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BAND STRIKE UP SUPPORT Friday, May 16, 2008

BAND STRIKE UP SUPPORT

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SOUND the fanfare, an Island concert band, established over 100 hundred years ago, is experiencing a resurgence.
When Andy Norman took over as Cowes Concert Band musical director two and a half years ago, the band was struggling for numbers but a recent concert featuring 25 band members at St John’s Church in Sandown highlighted perfectly the recent upturn in the band’s fortunes.
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Friday, May 16, 2008

LEGEND CHASES BACK TO ISLAND

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ASHLEY Hutchings, the grandfather of British folk rock, is heading back to the Island with his latest group, the Rainbow Chasers, to headline at Quay Arts, Newport, next Saturday, May 24.
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KIDS WILL BE SKELETONS READY TO HIT ROAD AGAIN Friday, May 16, 2008

KIDS WILL BE SKELETONS READY TO HIT ROAD AGAIN

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HIGH-OCTANE hardcore act Kids Will Be Skeletons are preparing for another tour of the UK following the success of their recent series of gigs around the country.
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CHARITY GIG AT COWES FOR KURVES Friday, May 16, 2008

CHARITY GIG AT COWES FOR KURVES

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ISLAND band The Kurves have announced plans to help another Island cause.
The band recently raised £150 for the Earl Mountbatten Hospice, with a groundbreaking gig at Camp Hill Prison, in front of staff and inmates.
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Friday, May 16, 2008

CONCERT OF NOTE

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RICHARD Studt brought two friends — Michael Thompson and Tim Carey — for concerts of note.
The lunchtime and evening performances by Studt (violin), Thompson (horn) and Carey (piano) at St Catherine’s Church were critically acclaimed.
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Friday, May 16, 2008

JAZZ BACK AFTER FIVE YEAR GAP

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JAZZ returns to historic Appuldurcombe House this summer.
After a gap of five years, Wightlink again sponsors Midsummer Jazz on Saturday, August 23.
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Friday, May 16, 2008

GUEST CONDUCTOR AND LEADER

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THE IW Symphony Orchestra will be taking to the stage at Medina Theatre next Saturday, May 24, for the penultimate concert in the current season.
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Friday, May 16, 2008

CHOIR TUNES UP FOR IW VISIT

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MUCH Wenlock Male Voice Choir is set to be in harmony with Newchurch songsters and charity tomorrow (Saturday).
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Friday, May 16, 2008

CELEBRATING CLIFF AT THE MEDINA

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THE 50-year career of Cliff Richard will be celebrated on Sunday night at Newport’s Medina Theatre.
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Friday, May 16, 2008

ACOUSTIC NIGHT AT THE QUAY

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THE latest new sounds from around the Island and beyond can be heard at the latest Acoustic Originals at Quay Arts on Monday at 7.30pm.
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