July - The List Frome

T H I S M O N T H S C OV E R S TA R : A P PLE B U I LD & D E S IG N
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JULY 2014
T H I S M O N T H S C OV E R S TA R : A P PLE B U I LD & D E S IG N
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This is a special hello – to Summer, our old
friend with whom we usually feel we have
lost touch but when it arrives it’s like
we’ve never been apart. We are great at
getting straight into the summer mindset
– immediately the sandals (sans socks
please!), summer’s clobber and sunglasses
are out and we all act as though it is the
norm. So, fingers crossed this old friend is as
up for the Frome Festival as we are! There is so
much to be involved in – workshops, music, theatre
and comedy – it’s a week which promises so much for us lucky
enough to be in the Frome area. Don’t forget the Frome Festival Feast which marks
the beginning of the festival. It begins at 5.30pm in the Market Yard. Get ready for
incredible food stalls and refreshing alcohol and soft drinks, along with music from
Acoustic Plus – the perfect way to start off the festival in true Frome style.
Find more details on the festival, as well as the many other brilliant events in
the area for July, inside. Our Cover Stars are the eye catching Apple Build &
Design – full feature on page 10 & 11.
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Forthcoming Exhibition:
Open Mon - Sat 10am - 4pm
FIFTHWALL
an exhibition of new works by
Tristan Stevens
PETER STILES
AN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS
Sat 26 April - Sat 24 May 2014
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IAIN BELLAMY AND JOHN LAW
‘Of Night and Light and the Half Light’
Cooper Hall
Thursday 10 July . £15/£12
Internationally renowned ECM artist and
Frome resident, Iain Ballamy teams up
with acclaimed pianist/composer John Law
to present an evening of acoustic music,
featuring their own compositions as well as
a couple of classical masterpieces.
SUMMER ART CAR
BOOT SALE
2 Bridge Street, Frome,
Somerset BA11 1BB
Opening night: Thursday 3 July, 6-9pm
Exhibition runs 4 July to 30 August
Registered
No.
O P E N charity
MOND
A Y292463
T O S AT U R D AY 10 - 4
Tel: 01373 473980
/BlackSwanArts
blackswan.org.uk
Registered charity No. 292463
Black Swan
Sunday 13 July . 10am - 4pm
The perfect chance to buy yourself a
one-off piece from this, the ninth Black
Swan Summer Art Car Boot Sale?, is
taking place in the Old Cattle Market
Car Park, Frome. Get down, take your
friends and forage for arty bargains.
INSPIRAL CARPETS
Cheese & Grain
12 July . £19.50
Inspiral Carpets were one of the
seminal influences of the 90’s sound
providing the world with 13 UK Top
Forty Singles. A rare chance to see
them play in our town should be
grabbed with both hands!
FROME INDEPENDENT
Town Centre
Sunday 6 July . 10am – 3pm
Unfailingly brilliant, the Frome
Independent promises an array of
great stalls selling antique furniture,
artisan food, innovative arts and craft
and lots more. The Independent is fast
becoming a mini monthly festival of all
that is good.
RIBA South West Awards 2014:
G R E AT B R I T I S H
BUILDINGS
Fri 4th - Fri 18th July
10am - 4pm Tues - Sat
In 2014, the Royal Institute of British
Architects (RIBA) Awards for the
South West resulted in a stunning
selection of projects across the
region from St Ives to Cheltenham to
Poole and further. RIBA South West
Awards 2014: The Results celebrates
and explains all 15 of the winning and
shortlisted schemes using citations and
stunning photographs.
01373 468040
rooklanearts.org.uk
Rook Lane Chapel . Bath Street . Frome
In a special private view event on
Thursday 3rd July, chair John Pardey of
John Pardey Architects talks through
the exhibited schemes and how
winners were selected.
Admission: Free
THE ELIZ ABETHAN EVENING
Corsley
Saturday 02 August
This evening of open-air theatre and
supper is set in the grounds of the
Elizabethan Manor Farm in Corsley. A
banquet supper is followed by Gilbert
and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance,
performed by award-winning open-air
touring theatre company Illyria.
THE ELIZABETHAN EVENING
GOESELIZABETHAN
OVERBOARD!
