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Water Aid Ceilidh 18/10/2008 PDF Print E-mail
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Written by sham   
Saturday, 18 October 2008 00:00

Water Aid Ceilidh

Union Street Band

caller Derek Atkinson

The Big National Ceilidh was a co-ordinated series of dances designed to raise funds and the profile of the international charity Water Aid. Thousands of people took part in over 80 events across the UK. Water Aid's

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Pete Coe 16/02/2008 Print E-mail
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Saturday, 16 February 2008 00:00

Pete Coe

The first Mellor Brook concert of 2008 featured long-established folk musician Pete Coe. The evening began with a 30-minute set featuring the smooth bluesy tones of the excellent Mick Knowles singing basso

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Bernard Wrigley 03/02/2007 Print E-mail
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Saturday, 03 February 2007 00:00

Bernard Wrigley

with special guest Dylan Owen

Well, that was the best ‘Tenner’ I have spent in a long time! Yes, you might ask why?

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John Spiers & Jon Boden 24/11/2006 Print E-mail
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Friday, 24 November 2006 00:00

John Spiers & Jon Boden

supported by Carol & Laurie Harrison

Following their support slot for Aussie blues guitarist, Derrin Nauendorf last year, Carol & Laurie Harrison made their second appearance at Mellor Brook. As on that occasion, they began the evening's musical

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Ruth Notman 07/06/2008 Print E-mail
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Saturday, 07 June 2008 00:00

Ruth Notman

plus special guests

Des Horsfall & Ian Alveston

The evening kicked off with a 35-minute set by Oswaldtwistle guitar maestro, Ian Alveston. No stranger to the Mellor Brook regulars (this was the third time he had performed here), this time he had solicited the on-stage

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Maire Ni Chathasaigh and Chris Newman 08/12/2007 Print E-mail
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Saturday, 08 December 2007 00:00

Maire Ni Chathasaigh

and Chris Newman

supported by Blackheart

Pop duo, Blackheart opened proceedings with a slick and tuneful 30-minute set of catchy self-penned songs.

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Heidi Talbot 01/01/2007 Print E-mail
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Monday, 01 January 2007 00:00

Heidi Talbot

(Mellor Brook On The Radio)

On New Year's Day 2007, BBC Radio Lancashire broadcast a recording of the The Heidi Talbot Band's concert at Mellor Brook Community Centre back in September 2006.

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Swing Commanders 16/04/2006 Print E-mail
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Sunday, 16 April 2006 00:00

Swing Commanders

Swing When Your Swinging

Mellor Brook welcomed Lancashire's finest exponents of Western Swing with a full house on Easter Sunday evening. Many of the audience had been present 12 months before when The Swing Commanders made their first visit to the Centre as part of a tour to promote the release of their second album "Play It Again".

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