Slagheap are a do-it-for-yourself post-punk band from Bristol: unaffected, spontaneous and born out of a desire to get loose. Bound by friendship, family and a shared disdain for the softboy sausagefest scenes they encountered all too often at gigs, at the very end of 2017 they thought they would just have a go at making… Read more »
Archives: Events
-Turn Over – By Jen Hamblin
‘Turn Over’ – An Exhibition by Jen Hamblin Tuesday 2nd November to Friday 3rd December “Autumn thrills, Winter chills and the woodlands still” I have called my exhibition TURNOVER. When you visit you will see that there are a lot of leaves…I have chosen to exhibit some of my work that explores the natural world… Read more »
-Limbo
Director: Ben Sharrock (UK, 2020) Certification: 12 | 1h 44 min | Drama, Comedy | Language: English, Arabic with English subtitles Ben Sharrock’s critically adored deadpan comedy-drama Limbo is a wry, funny and poignant cross-cultural satire that subtly sews together the hardship and hope of the refugee experience, shining a light on the hearts and lives… Read more »
-Stray
Director: Elizabeth Lo (United States, 2020, F-Rated) Certification: 18 | 1h 12 min | Documentary | Language: Turkish with English subtitles Through the eyes of its stray dogs wandering the streets of Istanbul, Stray explores what it means to live as a being without status or security. As they search for food and shelter,… Read more »
-I Never Cry
I Never Cry (Jak najdalej stąd) Director: Piotr Domalewski (Poland, Ireland, 2020) Certification: 15 | 1h 38 min | Drama, Comedy | Language: Polish, English with English subtitles Seventeen-year-old Ola (Zofia Stafiej) travels to Ireland to bring her father’s body back to Poland after he died working on a construction site. But never mind her… Read more »
-Herself
Director: Phyllida Lloyd (Ireland, UK, 2020, F-Rated) Certification: 15 | 1h 37 min | Drama | Language: English Sandra (Clare Dunne), on the surface of it, is a young Mum struggling to provide her two young daughters with a warm, safe, happy home to grow up in. Beneath the surface, Sandra has a steely determination… Read more »
-Songwriters’ Circle: Becky Lawrence, Emma Webb & Stuart Rolfe
A Songwriters’ Circle is long standing tradition for musicians, in which songwriters perform their own songs, discuss their art and the process behind the music, and collaborate with each other. For one night only, three of Wiltshire’s best young acts will share the stage to do just that. Featuring Becky Lawrence (finalist for Artist of… Read more »
-Martin Carthy
The Pump Present… For more than 50 years Martin Carthy has been one of folk music’s greatest innovators, one of its best loved, most enthusiastic and, at times, most quietly controversial of figures. His skill, stage presence and natural charm have won him many admirers, not only from within the folk scene, but also far… Read more »
-The Worried Men
JAMIE THYER AND THE WORRIED MEN have… Played over 7000 gigs based on over 30 years hard playing… Been given the nod of approval by and shared the bill with many established and influential artistes… Toured the UK and Europe non-stop… Performed at countless festivals… And these road tested veterans have only just begun! In… Read more »
-Gecko
Singer storyteller Gecko tours the UK in support of his second album ‘Climbing Frame’. Pronounced ‘Album of the year’ in the Morning Star newspaper Gecko’s playful songs cover the big things in life with wit and warmth. Gecko has previously appeared at Glastonbury, Bestival, BBC Radio 1, 6 Music, BBC Scotland, BBC London & the… Read more »