugby Club on May 16. From Welsh airs and
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Belper Arts Festival Kicks Off This Weekend
Over 30 events alone taking place in first week. The seventh Belper Arts Festival is set to be the biggest
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Ma Polaine’s Great Decline At The Queen’s Head March 29th
I’ve no idea where the duo acquired their name but I can only imagine a chapter heading from a steamy
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The Ferretts Supported By Andy Bole at The Queen’s Head March 9th
A unique double bill reflecting the diverse and changing nature of folk, fusion and beyond. The Ferretts brand of alt
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Findlay Napier – Old King’s Head, Friday 22nd February
Warm, comical, and a consummate storyteller Findlay Napier digs deep down to cover everything from imagined Justin Bieber Glaswegian romance
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Nationwide Tour for Local Singer/Songwriter Previews in Belper
Date: Saturday 23rd February 2019 Time: 7.30pm (55 minute run time, plus informal after show) Location: No. 28, The Marketplace,
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Thorn Tree Inn: Music Round Up
Just over a year ago, mum and daughter team April Elliot and Amber-Rose took over the Thorn Tree Inn, Chesterfield
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Zetor in the Kailyard at The Queen’s Head Feb 16th
Zetor in the Kailyard play their only English gig before embarking on their European tour, at The Queens Head, Belper
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Rock For The Homeless at The Queen’s Head Feb 9th
In the 21st century no child should go to school hungry or family be made homeless but applications to food
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Review: Abrucestic – Queens Head, Belper January 25th
“I come from a boardwalk town where everything is tinged with fraud, so am I” Whilst few of us –
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Luna Cycle B, Spindrift and Saskia to Perform at The Queen’s Head Jan 19th
Richard Batson, Julian Woodcock are Luna Cycle B, the artists formerly known as Moon Bullet. From their inception in 2010,the
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Town Wind Band Out And About This Christmas
Belper Town Wind Band’s busy programme of Christmas events was launched at an evening concert held at St Mark’s Church,
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Sean Taylor to Perform at The Queen’s Head
On the back of a staggeringly successful UK and European tour, Sean Taylor makes his only East Midlands appearance of
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Belper Acts Join Derby Folk Fringe Festival In City Centre
The 12th Derby Folk Festival takes place this weekend featuring several prominent Belper acts as part of the free fringe
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New Release: Sunflower Thieves – Two Halves
The Sunflower Thieves, fronted by Amy Illingworth and Lily Sturt-Bolshaw from Belper, are releasing their new single ‘Two halves’ for
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Y NOT 2018: Manic Street Preachers 27/07/18
As Nietzsche – or Rusty Cohle if it suits you better – once said “everything that happens is inextricably knotted
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World Renowned Pianist Set For Belper Concert
Sergei Podobedov has been described by conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky as: “a magnificent pianist who possesses outstanding virtuosic skills combined with
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An Ode To Bullsmoor: The Bullsmoor Song Project
On midsummer evening I took a walk over Bullsmoor and it struck me again, as I looked down on the
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Eleventh Year For Successful Belper Food Festival
On Sunday July 8th from 10 am Belper will once again welcome visitors to the annual Belper Food, Real Ale
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Broadway Star To Open Next Year’s Belper Arts Festival
It may be ten months away but a genuine Broadway star is headlining Belper Arts Festival opening concert on 4
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Belper’s David Gibb Returns To Derby For Family Focused Festival
David Gibb, award winning song-writer, story-teller and self-confessed tallest man in Derbyshire returns to Derby on Saturday 16th June to perform
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Belper Arts Festival 2018 Arrives In Style
The first week of the sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5th May with a special concert at St. Peter’s
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Interview: Margaret Keys
Soprano Margaret Keys will open Belper Arts Festival with a special concert featuring guests the Fishpond Choir and Bel Canto
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Interview: Mark Morriss – The Bluetones
Mark Morriss is a singer songwriter who famously made his name fronting English indie outfit The Bluetones. Mark fronted the
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Y NOT Festival Announces Massive Headline Acts For 2018
Y Not festival has announced a massive line-up of bands for its 2018 event, with The Libertines, Jamiroquai and Catfish
