rhythm & booze issue 05
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Issue contains a tribute to Luigi Pragliola, a visit to Market Deeping a profile of Rowdy Farrago Records, reviews and the regular Pub Scrawl page.TRANSCRIPT
CIAOrhythm and booze
Food, Booze, Bands & News - Issue 5 - January/February 2011
Luigi Pragliola, former landlord ofThe Gladstone Arms, has died fol-lowing a battle with cancer – hewas 65.
Billy Bragg - who played at the pub
in the late-1970s, while a member
of the band Riff Raff - led the trib-
utes, remembering Luigi as “a very
good humoured guy, who was al-
ways smiling and laughing.
“He was always a great friend to
Riff Raff, welcoming us to the Glad-
stone time and time again, I was
sorry to hear that he’d passed
away.”
Everyone at Rhythm and Booze
send their sympathies to Luigi’s
family, we will always remember
him every time his favourite song,
(Get your kicks on) Route 66, is
heard on the radio.
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"Prolific in their approach, TheDestructors serve up angry, sociallyconscious Punk, harking back to a moreold school, British style." - Pop Matters
Les Fleurs Du Mal
Gripper/The Destructors
For the first time in almost 30
years, one-time Destructors’ front
man Neil Singleton appears on the
same release as his former band.
Having relocated to New Zealand,
Singleton and his band Gripper
provide four of the eight-tracks on
this split-single.
Out 24 January 2011
Re-united!
Pub ScrawlFirst, congratulations to Nikki Di
Giovanni on winning the title of
Poet Laureate of Peterborough.
Hope you enjoy your year in post
and get to do lots of stuff.
January, of course, sees the annual
Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival,
something for us all to look forward
to after Christmas. As well as the
drinking and the dancing in the
streets, storytelling has been a part
of the festival for some time now.
This year at the Methodist Chapel,
Keith and Janet Butters from Lin-
colnshire will be telling the yarns.
Over at the Library, either side of
the folk musicians, members of Pe-
terborough’s Poets United will by
reading their verse (following on
from their successful performance
last year). They’ll be on at 12.30pm
to 1.30pm and 3.30pm to 4.30pm.
Poets United meet on the first
Tuesday of the month and full de-
tails, ring Viv on 01733 340560.
Peterborough Science Fiction
Club meets for discussion nights at
The Bluebell Inn in Dogsthorpe,
near the Fire station, on the first
Wednesday of the month (2 Febru-
ary is How can we improve our
Facebook page?). They also have
a social night on the third Wednes-
day of the month at Goodbarn’s
Yard on St. John’s Street, behind
the Cathedral.
Amongst the various tours that Pe-
terborough Museum/Vivacity or-
ganise there is an Inns and Taverns
of Peterborough Walk. So if you
fancy finding out about a bit of the
history of our drinking places and
you’re available on the first Thurs-
day of the month, why not book
yourself a place? The tickets are
£5.00 for adults and to book, ring
(01733) 864663.Pint of Poetry, Dash of Dramacontinues its’ monthly open nightsat Charters Bar, opposite River-gate, on the second Wednesday ofthe month. So pop along if you wantto hear a mix of the city’s poets andperformers. If you fancy getting upyourself, be there from 8.00pm on-
wards to put your name down asspaces are sometimes limited.
Peterborough Central Library is
hosting another author event on
Tuesday 25 January with retired
Yorkshire Head teacher Jack
Sheffield. So if you enjoy Gervaise
Phinn, this could be just what you’ll
like. The Evening starts at 7pm and
tickets cost £3 (£2 concessions and
reading group members). To book
a ticket, and these events often sell
out, either pop into Central Library
or ring 01733 864287.
I bumped into the good folks from
Sawtry based publishers Dedalus
a couple of months back and knew
I should be mentioning them. Still
available through all good book-
sellers (as they used to say) is Phil
Baker’s The Dedalus Book of Ab-
sinthe. Due later this year are com-
panion volumes on Gin and Vodka.