THE
EVENING
‘The Pirates
of Penzance’
GOES
OVERBOARD!
open-air theatre by Illyria
‘The
Pirates
of Penzance’
at
Manor
Farm,
Corsley open-air theatre
by Illyria at Manor Farm, Corsley
Saturday 2nd August
nd
Saturday 2For
August
| For all ages | Supper and music
all ages
Supper
and music
‘Best Dressed
Pirate Competition’
‘Best Dressed Pirate Competition’
Tickets:e.01373
832113 . [email protected]
Tickets t. 01373 832113
[email protected]
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F R O M E F E S T I VA L
Various Venues
4 - 13 July
The fabulous Frome Festival is nearly upon
us. As usual, there’s an incredible line-up of
comedians, musicians, theatre, workshops,
talks and exhibitions. For a full run-down
see the festival brochure or website.
Don’t forget the Festival Food Feast in the
Market Yard from 5.30 on the 5th.
S U B M ARI N E COM E DY C LU B
The Archangel
Thursday 10 July . £9
Colin Manford is joined by main
support Pierre Novellie at what
promises to be another stonking night
of comedy at the Archangel. MC Tim
O’Connor presides over the evening
in his usual unique style. Part of the
Frome Festival.
G R E E N W E D N E S D AY S
Rook Lane Chapel
Doors 7pm Film shows at 8.30pm . £6
Green Wednesdays are being run as
an alternative to Orange Wednesdays
and will feature guest speakers, ethically
sourced street food and bar, a beautiful
musical backdrop and also a thoughtprovoking film. The focus for the 9th
will be on the UK local food movement.
LA FILLE DU REGIMENT
What’s On July 2014
FRI 04 // PORT ERIN
A band of great expertise & delicacy
with a unique style
SAT 05 // DAN SOWERBY BAND
Mesmerising blues from the upbeat to
really soulful moments
SUN 06 // SAUSAGE SUNDAY
MON 07 // WEEKLY QUIZ
TUES 08 // SENILE DELINQUENTS
Somerset’s premiere Cowgirl Jazz outfit
WED 09 // GRIFFIN CHILLI COOK-OFF
EVERY MONDAY // 8.30PM
Weekly quiz with Quizmaster James
THURS 10 // THE DEMONIACS
Music & mayhem with these soulful
rock’n’rollers
FRI 11 // ELECTRO SWING PARTY
Dress to impress & dance like you’ve
never danced before...
SAT 12 // THE BAD DETECTIVES
Twist out the fest to these bad-ass
Somerset rocksters
SUN 13 // SAUSAGE SUNDAY
Iford Arts
8th, 10th, 12th, 17th July
Sung in English, Donizetti’s comic
opera, tells the story of “The
Regiment” – one of California’s most
notorious biker gangs. Mean, ruthless,
and wild; yet they have brought up and
nurtured an abandoned baby. All set in
the stunning Peto Gardens at Iford.
Open Meeting
Saturday 12th July 2014
10.30am – 3pm
At Christ Church Hall . Park Road . Frome
FROME AND DISTRICT BRANCH
Full details online
Everything else...
Drop in and try. No experience necessary!
TUES 01 // MUSIC QUIZ
EVERY WEDNESDAY // 6.30 - 8.30PM With Alex Veale and Nick Wilton
World Food Nights, serving a different
THURS 17 // OPEN MIC NIGHT
cuisine every week, but always for £5
Never missing a month, our Open Mic
Night will be hosted one week later
EVERY SATURDAY // 9PM
than usual, due to the fest
Live music every week, and it’s free!
EVERY SUNDAY // 12PM - 9PM
Reggae Sundays with music from 4pm
& food all day until 7pm
Frome Farmers Markets
The 2nd Saturday
of every month
TUES 29 // CELTIC NIGHT
A free jam session of Celtic music; join
in, play along or just soak up the sounds
01373 467766 www.fromegriffin.co.uk
25 MILK STREET . FROME . SOMERSET . BA11 3DB
July Flyer.indd 4
A selection of members
work on show and hands-on
mini workshops
18/06/2014 13:03:17
At the
01373 814646
somersetfarmersmarkets.co.uk
Cheese & Grain
Saturday 12th July
9am-1pm
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Frome Open Studios
Home of the Unique
Artists of Frome are feverishly adding finishing
touches to their work, ready to exhibit for visitors to
the Frome Artists Open Studios.
