An evening with Pennyless
Sunday 16th June, The Shambles at the Old Town Hall
Pennyless has a special sound that is distinctly English cooking up lively, quirky and downright mystical songs from folklore, medieval history and their own musical minds.
Multi-instrumental troubadours on fiddle, flute, guitar, bouzouki, whistle, mandolin and djembe, to name but a few, the instrumental arrangements are irresistibly fiery and melodically golden, with warm harmony vocals.
Working alongside the original material Pennyless throws in occasional roof-raisers from Irish, European and American roots tradition, and promises a distinctive performance of character, humour and variety.
Eliza Carthy at the Old Town Hall
About this Event
This is a ‘not to be missed’ concert featuring one of the country’s leading folk singer/musicians.
Eliza has made several appearances on BBC TV’s ‘Later… With Jools Holland’, as well as various TV shows across the World. She has presented a series on the history of English folk music on BBC R2, and has been the subject of two hour-long TV documentaries (ITV’s ‘Heaven and Earth’ and Channel 5’s, ‘My Music’). Eliza was the only folk musician to feature in the ‘God Only Knows’ video for BBC Children in Need (2014).
Rhubarb Theatre
25th – 27th July, The Old Courtroom at the Old Town Hall
Welcome to our first Pop-Up cinema in the Old Courtroom. To celebrate the start of the summer holidays, we have selected six films to delight the whole family including films such as the formula one film ‘Rush’, telling the gripping story of James Hunt & Niki Lauda, which highlights scenes from BRM in Bourne.
Soft drinks, and of course .. popcorn and ice-cream, will be available in the Shambles, and the Bar will be open for the evening screenings, so arrive early
Funhouse Comedy
Anna Mudeka
Kure Kure Faraway
Saturday 12th October – Doors open 6:30pm – Performance 7:30pm
Directed by David Farmer
The multi-media one-woman theatre show KURE KURE/FARAWAY includes traditional and contemporary music, projected visuals, soothing song, energetic dance and spoken word. It is an epic presentation of migration, atavism, DNA and the Ancestors’ origins. A story of the huge migration from Central Africa (5000 years ago), the migration of the Bantu Tribe from the Tanganyika and Baka regions all the way to Zimbabwe to build the biggest kingdom in Africa (1200 AD) and Anna’s own migration to the western hemisphere some 800 years later.
The multi-talented Anna Mudeka takes audiences on an exhilarating, inspiring and thought provoking journey to ancient and modern-day Zimbabwe, and speaks of the challenges and opportunities of starting a new life in a different country.
Tickets £12 via the link below.
All proceeds help towards the Town Hall Restoration Project
Paspatou
Friday 22nd November – Doors open 6:30pm – Performance 7:30pm
An ensemble seeking out connections between world music traditions: Irish airs, Balkan rhythms and Cuban grooves rub shoulders with reggae, Indian ragas and minimalism, whilst Ethiopian jazz consorts with Bach, Beethoven and Shostakovich!
Violin, cello, keyboards, guitar, mandola, bass, flutes, whistles, soprano sax, percussion and voice combine to concoct a heady mix!!
An evening with archaeologist and broadcaster Professor Francis Pryor MBE
Saturday 23rd November – Doors open 7:00pm – Presentation 7:30pm
Best selling author and archaeologist Professor Francis Pryor will join us to talk about his latest book The Fens: Discovering England’s Ancient Depths. This is a personal, historical journey across one of the most mysterious regions of England. Francis is known as the discoverer of the Flag Fen Bronze Age Settlement in Peterborough and as a regular contributor to the extremely popular and long running Channel 4 TV programme “Time Team”.
Francis will present an entertaining and illustrative talk based on his wide experiences as a Fenland Archaeologist, followed by a Q&A session and an opportunity to purchase a signed copy of his book, The Fens: Discovering England’s Ancient Depths for £20 (RRP £25).
This is a Bourne Bookshop Author Event in conjunction with The Old Town Hall.
Tickets £10 via the link below.
All proceeds help towards the Town Hall Restoration Project.
Roving Crows in Concert
Friday 13th December – Doors open 6:30pm – Performance 7:30pm
The next Celtic folk-rock supergroup in waiting, this Anglo-Irish band boasts uncommonly exhilarating music, filled brim-full with inspired lyrics and rollicking melodies. Its powerful, high-energy live shows make this an utterly fantastic must-see act
‘Just pure musical energy. Tight rhythms, great on-stage personality, proper up-on-the-tables-kicking-over-the-beer-glasses fun-time music… genuinely the next big thing on the folk scene.’ BBC Music ‘Great party music… I love that band.’ Paul O’Grady, BBC Radio 2 ★★★★ Financial Times. Please note that there is no wheelchair access or lift to this first floor event.
