Art Trail Map

Written by Glynis Madden Tuesday, 31 August 2010 12:32

Here's an art trail map as a guide to venues taking part in Gallery Bridgnorth. Click on the image to download the full version and print out your own copy.

Please make sure you come back to our site after you've visited some of the venues and let us have some feedback in the comments below or better still fill out our comments form.

Know Your Limits music tour at Innage Lane Youth Centre

Written by Louie Whitehurst Thursday, 26 August 2010 15:03

On Saturday August 28th the "Know your limits" music tour opens at Innage Lane Youth Centre in Bridgnorth.  Doors open at 18.30.

A group of Year 9 boys from Bridgnorth Endowed School have successfully applied for funding to go on a tour, with other bands from Shropshire Youth Bridgnorth Centre's music project. They will be travelling around the county playing both LIVE and recorded music,   promoting Alcohol Awareness to a wide variety of young people.

The Project is funded by the Youth Opportunity Fund, which is uniquely designed to take applications from the young people themselves, primarily from the 13 to 19 age group.

A committee of young people are also part of the decision making process. The group plan to take 3 local youth bands to play at Youth Centres and other Venues.

As well as the tour being led by one of the centre's Tuesday Music Project bands; Zero 2 Hero, There will also be Thomson Oldman, a blues-influenced rock group and New Generation, a DJ duo, both from the centre.

DJ performances are planned to fit in between band sets and there will also be Alcohol Awareness Workshops, being the focus behind the tour.

The events will include non-alcohol cocktails and Issue-based quizzes.

Stray plus Shebangg at The Shakespeare on Sunday 5th September

Written by Linda Mason Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:13

The Festival draws to a close on Sunday 5th September with party atmosphere and two great rock bands Del Bromham's Stray plus Shebanng.

Back in the 70’s Stray was one of the hardest gigging, and consistently excellent live acts on the circuit. Del Bromham is perhaps a little lesser known than Page, Beck or Clapton but over the years many reviewers – including the Encyclopaedia of Popular Music – and fellow guitarists have come to acknowledge his rightful place at the highest levels of rock and blues guitar playing.

Del  founded Stray as far back as 1966 but the intervening years (producing a dozen or so albums) have not  only seen Stray’s legendary live performances maintain faith with their earlier material but also adding plenty of cutting-edge new work to their live set list. Over the years the band has toured with the likes of Ten Years After, Status Quo, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Kiss and Rush.

That Stray still remains up there with the best of their kind is evidenced by their latest CD – Valhalla – receiving Get Ready To Rock! magazine’s Best Album of 2009 award.

With the brand new re-issue programme and the fiery guitarist Del Bromham at the top of his form, the new Stray line-up of Stuart Uren, Karl Randall and of course Del Bromham, are setting a new standard for one of Britain’s most enduring guitar led rock bands.

More info and sample tracks at www.stray-the-band.co.uk/delbromham

For a review from GRTR – go to www.getreadytorock.com/reviews2010/stray_gig3.htm

You really cannot afford to miss out on this rare opportunity to see Stray visiting Shropshire and delivering the very best of guitar-based rock!

Bridgnorth Music and Arts Festival 2010 is here!

Written by Kev Adams Thursday, 26 August 2010 00:00

After months of preparation it's finally here. Check out our full programme guide and see what's going on around the town from Friday 27th August until Sunday 5th September. Should be a great 10 days. Hope to see you around the town.

Here's episode one of Wez Bone's great video preview series.  Presented by Tony Russell and featuring Jake Flowers who will be playing on the Quayside on Bank holiday Monday August 29th and Simon Golding talking about some of the great celebrity memorabilia donated to our Celebrity Charity Auction.

Checkout Episode two and Episode three for even more interviews and updates on events taking place during the festival.

Subscribe to our Youtube channel here - http://www.youtube.com/user/bridgnorthfestival

Or subscribe to the podcast here for iTunes or here for other podcast feed viewers

There is camping available at the rugby club ground in Bridgnorth Lowtown for £10 per night. Contact Mia George on 07792044442

Here's a Google map showing how to get to some of the festival venues.

View Bridgnorth Music and Arts Festival Venues in a larger map

Ribside - live electronica @ The Bear Thursday September 2nd

Written by Kev Adams Tuesday, 24 August 2010 22:29

Back by popular demand Ribside are playing at The Bear this year on Thursday 2nd September from 9.00pm with support from DJ (Stee Rock) who'll be playing a selection of Electronica and beats.

Ribside (aka The Ribside Collective) are: Charles Wellings (lead), Clive Booth (percussion, synth), Craig Smout (synth), Glen Rivmic (decks), Mick Keefe (bass), Rob Kearns (guitar), Tony Barbados (drums), Ben Crane (triangle) and Carl Ray (calibration and percussion).

Ribside have just completed studio recording and will shortly present a mini EP for release in the Winter 2010. In the meantime, Ribside Clive continues to produce solo material with the long awaited "Albert Bridge" featuring Nick Heyward, incl mixes from Sonny Wharton and Atmospherixz, available online (on iTunes etc) from Monday 23rd August 2010.

The 'collective', a group of friends spanning several decades, draw influence from every aspect of 20th Century pop culture, notably Funk, Punk, Acid House, Rock and Electronica.

"It's just great fun".

http://www.ribside.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/ribside

Unsigned Music night at the Bridge bar

Written by Lazymut Tuesday, 24 August 2010 00:00

This Summer as Part of Bridgnorth music and arts festival, an evening of unsigned music will be coming to the Bridge bar. This event will showcase a handful of talented up and coming young bands from Bridgnorth and Much Wenlock. The event will be taking place on the 4th of september and doors will open at 6:30. The event will be totally free of charge But any money you can spare for the charity buckets would be much appreciated.

The acts are as follows.

• Shropshire soul company : A Much Wenlock based Soul band that do fantastic big band style covers of a variety of songs and are Directed By Iain Berryman

• Nerve noise : A Birdgnorth based alternative orchestral rock band directed and composed by Dan Bradley.

• Sora no Tora : A Bridgnorth based high energy alternative rock band fronted by Matt Norton.

• Electric Kite : A Bridgnorth Based Alternative rock band that play a mixture of original songs and covers that feature the Vocals of Zoe Bignell.