The innovative and brilliantly clever work to be found in the
town is astounding. Buying local, handmade items can be a
much more rewarding experience than items that are mass
produced and lack individuality. Wearing inspired jewellery
made by a local designer is a great feeling, especially when you know that it is
a one-off; beautiful paintings will tell their story for a lifetime, and serving up
something tasty to guests in a handmade, ceramic bowl is always satisfying.
If
The importance of buying local and supporting artists is a commonly held ideal.
But, when you enjoy the benefits of living in an area as stuffed-full of creative
talent as we do, you must support it to continue to enjoy it. The 68 locally
based artists have worked their socks off to ensure a feast for the eyes and are
looking forward to showing off their artistry over the Frome Festival weekends:
T H E 5 TH & 6 TH A N D 1 2 TH & 1 3 TH J U LY
(and some during the week, too), are days to don your comfy shoes, get your
Frome Open Studios Trail Map from the town centre and plan your journey
through artistic Frome. And check out the brilliant new website at www.
fromeopenstudios.co.uk.
www.
fromeopenstudios.co.uk
Art
05-06
12-13
S U N D AY
SATURDAY
...in a different light.
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FROME
OPEN
STUDIOS
“pure magic as though each performance is
enacted entirely for your personal benefit”
The Telegraph
World class opera, proms and classical cloister
concerts all in a magical venue
www.ifordarts.org.uk Box Office: 01225 44 88 44
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COVER STORY
Apple Build & Design
Creating Beauty-full homes
It
can often seem a daunting task when considering having work
done on your home. Who to call? Will they understand what
you want and how you want the work to be carried out?
Builders have a reputation for disappointing, often leaving the client
feeling let down. Apple want to change this. They understand that your
home and working environment are intrinsic to the way you live your life.
Their aim is to take the stress out of building work by offering a highly
professional and personal service, turning a process you initially may fear,
to one you enjoy being involved in.
building services
in frome & surrounding areas
we create beauty-full homes
Apple Build & Design are a building and design company who love creating
beautiful homes, and they believe that true service should be at the heart of
any building company. They are known for their high quality craftsmanship
and stunning design, and for building a working relationship with their
customers, where good communication and a calm environment is a given.
From the project manager to the carpenter, the interior designer to the
electrician, Apple Build & Design is a collection of people who share a
passion for creating and building beautiful things. Apple believes that
simplicity is the key. By integrating all trades and skills under one roof,
they are able to provide a clear vision for each project from start to finish,
minimising misunderstandings and mistakes, and successfully carrying out
your project, letting you get on with your life.
Where the Apple people really come into their own is their incredible
eye for detail. They have innovative design ideas which make each job
highly individual. In conjunction with their interior design service, styling
individual rooms, houses or commercial proper ties, Apple also offers a
house doctor service, presenting you with creative and practical ideas,
giving you the best way to deliver your home, both inside and out,
whether to live in now, to work towards in the future, or to improve your
chances of securing a future house sale.
Though Apple does not guarantee to be cheaper than another local builder,
its guarantee is in the design, craftsmanship and enjoyment of the process.
Our approach to our work is based on high quality
craftsmanship, good design and building a working
relationship with our customers, where good
communication and a calm environment is a matter
of course.
Driven to deliver value for money, we price competitively
and aim to fit your budget. We specialize in renovations
and refurbishments for all types of properties.
T 01373 466169
M 07980 924124
www.applebuildanddesign.com
argyll house . bath street . frome . BA11 1DP
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Fairtrade Frome
Tea ’n’ Cake
Since its birth twelve years ago, Fairtrade Frome has gone from strength to
strength, directly helping vulnerable communities, enhancing the lives of children
and adults through education, healthcare and improved living conditions.
If you want good food and fine china at an engagement with friends, a big
family bash or you’d like to learn how to create your own afternoon tea
party then Tea ‘n’ Cake can help.
Always active throughout the Frome social calendar, they return to the
Frome Street Food Festival with their refreshment stand, so you can enjoy a
delicious glass of local farm-pressed apple juice, award-winning White Hole
water, a full-bodied red or a crisp chilled white Fairtrade wine.
“Our tea parties are for everyone. We help our customers make their event their own,
using ideas from any era and combining them with personal touches. It allows people to
be creative and surprise their guests,” says Tamsin, owner and founder of the business
Get involved with the Fairtrade movement
They would love to hear from local businesses using Fairtrade products, too.
