P2d2 ORACLE 232 Thu26 Dec CEN 2047:20 CENTRAL 1/9 BIRMINGHAM Adam & Eve Pub, Bradford St Dec 29: Singers Night Red Lion Folk Club 021-444 7258 LVRKH 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 Quartet What's On 230 Rock/Pop 234 ORACLE VIEWERS HOLIDAY OFFERS 378/9 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP2d2 O ACLETD CEN 2056:32 CENTRAL 2/9 BIRMINGHAM R nni Sco t' a C u 021-6 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 Wbterworks 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 BRIDGNORTH Argosie Folk Theatre 0746-780955 Alvjley Dec 31: Th Yetties What's On 230 Cinemas 235/9 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop TravulP2d2 O ACLETD CEN 2954:57 CENTRAL 3/9 BRJDGNORTH Ca tl Hall 074 -780 55 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, Stapenhill Jan 2: Blue Magnolia Jazz Orchestra Muddy River CMC, Ind Coopj 0283-68712 Sports Club, Belvjdjre Rd Apr 3: Raymond Froggatt Show with Weston'Elliott (tickets) CREWE Leisure Club 0270-257155 Dec 28: Yeah Jazz What's On 230 Rock/Pop 234 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP2d2 O ACLETD CEN 2150:25 CENTRAL 4/9 DERBY Empire Ballroom, Railway Institute Dec 31: Cajun Hogmanay KIDLJNGTON 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 TravelP2d2 O ACLETD CEN 2054:50 CEVTRAL 5/9 R NORTHAMPTON Derngate Centre 0604-<5<549 (lunchtime gigs* Dec 29: Nearly New Year'u Knees Up with Tad Newton's JazzFriends NOTTINGHAM Robin Hood FC, Beech Tree 0602-399730 Bjeston Dec 28: Singaround $he Britannia 0602-50169] 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 Tr1P2d2 ORACLE 232 Thu26 Dec CEN 2957:50 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 Tra6jlP2d2 O ACLETD CEN 2054:40 CENTRAL 7/9 STOKE ON TRENT Bird In Hand,Hildjrstonj 0889-505537 Jan 2: Tommy Burton'u Sporting Hous5 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 TJPTON 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 TravelP2d2 O ACLETD CEN 2055:02 CENTRAL 8/9 UTTOXETER Dec 29: Yeah Jazz WBLSALL Rhinestone CMC, Birchills 0922-25893 Liberal Club, Old Birchills Dec 30: Bromford County WOLVERHAMPTON Civic & +ulfrun 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 TravulP2d2 O ACLETD CEN 2105:07 CENTRAL 9/9 Have your say and win £50! +j'6j updated our National Gig Guide (see p.548, C4), but we feel it's time to change our local music listings too. Wjgd like to hear YOUR views. For example, should we have separate listings for jazz, folk, pop etc. ou should music bj under one heading across pages 232-234? Should we co6jr 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 cohjtent argument) will bj awarded £50! Events Guide 230 Pop/Rock 234 UK Gigs Cinema Rock/Pop Tra6elP2d2 O ACLETD CEN 2141:24 CEVTRAL 5/9 B GNORTH CORTHA HTON Dec 31: The Yet ies w Y ar's Eve Ceilidh BUcT2N N TRlN h T A ts Contr 0n8s 0 Dec 2 : Z n ham lun htim BOTtom Jazz l at h 166 Boathouse nn, Staph hill Jan 2n M Mud 2 : vir CMC, I Spo ts Club, Apn n: oa mond Fro Kjstyn' Hlioet (tickh f) ChE C Ljiruan lub 55 Dec 28: Y ah Ja z ORP UK Gigs Cinhma Rock/Pop Travel