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The Pioneer Youth Centre St Albans @ From the days of The Zombies through to Pioneer Club Over The Years Enter Shikari and beyond, The Pioneer Friday 28 February - Sunday 30 March Youth Centre has played a key role in The Museum of St Albans, Hatfield Road, Saturday 15 March providing a performance space for St Albans, AL1 3RR. hundreds of young developing bands from Telephone 01727 819340 until Sunday 23 March the district. For Museum opening times and events The Museum of St Albans will be hosting see www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk 2014 a small exhibition tracing the history Contact The Pioneer on 01727 850741 of The Pioneer Club from its origins Curated by The Pioneer Management Immerse over seventy years ago through to the Committee. present day. It will focus on the rich musical legacy of the Pioneer including memorabilia from key artists. The yourself exhibition will also provide an insight into the adjacent skate park, Britain’s oldest. Special Events will Include: in the Saturday 15 March Celebratory Gig, The Pioneer Club twilight Sunday 16 March Talk by Jim Rodford (The Zombies, The Kinks), leafy The Pioneer Club Saturday 22 March Rap/Spoken Word Workshop, metropolis The Pioneer Club that is www.enjoystalbans.com/musiccity, for full venue details see www.lemonrock.com/musiccity. Information 01727 819310 or [email protected] St Albans Huge thanks to Philippa at Palm PR for her assistance. Thanks to Andy Kilvington and all at The Pioneer Youth Centre. MusicCity! performances to young people across the Drumnasium Drum world. This workshop will look at identity, St Albans has a rich Join in Circle Facilitated aspirations and the power of words in a fun musical history and and creative way that will encourage all to continues to foster a Acoustic Guitar by Steve Ball At The find their voice. vibrant scene. St Albans Adisa frequently visits schools throughout Techniques workshop Daylight Club Europe to deliver performances which MusicCity is a celebration Wednesday 19 March have been described as a giant pizza with of that scene which with Clive Batkin 2pm - 4pm. Admission Free toppings of African wisdom, observational Saturday 22 March, comedy, life skills, and concert-like call and encompasses everything St Johns Church Hall, St Johns Road, response routines. Sunday 23 March Harpenden, Herts AL5 1DJ from traditional folk, www.applesandsnakes.co.uk/page/84/ A free, one day acoustic guitar taster No previous experience required blues and jazz through to workshop run by Clive Batkin in the Old Adisa/24#-biography Steve invites participants to explore and School Room, behind The Hollybush pub, Contact 01727 850741 or Sue Frost indie, metal and pop! experience playing drums and percussion Church End, Redbourn, AL3 7DU* [email protected]. MusicCity will showcase the as part of a group; I use “in the moment” The course will be run on each of the following music and improvisation techniques and variety and quality of local days: I encourage participants to use their Sing His Praises! Saturday: 10.30am - 4.30pm music venues and promoters imagination in a safe environment… Sunday 16 March who make St Albans such an Sunday: 10.30am - 4.30pm DRUMNASIUM Drum Circles are adapted 11am A one day course for beginners, intermediates amazing music city all year to participants’ needs and emphasis is put and improvers to explore a wider range of The Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans round! on group safety and inclusion; if you are acoustic guitar techniques. The course will Hertfordshire AL1 3LD in the room you are warmly invited to take focus on an overview of different techniques You can join in too, learning part… A packed day of inspiration, tuition, song acoustic guitar techniques, that can be applied to make your playing and music marks the official launch of more interesting. Steve uses a mixture of drums and drumming, rapping, Gospel the Bazil Meade Gospel Music Academy. Everyone should have a basic grasp of their percussion instruments that, depending on Founder and Director of the renowned singing or by stepping on a group’s need, may range from Conga and instrument. It is open to both plectrum and London Community Choir – Bazil Meade stage at an open mic or jam Djembe to Claves, Agogo Bells and Guiro. finger-style players* and does not require one comes to the heart of UK Christian witness night! to read music. The course may also be of The Daylight Club is a very friendly social for this historic inauguration of a visionary interest to players of other stringed / fretted club for adults of working age with physical Academy aimed at providing individuals This year’s MusicCity features instruments. disabilities living in the St Albans