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Crime Fiction and Country Music Collide For “The Other Half”
Mark Billingham and My Darling Clementine will be performing their new collaboration “The Other Half” for the first time at
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New Platform Launched For Derbyshire Art
A new internet platform ‘Derbyshire Artsword’ is being launched this week (5 January 2018) in Belper to showcase art in
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Packed Derby Folk Festival is “Music Of The People”
The 2017 Derby Folk Festival is the most successful yet. Now in its 11th year the event, which ran from
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THIS MAN: A Modern Oratorio – October 14th
On October 14, at St. Peter’s Church, there will be a performance of THIS MAN: A Modern Oratorio by Anne
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Water For Dogs: Live Music Lock-up #083 – October 7th
Water For Dogs return to play the Live Music Lock Up on October 7 at the George and Dragon Pub,
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Belper Games Raises Record Breaking £37k For Charity
The Belper Games Weekender returned on the 14th – 16th July 2017 and it again broke all previous records by
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Weathered Eye – Live Music Lock-up #075 August 12th
The Live Music Lock-up is a free live music night at The George and Dragon, Belper every Saturday night throughout
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Sixth Belper Games Bounces Into The Lead
Belper Games, which took place over the weekend on three days across the 14th – 16th July to raise money
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Steve Tilston To Headline Festival Of Peace, Love and Co-Operation
The festival of Peace, Love and Co-operation will take place this weekend (21st to 23rd of July) at Belper Rugby
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Tenth Anniversary Of Belper Food Festival This Sunday
On July 9 from 10 am Belper will once again welcome visitors to the annual Belper Food, Real Ale and
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Hymn For Her – Live Music Lock-up #070 July 8th
The Live Music Lock-up is a free live music night at The George and Dragon, Belper every Saturday night throughout
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Pete Castle In Concert: No 28, Market Place Belper. July 1st
At 7.30pm this coming Saturday (1st July) Pete Castle will performing ‘Ancient meets Modern.’ ANCIENT MEETS MODERN Belper based, internationally
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Jasper Malone – Live Music Lock-up #069 July 1st
On Saturday July 1st at the George and Dragon Jasper Malone will play as part of their Live Music Lock-Up.
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Kingfisher Blue + The Juvenile Delinquents At The Queens Head, Belper. July 1st
Sheffield’s finest ‘Kingfisher Blue’ play The Queens Head, Belper on July 1st A six-piece folk rock band, they are no
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Festival Of Peace, Love And Co-Operation At Belper Rugby Club. July 21st-23rd. Feat: Steve Tilston, Bric A Brac & Andy Bole
Feel that festivals are becoming that little bit formulaic? Time to think again. Coming to a Rugby Club near you,
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Joseph Knight + Laurie Illingworth And Jack’s Got A Plan At The Queens Head, Belper. June 16th
Festivals often throw up a few surprises and at last year’s Belper Goes Green, it was Joe Knight. Filling in
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Larks In The Park Starts In Style
The Larks in the Park Season of Concerts in Belper River Gardens opened with home players Belper Town Wind Band. The
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KUNST 13: Stupid Cosmonaut, June 24th
Science Fiction Meets Science Fact Fresh from releasing their debut album ‘Algol’ via the Brighton based Drone Rock Records Label,
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Paytron Saint And Moon Bullet At The Queens Head On June 10th
While both bands are clearly linked historically by the presence on bass of Dave Sturt, this should not detract from
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Astonishing Line-up for 5th Belper Goes Green
The organisers of the fifth Belper Goes Green ECO Festival to be held at Belper Rugby Club from 2nd to
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Review: “Seasons EP” by The Idolins
Following on from their live performances in Belper last year we take a look at the Idolin’s latest EP ‘Seasons’.
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Interview: The Further
After being put through the wringer of the music industry once or twice, bandmates Peter Backler, James Dowse and Barrington
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Bob Cheevers At The Queens Head, Belper, February 11th
‘On Earth as it is in Austin’ is not only the title of Bob Cheevers 10th studio album, it is
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Young Musician Competition Opens For Derbyshire Students
A new music competition, open to Derbyshire students in Year 13, has been launched by the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir.
