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Every Sat in May SUMMER SAILING CRUISES FROM THE MARITIME MUSEUM
The perfect way to see Falmouth at its best with the National Maritime Museum Cornwall’s sailing cruises.
Jump aboard, set sail and enjoy a pleasant cruise from the Museum’s pontoon aboard Softwing, a 24ft Traditional Truro River Oyster Dredger. The 1½ hour trip will cruise the Falmouth coastline and offers passengers the chance to view the town and an abundance of local sea-life from the water.
Designed to be operated by one man, Softwing was built at Yard Point, Penpol Creek in 1900 by Frank Hitchens. A working boat for sixty years, she was used to dredge the oyster beds at the northern end of the harbour, later being adapted for shark fishing, before sadly laying disused and deteriorating for a number of years. In 1994 she was bought by the Cornish Maritime Trust and, using Heritage Lottery Funding, was restored and equipped to her present condition, sailing with members of the Trust to demonstrate how she was operated by past generations.
Enjoy this gentle and relaxing cruise of the Carrick Roads aboard this beautiful boat seeping with tradition and history, and feel as though you’ve sailed back in time.
Trips depart from the Museum’s pontoon at 12pm and 3pm and are available on Saturdays throughout May, June and September and Wednesdays and Thursday throughout July and August, weather permitting. Tickets cost £20. Please call 01326 214550 for bookings.
Tue 29 Apr - Sat 3 May. FTC Presents THE PAJAMA GAME
A family show full of toe-tapping tunes including; Hernando’s Hideaway, Hey There; You With The Stars in Your Eyes, Once a Year Day and Steam Heat, (a steamy little number just for the ladies, and the Full Monty of its day!) plus an exciting knife throwing act. Originally made famous by Doris Day, this lovely musical is a love story set in a lingerie factory called Sleep-Tite during the 1950’s and follows the developing relationship between Babe, the local union representative and Sid, the new supervisor – and things certainly don’t get off to a promising start….
At the Princess Pavilion. All 7.30pm + Matinee Saturday 2.30pm
Tickets £10 Tiers / £8.50 Stalls / £7.50 Concessions*
(* Tues + Sat Mat only)
From: Princess Pavilion box office 01326 211222 & The Poly
Fri 2 May. Museum Minnows
At the Maritime Museum. Time: 11am Location: Learning Centre
A multi-sensory session designed especially for Under 5’s, including a creative activity, storytelling and a magical journey to discover treasure
Free with Museum entrance ticket. Booking essential on 01326 214535
Fri 2 May The Rosemarie Band and Phantom Elixir
The Rosemarie Band play Electricacoustic psychedelic jazzy folk, and Phantom Elixir play dwelling guitars weaving a tapestry of garage krautrock to programmed beats
8pm to 12.30am Free
At Miss Peapods, Jubilee Wharf, Penryn Tel.01326 374424
Mon 5 May. the story of The Fighting Temeraire.
WHAT links the nation’s favourite painting, Admiral Lord Nelson and a prison ship on the Tamar? In a revealing talk at the Maritime Museum on Monday 5 May at 12.30pm Sam Willis will tell the story of The Fighting Temeraire.
This lunchtime lecture is part of a new programme, combining a lecture and lunch, which explores different historical and nautical themes, many of which are based on events in the West Country. It will tell the fascinating story of Turner’s painting, voted the nation’s favourite in a 2005 Radio 4 poll.
Maritime historian and archaeologist, Sam Willis, says: “The story of The Fighting Temeraire is a remarkable one that unites Britain’s most famous artist with Britain’s most famous admiral, Lord Nelson. And, as with all good stories, there is a South-West connection; from 1813 to 1819, the Temeraire was a prison ship on the Tamar.”
Today, Turner’s painting hangs in the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, only yards from Nelson’s Column and both the painting and the statue are less than a mile from St. Paul’s Cathedral, where the two men are buried within feet of each other.
Sam Willis is the author of Fighting Ships 1750-1850; Fighting Ships 1850-1950; Fighting at Sea in the Eighteenth Century: The Art of Sailing Warfare; and Shipwrecks. He is currently working on a biography of the Temeraire.