New evening at the Brewery Tap is
Drama on Tap. Spun off from Pint
of Poetry, this is more about acting
and performing. So if you’ve a
favourite monologue or comedy
routine, come along.
I asked last issue if any pubs have
book or reading groups. Well at the
Coalheavers Arms a book group
meet on the last Wednesday of the
month. In the past they have read
Mill on the Floss. I’ve also heard (in
passing) that a book group meet at
The Wortley Almshouses but let
me know when you meet and what
you’re reading and I’ll try and men-
tion you in a future column.
If you’ve wandered past The Old
Still in Cumbergate/Westgate Ar-
cade you may have noticed the ad-
dition of a sign saying PATH
Peterborough Arts Theatre and
Heritage. Now, at the time of writ-
ing, I have heard some rumours but
nothing definite, when I do, I’ll let
you all know.
After mentioning Toby Wood in the
first of these columns some folks
asked about other people who were
active in poetry before the current
scene developed. Back in the early-
90s, Bretton’s own (and before that
Liverpool’s) Ron Lucas ran a po-
etry group at the Boathouse with
local poet and publisher Ian Wal-
ton. Ron was also behind some an-
thologies that raised money for
charity and printed the work of both
locals and writers from further
afield. Ron was also an active run-
ner and in his youth been a drum-
mer in a band that played the
famous Cavern Club.
Cardinal Cox is an enthusiastic am-
ateur drinker. Over the past few
months he has performed in Help-
ston, Northampton, Peterborough,
Reading and Stamford.
by Cardinal Cox
Retired Head Teacher Jack Sheffiield, appearing at the Central Library
on 25 January. Photograph © Paula Pollock
With many city centre pubs closed
for the day, because of the EDL
march, I decided it was time for a
pub-crawl around Market Deeping.
The town is well served by buses
during the day, with the service
provided by Delaine leaving
Queensgate on the hour and half-
hour.
Taking the 12:00 No.101 service, I
arrived on Church Street just after
12:20 and immediately crossed
the road to The White Horse.
This stone-built building has been
modernised at some point with the
small bar and games room
knocked into one, however there
is a lounge and function room to
the back and the pub served me a
very reasonable pint of Bateman’s
XB.
Leaving the pub, I turned left and
followed the road to the junction
with Market Place. Turning left
again and passing a handful of
shops, I found myself at Rigby’s.
Although it looks like an office
from the outside, stepping inside
reveals what I would call a ‘proper
pub’. With three hand pumps in
operation, I went for a pint of
Wherry. Looking at the menu,
which included tapas, light bites
and full meals, I ordered a brunch
– which in hindsight was more a
full English breakfast, due to its
size.
Small portions aside, both food
and beer was of a high standard
and once I had finished it was time
to go next door to The Bull.
Run by Bert Murray, the former
Chelsea winger, the pub boast
three hand pumps serving Ad-
nams Bitter, and Everards Tiger
and Original. Although much of the
floor space seems to have been
turned over to food service and
the tiny ‘dug out’ was busy, I man-
aged to find somewhere to sit near
the front door to sup my pint of
Original.
Like The Bull; The Stage, located
over the road, is a former coach-
ing inn. It has used its space
wisely and offers several rooms to
drink in and on the day I was
there, most of them were full due
to a christening. Three of the four
hand pumps were in operation, of-
fering Timothy Taylor Landlord,
Adnams Bitter and Everards Tiger.
Walking out of The Stage, turning
left and then left again at the junc-
tion took me to The Old Coach
House – the final pub of my trip.
This pub offers something for
everyone, a traditional pub with
restaurant downstairs; while up-
stairs on weekend evenings, it
hosts DJs spinning the latest in
dance, house, R’n’B and chart
music. On my visit, five of the six
hand pumps were in operation;
serving Bateman’s GHA and XB,
Potbelly Crazy Daze, Adnams Bit-
ter and Coach House Ale, which
was specially brewed for the pub
by Adnams.
With my pub-crawl complete, I re-
traced my steps towards The
Stage; and as I waited for the bus
home, considered where my next
excursion would take me.
