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The Gig Review: October 2024

A carnivorous plant hand puppet from a production of 'Little Shop of Horrors'.

GOOD EVENING! And welcome to… THE GIG REVIEW! “Well, it’s a marvelous night for a moondance, With the stars up above in your eyes, A fantabulous night to make romance, ‘Neath the cover of October skies.” – quoth Van Morrison, ‘Moondance’   As the days continue to shorten and the nights to lengthen, we yet …

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The Gig Review: September 2024

A newspaper photo of Scarborough Concert Ban d performing in Scarborough Spa Sun Court in 2013.

GOOD EVENING! And welcome to… THE GIG REVIEW! “The leaves of brown came tumblin’ down, remember, In September in the rain.” – quoth Al Dubin, ‘September in the Rain’   As we progress into the ninth month of the year it always feels to me as though things begin to slow down a bit. The …

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The Gig Review: April 2024

Sign which reads, "Anyone found to be using foul language in the lounge will be kindly asked to leave. Please respect other people trying to enjoy a pleasant drink."

GOOD EVENING! And welcome to… THE GIG REVIEW! “Though April showers may come your way, they bring the flowers that bloom in May; so if it’s raining, have no regrets because it isn’t raining rain you know, it’s raining violets.” – quoth B. G. De Silva, ‘April Showers’   Good grief is it that month …

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The Gig Review: February 2024

Proudly-displayed audio CD of 'The Best of Graham Broughton'.

GOOD EVENING! And welcome to… THE GIG REVIEW! Well, February has been and gone so you may think me the fool for carrying on, however that’s a chance I’m willing to take if it means I can tell you about all the hooting and honking I indulged in over the year’s second month. And what …

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