The lecture and set lunch is from 12.30 – 3 pm on Monday 5 May and costs £12.50. To book your place please call 01326 214546.
Mon 5 May. Angus and Julia Stone
Beguiling Australian duo announce headline show at the Princess Pavilion.
Having just played a sellout mini tour, including an intimate show at Miss Peapod’s in Penryn, the beguiling pair are set to return to Falmouth on May 5th as part of a nationwide tour to coincide with the release of their debut album “A Book Like This” – a collection of heartfelt and organic songs that tell of their experiences and observation, all penned with their own unique narrative style.
Hailing from a highly musical family in the northern beaches of Sydney, it seemed almost inevitable that Angus and Julia would become musicians, and their childhood days, infused with their mothers record collection and their dad’s covers band has given them an ease and naturalness with music which comes across in their tracks. They admit that having heard The White Album only a few years ago, it came as something of a surprise that their Dad hadn’t written some of the tracks…
Eventually starting to perform at open mic nights, the siblings soon realised that they worked well together and decided to record an EP “Chocolates and Cigarettes” to sell at gigs, which in turn brought them to the attention of both radio stations and a booking agent. The agent managed to get them some slots on Australian music festivals, where Angus and Julia got a feel for how things could be for them.
Moving to London last year, the band soon found themselves taken under the wing of Fran Healy from Travis, who loaned his piano for some recording they wanted to do. “We really wanted to record this particular song on piano, he offered his beautiful 18th century grand piano for the song…and so we went round to his house and then just sort of ended up playing a whole lot more” says Julia.
Although the band has drawn comparisons with Portishead, Damien Rice and Paul Simon, they don’t care whether tagged as folky, bluesy-rock or acoustic, it’s the music that matters to them. “We don’t listen to heaps of other music” says Angus “We are two people who play because…well just because…and if people can enjoy the music and feel something then that is a wonderful thing”.
Main support will be Dublin based singer songwriter Jenny Lindfors with local support from General Store who may be unknown to many but are the acoustic side project of Tam Johnstone, AKA as Mr Glass Shark.
At the Falmouth Princess Pavilion. Tickets are £10 (subject to booking fees) and are available from the venue box office 01326 211222, www.seetickets.com 0871 2200260 and Sneaky Peanuts in Falmouth. www.angusandjuliastone.com
Wed 7 May. Howlin Rain
Firey Californian psych/rock from the Comets on Fire main man Ethan Miller
8pm to 12.30am Tickets £9.00 in advance from Pepods, Jam, or the Poly on 01326 212300 or £10.00 on the door.
At Miss Peapods, Jubilee Wharf, Penryn Tel.01326 374424
Thur 8 May. Lecture by Tom Kay, founder of Finisterre a St Agnes based surf wear company shares his life experiences of challenging business convention, true innovation and sustainable design.
2pm - 3pm at the Lecture Theatre, Maritime Museum.
Fri 9 May. ROUTE 66
Climb aboard your Harley, it's time to take a trip, be sure to get your kicks down at Route 66
Lay back and take a musical journey through the era of American country rock, pop and traditional classics
of Route 66....
Imagine the wind in your hair as you cruise the highway, losing yourself amongst the sounds of The Eagles, Cher, Meatloaf, Starship, Shania Twain, The Doors, Tina Turner, Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley, Bryan Adams, Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many more...
Combine a highly acclaimed cast of performers and musicians with first class staging to create the perfect atmosphere.
This is a production which features something which appeals to all ages; from the power ballads of Leanne Rhymes to the laid back acoustic classics of John Denver, all the way through to rockier sounds of Springsteen and Bon Jovi.
