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The Polish Club (off William Street) in Loughborough will be our venue for the 6th year. The festival will run from Thursday 6th March until Saturday 8th March.
There will be around 70 different real ales available, including many breweries new to the festival.There will be the usual extensive range of weird and wonderful foreign bottled beers chosen by Gordon. Following a trip to the Czech Republic he has discovered some new beers, so expect to see something a bit unusual. For those preferring something different, there will be a wide range of fruit beers, ciders and perries. We also hope to have some local wines and Mead. Free soft drinks will be available for drivers.
Live music will feature on Friday and Saturday nights with Thursday remaining a quiet night devoted to drinking and conversation. There will be no admission charge on Thursday
As usual there will be a commemorative half pint glass which will be available to buy or hire. If you prefer a pint glass, our special branch glass is available to buy or hire. If you wish to have a clean glass, please swap it at the entrance desk (subject to availability)
Hot Food will be available from 6pm until 10pm each evening, with cold food (baguettes, local pork pie etc) available between midday and 10pm each day. As usual the meat products will come from a local butcher. The selection should include pork and apple burgers, veg and meat samosas and Cornish pasties.
LOUGHBOROUGH BEER FESIVAL MUSIC
FRIDAY 7th MARCH
Claire MacRory
A multi talented musician with drive and determination. Grabs the audiences attention and doesn’t let go. Started back in 1997 in Scotland as part of duo ‘Clanvydie’. Has worked extremely hard over the last few years with Martin Paddock as duo ‘The Reel MC’. Now they’ve taken their particular style of music and moved it up a gear.
Martin Paddock
A guitarist with the lightest of touches. His is a sound often sought after and very rarely achieved by others. Versatile with vocals, he can growl any Rock ‘n’ Roll favourite or serenade you with his perfect interpretation and phrasing. Martin drives any number along and with Claire has found the perfect partner.
Described by many as the best bass player on the scene today. Jacob delivers bass lines to die for. His understanding of these Celtic numbers and his ability to drop in funk, soul and disco grooves continues to amaze. His past experience with ‘The Splitters’ and ‘Pig Iron Joe’ has left him in great shape to create more unique bass lines as part of a very solid rhythm section.
Jon Auty
Completing the rhythm section with his flashy style and solid backbeats is Jon Auty. A session player with bags of experience and a very confident pedigree. Sessions with Cliff Richard, M People and Nigel Kennedy have gone to perfect his exciting performance. Making him an ideal player with this Celtic 4 piece.
SATURDAY 8th MARCH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
The Toe-Tappers
Nottingham’s only six-piece entertainment duo.
The Toe-Tappers are an entertainment duo based in Nottingham England UK. Originally called the Boot Hill Toe Tappers, they began performing in pubs, clubs and at parties about two years ago. The Boot Hill prefix was dropped last year because although the diverse assortment of material played includes some country and western music, (Rawhide, Ghost Riders in the Sky, Jesse James etc.) the majority of songs are of widely varying genres. Folk music, Jazz, Blues, Cajun, Rock and Roll, Skiffle, film and original songs are all included within the programme of an evening’s entertainment.
While Steve D plays fiddle (in a variety of styles, from folk, to jazz to rock and classical) he also plays the broom! "The what?" yes - the broom. It’s like a tea-chest bass without the tea chest, and can also be used for sweeping up at the end of the night.
Steve B demonstrates his remarkable virtuosity, not to mention co-ordination, by playing the harmonica or singing, whist simultaneously playing the guitar and tap-dancing. (Quite some feat / feet).
SATURDAY NIGHT
NEAR AS GLAM IT
Glam Rock duo from Nottingham. Kev and Tim have been playing together for over 10 years. They play a number of instruments and perform music from all the well known bands of the Glam Rock era, such as T-Rex, Slade and Sweet. They also dress in all the gear so expect a “way out” evening of entertainment.
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