It’s easy to be included on their popular website, or to be nominated for a
Fairtrade Award – just drop by for a chat or pick up a leaflet to find out more.
Standing up against child slave labour and exploitation of workers, the
Fairtrade Foundation continues to work for trade justice, fair wages, access to
education and healthcare for all. If you believe in these values then Fairtrade
Frome could be for you. They welcome new members with open arms.
Find out how easy it is to make small changes in your daily choices that have
a huge impact on the lives of farmers and workers abroad. So many everyday
items are now Fairtrade – many are foods but there are also more unusual
goods like clothing and footballs. Discover the businesses in Frome who
support and sell Fairtrade goods. The philosophy of ‘if you can’t buy local then
buy Fairtrade - act locally, think globally’ is certainly one that we support.
Refreshing local soft drinks and Fairtrade wines
available to complement the fabulous food on offer at
the Food Feast on Saturday 5th July in The Market Yard.
The food feast stall is selling - Fairtrade red wine,
chilled white wine, cold local White Hole Water and
local farm pressed apple juice.
D I Y Vintage Style Afternoon Tea
If you fancy a vintage themed hen party, for example, Tamsin can provide the
vintage china, champagne saucers and tea-based cocktail recipes (Earl Grey
Martini anyone?). She has also teamed up with local beauty therapist Linda
Tandy at the Townhouse Retreat, to provide a pamper package to help you
and your friends withdraw to a more glamorous era for a while.
An award-winning baker, the menus that Tamsin has created for Tea ‘n’ Cake
reflect her love of classic British recipes but with some stylish, contemporary
additions. Cakes range from old favourites like Victoria sponge to more
exotic treats such as rose and pistachio cake.
And now you can learn how to do it yourself. Having moved into new
premises, Tea ‘n’ Cake have opened their very own cookery school, offering
courses from how to create the perfect afternoon tea to adding more unique
recipes to your repertoire. So if you want to learn how to bake in a relaxed
and supportive atmosphere, and of course eat a lot of cake whilst doing it,
then please contact Tea ‘n’ Cake.
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7.30pm - 9.30pm . £4
The Garden Café
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FROME POETRY CAFÉ
The Griffin . 8.30pm
PUB QUIZ
The Griffin . 8.30pm
MUSIC QUIZ
W H AT ’ S
J U L Y
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M O N DAY
J U L Y
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T U E S DAY
www.cooperhall.org
J U L Y
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T U E S DAY
J U L Y
02
WEDNESDAY
The Cornerhouse
8pm - 9pm . £5
The Griffin . 9pm . Free
Rook Lane . 7pm
SENILE DELINQUENTS
Rook Lane . 7pm . £6
GREEN WEDNESDAYS
Grain Bar . 8pm . Free
ROOTS SESSIONS
(GIBSON GUITARS
PRESENTS ALBARE) –
Cooper Hall . 6pm . £28
HANSEL & GRETEL
– Fairytale Opera
Archangel . 7pm . Free
BUFFALO GALS
PUB THEATRE:
WAR ZONES
J U L Y
09
WEDNESDAY
J U L Y
04
F RIDAY
Food for the Soul
FROME FESTIVAL:
ACOUSTIC CAFÉ
8pm - 9pm . £5
The Cornerhouse
PUB THEATRE
WAR ZONES
Grain Bar . 8pm . Free
ROOTS SESSION
(Kevin Brown)
J U L Y
10
THURSDAY
J U L Y
05
SATURDAY
Cooper Hall . £15/£12
‘Of Night and Light and
the Half Light’
IAIN BELLAMY &
JOHN LAW
Archangel . £9
SUBMARINE
COMEDY CLUB
Cooper Hall . 6pm . £28
J U L Y
11
F RIDAY
Cheese & Grain . 8pm . £20
LEVELLERS
Archangel . 7pm . £40
PROHIBITION NIGHT
JAZZ AT
THE CORNERHOUSE
10am - 4pm
HANSEL & GRETEL
– Fairytale Opera
GRASS ROOTS
OPEN DAY
Town Centre . 10am - 3pm
FROME INDEPENDENT
Frome Selwood Tennis Club
J U L Y
06
SUNDAY
The Griffin . 9pm . Free
DAN SOWERBY BAND
The Market Yard . 5.30pm
FROME FESTIVAL
FOOD FEAST
Cooper Hall
At The Frome Festival
is based in the grounds of a private home, Selwood Manor on
the outskirts of Frome. Originally intended as an entertainment
annexe for the family it was donated for use by Frome Festival
for just 2 classical recitals in 2012.