At the Falmouth Princess Pavilion. Doors 7.30pm Show 8pm. Tickets are ££14.50 / £13.50 Concessions and are available from the venue box office 01326 211222, The Poly and See Tickets
Sat 10 May. Bragattanga
An exotic mix of world folk music and Eastern European gypsy tunes
8pm to 12.30am. Tickets £4.00 on the door
At Miss Peapods, Jubilee Wharf, Penryn Tel.01326 374424
Sun 11 May The Cobra Clubs “post roast quiz with a difference”
Jolly music, silly prizes and optional fake moustaches
3pm to 7.30pm £1.00 to enter quiz
At Miss Peapods, Jubilee Wharf, Penryn Tel.01326 374424
Mon 12 May. BROTHER MULE
Playing music of yesterday and today like there's no tomorrow
An acoustic power trio featuring Brian Wicklund, Ben Winship and Eric Thorin; Brother Mule in concert is a musical conversation between three of America's most gifted acoustic musicians.
The bandmates share the spotlight in a three-ringed circus of extraordinary talent and variety.
Brian Wicklund ignites the stage with his fiery fiddling, Ben Winship plays tasty mandolin as he croons one of his finely crafted songs, while Eric Thorin pushes the boundaries of bass playing as an extreme sport.
Their debut recording, Big Twang, earned them the Indie Music Award's Best Americana CD of 2005. It's a showcase of original and traditional vocals and instrumentals spanning genres of swing, old time, Celtic, old country and acoustic funk.
At the Falmouth Princess Pavilion. Doors 8pm Show 8.30pm. Tickets: £7 Advance / £8 Door available from the venue box office 01326 211222, and from The Poly, Hall For Cornwall, See Tickets
Fri 16 May. ROBBEN FORD Premiere US Blues Guitarist
One of the premiere electric guitarists today, particularly known for his blues playing as well as his ability to be comfortable in a variety of musical contexts. A five-time Grammy nominee, he has played with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, George Harrison, Phil Lesh, Bonnie Raitt, Claus Ogerman, Michael McDonald, and many, many others.
"Truth" receives 2008 Grammy nomination for "Best Contemporary Blues Album"!
Robben is signed with Concord Records, the largest independently owned record company. In 2002, he released "Blue Moon", and in 2003 "Keep on Runnin' ", a recording full of the 60's blues/R&B feeling with which he grew up.
His third release for Concord is entitled "Truth" which has just received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Says Ford: "I feel this is the best work I have done in terms of a solo recording. It is my most realized work as a songwriter, and I feel like I am reaching higher ground as a guitarist. "Truth" represents the blues as they are today; some of the songs are socio-political in essence, but not without humour, and the musical setting is fresh."
Oli Brown+ Support: The Oli Brown Band
Oli has played guitar since the age of 12. He's now only 18. His first main influence in guitar work was Jimi Hendrix. Blues initially was a genre of music for him to solo over and he didn't take the time to understand its meaning. In 2005, when invited to the States to guest with American Blues band Blinddog Smokin', he learned about stage performance, soloing and some of the history and meaning of the Blues, which has all helped develop Oli's writing, singing and playing to produce a consummate performer.
From the America tours every summer with Blinddog Smokin' he managed to open for artists such as Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, Delbert McClinton, Koko Taylor, Eric Sardinas and many others. Back in England Oli has had the pleasure of playing alongside John Mayall, Walter Trout, Aynsley Lister, Ian Parker and others.
2008 is shaping up to be an exciting and extremely busy year for this three piece; the release of their first full-length studio album, a European tour, American appearances and of course gigs throughout the UK.
At the Princess Pavilion. Doors 8pm Show 8.30pm. Tickets £16 Advance / £17.50 Door
Tickets from: Princess Pavilion, box office 01326 211222 & The Poly, Hall for Cornwall, See Tickets
Fri 16 May. This is the Kit
Folk experimental and morningstar(alternative/psychedelic/afrobeat)
8pm to 12.30am £3.00 on the door
At Miss Peapods, Jubilee Wharf, Penryn Tel.01326 374424
Sat 17 May. LIVE/WIRE AC/DC + LIMEHOUSE LIZZY
Two Mega Rock Tributes take to the stage
BOTH the Bon Scott & Brian Johnson eras of the band are portrayed by two different singers, in the same explosive concert.
