P232 ORACLE 232 Thu26 Dec CEN 2055:55 CENTRAL 1/9 BIRMINGHAM Bi m n ham raditiona MC, 0 -6 4 Adam & Eve Pub, Bradford St Dec 29: Singers Night LFC Red Lion, Vicarage Road, Kings Heath Dec 28: King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club 021-643 4525 Broad Street Dec 23-28: Tam White Band + Ian Palmer Quartet (closed 24-25th) Dec 30-Jan 4: The Boogie Brothers + Ed Bentley Blue Note Quartut What's On 230 Rock/Pop 234 ORACLE VIEWERS HOLIDAY OFFERS 378/9 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop TravulP232 ORACLE 232 Thu26 Dec CEN 2044:55 CENTRAL 2/9 BIRMINGHAM Ronni Scott' Jazz Club 021-64 45 5 (listing continued from previous page) Jan 6-18: The Roy Ayers Band with 1st week: Banana Republic 2nd week: Martin Speak 4 Jan 20-25: The John Dankworth Big Band Waterworks Jazz Club 021-454 0212 Waterworks Road, Edgbaston Dec 28: Tommy Burton's New Orleans Jazz Band Dec 31: New Year's Eve Party with the Eagle Jazz Band + Keith and Marcia Pjndlebury Quartet BRJDGNORTH Argosie Folk Theatre 0746-780955 Alvjley Dec 31: The Yetties What's On 230 Cinemas 235/9 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP232 ORACLE 232 Thu26 Dec CEN 2050:55 CENTRAL 3/9 BRJDGNORTH Castle Hall 0746-780955 Dec 31: The Yetties New Year's Eve Ceilidh BURTON ON TRENT Brewhousj Arts Centre 0283-516030 Dec 29: ZZ Birmingham (lunchtime) Burton Jazz Club at The 0283-62166 Boathouse Inn, Stapjnhill Jan 2: Blue Magnolia Jazz Orchestra Muddy CMCIC Sports Club, Belvjdjre Rd Apr 3: Raymond Froggatt Show with West'n'Elliott (tickets) CREWE Leisure Club 0270-257155 Dec 28: Yeah Jazz What's On 230 Rock/Pop 234 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP232 ORACLE 232 Thu26 Dec CEN 2948:55 CENTRAL 4/9 DERBY Swamp Club Swamp 2 at 0 - 5064 Empire Ballroom, Railway Institute Dec 31: Cajun Hogmanay KIDLINGTON Exeter Hall 08675 3691 Dec 28: Force 18 LICHFIELD Arts Centre 0543-262223 Dec 29: Climax Blues Band LINCOLN Ritz Theatre 0522-546313 Feb 13: Barclay James Harvest MALVERN Annies C&W Club 0684-560509 Royal British Legion Dec 31: Candy Mountain (ticket only) What's On 230 Rock/Pop 234 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP232 ORACLE 232 Thu26 Dec CEN 2945:55 CENTRAL 5/9 NORTHAMPTON Derngate Centre 0604-858549 (lunchtime gigs) Dec 29: Nearly New Year's Knees Up with Tad Newton's JazzFriends NOTTINGHAM Robin Hood FC, Beech Tree 0602-399730 Beeston Dec 28: Singaround $hj Britannia 0602-501699 Huntingdon Street Dec 31: Kelly's Heroes (Irish folk) $hj Clinton Rooms 0602-621613 $hurland Street Dec 27: Kelly's Heroes (Irish folk) What's On 230 Rock/Pop 234 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop TravulP232 ORACLE 232 Thu26 Dec CEN 2055:05 CENTRAL 6/9 PENKRIDGE Boscomoor Social Club 0952-597884 Boscomoor Lane (Nr Stafford) Dec 29: Wild Whiskey Dec 31: New Year's Eve Special with Noel Dillon & The Foster Boys SAPCOTE Roy & Val's C.M.Club 0455 273014 Dec 31: Jon J. Paul Band SEVERN STOKE Old School House Hotel 0905 371368 Dec 31: The Roy Kirby Paragon Jazz Band SOUTHAM Folkus at The Craven Arms 0926-814146 Market Hill Dec 28: Cosmothjka What's On 230 Rock/Pop 234 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop TravulP232 ORACLE 232 Thu26 Dec CEN 2951:55 CENTRAL 7/9 STOKE ON TRENT Bird In Hand,Hildjrstonj 0889-505537 Jan 2: Tommy Burton's Sporting House Quartet SUTTON COLDFIELD Station Hotel 0827-872026 Dec 30: Brian Patton & Pete Kelly (Irish folk) SWJNDON Prince Of Wales 0793-722335 Swindon Folk Club Jan 3: Club Night TIPTON Brewer and Baker 021-557 8843 Upper Church Lane Dec 31: Rio Grandee What's On 230 Rock/Pop 234 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP232 ORACLE 232 Thu26 Dec CEN 2144:55 CENTRAL 8/9 UTTOXETJR $hj Parks 0889-567482 Dec 29: Yeah Jazz WALSALL Rhinestone CMC, Birchills 0922-25893 Liberal Club, Old Birchills Dec 30: Bromford County WOLVERHAMPTON Civic & Wulfrun Halls 0902-312030 Feb 25: James Galway + RTE Orchestra Wjdnesfield Social Club 0902-732021 Bolton Rd (Rangers CMC) Dec 27: Bakersfield UK Wulfrun Hall 0752-220771 Feb 20: Ackjr Bilk & his Paramount Jazzband Mar 8: Eric Delaney & His Big Band Events Guide 230 Jazz & Folk 232 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop TravulP232 ORACLE 232 Thu26 Dec CEN 2054:05 CENTRAL 9/9 Have your say and win £50! +j'vj updated our National Gig Guide (see p.548, C4), but we feel it'u time to change our local music listings too. Wj'd like to hear YOUR views. For example, should we have separate listings for jazz, folk, pop etc. or should music be under one heading across pages 232-234? Should we cover all gigs, or a selected few? Send us your ideas to: Listings Ideas, What's on, ORACLE, 25-32 Marshall St, London W2V 1LL. Best idea (or most coherent argument) will bj awarded £50! Events Guide 230 Pop/Rock 234 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop TravulP232 ORACLE 232 Thu26 Dec CEN 1950:22 CENTRAL 3/9 R LLL RR BRIDGNORTH Castle Hall 0746-780955 Ddc 31: The Yet5ies Vjw Year'; E25 Ceilidh BURTON ON TREN$ Brewhouse Arts Centre 0283-5 6050 Dec 29: ZZ Birmingham (lunchtime) Burton Jazz Club at The 0483-65166 Boathouse Inn, Stapjnhill Jan 2: Blue Magnolia Ja:z Orchestra Mudd j CMC, I d C o 048 -6 7 2 Sports Club, Belvjdere Rd Apr 3: FS West'n'Elliott (tickets) CREWJ Leisure Club 0570-257955 Dec 28: Yeah Jazz +hat's On 230 Rock/Pop 234 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop Travel