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musical guide for Swindon during April

Back to normality this month with Level III stage on Friday 14 April.
a roundup of the month's most With support coming from two
delectable musical offerings in the local powerhouses in The Harlers
Swindon area! We can’t party hard and Misfires, this is setting itself up
every month you know. to be one of the best indie shows
A quick mention for something Swindon has seen of late.
non-musical first though, as the Not to be outdone, the Wyvern
Swindon Fringe festival takes Theatre are putting on a double
place at the start of April. We will dose of tributes on Friday 21 and
be curating a comedy stage at Saturday 22 April. First up is The
The Victoria on Thursday 4 April Upbeat Beatles, who since 1997
with two of the country's finest have been the best in the business
circuit performers Tony Cowards at recreating the excitement,
and Matt Hoss. A sought-after authentic sound and downright raw
comic worldwide, Tony Cowards’ energy of the original Fab Four.
gags turn up in all sorts of places and laugh yourself sideways. Avow, A Way With Words, Post12, That’s followed by the Bon Jovi
from greetings cards, to TV shows. Back to the music, The Victoria Raze*Rebuild, Crazy Town and Experience, who have even had the
So, even if you’ve never heard of has also got your Bank Holiday many more. It’s going to get loud, privilege of playing on stage with
him, there’s a very good chance weekend covered with VicFest proud and little bit crazy in Old Jon Bon Jovi himself. Both groups
you’ve laughed at one of his jokes! starting on Thursday 13 April. Town! promise an authentic experience
Meanwhile, Matt Hoss tries to make A now annual showcase of the On the other side of town, they that you don’t want to miss.
the world a better place, through best local musical talent, prepare have a more indie rock vibe going Pick up your copy of The Ocelot in
100 comical acts.We thoroughly yourself for four nights of brilliant down, with visitors from The venues at the end of the month, or
encourage you to come on down tunes from acts such as All Ears Netherlands Pip Blom taking to the head to: www.theocelot.co.uk
Chicken Tikka Masala

This month’s recipe is claimed to have originated in a Glasgow curry
house, after a mix-up with Tomato Soup, but these days Chicken
Tikka Masala is widely accepted as one of Britain’s iconic curry
dishes. The team at MANTRA in Old Town have shared with us their
secrets to creating this classic meal.

Ingredients Method
6 garlic cloves, finely grated 3 tablespoons ghee or veg oil l Combine garlic, ginger, turmeric, l Add remaining spice mix and
4 teaspoons finely grated 1 small onion, thinly sliced garam masala, coriander and cumin cook for 4 minutes. Add tomatoes
peeled ginger 1/4 cup tomato paste in small bowl. with juices, stirring often. Add
4 teaspoons ground turmeric 6 cardamom pods, crushed l Whisk yogurt, salt and half of cream and cilantro, stir and simmer
2 teaspoons garam masala 2 dried chiles de årbol or 1/2 spice mixture into medium bowl; until thickens.
2 teaspoons ground teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes add chicken and coat. Cover and l Preheat broiler, line rimmed
coriander 1 28oz can whole peeled chill 4-6 hours, chill remaining baking sheet with foil. Arrange
2 teaspoons ground cumin tomatoes spice mixture. chicken on rack in single layer, broil
1 1/2 cups whole-milk 2 cups heavy cream l Heat ghee in large pot over until blackened in spots (chicken
medium heat. Add onion, tomato
will not be cooked through).
yogurt (Not Greek) 3/4 cup chipped fresh paste, cardamom and chiles l Cut chicken into bite-size pieces,
1 tablespoon Kosher salt cilantro plus sprigs for and cook, stirring often for add to sauce and simmer, stirring
2lb skinless, boneless chicken garnish five minutes, or until paste has occasionally. Serve with rice and
breasts, halved lengthwise Steamed basmati rice darkened and onion is softened. cilantro sprigs.

Supporting The Eve Appeal through poetry Poetry really works where there is that needles which hide in
context and an audience that is haystacks
mostly because it is misdiagnosed. aware. Here are the last few lines can be found by seekers in coats
Poetry column by Poetry Swindon’s Since 1970 the death rate has gone from the poem “The Second Bite” of white
Maurice Spillane
down by 2% while most other which looks positively at scientists or, as Eve found bitter in that
cancers have decreased by at least in white coats who are trying to fallen apple,
I was in the House of 40%. In fact today, this day, 58 confront Eve’s first bite of the maybe we will taste sweetness
Commons recently women will be diagnosed with one apple: in the second bite.
for the launch of of the five gynaecological cancers You can read the complete poem
the Ovarian Cancer and 21 will die from it. . . . and I came to understand on my blog: mauricespillane.com/
Awareness programme. So how This is unacceptable. One charity that water can be commanded the-eve-appeal/
does a male poet get involved with is at the forefront of research and as Moses did with the Red Sea, • Open Mic is on Monday 10
that, you might ask? awareness www.eveappeal.org.uk. able April, 6pm at Richard Jefferies
Well, I have five sisters, four You should read their leaflets. to order a path of escape Museum
daughters, one wife and many The Eve Appeal asked me to to the promised land, • Open Mic is at the Beehive Pub
female friends who are precious to compose a poem for them last as I came to believe that incurable on Tuesday 11 April, 7:30pm
me. Ovarian cancer is a silent killer, year. I have read it at many events. is only a small word, Book at www.poetryswindon.org
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