The Octagon, Pavilion Gardens, home to youth orchestra concerts
There's
a wealth of live music to be heard throughout this year's Buxton
Festival Fringe (July 8-26) – with everything from full-scale
symphony orchestras to solo jazz piano. Much can be heard in the
town's churches but a dozen other venues host gigs.
The
Old Clubhouse – right opposite the Opera House – has live music
all-year round and half-a-dozen gigs are scheduled there during the
Fringe. Club Acoustic is the name given to the town's open session
which meets twice monthly – and five of the regular singers and
musicians will be playing at a special session. (15 July)
One
of the successes of Fringe 2014 was Buxton's own Sam Slide who –
accompanied by friends – told something of his life and played a
variety of music on his trombone. Sam will be aiming to repeat the
trick this year. (14 & 21 July)
There
will be a bit of jazz in Sam's set – Dale Storr will be playing
non-stop jazz. Dale is a leading exponent of New Orleans style piano
and has dazzled at the Clubhouse already this year. His two gigs
during the Fringe are not to be missed. (18 July)
Jazz
and blues from a nearby era is the cornerstone of the repertoire of a
vocal-led sextet – Basin Street Jazz & Blues. A mixture of
standards and more recent covers makes for a relaxing evening. (12 &
20 July) The HerdingCatz Blues Band is a quartet that draws on the
work of great musicians of the post-war years – you can expect a
tribute to BB King as part of their gigs. (13 & 25 July)
Two
hard-working and popular local musicians come together in a new
project. Singer/guitarist Will Hawthorne teams up with violin hero
Graham Clark for a programme of film music from the 1960s. Spaghetti
Westerns and James Bond are definite contenders. (8, 16 & 17
July)
Buxton
Brewery's Tap House is less than 100 yards from the Clubhouse and
they have their own mini-festival going on. The programme – briefly
– is: 14th:
Honeyfeet: folk, blues and jazz; 15th: Skutchmanos: acoustic,
instrumental music; 16th: Rach & John: guitar and vocals; 17th:
Rodina: contemporary jazz; 21st: Tom Kitching & Gren Bartley:
guitar, fiddle and banjo; 22nd: Open Mic Night; 23rd: 12 Strings:
acoustic guitar duo; 24th: Emlyn Vaughan & Friends: jazz and
country.
Music will start at 9.30 each evening and is free. Give yourself
plenty of time to sample some the beers.
On
the subject of pubs and beer the Railway is one of Buxton's
best-loved hostelries and lunch there is popular. Over three lunch
times this Fringe local bluegrass band Aprille & The Shower will
be on hand to entertain. Expect a lively mix of songs and music
drawing on tunes made popular in the 50s.
The
cellars of the Old Hall Hotel become Underground Venues for the
duration of the Fringe. Among the music being made there is: 2084
a brand-new song-cycle that contemplates what our world might be like
100 years after Orwell. (9, 10 & 16 July). Songs with more
contemporary social comment are the hallmark of Darren Poyser who
made many friends at the Fringe in 2014. Darren's history of the
protest song will be entertaining and informative. (11, 14 & 21
July)
Sam
Dunkley's easy charm and polished musicality won him many admirers in
Buxton four and five years ago. He has been missed, but returns for
one show – a mix of traditional and original songs accompanied by
Sam's piano. (17 July) More folk-tinged music will be on offer at
Underground Venues from the Raintown Seers who focus on song as
story-telling. (20, 23-25 July)
One
of the most exclusive gigs will be at Scrivener's Bookshop. The
Sideways Band with guests Serrated will be doing two shows of songs
that are witty – with humour on the dark-side. By the time the
bands have fitted in our guess is that an audience of 10 could be the
maximum. (8-9 July). Sideways play on their own at the Hydro
Restaurant – which will seem like the Opera House compared to the
space at Scrivener's. (17, 18 & 24 July)
The
Green Man Gallery has hosted an ambitious series of musical events
over the past year. For the Fringe it presents a recital of French
music and song. Buxton singer and choir-leader Carol Bowns will be
joined by two pianist friends for something of a musical reunion. (24
July). Carol will also be leading an open-rehearsal of the
Kaleidoscope Community Choir in the Pavilion Gardens Octagon.(14
July)
Dozens
of young Derbyshire musicians can be heard over two evenings in the
Octagon. The Derby
& Derbyshire Schools' Orchestra, fresh from a
four-day residential course, will play alongside Sinfonia Viva. The
programme will include the third movement of Brahms's Symphony No 4
.(16 July).
Following
a five-day residential course the Derbyshire City and County Youth
Orchestra will play a full-length concert featuring Tchaikovsky's
Italian Capriccio, Khachaturian's Adagio from Spartacus,
Shostakovich's Jazz Suite and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 3. The
soloist is Ana Šinkovec, a 26-year old pianist from Ljubljana,
Slovenia.
(17 July)
Away
from Buxton – at the Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills – there
is a real treat on offer. Eight cellists from the Hallé
Orchestra get together in arrangements of opera pieces from Purcell
to Puccini. That should be enough it itself but cake comes with
admission too. (12 July)
Finally,
but not least by any means, Indigo
Empire headline an evening of classic and contemporary rock hits.
This concert showcases some of the freshest talent to come out of
Buxton and Greater Manchester. The show includes music from Thin
Lizzy, The Maccabees, Arctic Monkeys and The Beatles. Come
Alive
is at the Arts Centre Studio. (20 July).
Buxton Fringe
Website: www.buxtonfringe.org.uk
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Twitter: @buxtonfringe
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