A Day Out......in Market Deeping
The Bull, Market Deeping with Rigby’s to the left. Photograph © David Brown.
POSH ENOUGH?
Will plans for Peterborough
United’s new stadium be enough
to tempt Peterborians back to
London Road? writes Jamie
Jones.
Picture the scene…it is August
2017 and the City Council has kept
its pledge to redevelop London
Road, which stands gleaming as a
17,500 capacity community sta-
dium. The team have enjoyed a
record-breaking season in the
Championship and just missed out
on promotion. They are many pun-
dits tip for promotion the following
season.
Would that scenario be enough to
get you and your friends/family to
come to watch the Posh? Would it
be enough to tempt back those
fans that have fell away for a vari-
ety of reasons over the years?
As a City we find ourselves in funny
old times (I write this the day after
the English Defence League
march) and PUFC could be the key
tool to binding us together, giving
us a real sense of identity; the
sense of being a Peterboroian and
having pride in this beautiful city of
ours. All over the country, you see
small towns and cities getting be-
hind their local team and giving
them pride of place. Maybe, just
maybe, the new ground will enable
us to all feel like that about The
Posh.
The new ground is a massive op-
portunity for the club and the City,
seriously it is. We can lead the way
in this country by introducing a safe
standing area into the new stadium
design. A proposal for such an area
has been sent to the Council by a
coalition of fans groups and it
makes fascinating and intriguing
reading. We can but hope that the
Council listen to fans views about
the new design!
It will of course take a major invest-
ment by the City Council in terms
of the stadium, and the club them-
selves in terms of the team but I
like to have this little dream that
one day this city could truly be Pe-
terborough United.
Its not in my nature to be optimistic
(I am from Stanground after all),
but lets keep our fingers crossed
for the future!
The latest (slimmed down!) plan for Moy’s End. Image © FWP Group
You can follow the ongoing ground redevelopment saga, as well as all other things
Posh related on the un-official Posh podcast
Standing On The GlebeAvailable to download via itunes and www.standingontheglebe.co.uk every Monday.
A drunken deal to release a split single
made Rowdy Farrago Records one of
the most productive labels around.
Simon Stabler catches up with label
boss Allen Adams to find out the story
so far and his plans for the future.
A wet October evening, 2005, Allen
Adams is staggering along the streets
of Peterborough. He’s half cut, thanks
to drinking his share of the prize money
he won in a pub quiz hours earlier.
Venturing down Westgate, he turns
into North Street.
Stopping for a pint in Bogart’s, he
bumps into The Ruined’s Shaun
Phillips. The pair discuss Allen’s new
venture, Destructors 666. In an act of
drunken bravado, Allen offers to fi-
nance a one-off split single for the two
bands.
The release, Plus Ca Change Pour La
Meme Chose, came out in February
2006 and it stands out from other re-
leases for two reasons; the cover by
Sarah Burckitt isn’t as sophisticated as
later pieces by Lee Mason, while the
listener is disorientated by the tracks
alternating between the two bands.
The next split had Destructors 666 on
the first three tracks and from the third
split single, Got Mit Uns, which fea-
tured Radicus, onwards the guests
played first. Allen says, “We now put
the guest artists first to give the casual
listener easy access to them. It’s a way
of helping new bands out.”
Asked how the label has put out almost
30 releases - including full-length al-
bums by Destructors 666 (now re-
named The Destructors), The Ruined
and Dun 2 Def - when Plus Ca Change
Pour La Meme Chose was intended to
be unique, Allen explains, “On the back
of the first release, Picture Frame Se-
duction offered us a split on their label,
Cult Jam Recordings. This never saw
the light of day, which is something I
never got to the bottom of.
“The label got a life of its own. We put
out the first single, then the 06/06/06
EP, followed by our album. Before we
knew it, we had four releases and had
become self-financing, so we just car-
ried on.”
Rowdy Farrago has a no demos policy,
with bands selected for split singles on
merit alone.
