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>> many apologies, thank you for bearing with us!
many many apologies for the hiccup in the hosting of mostlyacousticcumbria.co.uk, we were offline through no fault of our own for 3 days but have now switched servers to those helpful folk at shoebox hosting.
...so we're back in business... mostly! there are still parts of the site that will be inaccessible while we try to fix everything so please be paitent!
>> more live music @ the warehouse cafe 9th april
might as well get in early with news on our next event coming up on the 9th april. this is the 3rd and can we please thank EVERYONE who has come along to these last 2 as they have been amazing! the combination of comfy sofas, good beer and excellent music has made the warehouse cafe THE place to be!
first up... beautiful original music from duo...
tim + trea
followed by the awesome foot stomping physcadelic sounds of...
first rays
tickets are £4 on the door, music from 9pm til 11.30pm. doors from 8pm, well stocked bar and yummy nibbles available.
>> small venues exemption - support the MU campaign
calling all members of the Musicians Union - please help support live music! the MU has prepared a response to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport?s consultation on a possible exemption to the Licensing Act for small venues.
the main points are as follows:
- an audience of 100 or less is too small and the exemption should be extended to cover performances of live music for not more than 200 persons
- there is no evidence to suggest that the public is adversely affected by live music at all, let alone small live music performances
- the MU's own investigations with the police demonstrated that smaller live music performances have no adverse effect on the promotion of any of the licensing objectives
- in the current difficult economic climate, many pubs and venues are struggling to survive and evidence shows that live music increases takings and can help them survive the recession
the consultation runs until 26 march 2010 and it would be great if as many MU members as possible could write to the DCMS supporting our submission.
to do this, please send an email to: licensingconsultation@culture.gsi.gov.uk stating that you support the MU's submission to the 'consultation on a proposal to exempt small live music events from the requirements of the Licensing Act 2003'
>> www.macfest.co.uk - new website coming soon!
in the meantime you can visit MACfest on Facebook and MACfest on MySpace... (groovy new logo copyright nick lindo 2009)
>> jam nights and sessions...
two more open mic nights have popped up so here's wee run down together with a list of existing nights...
1st monday 8pm - unplugged folk session, masons arms, long marton. hosted by ian walker (please note this session is on hold for the winter)
2nd + 4th mondays 9pm - unplugged session at the boot and shoe, greystoke. hosted by eddie allen.
1st tuesday 8.30pm - open mic night, old captains house, bigrigg. hosted by darren tingle (please note: this night is finding its feet and maybe run on a fortnightly or monthly basis, please check with venue before travelling).
2nd tuesday 8pm - lakeland fiddlers session, hawkshead brewery, staveley. hosted by carolyn francis.
3rd tuesday 9pm - unplugged jam night at the watermill, ings. hosted by fiona hanlon.
2nd wednesday 8pm. acoustic song club all styles welcome, oddfellows arms, kendal.
1st thursday 9pm - jam night at the snooty fox, kirkby lonsdale. pa provided.
3rd thursday 9pm - jam night at the kings arms, hawkshead. pa provided, hosted by fiona hanlon.
4th wednesday 9pm - MAC jam night at the black swan, ravenstonedale. pa provided hosted by mad monks music.
every monday 9pm - acoustic jam night at dickie doodles, kendal. pa provided hosted by paul harrison
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