Cooper
Hall
A fine grand piano was the catalyst for slowly and organically developing this
creative haven which over the past couple of years has revealed itself to be a
much welcome and valuable part of the town’s rich cultural landscape.
“We had no idea when we first built the hall - which was originally going to be used just
by the professional musicians in the family and for private teaching purposes - that we
would be approached by the community wanting to use the space.
It has been a huge decision and commitment to offer this extension of our home out
to the public – but we reap the rewards every time someone attends a workshop or
concert here, and are thrilled and encouraged by the loyal and enthusiastic support
we receive for all our events,” explains Creative Director, Morag McLaren.
Established as a Charitable Trust in 2013, The Cooper Hall Foundation supports
the work of emerging artists and offers a small, yet broad range of workshops,
events and concerts. From classical to folk, jazz to opera, the bright acoustic , warm
and welcoming environment has proved a real hit with local audiences and is now
attracting interest from much further afield, establishing itself as a real “hidden gem”
enjoyed by performers and audiences alike.
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HANSEL AND GRETEL
FA I RY TA L E O PE R A
S A LT H O U S E
12 TH JULY . 20.00
Acoustic four-piece Salt House is the meeting of four distinct musical minds on
the Scottish scene. Their highly current sound is earthy, deep-rooted, yet eagerly
progressive, built from grassroots folk with contemporary influences. 2013 saw the
release of their debut ‘Lay Your Dark Low’ described as “the multifaceted work of a
significant new collective” (The Herald). Boasting previous winners of BBC Young Folk
Awards, a Scottish Jazz Award and many titles at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards,
they now join together to make “a seamless team” (The Guardian). Their reworking of
old ballads sits alongside their own writing and the instrumental section wraps Siobhan
Miller’s striking, Scottish voice in a myriad of musical colour and textures.
www.salthousemusic.com
Tickets: £12.00
TO RU N S TAV S E N G & A N N A
CHRISTENSSON
C E L L O A N D PI A N O R EC I TA L
SUNDAY 13 TH JULY . 16.30
An Internationally flavoured classical recital rounds
off this year’s Frome Festival events at Cooper Hall. As
Swedish pianist Anna explains: “We will play pieces from
four countries. All of the four pieces share a quality of
creating their own dreamed worlds. From the sun-gilded
opening of Pohádka; the passionate, romanticism of
Schumann’s Fantasiestücke; the velvety darkness of
Webern’s Kleine Stücke to the virtuosic Shostakovich
Sonata, with its contrasts between the brutal and the
endlessly romantic.”
www.annachristensson.com
www.torunstavseng.com
Tickets: £12
T I C K E T S F O R A L L F E S T I VA L E V E N T S
AVA I L A B L E F RO M O U R W E B S I T E O R
CHEESE A ND GR A I N BOX OF F ICE
4 TH AND 5 TH JULY . 19.00
A
F A I R Y
O P E R A
B Y
E
H U M P E R D I N C K
Cooper Hall emerging artists workshop collaborate once
again with bath philharmonia to perform an ensemble
production of humperdinck’s opera.
Tickets: £28.00
IAIN BALL AMY AND JOHN L AW
OF NIGHT AND LIGHT AND THE
HALF LIGHT
10 TH JULY. 19.30
Multi award-winning, internationally-acclaimed ECM
artist and Frome resident, Iain Ballamy teams up with
Europe-wide acclaimed pianist/composer John Law to
present an evening of acoustic music, featuring their
own compositions, as well as a couple of well-known and
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THE YEAR
Suitable for:
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Recitals
Singing Workshops
Masterclasses
Small Conferences and Lectures
Meditation and Relaxation Workshops
lesser known classical masterpieces.