“My job at The Met Lounge brings me
into contact with a variety of bands”,
explains Allen, “If i like them I’ll ask if
they want to appear on a release.”
While some believe that this is an elitist
attitude to take, Allen has opened the
label up to a wider roster of the bands,
by including them on one of the two
This Is Peterborough compilations.
“With the original release people were
reluctant to come forward. They
thought there was going to be a catch
as we were compiling the CD for free.
“We managed to allay their fears and
many of the bands benefited from the
positive reviews the CD gained.”
However history seemed to be repeat-
ing itself when acts were asked to ap-
pear on the follow-up compilation.
A Label of L
The front cover of This Is Peterborough, Too a 19-track compilation that gave
local bands some much-needed exposure.Artwork by Lee Mason.
“We initially received a single submis-
sion and had to do a bit of chasing.”
“In the end we received plenty of ma-
terial and despite our manufacturers
being able to use longer length CDs,
some bands have had to be held back
until the next volume.”
Each release has been highly collect-
able and out of 1,200 copies pressed,
approximately 200 are sent to college
radio stations around the world while
downloads are available on iTunes.
The bands that have already benefited
from appearing on the label include
White Clouds & Gunfire, whose contri-
bution to the EP Caveat Emptor
brought them to the attention of several
American labels, while the 925s were
signed to a Dutch management com-
pany.
Tom Shaw, rhythm guitarist of The Ru-
ined, is grateful for the assistance that
his band has received.
“Allen has helped us a lot. If it weren’t
for him, we’d have never released a
CD. He knows what’s going on in the
music scene. I suppose if what we’re
doing was awful he wouldn’t put it out.
But he lets us get on with it, who can
say that of other labels?”
The job creation scheme doesn’t just
stop at the bands. The publicity that
Lee Mason’s commissions generated
helped him to pack up the day job to
become “a very happy freelance artist.”
A third This Is Peterborough compila-
tion is planned for release later this
year, while split singles featuring The
Destructors continue to be released
every couple of months.
While some people have criticised the
label for releasing so much material,
Allen is adamant that this is the right
thing to do. “Too many really good
bands have fallen by the wayside,
more out of lack of opportunity than
ambition.
“If there’s anything the label can do to
redress the balance then it proves that
everything we do is worth it!”
Love
Sick on the Bus/The Destructors
Tormentum Insomniae
RF014 – Released November 2008
“A body hangs off the Berlin Wall after trying to
escape, but where did the vulture come from?”
Destructors 666/The Ruined
Plus Ca Change De La Meme Chose
RF003 – Released February 2006
“It looked fantastic on the computer screen, but
ended up like Frodo smelling a rose instead of a
ghoul eating a bone. However it was our first CD
after getting back together, so I have a soft spot
for it.”
Destructors 666
RF666 – 06/06/06
“The artist went AWOL so I designed this cover.
You can’t beat red on black. The last single cover
I helped design was The Now’s Development
Corporations. We had to look for a new artist and
fortunately I found Lee who’s been doing our art-
work ever since.”
Dirty Love/Destructors 666
Lex Talionis
RF010 - Released June 2008
“This very striking image, depicting the Statue of
Liberty wearing a gas mask while a helicopter
sprays poison has made this cover a favourite of
many.”
March to the Grave/Destructors 666
Geistbahn
RF011 – Released September 2008
“The EP’s title and the artwork is inspired by the
guest band’s name. As you can see, dead spirit
soldiers are marching to the grave along a ghost
road.”
FACE VALUEAllen Adams talks about his favourite Rowdy Farrago CD covers.
R E V I E W SBeertickers – Beyond the Ale
Shown at the Brewery Tap, 21/9/10
(Review by Cardinal Cox)
When I go to the beer festival, I’ll
admit that I scribble notes in the
programme against beers that I
drink. This is so that I don’t drink
something again that was particu-
larly foul, or so I can try to have
something nice a second time a
couple of days later – though by
then it is usually all gone. After the
festival I’ll throw the programme
into a pile of papers and not look at
it again.