Creative Writing Workshop with Author Ros Rendle
Saturday 15th February 2020 – 1.30 – 3.00 p.m. (Doors open 1.00 p.m.) 20 places available
Write A Great Story – Creative Writing Workshop
The workshop will cover aspects relating to:
- Characters and dialogue
- Plot and conflict
- A sense of place
- Show not tell
- Rich language
The session will be full of information and practical activities.
Ros Rendle was a Head Teacher previously but is now a local award-winning author of contemporary and early 20th century fiction. She has six published novels and her inspiration comes from living in France as well as a myriad of ideas from time spent with family and friends.
Tickets £7.50 Age 16+
All proceeds help towards the Town Hall Restoration Project.
"Read Dating" - Meet & Chat with Local Authors
Saturday 15th February 2020 4.00-5.30 p.m. (Doors open 3.45 p.m.)
Read all of your favourite authors? Wondering what to read next and want to find a new book to enjoy?
Tickets £2.50 to include a cup of tea/coffee
All proceeds help towards the Town Hall Restoration Project.
Sunjay in Concert (Live and Local)
Saturday 22nd February 2020 7.30 p.m. (Doors open 6.30 p.m.)
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award nominee 2012 and British Blues Awards nominee 2014.
With talents way beyond his years, Derby-born blues-folk troubadour Sunjay has been hailed for his exquisite and seemingly effortless guitar mastery and graceful bass voice, with a mature stage presence and captivating anecdotes. Superb twenty-first century ‘new generation’ blues music.
Reminiscent of Ralph McTell, John Martyn and early Tim Buckley and well known on the UK folk scene, Sunjay is an artist with a rare mix of youth combined with a superb, experienced and intricate acoustic guitar style.
Tickets £12.00 (Adults/Older Children 10+)
All proceeds help towards the Town Hall Restoration Project.
Super Spies
Pennyless
Volunteer Event – by Invitation Only
Monday 21st June 7 p.m. (doors open from 6.30 p.m.)
‘Phenomenal’ – BBC Introducing
Harbottle and Jonas are a husband and wife duo based in Totnes, Devon. Their entwined vocals have received plaudits from folk icons including Jon Boden (Bellowhead), Rod Clements (Lindisfarne), with Seth Lakeman saying they have a ‘unique sound’.
Well-travelled across the UK and abroad Harbottle & Jonas have managed to establish themselves original in song and one of the most exciting prospects on the folk circuit. Their album ‘Sea is My Brother’ was released in February 2019 with rave reviews and Tom Robinson calling it ‘fine contemporary folk music’ on his 6 music show.
“Disarmingly honest and spine-tingling moments – R2”
Introducing New Music At The Old Town Hall
Tickets: £10.00 per ticket (plus booking fee)
Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra
Jez Hellard is a singer of potent songs, teller of gripping tales, fine guitarist and simply stunning harmonica player who has spent the past 20 years travelling the world performing, often in unlikely places.
His band, The Djukella Orchestra, play traditional and contemporary folk music, from jigs, reels and rebel ballads to tango, rhumba, reggae and pretty much anything in between. In the past decade they’ve played well over a thousand gigs; from Glastonbury Festival to the North Country Fair, New York to Taipei, Union Chapel to Extinction Rebellion.
Claimed as being one of of the best pictures of 2021 by The Hollywood Reporter “The Father” isn’t just an exceptional film, it is one of the most memorable and affecting dramas about the toll of aging and memory loss ever made. Anthony Hopkins’s Oscar Winning Performance is outstanding, heralded as his best career performance.
Beautifully directed by Florian Zeller with intimate and composed cinematography courtesy of Ben Smithard (Downton Abbey, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) , every frame of “The Father” benefits from the broad canvas a cinema screen offers.
Licensed bar open, card payment only. Drinks can be taken upstairs for the film performance.
An Evening with Francis Pryor MBE
Beer Tasting Evening
Join us at The Old Town Hall for a tasting of 10 local beers & ales and an evening you might never remember!
Paul from ThirstBourne will give you some top tasting tips, a little info on each of the beers you are trying as well as the local breweries they are from and will even be teaching the art of pouring the perfect pint at home. Paul has been professionally tasting food and drink for over 20 years and is a passionate beer lover and an amateur brewer. During lockdown when he was no longer able to able to share a quality pint of locally brewed ale in the pub, he created ThirstBourne to provide easy access to the wealth of quality beer, cider and snack producers on our doorstep. To make access even easier, orders are made online via the website and are then personally delivered to your doorstep.
All proceeds go towards the Bourne Town Hall Trust renovation project