Tickets: £15
Full details for all events are available on our website: www.cooperhall.org
C O O PER H A L L . S ELWO O D M A N O R . J AC K S L A N E . FR O M E . B A 11 3 N L
Grain Bar
ROOTS SESSIONS
8.00 . Free
The Old Bath Arms
30
FROME JAZZ CLUB
J U L Y
J U L Y
MON DAY
J U L Y
WEDNESDAY
The Griffin . 8.30pm
21
PUB QUIZ
Grain Bar . 8pm . Free
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The accordion is probably most closely identified with
folk music from Eastern Europe and South America, but
the young Lithuanian virtuoso Martynas Levickis aims to
prove that it can make all kinds of music, everywhere. His
debut album on Decca is a riotous ride through a rainbow
of styles, all of them artfully tailored and arranged to show
off Martynas’s brilliant playing. From Beethoven to Vivaldi,
Ennio Morricone to Lady Gaga, he takes the accordion
around the world and back and forth across the centuries.
ROOTS SESSIONS
(SHARON LEWIS)
Martynas
SUNDAY 28 TH SEPTEMBER 2014 . 18.00
WEDNESDAY
E V E N T S JA N U A RY 2 015
29
J U L Y
28
Cheese & Grain . 8pm . £10
J U L Y
Grain Bar . 8pm . Free
ROOTS SESSIONS
8pm . Free
J U L Y
SUNDAY
The Old Bath Arms
J U L Y
27
THE PEE WEE ELLIS
ASSEMBLY + ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE
J U L Y
MONDAY
J U L Y
The Griffin . 8.30pm . Free
CELTIC NIGHT
T U E S DAY
PUB QUIZ
J U L Y
£19/£16.50
19
17
Cooper Hall . 8pm . £12
SALTHOUSE
The Griffin . 9pm . Free
THE BAD DETECTIVES
The Griffin . 8.30pm
Food from £2.50
20
The Griffin . 12pm – 9pm
THURSDAY
The Griffin . 8.30pm . Free
Archangel . 7pm . Free
OPEN MIC NIGHT
SATURDAY
J U L Y
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Cheese & Grain . 8pm
MISTY IN ROOTS
SUNDAY
J U L Y
SUNDAY
13
Cheese & Grain . 8pm . £19
FROME JAZZ CLUB
23
Cooper Hall . Selwood Manor . Jacks Lane . Frome . BA11 3NL
WEDNESDAY
www.cooperhall.org
INSPIRAL CARPETS
www.impropera.co.uk
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Serious music meets surreal comedy. Impropera is opera
improvised on the spot from the audience’s suggestions. It
makes you the maestro and what you say, goes.
With hugely successful shows in London’s West End, at
the Edinburgh Fringe and across Europe, the company
have an international reputation for their unique mix of
virtuoso musicianship, agile wit and ingenious storytelling.
Aardvarks and arias. Tragedy and profanity. Come
completely unprepared because anything is possible.
Tickets: £25 (includes 2 course supper)
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Impropera Burns Night Supper
SUNDAY 25 TH JANUARY 2015 . 18.30
SATURDAY
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Cooper Hall Christmas Cabaret
SATURDAY 13 TH DECEMBER 2014 . 19.30
Morag McLaren’s One Woman Show. Support fromThe
Leading Ladies. A sellout success last year, Morag returns
with a brand new show from her unique and hilariously
funny cabaret repertoire. Supported by The Leading Ladies
who will be singing a variety of much loved favourite songs
accompanied by pianist, Nathan Martin. A charity fundraiser
to support the work of Dorothy House Hospice Care.
Tickets: £30 (Includes a 2 course supper and bottle or two of
wine per table) www.moragmclaren.com
REGGAE SUNDAY
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Black Swan Arts . 10am - 4pm
To celebrate the patron saint of music and Cooper Hall
we host our annual concert in her honour. We promise an
eclectic mix of classical and contemporary compositions
from a range of young, professional musicians selected
by cellist and composer, Gregor Riddell. Lineup to be
announced later this year.
J U L Y
St Cecelia’s Day Concert
SUNDAY 22 ND NOVEMBER 2014 . 18.00
Cheese & Grain . 9am – 1pm
£12.00 / www.troupecollective.co.uk
J U L Y
A Line in the Sand: A Hundred Years since World War One.
A piece about shifting identities and the real and imagined
journeys of war, told through stories of courage, suffering
and adventure, from the sorrow of Ivor Gurney to the glitter
and intrigue of Mata Hari. Brought to life by dance, physical
theatre and spoken word, TROUPE’s commemorative
concert features chamber works for voice, strings, flute and
piano by Debussy, Kodaly, Handel, Gurney, Cage and Ives.