Complete with the Cannons and the Hells Bell; you'll hear all the classics from 'Whole Lotta Rosie' & 'Highway To Hell' to 'Thunderstruck' & 'Back In Black'. It's the full on show – Close your eyes, you HEAR AC/DC ; Open your eyes, you SEE AC/DC!
Limehouse LizzyLimehouse Lizzy
'Into the Limelight' tour 2008 is a stirring tribute to Philip Lynott and Thin Lizzy, complete with their magnificent mirrored backdrop, police lights, and full pyrotechnic display.
Expect Whisky in the Jar, Parisienne Walkways, The Boys are Back in Town, and many more of Phil Lynott's genre-defying hits, alongside some of his cult album tracks and solo material.
At the Princess Pavilion. Doors 8pm Show 8.30pm Tickets £14 Advance / £15 Door
Tickets from: Princess Pavilion, box office 01326 211222 & The Poly, Hall for Cornwall, See Tickets
Sat 17 May. O-Region Films
Future shorts bringing you the best future shorts from international film festivals
8pm to 12.30am £2/4 on the door (to be confirmed)
At Miss Peapods, Jubilee Wharf, Penryn Tel.01326 374424
Sun 18 May. Film Swallows & Amazons
At the Maritime Museum. Time: From 1pm
Location: Lecture Theatre & Learning Centre
Jump aboard Swallow and sail to Wild Cat Island with the Walker family, entering a rivalrous world of sailing, camping, exploration and piracy! Follow our nautical trail, learn to tie some sailing knots and make your own knot-board.
All for just £3.50 per person with your museum ticket!
Universal – suitable for all. Activities take place in our Learning Centre from 1pm & films start 3pm. All children must be accompanied by an adult, no unaccompanied adults
Book early to avoid disappointment on 01326 214535
Sat 24 May 1 June. Half Term Fun. Safety at Sea
At the Maritime Museum. Time: Throughout the day. Location: On gallery
Join us for an RNLI themed week, with an awareness film showing in the lecture theatre, various demonstrations of life saving equipment and quizzes.
FREE with Museum entrance ticket. Adult supervision required.
Sat 24 May 1 June. Half Term Fun. Mayday! Mayday!
At the Maritime Museum. Time: All day. Location: On gallery
Use our Morse code kit to impress your friends with your new communication skills.
FREE with Museum entrance ticket. Adult supervision required.
Sat 24 May 1 June. Half Term Fun. Historic breeches buoy rescue!
At the Maritime Museum. Time: Hourly 11am-2pm. Location: On gallery
Hear the fascinating story of Cornishman Henry Trengrouse and his amazing rocket-line and breeches buoy invention. Take part in the ‘rescue’ of a puppet sailor and see a water powered rocket.
FREE with Museum entrance ticket. Adult supervision required.
Sat 24 May 1 June. Half Term Fun. Mini Rescue Rocket
At the Maritime Museum. Time: 12-4pm. Location: On gallery
Make your own mini rescue rocket and see if you can fire a safety line to our shipwrecked crew!
FREE with Museum entrance ticket. Adult supervision required.
Sat 24 May 1 June. Half Term Fun. Wreck and Rescue Family Activity trail
At the Maritime Museum. Time: All day. Location: Around museum
Explore the museum’s galleries to find out about real Cornish wrecks and rescues.
FREE with Museum entrance ticket. Adult supervision required.
Sat 24 May. GERMAINE GREER Shakespeare's Wife
A study of the life of Anne Hathaway, the little known wife of The Bard.
The Australian writer, feminist and academic discusses her latest book; a study of the life of Anne Hathaway, her importance in the life and career of the bard and a social history of Shakespeare's time.
It's a fascinating reconstruction of Ann's life and the daily lives of Elizabethan women; offering an illuminating portrait of their working routines, the rituals of their courtship, and the minutiae of married life.
Set to be Germaine's most controversial book since The Female Eunuch, it presents a contentious, yet convincingly argued set of hypotheses about the wife of William Shakespeare.
