Music Reviews

Nantwich Words and Music Festival proves big success again

Nantwich Words and Music Festival proves big success again

By Jonathan White
The 8th annual Words and Music Festival in Nantwich has been hailed another massive success.

Headline acts for the week-long festival included Barbara Dickson, Gruff Rhys, Thea Gilmore, The Christians and poet Kim Moore.

October 22, 2015
Review: Barbara Dickson at St Mary’s Church Nantwich

Review: Barbara Dickson at St Mary’s Church Nantwich

By Kirsty Rollings
Hundreds of people gathered in St Mary’s Church in Nantwich to enjoy legendary singer Barbara Dickson’s acoustic set as part of Words & Music Festival 2015.

Famous for her lead roles in West End musicals, unforgettable hit singles and as an actress, Dickson took to the stage with her pianist accompanying her, opening the set with the ever popular ‘Another Suitcase in Another Hall’, much to the crowd’s delight.

October 21, 2015
Review: Gruff Rhys at Nantwich Words and Music Festival

Review: Gruff Rhys at Nantwich Words and Music Festival

By Sara Royle
Playing support to the Super Furry Animals vocalist Gruff Rhys can’t be an easy gig to agree to.

It would have been understandable if She Makes War had been apprehensive before taking the Crown Hotel ballroom stage.

October 17, 2015
Review: Frazey Ford sparkles at Words and Music Festival

Review: Frazey Ford sparkles at Words and Music Festival

Canadian Frazey Ford proved a brilliant headline act for the opening night of the Nantwich Words and Music Festival.

Nantwichnews writer Sara Royle went along to watch.

October 13, 2015
Words and Music Festival launches at Enzo in Nantwich

Words and Music Festival launches at Enzo in Nantwich

The 2015 Words and Music Festival was launched in a blaze of tasty pizza and foot-tapping tunes at Enzo last night (October 12)

The coffee shop on Nantwich town square hosted festival organisers, dignitaries, performers, local media and friends and family for the launch.

October 13, 2015
Wistaston Singers concert raises £185 for church fund

Wistaston Singers concert raises £185 for church fund

By Jonathan White
A Wistaston Singers fund-raising concert at the Parish Church of St Andrew in Crewe has helped raise £185 for the Church restoration fund.

Phil Houghton, the group’s musical director, led the concert and also introduced each song and soloist.

October 9, 2015
Packed Nantwich Civic Hall enjoy Meet the Beatles night

Packed Nantwich Civic Hall enjoy Meet the Beatles night

Hundreds of fans of the Fab Four packed into Nantwich Civic Hall for a night of Beatles-mania!

More than 400 tickets were sold as the hall welcomed a sell-out audience to watch tribute band, Meet The Beatles.

September 13, 2015
Mayor enjoys St Mary’s Church summer serenade concert

Mayor enjoys St Mary’s Church summer serenade concert

Nantwich Mayor Cllr Andrew Martin was among a packed audience at St Mary’s Church Summer Serenade Concert.

The concert brought together a number of choirs from around the area including Simply Allsorts, Simply Harmony, Dolly Mixtures and Singcoption, directed by Chris Hale.

July 16, 2015
Toyah Willcox Nantwich Civic Hall show in pictures

Toyah Willcox Nantwich Civic Hall show in pictures

Legendary singer Toyah Willcox wowed a packed Nantwich Civic Hall as fans queued around the block to watch her perform.

The original Princess of Punk arrived in town during her UK Close Up and Personal Tour.

July 13, 2015
19th Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival kicks off with a bang

19th Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival kicks off with a bang

By Jonathan White
The 19th Nantwich Jazz, Blues and Music Festival has kicked off with a rip-roaring first night.

Organisers expect up to 40,000 people to attend the festival over its five-day period (April 2-6) with more than 100 performances at 16 venues in Nantwich.

April 3, 2015
Review: Heritage Opera’s “La Traviata”, Nantwich Civic

Review: Heritage Opera’s “La Traviata”, Nantwich Civic

By Claire Faulkner
Heritage Opera returned to Nantwich Civic Hall this week with an outstanding performance of ‘La Traviata’

Testament to the company’s growing reputation was evident in the sheer number of people who had travelled to see their latest production.

March 17, 2015
‘The Ultimate Christmas Party’ rocks Nantwich music fans

‘The Ultimate Christmas Party’ rocks Nantwich music fans

By Jonathan White
‘The Ultimate Christmas Party: Through The Decades’ took place at Nantwich Civic Hall.

Men on stilts entertained the audience by performing tricks before the music started.

December 15, 2014
South Cheshire Orchestra performs at Nantwich Methodist

South Cheshire Orchestra performs at Nantwich Methodist

By Jonathan White
The South Cheshire Orchestra performed the first concert of their 2014-2015 season at Nantwich Methodist Church in Hospital Street.

The conductor was Alex Leadbeater and the Leader was Lewis Goodrich.

November 26, 2014