SPARKLING ARTS EVENTS IN THE HEART OF SHOREHAM SEPT – DEC 2014 BAKA BEYOND LUNASA THE INNER VISION ORCHESTRA STEVE HARLEY GEORGIE FAME LEE NELSON TOYAH WILLCOX CURVED AIR SHAKATAK ROPETACKLECENTRE.CO.UK SEPT 2014 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 SEPT 2014 WELCOME TO ROPETACKLE From music, comedy, theatre, talks, family events, exhibitions, and much more, we’ve something for everybody to enjoy this autumn and winter. As a charitable trust staffed almost entirely by volunteers, nothing comes close to the friendly atmosphere, intimate performance space, and first- class programming that makes Ropetackle one of the South Coast’s most prominent and celebrated arts venues. We believe engagement with the arts is of vital importance to the wellbeing of both individuals and the community, and with such an exciting and eclectic programme ahead of us, we’ll let the events speak for themselves. See you at the bar! THUNKSHOP THURSDAY SUPPERS BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 Our in-house cafe Thunkshop will be serving delicious pre-show suppers from 6pm before most of our Thursday events. Advance With support from booking is recommended but not essential, please contact Sarah on 07957 166092 for further details and to book. Seats are reserved for people dining. Look out for the Thunkshop icon throughout the programme or visit page 58 for the full list of pre-show meals. Programme design by Door 22 Creative www.door22.co.uk @ropetackleart Ropetackle Arts Centre Opera Rock Folk Family Blues Spoken Word Jazz 2 SEPT 2014 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 SEPT 2014 SARA SPADE & THE NOISY BOYS Sara Spade & The Noisy Boys: World War One Centenary Concert She’s back! After a sell-out Ropetackle show in January, Sara Spade & The Noisy Boys return with flapper classics like ‘Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue’ and other popular Charlestons, plus favourite Great War-era songs including Pack up your Troubles in your Old Kit Bag and Long Way to Tipperary. Sara is Jools Holland’s latest discovery and you can see his effervescent video intro on the front page of her website. Her high energy uke playing, backed by the Noisy Boys, never fails to get feet tapping, be it at HOUSE OF HATS Bestival, Vintage or on BBC Radio ‘behind vocal pyrotechnics that suggest a younger Crosby, Stills and Nash, London, Radio 1 & Radio 2. Expect there’s a solid songwriting heart’ Q Magazine another great night out! Surfing a musical wave out of Brighton are House Of Hats, with their Wednesday 3rd September | recently released debut album, This Love (co-produced by the band and 7.30pm | £14 Grammy award winning Pete Smith) garnering widespread acclaim. Band members Alex Gigante (vocals, guitars), Al-Anoud Al-Omran a.k.a ‘Noddy’ (vocals, guitar, piano), James Kuszweki (vocals, ukulele) and Rob Gigante (bass, percussion, vocals) were friends for years before finally connecting the dots. A shared love of the raw power of acoustic guitar and voice proved the template that unified their sound, whether recording or playing live. Q Magazine and Acoustic Magazine have called them the new Crosby, Still and Nash, 2014 could well be the year of the Hats. Thursday 4th September | 8pm | £10 advance, £12 on the door 3 Music Film Magic Comedy World Music Theatre Opera Rock Folk Family Blues Spoken Word Jazz 4 SEPT 2014 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 SEPT 2014 AUTUMN CEILIDH WITH MEET THE AUTHOR: KATE’S KITCHEN BAND WILL SELF Kate’s Kitchen Band play music that will get you City Books present Will Self talking about dancing! They believe in giving the audience a his new book Shark. Will Self is the author good time. And the ‘caller’ teaches all dances, so of many novels and books, including Great no prior knowledge is needed. For this show, the Apes, The Book of Dave, How the Dead Live caller will be Tony Dunn, a veteran of ceilidh calling - which was shortlisted for the Whitbread and well known in dance circles. Kate’s Kitchen Novel of the Year 2002 - The Butt, winner Band are at the fun end of the spectrum with a of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse line-up as eclectic as it is varied, from top end piccolo to acoustic double Prize for Comic Fiction 2008, and Umbrella, bass for that deep-in-the-belly underpinning. In between are melodeons which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize (button accordion), fiddles, percussion, guitar and mandolin. Their musical 2012. His latest novel, Shark, is based on heritage comes from early English, traditional dance, Morris and Celtic, a incredible real events in the Second World foot-tapping mixture of sounds from start to finish. War when the ship which had delivered the fissile material to the south Pacific to be dropped on Hiroshima was Friday 5th September | 8pm | £10 subsequently sunk by a Japanese submarine with the loss