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LIVE AT THE GEORGE 2008
Updated 21st March 2008
An up to date events list is always available on our website www.georgehotelsouthmolton.co.uk
The George has long been known as the place to come in South Molton for public entertainment and we know included a production of Macbeth as early as 1834. Still as popular as ever, we hold a regular programme of entertainment events. Whatever your taste, come along and sample an evening of entertainment at The George. Our Comedy Club is now up and running so watch this space for more Comedy Events. If you would like to receive regular updates of this list, please email or telephone to be added to our mailing list.
DINNER SPECIALS We offer an exceptional value 2 Course (£13.95) or
3 Course (£16.95) dinner special before ALL of our live events. These are becoming very popular so please make sure you book your table early and we will reserve you seats for the performance afterwards.
Tickets for events are available from The George unless otherwise stated.
Friday 4th April Ian Bruce - Scottish Folk
8.30 pm Tickets – £6.00
Ian Bruce has emerged one of the great singer / song-writers of the Scottish Folk Movement. His perennial return-bookings to festivals in Towersey, Warwick, Bromyard, Bedworth and farther afield are a testimony to his following amongst aficionados. Although his overall sound is traditional, word phrases and rhythms from many sources keep popping their heads over the parapet - blues, gospel, country, reggae and rock. A rich, powerful voice & witty banter will make this a great evening’s entertainment.
Hot Fuzz: 8pm Sun 6 April
UK/Fr. Cert 15 121 mins. Jealous colleagues conspire to get a top London cop transferred to a small town and paired with a witless new partner. On the beat, the pair stumble upon a series of suspicious accidents and events. Plenty of irrepressible fun ... and big, regular laughs.”
Saturday 5th April First Saturday Acoustic
8.00pm Folk/Acoustic Ian Hudson and Chris Ayliffe
First Saturday acoustic meets on the first Saturday of every month. If you enjoy acoustic music and great vocals you'll enjoy this group of friends who get together, meeting sometimes in the bar and sometimes in our function room. Entry mighht be free but it'd be hard to find better accomplished musicians and vocalists. Speak to Ian or Chris if you'd like to play or sing yourself too!
Weds 9th April Wildwood Flower Mountain
8.30pm Bluegrass
Martin & Marianne Lucas started singing American old time/bluegrass music together nine years ago. They have performed at festivals and concerts locally & further afield delighting audiences with Martin’s flat-picking guitar style, harmonica and mandolin playing, excellent lead & harmony vocals. Influenced by artists such as The Carter family, Gillian Welch, The Stanley brothers and Bob Dylan. Marianne has begun to incorporate some fiddle playing and has an inimitable and wacky style of "emceeing". All are assured of a warm welcome at the club evenings every second Wednesday of the month here at The George Hotel. Bluegrass and old time enthusiasts are welcome to bring your instruments and join in. Tel 01237 472083 for details.
Monday 28th April The Dick Smith & Mike O’Reilly Band
8.00pm Tickets £9.00 in advance Tel: 01237 472083
A really hot and original band featuring stunning fiddle & banjo: great vocals and original material - not to be missed. The members of this 4-piece band come from diverse musical backgrounds and have found common ground with their love of traditional bluegrass; two hailing from the American
south, and two from Canada, merging the influences from these areas to produce a unique sound. As well as being great musicians, the band has a great sense of humour and are well known for providing a unique night’s entertainment. They will be supported by our own extremely popular ‘local’ band ‘THE THUNDERBRIDGE BLUEGRASS BOYS’.
THIS WILL BE A FANTASTIC NIGHT OF GREAT MUSIC, FUN AND HILARITY.
Don’t miss it, whatever you do!
Saturday 3rd May First Saturday Acoustic
8.00pm Folk/Acousitc Ian Hudson and Chris Ayliffe
First Saturday acoustic meets on the first Saturday of every month. If you enjoy acoustic music and great vocals you'll enjoy this group of friends who get together, meeting sometimes in the bar and sometimes in our function room. Entry mighht be free but it'd be hard to find better accomplished musicians and vocalists. Speak to Ian or Chris if you'd like to play or sing yourself too!
Friday, 9 May BEVERLY SMITH & CARL JONES
8.30 pm Tickets: £8 In advance
Tel: 01237 472083
Old Time American Music
at it’s best.