Some folks though file all of these
notes and try to never have the
same pint (or more usually half)
again. These are the tickers and it
is into their circle that director Phil
Parkin pointed his camera to find,
er, what makes them tick.
One of the first people he meets,
Brian, has been ticking since
around 1980 and had already
chalked up over 38,500 beers by
the start of the film. To discover
more about beer culture Phil’s jour-
ney takes him to the Trip to
Jerusalem (possibly Britain’s oldest
pub) and the Burton-on-Trent Mu-
seum of Brewing. That part made
me nostalgic for Stamford’s old
Brewery Museum - someone
please start a campaign to get that
re-opened.
When Phil tries his hand at brewing
his own version of a beer at a
micro-brewery, my thoughts went
back to a shady incident in my own
past when I attended the Bud’ Ap-
preciation Course at SeaWorld,
Florida. I only did it so I could get a
money off voucher for the gift shop,
honest!
The film does have some serious
points to make about the closure of
pubs, the comparative strengths of
beers against wines and how pub
culture is an important part of
British life.
By the end of the film Phil has
marked off over five hundred beers
(and made some firm friends),
Brian reached over 40,000 at the
GBBF and Mick the Tick (who you’ll
recognise from PBF) had played
some Skiffle. Yes, some of the tick-
ers admit to being ex-train spotters,
but the need to collect – be it tea
cards, train numbers, novelty pencil
sharpeners or plates decorated
with pictures of dogs – is a part of
the life of many people.
Having Phil at the screening gave
us the chance to ask him questions
and I discovered that this was his
first solo production, having worked
in the film industry for a few years
and when it was shown on digital
channel Blighty, they chopped off
about 20 minutes from the end.
If you want to know more about the
film or to order a copy yourself, go
to www.beertickerfilm.com
Shades of Rhythm
Shades of Rhythm ‘Extacy Edition’
ZZT, SALVODCD214
Although Peterborough has pro-
duced several well-known gui-
tarists, it is dance music that often
links the city with the charts.
While the likes of Erasure, JLS,
Cola Boy, The Prodigy and even –
thanks to Ian Burden being an
alumni of The King’s School - The
Human League can claim a tenu-
ous link to Peterborough, it is
Shades of Rhythm who carried a
full complement of Petriburgians.
Formed in 1988, ‘Shades’ were a
key part of the late 80s/early-90s
Rave explosion – playing live at
parties such as Fantazia and sign-
ing to Trevor Horn’s ZTT label.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of
its release, the band’s eponymous
album has been reissued and ex-
panded to include B-sides, remixes
and rarities.
Complete with sleeve notes from
Judge Jules and the journalist Ian
Peel, the 2CD set covers several
chapters in the band’s career; from
the nagging riffs and beeps of early
track Homicide, and the sing along
anthem that is Sound of Eden, to
the jazzy down tempo vibes of
Make It Better.
Many of the singles and EPs that
have been added to the album are
extremely hard to find, command-
ing high prices on eBay, and this
collection is an ideal way to fill in
the gaps of such a seminal group.
Mick ‘the Tick’ as seen in Beer Tickers - Beyond The Ale
Screen grab © Quick Feet Films
The Buzzcocks/Eddie & The Hot
Rods/999
@ The Waterside Theatre, Ayles-
bury – 8/10/10
Launched in 1969, Friars Aylesbury
gained legendary status promoting
gigs by the likes of Mott The
Hoople, David Bowie, Roxy Music,
Hawkwind and, later on, Blondie,
The Ramones and The Clash.
Originally held at New Friarage
Hall, hence its name, Friars moved
to Borough Assembly Hall and fi-
nally Vale Hall - holding its final gig,
headlined by Marillion, on 22 De-
cember 1984.
To celebrate Friars’ 40th anniver-
sary in 2009, promoter Dave Stops
returned to put on four gigs
throughout the year by The Pretty
Things, Stiff Little Fingers, Kid Cre-
ole & The Coconuts/China Crisis
and Paul Weller.