T U E S DAY
A Line in the Sand
SUNDAY 2 ND NOVEMBER . 16.00
The Griffin . 8.30pm
Tickets: £45.00
PUB QUIZ
Singing with Soul – a fun and funky singing workshop with
Ali Orbaum. Leader of the much loved Gasworks Choir in
Bristol. This one day workshop will focus on learning 4 part
harmony and soul and gospel songs by ear. Includes all
refreshments and a home cooked lunch.
MONDAY
SATURDAY 18 TH OCTOBER 2014 . 10.00-16.00
POKER NIGHT
Singing with Soul
Archangel . 6.30pm . £10
Tickets: £15.00 / www.martynasmusic.com
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What not to miss
3RD – 13TH JULY 2014
If you’re still trying to decide what to do during
the festival there are still tickets for many
events, with many free events on offer too.
INSPIRAL CARPETS
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PAUL CHOWDHRY
Although some workshops have now sold out at time of going to press there
are still a few places on the J A N E A U S T E N D A N C E workshop,
M A K I N G A F E LT H AT, H U L A H O O P I N G
SKILLS, PERFUME MAKING, DRUMMING,
B L U E S H A R M O N I C A , PAT C H W O R K PA P E R
P I E C I N G and P O E T R Y workshops.
T H E W O R L D F O O D F E A S T on Saturday 5th will be bigger
and better than ever this year. Bring a flag or make your own banner to wave
and join the F R O M E S T R E E T B A N D I T S outside St John’s
Church at 5:30pm for a celebratory procession to the F O O D F E A S T
with music from A C O U S T I C P L U S . Eat, drink and enjoy live music
in Frome’s riverside setting, with an exciting mix of World food stalls offering a
range of cuisines. There will be plenty of space to stand and dance, or sit and
relax, with a dedicated area for children’s activities put on by the Frome Children’s
Festival. A+ will present live music with bluegrass from the F E S T I V A L
S E S S I O N S , the captivating singer-songwriter D A I S Y
C H A P M A N , pop-pickers T H E P I G E O N S and a grand funky
Afrobeat finale from T H E S E A S L U G S . Also this year the festival is
happy to announce inclusion of a T R A V E L L I N G M A R K E T , and
limited edition festival bags, with this year’s poppy design, on sale.
The Festival has an exciting line-up of emerging and well known favourites at
THE GRANARY (The hidden venue behind the George). After the Food Feast
why not head over for an evening of Blues with E D D I E M A R T I N ?
AND LATER ON IN THE WEEK...
on Monday enjoy J O H N L A W ’ S electric project ‘BOINK!’, Tuesday
an evening of folk with A N G E H A R D Y , Wednesday an evening
of Bengali folk-fusion with K H I Y O , Friday 11th C L A Y S O N sings
CLAYSON a crazy evening of ballads and prog rock, and to finish up the
week on Saturday a Dutch Folk band S N O W A P P L E .
There are many unusual and eclectic events this year. If you’re free during the
week, Bonhams of Bath are offering Valuations at Frome’s very own Antiques
Roadshow at the Cheese and Grain on Tuesday and a Vintage Bike Ride will
be held in Victoria Park on Thursday.
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Sunday 6th Violin virtuoso Billy Thompson is bringing his
immensely popular Gypsy Jazz style to the Rook Lane Arts,
promising a night of high energy, soulful musicianship and
panache. Men in General, a five- piece force of male vocal
antics will perform on Saturday 12th. Described as: “The Goons of Harmony,
A cappella at its best- and much more, Droll, witty chat and lovely, uplifting
music.” Fake Thackray closes the festival on Sunday 13th at Rook Lane. John
Watterson performs the songs of the great Jake Thackray. Exquisitely funny,
satirical, incisive, irreverent, witty and gloriously un-PC - and sometimes all of
these at the same time.
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If it’s Art you’re into, the Open Studios will be open both festival weekends, with
some opening during the week as well. Please see Open Studios booklet, available
at the Box Office or the Library, or you can download a trail map at: www.
fromefestival.co.uk/event/frome-open-studio-map. There are many independent
Art Exhibitions going on during the week at La Strada, Divas Café, the Cheese
& Grain, Christina Oswin Jewelery. Frome Museum, Black Swan Arts, The Silk
Mill and St John’s Church. This year above the Grace Gallery (The Old Pound
Stretcher Shop) you can also catch the evening opening on Saturday 5th from 6
till 8pm of SUBSTANCES ( Raw materials re imagined), which will continue during
the week. At the Edventure Welshmill Hub, Frome Artists Thomas Lynn and Mr
Sleven present a Live Art Performance Show/Exhibition O W T C I D E R
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town and peak into private gardens normally hidden from view.
