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Swindon Wide

guide to live music in Swindon for January

Swindon’s live music scene is as songwriting from Chris Webb on 18
diverse and widespread as any in the January and joyful tones of Alison
country. Whether you like chilled Hustwitt on 25 January. All are
out acoustic music, blues, folk, pop, free entry and a soothing interlude
dance, electronica, rock or any other for any manic week. And a great
genre you can think of, the scope for opportunity to check out local acts.
musical entertainment is endless. Alternatively, The Rolleston Arms
That’s Christmas over and done have a series of excellent cover acts
with for another year then. So what every weekend through January,
do we do now? Well, the Swindon starting with Built For Comfort
music scene never sleeps, and performing their excellent repertoire
January has a few hidden gems up of R‘n’B and blues on Friday 6
its sleeve to wash away those post- January and seeing the month out
festive blues. with popular covers from the Blind
If you want to get your 2017 off Lemon Blues Band on 28 January.
to a rocking start, head down to On the more rocking side of
the Wyvern Theatre on 14 January the spectrum, the Queens Tap on
as Supreme Queen roll into town. Supreme Queen will be breaking free at the Wyvern Theatre on 14 January Station Road will be playing host to
Paying homage to the world’s their own collection of top quality
most theatrical and dramatic rock guitar virtuosity required to play with their mix of rock and pop rock covers bands, starting with
band, Queen since 1995, Supreme a very convincing Brian May, and songs for all. Swindon’s infamous Penfold on
Queen have had a huge impact on an attention to detail that is truly If acoustic acts are more your Friday 6 January and completing the
audiences across the UK, Europe impressive. Tickets are available thing, those devilishly charming month with Metal Gods providing
and Asia. from swindontheatres.co.uk chaps over at Songs of Praise are the noise abuse on Friday 27
Front man, Scott Maley plays an If you’re in need of a four day putting on the best in local and January and Saturday 28 January
uncannily realistic ‘Freddy’ with just weekend to get you through the travelling unplugged talent at The sees Last Call rock into town.
the right look, stage persona and, rest of January, The Victoria in Rolleston Arms on Commercial There is a world of music to
most importantly of all, the most Old Town have some great acts on Road every Wednesday night, discover in Swindon, besides
incredibly powerful voice. Scott is Thursday nights to get you dancing featuring our very own reporter just our picks here, so for more
joined on stage by an enormously and smiling through those Fridays. Mike Barham on 4 January, information on events in the town
talented band including Nathan The Shadow Monkeys will be a charming acoustic vibes from and beyond, visit:
Mathers who brings all the electric particular highlight on 19 January Nick Felix on 11 January, upbeat www.theocelot.co.uk
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Poetry to make you stop and think It is one of the reasons why Open Someone I loved once gave me
Poetry column by Poetry Swindon’s Simple things like projecting your Mic is a great concept. a box full of darkness.
Maurice Spillane voice, lilting the lines so they don’t You can ask for feedback from
sound “dum-de-dum” and adding another poet in a quiet corner. If It took me years to understand
I am preparing for an a bit of acting and passion to the you do come to Open Mic on 16 that this, too, was a gift.
annual poetry reading mix. Young people are thought to January and want support, seek
in Liddington. This be shy in public but they have no me out! • Open Mic at the Beehive Pub on
year I have four young inhibitions when it comes to acting. We will be reading some of Mary Tuesday 10 January at 7:30pm
people as side-kicks. My four are really up for some great Oliver’s poetry in Liddington. • Open Mic at Poetry Swindon is on
They selected poems that suit their craic this evening! If you don’t know her I Monday 16 January from 6pm at
personalities and I have to tell you I wish it was the same for poets. recommend you look her up on the Richard Jefferies Museum
that rehearsals have been a hoot. Many are dreadful readers, even web site www.poetryfoundation. • “Write Poetry” classes with Hilda
It’s one thing reading but if you with the finest of work. I have never org. “The Uses of Sorrow” is a short Sheehan starts Monday 30 January
want to get real satisfaction from understood why they don’t seek poem by Mary that makes you stop at Richard Jefferies Museum
a poem you have to say it out loud. feedback. and think: www.poetryswindon.org
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