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Show Off Your Inner Rebel With New Music Workshop
‘Rebel Yell’ will be running a series of 5 workshops to encourage people to write songs. Folk singer Pete Castle
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Wersi Artiste Brett Wales To Play On January 21st
On January 21st the Belper & District Keyboard Club welcome internationally renowned Wersi artiste Brett Wales from Nottingham. On the
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‘Lock-Up’ Closing Party To Celebrate Huge Year Of Live Music
This Saturday (the 17th) the George & Dragon in Belper will be hosting the final Live Music Lock-Up of the
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Crate Digger: Alternative Halloween Songs
Halloween does not yet suffer from the same musical overload as Christmas. Mercifully we are spared endless repititions of the
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David Rovics At The Queens Head, October 22nd
With Bob clutching the Nobel Prize for literature, it is only appropriate to welcome back an artist sprung from the
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Talented Young People Shine At ‘Burning Sounds’ Event
Young people showed off their musical and artistic talents at the Burning Sounds event. Burning Sounds, now in its ninth
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Community Choir Seeks New Musical Director
Rough Truffles community choir is looking for a new musical director. Established for over 15 years, Rough Truffles meets weekly
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Nailed: Live Music Fundraiser
On Friday, September 23rd, at the Old King’s Head in Belper, we will be holding a Nailed Fundraiser and all
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‘We Shall Overcome’ Say Community Minded Musicians
Belper is hosting two gigs this year as part of over 200 taking place across the UK on October 3-9. Local musicians
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Duffield Set To Come Alive For Arts Festival
Duffield is set to host its inaugural Arts Festival on the 17th & 18th September. Duffield Arts Festival will offer
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Local Composer James Oldrini Announces Debut Album ‘Enlighten’
Belper based, independent contemporary composer, James Oldrini releases his debut album ‘Enlighten’ on September the 23rd. Oldrini’s work ‘Chevin’ and
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Review: The Rattlers
Rattling Good Years There’s a long tradition of folk-rock bands in and around Derby and much of it has Belper
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Derbyshire’s Biggest Music Festival Returns
A good festival is like a cocktail, it has to have the perfect mix of ingredients and a large splash
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Chris Helme: The Belper Games
The road out of a Brit-pop legacy is fraught with danger, with many a chart-topping songwriter having to crawl back
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The Countdown To The 5th Belper Games Starts Now
It’s now less than two weeks until the fan-tabulous Belper Games gets under way at the Rugby Club. Set up
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Belper Summer Food Festival Returns This Sunday
This Sunday (10th of July, 10am to 4pm) is the 2016 annual Belper Summer Food Festival. The Belper Food Festival
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Saturday: Farmer’s Market, Cafe, New No. 28 Art Exhibition and Entertainment
Saturday 11th will see the Farmer’s Market on the Market Place in Belper from 8:30am until 1pm and the
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Interview: Experimental Sonic Machines
At 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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Musical Musings of the Ukulele 3
By Tony Webster
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BBC 2016 Young Musician Of The Year To Play Arts Festival
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason who recently won the BBC Young Musician of the Year award will be playing tomorrow night (20th
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CELEBRATE BELPER : THE CONCERT
Let’s go back to August 2015 when I sat in Fresh Ground with composer James Oldrini and commissioned him to
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Larks In The Park To Return This Summer
Belper Town Council has announced that Larks in the Park will be returning this summer. The council will be providing
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Belper Goes Green – Full Line-up Announced
Transition Belper are delighted to announce an incredible line-up of, mainly, local talent to keep festival goers entertained at the
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Editors, Kelis, Band Of Skulls, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, The Coral and More Join Y Not’s 2016 Line-up
Editors, Kelis, Band of Skulls, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, The Coral and 24 more acts are now confirmed for Y Not
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World War One Commemoration “The Fourteen” Announced
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM On the 1st July 2016 a commemoration of the first day on the Somme and the
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Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Madness to headline Y Not 2016
Winner of ‘Best Medium Festival’ at the recent Festival Awards, Y Not today reveals the legendary Noel Gallagher appearing, as
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Crate Digger: Alternative Christmas Songs
Every Christmas seems to be accompanied by the same sound track. I am not one to begrudge the extra income
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GEM Connection to Carry Beacon of Harmony
Inspired by the Olympic Torch, LABBS (Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers) decided to celebrate their 2016 40th anniversary by
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Crate Digging: An Occasional Column Extolling the Virtues of Vintage Vinyl
There was a time when charity shops were a joy for the crate digger. A rummage through the record stacks
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Local Duo Release Charity Single ‘LOVE IS’
The Sunflower Thieves, or locally known artists Amy Illingworth and Lily Sturt-Bolshaw from Belper, have collaborated with contemporary composer and
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Ferocious Dog: ‘From Without’
Nottinghamshire’s best live band return with ‘From Without’, a sophomore album that sees them more ferocious, more political and more
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Belper Goes Live! Friday 20th November
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