The success of the gigs saw Stops
announce his intention to run three
or four gigs a year at the new Wa-
terside Theatre, the 1,800 capacity
replacement for Vale Hall.
The first gig at the new venue had
The Buzzcocks supported by Eddie
& The Hot Rods and 999, three acts
who last played Friars’ – on sepa-
rate dates - in March 1979.
While tickets were approximately
10 times the price of their 1979
counterparts, it was reassuring to
know that life membership to Friars
– a condition of entry – is still only
25p.
Having missed 999’s set, I made
sure I was at the front for Eddie &
The Hot Rods and was impressed
with their performance.
Opening with Teenage Depression,
their powerful set contained a cover
The Kids Are Alright, their Top 10 hit
Do Anything You Want To Do, clos-
ing with Pub Rock favourite Gloria.
Time has been kinder to torso flash-
ing lead singer Barrie Masters than
The Buzzcock’s Pete Shelley and
Steve Diggle, who remind me of a
cross between Laurel & Hardy and
Steptoe & Son.
Dressed in a shirt that had appar-
ently been borrowed from a jockey,
Diggle comes across as some kind
of drunken uncle mumbling into his
mic and pointing at the audience at
regular intervals.
While they opened with Boredom,
their tight – highly energetic - set
was anything but.
All the favourites were there, includ-
ing Autonomy, Noise Annoys and
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone
You Shouldn't've) and closing with
Orgasm Addict.
The only thing that marred their per-
formance, other than Diggle acting
the fool, were difficulties with the
sound system – something that had
also affected part of 999’s set.
Teething problems aside, Friars
and the bands involved helped cre-
ate a memorable night and I look
forward to future events.
The Black Horse Inn, Main St,
Grimsthorpe, Bourne, PE10 0LY
Tel 01778 591093
Having a day job means that I, oc-
casionally, have to interact with my
colleagues. When one of them was
moving to another office, instead of
going to the local boozer for a few
pints and a bag of crisps, we de-
scended en masse to The Black
Horse Inn – a picture postcard pub
in the Lincolnshire countryside.
Looking just as traditional on the in-
side, we went through to the bar to
order our drinks – choosing from
the small selection of ales, I opted
for a pint of Morland Original Bitter.
Once everyone had a drink in their
hand, we were led through the war-
ren of rooms to our seats.
With the place so popular, it had
been a good idea to fax our orders
in advance and we took advantage
of the two courses for £9.95 option
– which features many pub
favourites, including scampi and
pan-fried liver and bacon.
I went for steak and ale pie, fol-
lowed by apple and blackcurrant
crumble. After a short wait, my main
course arrived and while at a dis-
tance it looked as if the pastry had
been burnt, closer inspection
showed it was merely where the
gravy had soaked into it.
Packed with tender pieces of beef,
it was accompanied by a tureen of
‘seasonal’ vegetables.
While it was a struggle to put away
such a massive course, I managed
to leave enough room for dessert.
Served with custard, out of a choice
that included cream and ice cream,
the ‘crumble’ topping was in fact a
crunchy breakfast cereal – although
it didn’t detract from my eating
pleasure.
With the meal finished, we made
our way back to work – with every-
one wishing that they’d gone with-
out breakfast that day, thanks to the
large good quality portions we’d
been served.
The Buzzocks’ energetic set helped put Friars back on the map.
