TOM BAXTER, NEARLY DAN & STEVE HARLEY FIGURE AMONG THIS WEEK'S STABLES LINE-UP
Lindisfarne might have split a decade ago, but that doesn't mean that fans can't still get their fill - this week for example, former members Ray Laidlow and Billy Mitchell will visit The Stables to play songs and share anecdotes from time spent among the ranks of the 'Fog on the Tyne' collective.
Thursday's (Oct 9) show will also tell the inside story on the band's rise to the top, and their 33 year long career.
Paul James is an accomplished artist, well-known for his realist fine-art paintings.
But he has more than one string to his bow marked 'clever' and is also a whizz as a pianist and composer.
On Friday (Oct 10) night he will be live in Stage 2 at the Wavendon venue, delivering a performance with stride, ragtime, sultry blues, boogie-woogie, Latin and a little jazz.
Oh yeah, and there will be some classically influenced ethereal numbers too.
There is a show for the kids on Saturday (Oct 11) afternoon with the arrival of the Shanty Theatre Company and their production The Story Giant.
'It's night-time on Dartmoor and a cold wind whistles through the bracken and gorse, making them sing.
'Deep in his castle, the Story Giant is dying. Through the centuries he has gathered all the tales in existence. All that is, except one.
'Tonight his very life depends on finding it.'
The curtain rises on the piece - suitable for ages seven years and above - at 1pm.
Where Shanty stand in the afternoon, Nearly Dan will occupy in the evening, when they pay homage to the grooves and goodness of Donald Fagen and Walter Becker's Steely Dan.
The Mentulls will be letting their blues-rock hang out on Stage 2 from 8.45pm, when they play in support of their current album Time Flies.
Or, visit the snug on Sunday (Oct 12) morning for a Jazz Matter session when pianist and bandleader Tim Richards will be in conversation.
Steve Harley (above) will be at the helm in the Jim Marshall Auditorium in the evening, when the Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) singer plays as part of his A Closer Look tour.
Harley will be joined by Cockney-Rebel band-mate Barry Wickens and James Lascelles for the career spanning show.
Tom Baxter (top pic) has had lots of thumbs up for his music, but perhaps some of those turning their digits skyward in his support are a little unexpected - everyone from Tom Waits to Gary Barlow have made their passion for his sounds well known.
His music has been aired in some just as unlikely, albeit totally cool, settings too - to accompany coverage of the Beijing Olympics and a certain Royal Wedding held in 2011.
His new album - The Uncarved Block - is set to make lots more friends, and receive lots more thumbs up.
Baxter is brilliant. Don't debate a ticket, snatch one.
Tickets to see folk rock pioneers Steeleye Span are pretty thin on the ground, so if you want to see the Maddy Prior fronted collective, be hasty.
Alternatively, book in for singer-songwriter Callaghan (below), who goes live on Stage 2 from 8.45pm.
'Whispering' Bob Harris is a fan of her style, which is often compared to artists including Emmy Lou Harris and Norah Jones.
Last up this week, The Three Degrees, a band listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the 'Longest Running Female Vocal Trio' in history.
Mind you, in a career half a century long, some 15 ladies have featured in the line-up which is now operated by Valerie Holiday, Helen Scott and Freddie Pool.
Reach for those friendly pieces of plastic, and call the box office on 01908 280800 or visit www.thestables.org
Steve Harley (above) will be at the helm in the Jim Marshall Auditorium in the evening, when the Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) singer plays as part of his A Closer Look tour.
Harley will be joined by Cockney-Rebel band-mate Barry Wickens and James Lascelles for the career spanning show.
Tom Baxter (top pic) has had lots of thumbs up for his music, but perhaps some of those turning their digits skyward in his support are a little unexpected - everyone from Tom Waits to Gary Barlow have made their passion for his sounds well known.
His music has been aired in some just as unlikely, albeit totally cool, settings too - to accompany coverage of the Beijing Olympics and a certain Royal Wedding held in 2011.
His new album - The Uncarved Block - is set to make lots more friends, and receive lots more thumbs up.
Baxter is brilliant. Don't debate a ticket, snatch one.
Tickets to see folk rock pioneers Steeleye Span are pretty thin on the ground, so if you want to see the Maddy Prior fronted collective, be hasty.
Alternatively, book in for singer-songwriter Callaghan (below), who goes live on Stage 2 from 8.45pm.
'Whispering' Bob Harris is a fan of her style, which is often compared to artists including Emmy Lou Harris and Norah Jones.
Last up this week, The Three Degrees, a band listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the 'Longest Running Female Vocal Trio' in history.
Mind you, in a career half a century long, some 15 ladies have featured in the line-up which is now operated by Valerie Holiday, Helen Scott and Freddie Pool.
Reach for those friendly pieces of plastic, and call the box office on 01908 280800 or visit www.thestables.org 