Greer's Hathaway is a milkmaid, 'stout and straight, strong enough to carry two bulky wooden pails suspended from a yoke across her shoulders'. She makes malt, brews ale, raises pigs, cures her own bacon, bakes bread. This book is a marvellous imagining of the life of Shakespeare's wife and a devastating exposure of the misogyny of the male biographers who have disparaged her.
The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.
At the Princess Pavilion. Doors 7pm Show 7.30pm. Tickets: £14 Advance / £15 Door. Tickets from: Princess Pavilion, box office 01326 211222 & The Poly, Hall for Cornwall, See Tickets
Sat 24 May Coracao & Le Gitant Branches
Coracao - Brazilian jazz with percussionist, double bass, guitar and female vocalist
Le Gitant Branches - European French world gypsy jazz
8pm to 12.30am Free
At Miss Peapods, Jubilee Wharf, Penryn Tel.01326 374424
Mon 26 May. Mabe Shindig
Steam Engines, vintage cars, dog agility, competitions, working countryside exhibitions, a craft tent and main ring displays
Entry £4.00 for over 16s
Sat 24 - Fri 30 May. Knight School at Pendennis Castle
What better way to learn the skills required of a medieval warrior than to get 'armoured up' for battle, have sword-fighting lessons and participating in a mock battle in defence of the Realm!
Time of Event: 11am-5pm (4pm on Sat)
Costs Adult:£5.50 Concession:£4.40 Child:£2.80 Family:£13.80 Members Free
Wed 28 May. MELANIE. The original queen of 'flower power' ballads
Melanie Sakfa made her name after a legendary performance at Woodstock before going on to sell over 80 million records, with her beautifully observed, divinely evocative folk songs covered by artists as diverse as Dolly Parton and Macy Gray. Once hailed by The New York Times as the female Bob Dylan, Melanie has recently undergone a critical rediscovery following her sell-out concert at the Southbank Centre as part of Jarvis Cocker's Meltdown Festival.
Accompanied by her guitar virtuoso son Beau-Jarred, Melanie seamlessly entwines new songs with her Emmy and Grammy award-winning classics Brand New Key, Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) and What Have They Done To My Song. With her self-deprecating humour and vibrant engagement with life, there are few who can illustrate people's pain and anguish so honestly and respectfully.
Melanie and Beau-Jarred'Melanie's cult has long been famous, but it's a cult that's responding to something genuine and powerful.' NEW YORK TIMES
'One of the greatest singer/songwriters and out-and-out weaver of dreams and emotions this lonely planet has ever known.'
SOUTH MANCHESTER REPORTER
'Melanie Safka's music is beautifully well observed and personal, but it also has the power to shout volumes to the world about itself. She is one of the original Earth Mothers.' MUSIC OMH
At the Princess Pavilion. Doors 7.30pm Starts 8pm. Tickets £20
Tickets from: Princess Pavilion, box office 01326 211222 & The Poly,Hall fo Cornwall, See Tickets
Wed 28 May A Victorian trip down the River Fal by Ralph Bird
At the Maritime Museum. Time: 6 for 6.30pm. Location: Lecture Theatre
Lose yourself in a virtual tour through the ages of the River Fal with this look back in time at how the Fal has changed over the last 100 years from a working river to one of leisure.
This illustrated journey through time looks at the plethora of ships and boats the river has seen over the last century.
Starting in Truro and ending in Falmouth, the talk points out places of interest and highlights the different uses of this water motorway; from barges trading up and down river, carrying everything from wheat, road stone and even beer to passenger steamers that piloted the river.
The Fal is also well known for the many ships laid up in its upper reaches. At times, before and after WW2, there were as many as 70 war and cargo ships laid up and this talk embraces the many decades and many faces the River Fal has seen.
Lecture £7. With two-course buffet £15
Please call 01326 214546 for bookings. Doors & bar open from 6pm.
Sat 31 May. The Cobra Club
Stupendously idiotic and amazingly clever, more legendary madness and silly behavior from Cornwalls most eccentric
Club and live music night. Theme and band to be confirmed
Drinks offer 8-9.30
8pm to 12.30am. £4.00 on the door
At Miss Peapods, Jubilee Wharf, Penryn Tel.01326 374424
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