Your Local Venue: Spaces dedicated to music in Kirklees
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Episode Fourteen digs into the unheard stories of some of the areas’ most prolific event organisers. A rare opportunity to hear about the behind-the-scenes in the biggest and smallest venues in Kirklees, where stars are born and others are booked. From world-renowned venues like The Batley Variety Club and The Picturedrome in Holmfirth, to smaller outfits like The Watershed in Slaithwaite, we hear about the complications and the beauties of running live music in these post-industrial hills. Whilst they talk, listeners will be privileged with new music from the area from such artists as PENNY, Jordan Higo, Here’s the Steeple and Long Island.
The speakers for this episode are: Promotions Manager of the Batley Variety Club and author of King of Clubs, Maureen Prest; Owner of The Picturedrome, Peter Carr; Creative Producer at The Watershed and ex-Manager of Small Seeds, Huddersfield, Noah Burton; Balbir Singh Uppaland Donovan Brown aka Dee Bo General.
It also features music with the kind permission of the following artists: PENNY; Jordan Higo; Here's the Steeple; Long Island; Dee Bo General; Noah Burton; Easy Stride Band; and Armagideon.
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