January
7th
Ian Graham & Kat Moore (TOI)
The Late Show (BBI)
8th
Circa ‘73 (BBI)
Slide to Open (TOI)
9th
Karaoke (TPM)
James Edmonds (TCT) - 8pm
14th
Porky Pig (BBI)
Swinging the Led (TOI)
15th
Electric Warriors (BBI)
Twenty4 (TCT)
16th
Karaoke (TPM)
21st
Daffy & the Alien (TOI)
22nd
Crayfish Rocket (BBI)
‘Crazy’ Marvin Braxton (SDB)
The Kaisers (TCT)
The Moonlight Shadows (TPM)
The Overdubs (PWF)
23rd
Karaoke (TPM)
PP Dog (TCT) - 8pm
27th
Open Mic (TCT)
28th
Aladinsane (TCT)
East Coast (TOI)
Wayne Mills Disco (BBI)
29th
Daffy & the Alien (BBI)
Frankly My Dear (TOI)
Karaoke (3HS)
The Spares (TCT)
30th
Karaoke (TPM)
February
3rd
Irish Music Night (H&H)
4th
Laffing Boy (TCT)
The Guards (BBI)
5th
Laffing Boy (PWF)
Monkey (TOI)
Park Lane (TPM)
Quantum (BBI)
Sell Out (TCT)
6th
Lloyd, Murray & Rex (TCT) - 8pm
Karaoke (TPM)
11th
Children of the Revolution (TOI)
Noisy Vendors (TCT)
Undercover (BBI)
12th
Frankly My Dear (TCT)
Friction (BBI)
Louis Arzo ‘Gearshifter’ Young-
blood (SDB)
Retrolux (3HS)
Signifiers (TOI)
13th
Ellie Williams (TCT) - 8pm
Karaoke (TPM)
18th
Beats Working (TOI)
Influence (BBI)
Maxwell Hammersmith (TCT)
19th
Altered Ego (PWF)
Porky Pig (TOI)
Swinging the Led (BBI)
Hooker (TCT)
20th
Karaoke (TPM)
The Following (TCT) - 8pm
25th
Lloyd Watson (TOI)
The Graphic (TCT)
Wayne Mills Disco (BBI)
26th
Burlesque (BBI)
Karaoke (3HS)
Latino Sound (TCT)
No Fixed Abode (PWF)
The Malingerers (TOI)
Undercover (TPM)
27th
Karaoke (TPM)
Key/Contacts
(3HS) - The Three Horseshoes,
Church St, Werrington, Peterbor-
ough, Cambridgeshire PE4 6QE
01733 571768
(BBI) Blue Bell Inn, Welland Road,
Peterborough PE1 3SA
01733 554890
(H&H) Hand & Heart, Highbury
Street, Peterborough PE1 3BE
01733 564653
(PWF) Prince of Wales Feathers,
38, Peterborough Rd, Castor, Pe-
terborough, Cambridgeshire PE5
7AL
01733 380222
(SDB) ShakeDown Blues @ Cas-
tor Village Hall. Peterborough
Road Castor Peterborough PE5
7AX.
01733 380 249
* Advance tickets available from
www.shakedownblues.co.uk
(TCB) The Cellar Bar, Thorpe
Road, Peterborough PE3 6JQ
07775 841239
(TCT) The Cherry Tree
Oundle Road
Peterborough PE2 9PB
01733 703495
(TOI) The Ostrich Inn, 17 North
Street, Peterborough PE1 2RA
01733 752255
(TPM) The Ploughman, Staniland
Way, Werrington, Peterborough
PE4 6NA
01733 573594
(TNI) Northfields Inn, 199 St.
Paul’s Road, Peterborough PE1
3ED
01733 565464
* All gigs start between 8.30pm-
9.30pm unless otherwise stated.
All listings given in good faith,
Rhythm & Booze can not be held
responsible for any discrepancy.
L I S T I N G S
Rhythm & Booze, Issue 5 – Jan/Feb 2011. All written material, unless otherwise stated, © Simon Stabler.
Send letters, submissions, material for review or gig listings to [email protected] by 15 February.
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Food, Booze, Bands & News - April/May 2010
Tom LockHas LostThe Plot
With too many Peterborough-based magazines operating a per-sonality cult, the last thing Iwanted was to open this launchissue of Rhythm and Booze with arant.That was until the issues I experi-enced at The Tom Lock, LincolnRoad.From the moment some brightspark suggested that managersreplace Landlords it was inevitablethat many pub operations weregoing to lack even the most basicof common sense.What I hadn’t realised was placeslike The Tom Lock were followingcompany policy so thoroughly thatme, as a 32 year old, would be re-fused service as I didn’t have anyID on me.Now I know that many teenagersof 16-17 can quite easily pass forearly 20s, so to protect them-selves venues will operate eitherChallenge 21 or Challenge 25.But to refuse me service, despitethe fact I’ve been drinking there,off and on, for almost 14 yearsand am covered in tattoos, just be-
cause “everyone needs ID” is tak-ing the whole jobsworth thing toofar.The reason behind my visit was toreview its Early Bird menu for thenext issue.
