Creative Midlands Events

A weekly showcase of the best up and coming unplugged music from the Midlands. This is a chance to see what the Birmingham music scene has to offer as well as creating a top night of entertainment at the best music venue in Moseley Village!

A Feast of Midland Folk, 30 May 2012

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 02:33 PM PST

30 May 2012 - Folk at The Red Lion

With Loose Canons, Revenge of the Wrinklies, The Father Teds unplugged, The Hurling Boys.

To finish the spring season an evening brought together by Pete Bispham of Drowsy Maggie which promises to be stupendous! Resident band Loose Canons with Julie Lloyd (ex Singing Tradition), Andy Jones, Clive Powers and Pete (from Drowsy Maggie); Revenge of the Wrinklies with Keith Kerans banjo player extraordinaire playing a sort of bluegrass; The Father Teds unplugged (another Birmingham Irish band); The Hurling Boys led by Pat Brennan playing exciting Irish music. This evening will be entertaining and exciting, featuring top-class music from England, Ireland and America, with maybe a little bit of Welsh thrown in. Don't miss it!

Fragmented Recollections, 30 May 2012

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 02:51 PM PST

30 May 2012 - Spoken Word at Artrix

"Through a series of visits to a local care home we have captured and documented spoken word, images and video recordings. The installation looks into the lives of residents, their memories, characters and lives once lived. Using verbatim theatre practices the recordings captured have been re-worked and fragmented to allow an insightful and sensitive view on memories that linger and hold still.

This performance has been made to complete my Masters Degree in Contemporary Arts through Manchester Metropolitan University and will be performed by my current BTEC Extended Diploma Performing Arts students at NEW College."

NB - The performance installation lasts 2 hours; in that time audience members are invited to walk around, sit, comment and peruse the documentation of the creative processes undergone.

Sharks vs Bears EP Launch, 30 May 2012

Posted: 05 Apr 2012 04:10 PM PDT