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For comedy this year festival punters are spoilt for choice, with the New Act
Competition Final kicking off at the Old Bath Arms, the winner will take home a
trophy, cash prize and win a spot at the Submarine Comedy Club on Thursday
10th. If it’s top comedy you’re after, tickets are also still available for Paul Chowdhry
on Thursday 10th and Seann Walsh on Saturday 12th. There are tough decisions
to be made on Saturday 12th with Madchester legends the Inspiral Carpets playing
the Cheese and Grain, Folk award winners Salt House at Cooper Hall, or dance
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H E A LT H & W E L L B E I N G
H E A LT H & W E L L B E I N G
Traditional Tibetan Medicine
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Tibetan Doctor Amchi Tsetan returns to Mells this August,
from the 18th to the 21st, hosted again by Angela Long.
Amchi Tsetan was born in Tibet in 1954, into a lineage of
traditional Tibetan doctors who have preserved and handed
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Angela says, “In Germany, 80% of his patients are doctors or in the medical
profession, placing their faith in his ancient wisdom, based on results. The wonderful
alchemy of these precious methods brings healing and happiness in their wake.”
Tibetan medicine aims to restore homeostasis, the balance between the inner
and outer environment. Tsetan combines his knowledge with compassion,
intuition and perception, pulse diagnosis and gentle questioning, to ascertain
any imbalance which may influence our mental, emotional and physical state.
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individual situation with profound results. Using an excellent pharmacopeia sourced
in the pure unpolluted Himalayan region, he prescribes unique combinations of
medicinal herbs, semi precious stones, purified metals and minerals according to
patients individual needs. The medicines contain no animal matter.”
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Lunar Woman 6 week course, Frome
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Thursdays 10am-12pm starts 24th April
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Evening classes
8pm Thursday in Frome. All welcome
The Natural Health Clinic
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Thursday 10 July // 19:30
Tickets: £14 Seated
Saturday 12 July // 20:00
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Paul Chowdhry is now selling out major
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Inspiral Carpets have rediscovered what
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Hark! Round the curve chuffs the Frome Festival
express, whistle blowing and pistons flashing, steam and
eccentricity hissing from every orifice. And hallelujah! - for
the first time in years the festival features jazz from two
of the town’s most cherishable citizens, playing together
on the same stage. Loose Tubes saxophonist Iain Ballamy
and pianist John Law are notable composers and both
are world class performers. So snap up tickets for their
Cooper Hall concert while you still can.
But don’t despair if you can’t. At present, Frome and district heaves with
jazz talent. You are barely able to cross the road without bumping into some
major or minor improviser, from the bloke who doodles on the clarinet
in Cheap Street to the undeniably great Pee Wee Ellis, late of Bradenton,
Florida, and now a local resident. He learned sax with Sonny Rollins, played
with James Brown and Van Morrison, and still blasts it out titanically. As one
colleague said, Pee Wee makes “funk sound jazzy and jazz sound funky”.
That’s now. But what about the past? If you shut your eyes and think hard
enough, you may imagine the shades of jazz legends flitting through our
streets in the Thirties and Forties, forgotten and unsuspected. Did Fats
Waller demolish two entire chickens at one sitting in the George Hotel?
Was Duke Ellington, passing through on the band bus at midnight, moved to
compose an Orchardleigh Suite? Did Bill Evans spend a lost weekend here,
seduced by the cider at the Lamb and Fountain? Is there in some vault a
never-issued recording of Milk Street Blues by Louis Armstrong and his Hot
Five? Did Billie Holiday find strange fruit in the Saturday market?
A cold realist would say certainly not, don’t be ridiculous: until recent
years the only music stars seen in Frome would have been Craig Douglas,
Les Golledge, the Wombles and the Wurzels (unless you count all those
unspeakable tribute bands). But I like to think differently, because Frome
is just the sort of place where myth defies reality. As someone else said in
1955: “They told me Charlie Parker died, but I don’t have to believe it if I don’t want to”.
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