Sadly I was never able to do that,and while I’m sure that the foodwould score very highly their com-mon sense, not to mention cus-tomer service skills, aren’t evenworthy of nil points.
The Tom Lock, no bitter or common sense. Photo © Adam Stabler
Challenge 21, Challenge 25 and, apparently, Challenge 32
Summer’s here and for fans ofReal Ale, Peterborough’s BeerFestivals are just the ticket.While CAMRA’s annual event onthe Embankment isn’t until the endof August, many pubs and venuesare already offering drinkers thechance to taste quality locally
brewed beer in the open air.More information on events at TheHand & Heart, Ploughman andThe Ostrich Inn, amongst others,can be found on page 7 – howeverone festival offering that little bitextra is Nene Valley Railway’sBeer Festival & Family Day.
Held at Wansford Station on June12, the event offers a wide varietyof ales, a chance to ride onThomas the Tank Engine, stiltwalkers, wandering minstrels anda traditional roundabout.Holders of an adult rover ticket,which offers unlimited travel on theNene Valley Railway, will be givena voucher for a free pint, while acomplimentary bus service - whichoperates along Oundle Road - isavailable at the times below:-
Beer Festival Bus Timetable
OutwardBrewery Tap 12:00 14:00 16:00Cherry Tree 12:10 14:10 16:10Ramblewood 12:15 14:15 16:15Wansford 12:30 14:30 16:30
ReturnWansford 13:30 15:30 17:30Ramblewood 13:45 15:45 17:45Cherry Tree 13:50 15:50 17:50Brewery Tap 14:00 16:00 18:00
Further information is available byvisiting www.nvr.org.uk or calling01780 784444.
Food, Booze, Bands & News - June/July 2010
Thomas - in steam on June 12, Photo © Nene Valley Railway
F U L LSTEAMAHEAD
rhythm and boozeFood, Booze, Bands & News - August/September 2010
The future of a city pub hasbeen assured, following its liberation from the hands ofpubco Admiral Taverns.Baxter & King, the constructionfirm behind The Ostrich Inn,have bought the lease for theCrown, Lincoln Road and are planning a sympatheticrefurbishment.Landlord Brian Gascoynepromises a friendly andtolerant venue, which benefitsthe entire community.“The right hand bar is beingturned into a function room forlive music and parties. It canbe blocked off from the rest ofthe pub when required and I
will be offering it out free ofcharge for bona fidecommunity events.”Reopening on September 1,Brian intends to create agrown-up and secure environ-ment, stamping out bingedrinking and promoting qualityreal ale.“I have a zero tolerance atti-tude on drugs, excessive drink-ing and bad behaviour. I won’tlet people ruin it for others, nomatter how much money theyput across the bar.“I have a passion for real aleand when I was at The CrispinArms, near Wellingborough, Imanaged to introduce
customers to the taste, makingit the most popular drink there.“I intend to do the same at TheCrown, starting off with twoales before increasing choiceto match demand.”
nThe Crown to Town Reborn(see page 3)
Brian Gascoyne - Landlord ofThe Crown, New England.
CrownBut NotOut!!
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The Crown Inn749 Lincoln Road
Peterborough
PE1 3HD
07516395905
Open: 10:00 - 00:00 Sunday - Wednesday
Open: 10:00 - 01:00 Thursday - Saturday
Back In Business - A Pub At The Heart Of Its Community!
nServing quality real ales
nDedicated Smoking Patio
nWheelchair access at the front
nKaraoke (Friday)
nDisco (Saturday)
nSunday Roast (served 12:00-16:00)£9.90 for three courses
nFunction room available for hire