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CITY PULSE 2009

Nottingham City Pulse
Saturday 23 – Monday 25 May 2009
FREE music and dance in Nottingham’s city centre

Visit Nottingham and hear the streets come alive with hit tunes of yesteryear, brought to you by their original artists. There’s something for every generation to relive or discover from 1940s swing, 1960s pop and soul, and Ska revival classics. Plus look out for street music and surprise performances at various locations, new stars in the making, and our special ballroom marquee where you can dust off your dancing shoes.

City Pulse is completely FREE, and is accompanied by a range of offers at bars and restaurants courtesy of Nottingham Leisure Partnership Ltd. So why not bring your family along for a special day out, or simply take a musical break from your shopping over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend?

All City Pulse venues are within easy reach of Nottingham’s Old Market Square - the centre of the city.

As well as City Pulse, Nottingham will also be hosting a feast of evening music events over the weekend, ranging from the ever-popular Dot to Dot Festival (www.dottodot.co.uk) to the Binns Organ recital at the city’s Albert Hall (www.binns.info/events), so you can have fun in the heart of the city, both day and night.

Visit www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/citypulse for more information about artists, locations, performance times and other Spring Bank Holiday music events in Nottingham.

All timings are approximate.

City Pulse Main Stage, Old Market Square
Free

Dance to and sing along with tunes of the 60s, Ska revival favourites and soul and rock’n’roll classics with a host of original artists plus a range of younger talents you’ll grow to love.

Saturday 23 May, Old Market Square
Unforgettable hits from:

12.30pm – 1.40pm The Merseybeats
I Think of You, Don’t Turn Around, Wishin’ & Hopin’

2.10pm – 3.10pm Dave Berry & The Cruisers
The Crying Game, Little Things, Mama

3.40pm – 4.40pm The Manfreds
Do Wah Diddy, Pretty Flamingo, 5-4-3-2-1

4.55pm – 5.55pm The Manfreds return with special guests …
Alan Price Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear, The House that Jack Built, Don’t Stop the Carnival
Zoot Money Uncle Willie, Walking the Dog, Get on the Right Track Baby

Then…

7.00pm – 8.00pm Secret Affair
Time for Action, Let Your Heart Dance, My Word

8.30pm – 9.45pm The Neville Staple Band with guest Pauline Black, featuring the
songs of:
The Specials: Gangsters, Too Much Too Young, A Message to You Rudy
Selector: Three Minute Hero, On My Radio, Too Much
Pressure


Sunday 24 May, Old Market Square
Great soul and rock’n’roll with:

12.45pm – 2.00pm The Earl Jackson Band
Almost Grown, Howlin’ For My Baby, Don’t Knock It

2.30pm – 3.30pm Jimmy James & The Vagabonds
Red Red Wine, Now is the Time, I’ll Go Where the Music
Takes Me

4.00pm – 5.30pm Eddie Floyd with Sounds Force 5
Knock on Wood, Raise Your Hand, Bring it on Home to Me

Then… Round off the evening with dancing and big band music with:

7.00pm – 8.00pm Todd Miller and the Joe Loss Orchestra
& 8.15pm- 9.30pm with In the Mood, March of the Mods, Wheels Cha Cha


Monday 25 May, Old Market Square
Featuring emerging talents we know you’ll love.

1.00pm – 2.00pm Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
Young and fresh fusing Blues, Swing, Country and Rock’n’Roll - “the sound of yesterday, but a band for the future” (NME)

2.30pm – 3.45pm Pete Molinari
Country Blues voice, influenced by Mississippi, Woody Guthrie and Greenwich Village era Dylan. Performing songs from one of Mojo magazines top 20 albums of 2008.

4.15pm – 5.45pm James Hunter
Grammy nominated James has been described as “one of the best voices and best kept secrets in British R’n’B and Soul” by Van Morrison.


City Pulse Ballroom Marquee
at Castle Road, incorporating the Robin Hood Statue
Free

Saturday 23 May, Sunday 24 May and Monday 25 May

Enjoy your very own ‘Strictly’ moment by bringing your dancing shoes down to our City Pulse ballroom beside the grounds of Nottingham Castle. Join us on the dance floor, and tap your toes to big band, swing, salsa, and our Family Ceilidh on Monday.


Saturday 23 May
An afternoon of Latin music and dance
including dance instruction by leading dance workshop leaders

1.00pm – 3.00pm Samba with the Nottingham School of Samba
with dance workshop leader direct from Brazil

3.15pm – 5.25pm Salsa featuring Mojito
with dance workshop leaders from The World Tour of Cuban Salsa Congresses

The World Tour of Cuban Salsa Congresses is hosted in Nottingham, 22 -24 May at the Britannia Hotel.

Sunday 24 May
Big Band and Swing

1.00pm – 2.00pm Henley Farrell Big Band
& 4.00pm – 5.00pm featuring the music of Glenn Miller, Ted Heath, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and many more

2.30pm – 3.30pm Easy Does It
featuring the songs of Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Darin, Louis Prima and many more

Sunday Big Band and Swing features dance workshops with Happy Feet, the Nottingham Swing Dance Society.

Why not stay in the city centre after the City Pulse ballroom closes, grab a bite to eat and then head off into the Old Market Square to continue dancing with Todd Miller and the Joe Loss Orchestra from 7pm.

Monday 25 May
An Afternoon Prom

1.00pm – 3.00pm Karlsruhe Youth Orchestra
Featuring young musicians from Nottingham’s twin city in Germany

3.00pm – 5.00pm 5 Go Off
A special Family Ceilidh to start off National Family Week.

For more information on National Family Week, visit www.nationalfamilyweek.co.uk

City Pulse Street Music
at Chapel Bar, Trinity Square, Hockley and St Peter’s Square
Free

Saturday 23 May, Sunday 24 May and Monday 25 May

Look out for eclectic music and performance throughout the streets of Nottingham city centre. Soak up the unique atmosphere and look out for a host of special offers from many restaurants and bars, to make this a great family weekend out.

All the City Pulse street locations are within a few minutes walk from Old Market Square. Each has been chosen to ensure there are places to get something to eat or just relax. Listen out for the following styles of music from a variety of musicians at each of the sites.

Chapel Bar
12.00pm – 4.00pm Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May
Classical and jazz guitar. Gypsy jazz. Cajun. Folk, blues and country.

Forman Street and Trinity Square
3.00pm – 7.00pm Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May
AWAITING INFORMATION

Goose Gate, Hockley
4.00pm – 8.00pm Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May
AWAITING INFORMATION

St Peter’s Square, Albert Street
11.00pm – 5.00pm Saturday 23 May only
Cockney comedy. New Orleans jazz. Blues. 1940s.

All timings are approximate. Please allow for short breaks in performance between change over of artists.

City Pulse Street Music presented in association with Nottingham Leisure Partnership Ltd.