of 900 men, including 200 killed in the largest shark attack ever recorded. SUNDAY MORNING JAZZ The evening will feature an exclusive book reading, a question and answer WITH MIKE HATCHARD session, plus the chance to purchase signed first edition copies. Tuesday 9th September | 7pm | £8 Two featured artists who share a veritable wealth of acclaim. Alan Barnes is well known to Ropetackle regulars for his effortless melodic solos. Considered Ropetackle Film Club Presents: by many to be the UK’s finest sax player, his humour is as graceful and infectious as his playing. Chris Spedding is such a modest man you could be BLUE JASMINE forgiven for not knowing there is a book written about him and his Messianic 2013 American drama written and directed by Woody Allen starring Cate career (the Reluctant Guitar Hero.) Blanchett and Alec Baldwin. Thunkshop café will be open for soups, stews and cakes. Running time: 98 minutes Sunday 7th September | 11am | £9 Open to Film Club members and guests only. Thursday 11th September | 7.30pm 5 Music Film Magic Comedy World Music Theatre Opera Rock Folk Family Blues Spoken Word Jazz 6 SEPT 2014 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 SEPT 2014 STACKRIDGE Prog rock, psych, Beatlesque power pop, folk or even the precursors of Britpop? And that’s not even including their late 70s skinny tie new wave stint in the UK top 20 as The Korgis. Either way James Warren and Andy SOUTH COAST SOUL REVUE Davis - aka Stackridge - are an unmissable live act, with a pedigree that Welcome back South Coast Soul Revue, the South East’s finest soul band. now stretches to over 40 years of eccentric, perfect, quintessentially Performing their unique mix of vintage and contemporary, soul and funk, English music. the South Coast Soul Revue’s eight-piece live band is guaranteed to get Aided and abetted by long serving musicians Glenn Tommey (Keyboards), even the most reluctant of dancers on their feet and shaking it on the Eddie John (Drums), and Clare Lindley (Violin/Guitar), they are both dance floor. An electrifying combination of drums, lead and rhythm guitar, brilliant and timeless. bass, horn section plus male and female vocals, The South Coast Soul Revue wow and delight fans wherever they go. Their high energy stage Saturday 13th September | 8pm | £12 show features songs from the greats, old and new, including Marvin Gaye, The Crusaders, Aretha Franklyn, Gregory Porter and Chaka Khan to name but a few. FRIENDS OF ROPETACKLE Don’t miss out, book your tickets today and get ready to dance dance JOIN UP! Annual Membership dance! TODAY Individual Membership £15 Joint Membership £25 Friday 12th September | 8pm | £14 7 Music Film Magic Comedy World Music Theatre Opera Rock Folk Family Blues Spoken Word Jazz 8 SEPT 2014 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 SEPT 2014 DANNY BRYANT BRIDGET CHRISTIE ‘a fantastic guitar player... able to take a Fender Stratocaster and really make 2013 Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner: it sing’ Joe Bonamassa Best Show Europe’s leading Blues & Rock publication, Classic Rock Blues, recently 2014 Chortle Award Winner: Best Show called Danny a ‘National Blues Treasure’, a title that he has worked Bridget Christie (from R4’s Bridget Christie tirelessly and passionately to earn. Riding high on the European blues Minds the Gap, Dilemma, Heresy, News Quiz, scene for over a decade, yet still only 32, Danny has carved a name for The Unbelievable Truth, BBC’s QI, It’s Kevin himself the old-fashioned way having played over 2000 club and festival and C4’s Cardinal Burns) does not wear her shows to his many fans around the world. feminism lightly. Only the 3rd woman stand-up Following sold out tours across Europe and numerous major festival to win the Edinburgh Comedy Award 2013. Her show, whilst huge on the appearances alongside Joe Cocker, Carlos Santana, Buddy Guy and Peter laughter count, also gives us something to think about. Green to mention a few; Danny and his band have steadily carved a huge Tuesday 16th September | 8pm | £14 and loyal fan base around the world. Now comes the chance to experience Danny’s blues rock brilliance in Shoreham for the very first time. Sunday 14th September | 8pm | £14 seated, or £12 standing BLACKHEART ‘undoubtedly one of the best things to come out of England in recent years’ FATEA Magazine In just four years, since their song Unlike Water was used in a TV commercial, British multi- instrumentalist duo Blackheart have recorded three albums, enjoyed airplay in nearly every country in the world and played successful tours of the UK, Ireland, Germany, Holland, plus two headline tours of Australia and New Zealand. Their music and unique sound shun categorisation, combining acoustic instruments and the voice of Chrissy Mostyn with ancient synthesisers, effects, atmospherics and electronica to create a new brand of avant- garde ethereal folk.