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Ribble Valley Beat-Herder festival boasts all the best bits of Glastonbury

5:20pm Friday 17th May 2013

THREE days of sheep-chaperoned fun, and all the good bits that people still really love about Glastonbury, just about sums up Ribble Valley’s fun-packed Beat-Herder Festival.

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Dub pioneer Neil Perch to perform in Clitheroe

5:32pm Friday 17th May 2013

DUB pioneer Neil Perch, the man behind Zion Train, was on his way to a PhD in biochemistry and a career in the pharmaceutical industry, when he saw the legendary Jah Shaka Sound System play.

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Flamenco is a passion for Juan

1:22pm Friday 10th May 2013

CELEBRATED virtuoso of the flamenco guitar, Spaniard Juan Martin, returns to Clitheroe’s Grand Theatre tomorrow.

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Elkie Brooks is ready for Mechanics date

1:00pm Friday 10th May 2013

ELKIE Brooks believes in keeping it in the family when she heads out on the road.

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Line up: Ribble Valley Jazz Festival

3:12pm Friday 3rd May 2013

Ribble Valley Jazz Festival runs from lunchtime today until Sunday and features live performances at venues around Clitheroe.

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The worst kept secret in jazz: Liane Carroll

3:09pm Friday 3rd May 2013

SONGSTRESS Liane Carroll was once England’s best-kept jazz secret.

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Young Knives to play in Clitheroe

5:46pm Friday 26th April 2013

YOUNG Knives are sharpening their instruments for their first visit to Clitheroe.

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10CC hit-maker still inspired after 40 years in music

2:05pm Friday 19th April 2013

10CC were pop wizards, and in the 1970s they bestrode the music charts with witty, hook-laden gems such as Rubber Bullets, Life Is A Minestrone, I’m Not In Love and Dreadlock Holiday.

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What's on @ The Grand, Clitheroe

3:27pm Friday 19th April 2013

CLITHEROE’S Grand has announced an exciting autumn line-up with two-tone dance legends The Beat topping the bill at the Ribble Valley venue.

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Mark E Smith speaks out as The Fall return to Clitheroe after 28 years

4:00pm Friday 12th April 2013

MARK E Smith arrives exactly on time, offers a warm handshake and politely asks if he could have a bottle of cold beer.

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Country caper to end a ‘perfect’ day

4:24pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

A DAY out in the country is the ‘perfect’ preparation for an evening’s comedy, according to village players Stage Two.

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King Creosote to headline Ribble Valley's Cloudspotting festival

8:24am Friday 29th March 2013

THE Ribble Valley’s own boutique music festival, Cloudspotting, has pulled off a major coup by signing up King Creosote to headline the event — his only UK festival performance this year.

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Cloudspotting is set to shine again

9:47am Friday 15th March 2013

ONE of Lancashire’s most talked about festivals — Cloudspotting — returns in July with a brand new venue and an eclectic line-up, including Michael Chapman, Clinic

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Beer festival’s Hobbit-forming

2:01pm Friday 8th March 2013

THREE nights of live music will help this year’s Middle Earth Beer Festival in the Ribble Valley go with a swing.

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Plea for support as Lancashire Sinfonietta faces closure

1:50pm Friday 8th March 2013

THE under-threat Lancashire Sinfonietta is calling on the public to support one of the UK’s most distinctive chamber orchestras ahead of two shows at Clitheroe’s Grand Theatre.

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