This duo, comprising two of the most well respected musicians on the American Old Time scene today, are making a welcome return to Wildwood Flower Mountain Music Club by popular demand. Carl’s virtuosity on mandolin, guitar and banjo; Beverly’s on guitar and fiddle, excellent vocal harmonies, and choice of beautiful songs and tunes, together with Carl’s humour (and Beverly’s attempts to keep him in check), make this an unmissable evening’s entertainment.
Friday 30th May Comedy Night hosted by Kevin Dewsbury
Featuring James Dowdeswell & Dave Thompson
8.30pm Tickets £8.00
Another evening of comedy compered by the irrepressible Kevin Dewsbury featuring James Dowdeswell & Dave Thompson.Once described as "like Eminem rapping Shakespeare". James Dowdeswell's brand of rhythmic comedy is in the vanguard of a new breed of stand-up. Winner of the Jongleurs New Act Award in 2000, Dowdeswell is now a seasoned campaigner and a truly international comedian, having travelled as far as Shanghai and Dubai, Melbourne and Singapore. He recently supported Phil Kay on his national tour.
“Daniel Kitson may have spearheaded this sort of touching delicate comedy of awkwardness, but there's surely more room than one comic to follow the same style, and the next could be the scrawny Mr Dowdeswell." Chortle
Dave Thompson who writes with Harry Hill & Jim Tavare has appeared on TV with Al Murray, but may, strangely enough, be best known for appearing as Tinky Winky on the Teletubbies.
Saturday 31st May Old Porch Band Charity Gig
8.30pm Fundraising Event for Macmillan Cancer Support
Tickets £5.00 Tel: 01769 572514.
The Exeter based American and UK Acoustic Old Porch Band are playing a Gig in aid of Mezzi’s sponsored London Marathon for
Macmillan Cancer Support. Why not have a pre concert meal at the George prior to start of performance?
Macmillan nurse Mezzi Franklin is running the 2008 London Marathon in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, and is currently training hard alongside her dog Matilda. If you would like to sponsor Mezzi, and help her to reach her target of £2000 then please contact
Ali Beswick, Macmillan Cancer Support Community Fundraiser on: 07834 192243 Or go to www.justgiving.com/mezzifranklin
Friday 27th June Julie Felix
Highway of Diamonds Tour
8.30pm Tickets £9.00
Part of North Devon Festival
Veteran protest & folk singer, Julie Felix, brings 45 years of experience to bear in this major British tour to celebrate a new album release in this, her 70th year. Still passionate about her music & issues of contemporary life, Julie has lost none of the joy in her performances and her relationship with her audiences. As she walks, alone, into the lights with her guitar, the years will roll away to reveal a great artist, still in her prime.
Friday 11th July and Wiz Jones
Monday 1st September Tickets £tbc
8.00pm
Wizz began his musical career leading a Country and Skiffle band called "The Wranglers" in his home town of Croydon, Surrey in 1958. He had been inspired to take up the acoustic guitar a year or so before this after hearing such guitar luminaries as Big Bill Broonzy, Rambling Jack Elliot and
Muddy Waters playing at a club in London organized by Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner. He enjoyed considerable success throughout the 70's In Europe and Scandinavia both as a touring
soloist and together with his wife Sandy in the group "Lazy Farmer". Wiz is a
favourite performer at The George and never disappoints.
Friday 8th August Gordon Giltrap
8.30pm Tickets £7.50
Over the past forty years, Gordon Giltrap has graced the music business with his dedication to his craft and his affection for his audience. Without a teacher to guide him, Gordon unwittingly taught himself a hybrid technique of plectrum and little finger, but in doing so, created the individual sound that is still his trademark. Gordon has worked with an amazingly broad range of artists, from rock musicians such as Brian May, Rick Wakeman and Midge Ure to the jazz virtuoso Martin Taylor, the classical guitarist Raymond Burley and the London Symphony Orchestra. Gordon's music continues to evade categorisation, influenced as it is by the rock guitar of Hank Marvin and Pete Townshend, the folk guitar of Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, and the classical guitar of Julian Bream and John Williams. He has released 25 original studio albums, plus numerous live albums and compilations. Such is his popular following, all of Gordon’s previous visits have sold out.
Did you know that The George won ‘Best Hotel 2007’ in the recent
North Devon Tourism awards? We were thrilled to receive this award and know that our sponsorship of community and arts events helped us to win the award. Thank you for supporting us now and in the future.
LIVE TOO FAR AWAY?!! Well we’re offering a 10%discount on accommodation if you want to stay after one of our performances!!
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