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A visit to Castleton of the world famous Leeds supremo Sammy Rimington on a short tour with the John Petters...
Date Online: 11/06/2008
A visit from the Kent-based Papa Joe's All Stars, north of Watford is a rare occurrence and the Gabriel's devotees...
Date Online: 11/06/2008
If you like New Orleans jazz then the visit of Taffs New Orleans Stompers to Castleton was the place to...
Date Online: 11/06/2008
This was a wonderful local youth music concert - all the better for both the orchestra and the soloist being...
Date Online: 11/06/2008
Chris Blount was a virtuoso who was called by 'Gabriel's' Horn far too soon and his fellow bandsmen have been...
Date Online: 11/06/2008
A visit from the Bennett Family Jazz Band always creates great excitement and this special Tuesday concert was no...
Date Online: 11/06/2008
August is the silly season, and the visit of the of the New Orleans Wiggle formed from the remains of...
Date Online: 11/06/2008
There was a seasonal air about St Mary's, and the season was summer. The Festival 80 Choir showed that it...
Date Online: 11/06/2008
A visit from the Jim Wilkes Stompers always guarantees a full house and this was no exception. They were complemented...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
The Quayside Hot Stompers are unusual due to the fact that they are led by Pianist Tom Culbert a 'belly...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
Manchester's Smoky City Jazz Band is without doubt one of the best in the country. It's just a great pity...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
If you have never seen the Harlem Hot Stompers, then you have missed a treat and an unusually absentee audience...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
The first Academy Concert of the new academic year kicked off well as more children and lifelong learners in music...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
This was a very special Festival Evensong to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the installation of the organ. It was...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
Marauding over the border to Castleton came one of Yorkshire's top Jazz bands, The Yorkshire Stompers albeit with only two...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
Always popular visitors to Castleton. The Jim Wilkes Stompers drew their usual large crowd who were royally entertained by a...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
After a stormy journey up the motorway from Devon, the Richard Bennett Youngbloods stormed onto the stage with a blistering...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
One of these seven Yorkshire singers did most of the introductions and she explained that they chose the name Cantorelli...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
Italian opera composer Puccini in 1900 wanted 'verismo' (realism or truth) in his music dramas. He tried to achieve this...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
The sense of experiment was in the air. New faces and new pieces continued the Academy Concert tradition of encouraging...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
Featuring the principal players of 'one of the finest chamber orchestras in the country' this group was able to perform...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
ORTOA (Oldham, Rochdale & Tameside Organists Association) do a splendid job in promoting organ music in the area and our...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
The visit of the Tame Valley Stompers to Castleton was anything bu tame, but where were the punters for an...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
Up from the southern lowlands (London) presenting a sparkling evening of Jazz entertainment to the Castleton clubbers came the brilliant...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
A well known advert states 'It looks good, it tastes good and by golly it does you good' and for...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
Each season of the music society includes a piano recital and we have had some outstanding performances over the years....
Date Online: 12/06/2008
A cold rainy Castleton night was warmed up by a return visit of Manchester's Harlem Hot Stompers. Led by the...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
A quick return to Castleton for the Yorkshire Stompers with a mixture of Jazz tending to be of the non...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
Back to entertain the Jazzers came the Dave Donohoe band who return to lead a parade on 5 January 2003....
Date Online: 12/06/2008
It was panto time at the Gabriels - oh yes it was! With the punters hanging from the rafters and...
Date Online: 12/06/2008