district. with a unique experience of Gospel Music. an exhibition celebrating the *Please note that although all the techniques Space is limited so early booking is history of The Pioneer Club covered can be played by finger-style players, This not to be missed event includes a advised. Please contact Salpi with the course does not focus on finger-picking morning of Praise, featuring some of those and a number of associated any queries, or to book a place at the techniques and patterns favourite ‘old time’ Gospel Songs. The special events! workshop: [email protected] Clive is an experienced player, performer and afternoon is packed with a selection of teacher, specialising in acoustic folk / roots Gospel Music Academy Master classes, music. As well as the acoustic guitar he also Rap Workshop with including a vocal workshop for Children, in This leaflet is available in plays mandolin, the electric guitar and bass Adisa, Student of Life addition to a number of Musical Instrument a large print version. guitars, as well as home-made instruments tuition classes having an emphasis on that such as his unique ‘harp guitar’. Saturday 22 March particular ‘Gospel’ feel! Please email Grae.wall@ 11am - 1pm. Admission Free Space is limited, so early booking is advised. Contact The Alban Arena leisureconnection.co.uk The Pioneer Youth Centre, Heathlands Please contact Clive directly with any queries, Box Office 01727 844488. All information correct at time of or to book a place on the course: Drive, St Albans AL3 5AY [email protected] going to press [email protected] Student of Life are a rap/poetry collective 0777 1822414 delivering inspiring workshops and Alban Arena Box Office 01727 844488 www.alban-arena.co.uk St Albans The Horn 01727 844627 Cathedral Box Office 01727 890256 Pioneer Youth Centre 01727 850741 Saturday 22 March Empire Records MusicCity Special 2 Open Mic Night, The Portland Arms with 1pm - MacLaren Wall acoustic duo Nick Holland, 8pm - 11pm 1.45pm - James Scott, Covers Juicebox Live presents at The Horn 2.30pm - Nick & the Sun Machine, - original band showcase, Indie/ Alternative Folk/Rock Alternative Tickets: £3 Adv / £5 Door Steampunk Ball with bar and live Wednesday 19 March music from Ghostfire at the Museum 2014 St Albans School & St Albans High of St Albans, 7pm - midnight, Tickets: School for Girls, Joint Schools’ Choral £15, book on 01727 319340. Society & Orchestra Concert at St Complementing the current Steampunk Exhibition. Saturday 15 March Jim Rodford Jim Rodford speaking Albans Cathedral: at Pioneer Youth Centre on the city’s Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No.1; rich musical heritage, drawing on his St Albans Choral Society Concert at St St Albans MusicCity Unsigned 2014 Albinoni - Adagio; Roellig - Gott fähret Albans Cathedral: Benjamin Britten; The Launch Event experience as bass player with The auf mit Jauchzen; J S Bach - Magnificat. Zombies, The Kinks, The Swinging Blue Company of Heaven; Wolfgang Amadeus The Pioneer Club The Rodford Files, Conductor: Nigel Springthorpe Mozart; Requiem K626 Buzz Cut, April Blue, Twosixones, Jeans and many other famous bands. Joley Koos, Cello Jim, The Rodford Files and surprise Orchestra Nova; George Vass conductor; Godfrey, Dylan Musahnu, Branded Tickets: £16 front nave reserved; £11 rear Marianne Cotterill, soprano; Emilie Renard, Jacks, Aja and more TBC. guests will add some live music to the nave reserved; £8 side aisles unreserved, mix. mezzo soprano; Greg Tassell, tenor; 4pm - 11.30pm available from the Cathedral Information Christopher Foster, bass-baritone; Eleanor Tickets: free (booking essential) - contact Tickets: £5 (whole day) available on line Desk - 01727 890256 or from St Albans Bron and Christopher Good, narrators. www.pioneerclub.co.uk [email protected] High School - [email protected]. Tickets: £25 / £20 / £15 / £10 available 4.30pm - 6.30pm uk, 7.30pm from: SACS Ticket Line on 07884 231958; Sambuka performing in St Albans City Nick Stephenson’s Open Mic Night, The online at www.allaboutstalbans.com; Centre, Samba, 12pm - 2pm St Patrick’s Day Street Party outside Boot, St Albans, 8pm - 11pm Cathedral Information Desk on 01727 The White Swan. Music from midday Graham Pike Jazz Quartet, The Peahen, 890256. 7.30pm Jazz, 8pm - 11pm, (food served until Empire Records MusicCity Special 1 including the John Devine Band, Irish West Of The Sun, Columbia, Stone dancing and food stalls, and Roight Sez 10pm) Thieves, Zygmunt Day and Echo 1pm - Finger Choppers, Swamp Ted, Contemporary Covers, 5pm - 7pm Open Mic night with Pete Sutton, The Pressure at The Horn, Alternative/Indie, Blues/Blood Country with a touch of Rose and Crown, 8.30pm - 11pm Tickets: £5 Adv / £7 Door, 8pm - 2am David Lynch! Blue Angel Acoustic Café 16th Birthday Party, Hosted by Bill Johnson