Sue Barton asks ‘can you smell nostalgia’? During the sixties and seventies there was a certain smell to a working men’s club. The pungency of old hops and fermenting yeast permeated the air, and added to this was the lingering aroma of tobacco, pipe, cigarette, cigar or roll-up. The bouquet marinated the faux leather bench … Continue reading
Roger Remembers. The well-known show business writer Roger Holmes writes exclusively for UK Cabaret on the subject of show business nostalgia. Clubland has always had its characters and one I recall particularly, and always with a smile, is a musician, entertainer and scourge of committee men, little George Ryder. If you met him in a … Continue reading
Roger Remembers. The well-known show business writer Roger Holmes writes exclusively for UK Cabaret on the subject of nostalgia. The finest act I ever saw on the stages of my local clubs was Roland Roy and Jackie Toaduff. Theirs is a remarkable story. In the 1950’s Roland Roy was a very popular artiste in … Continue reading
Kerrie Leanord on residencies Singer and entertainer Kerrie Leonard writes for us here in UK Cabaret on the subject of what it actually takes to be part of residency type bands at home and abroad. So you think you can be a resident musician? In theory it doesn’t sound too difficult. Everyone always comments on … Continue reading
Austin Knights funny page Austin Knights. One of the UK’s top comedians make UK Cabaret readers chuckle. When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were when they were growing up. What with walking ten miles to school every morning uphill, barefoot, both … Continue reading
Roger Remembers. Show business writer Roger Holmes on nostalgia. One Sunday lunchtime at the bottom of Morley Road in Doncaster two lads were kicking a ball about in the car park at Wheatley W.M.C. The steward came out. “It’s time to go home now lads, off you go’. “We can’t, we’re t’urn”, was the … Continue reading
Ivor on the unglamorous side of entertaining Northern clubland star Ivor Hillman, who is involved in the band My Pierrot Dolls, as well as duo Cat’s Eyes and genre tribute show Echo Beach, writes on the unglamorous side of life on the road as a jobbing entertainer. We started getting ready for our duo gig … Continue reading
Roger remembers Les Booth was the driving force behind Greasborough Social Club. The story has it that he came out of the forces after the war with a vision of establishing an entertainment club in the Rotherham area. It started with a wooden hut and progressed from there. How he did it is remarkable, working … Continue reading
The Great Musician in the Sky -THE MEDIA – SNOG MARRY AVOID? I was watching TV in bed with my sister and the dog, when I noticed celebs and chat show guests are now applauding themselves on the back-announce. What’s all that about then? I thought only primates, footballers and small children dropping potty-bound lurkers … Continue reading
Austin Knight’s Funny Page. This time around Austin delivers more of his own self-penned funnies. The taxi driver spouted inane drivel from the moment he picked me up at the airport. A barrage of unrelenting blather assaulted my ear holes. He informed me: “I just love my job. I’m self-employed. I’m my own boss and … Continue reading