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Blakeney Harbour Room Reviews

06 May 2010
May Bank holiday double header!

My reason for saying the above is Stonerunner's constant improvement and new fans they keep getting each time they play here, so for me and many others here tonight we felt it was two great bands on the same bill rather than one supporting ...
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18 April 2010
Midnight Circus Friday 16th April 2010

Finally the Circus comes to BH Room and a dam good show it was too. Anthem after anthem, Robbie, Oasis, Snow Patrol, Killers, Queen etc. plus a couple of their own cracking songs - GREAT STUFF. Our very own volcanic eruption here in Blakene...
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22 March 2010
Sean Webster Band March 18th 2010

Trust me when I say "where were you?" as for us lucky 40 or so punters who were treated to some intimate pure quality music from Sean and his band who really enjoyed themselves.  His voice is just so good to listen to, think Terence Terent ...
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14 March 2010
Friday 12th March 2010

Friday 12th March LARRY MILLER support from Fakenham's -STONERUNNER.  Once more Stonerunner were back and unfortunately I was missed over half of their show !!!!  but felt the atmosphere as soon as I entered the place.  They were tearing it...
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21 February 2010
Friday 19th February 2010 Rock & Roll Night.
Rock & Roll Night
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17 February 2010
Fourplay 12th Feb.2010
In Mark Fawcett you have one of the very best sound guys on the circuit, with some top notch equipment, he always makes us sound the very best we can
But above all the audience is refreshingly enthusiastic, often up and dancing from the very...
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14 February 2010
Friday 12th February 2010
Chantel McGregor support Fourplay.  Friday 12th February 2010
Norwich 3 piece Fourplay, who have played this venue a few times now, warmed the crowd up nicely with their Rhythm & Blues set of great songs.  From George Thorou...
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07 February 2010
Super Action Heroes

Friday 5th Feb. 2010

Tonights show was powerful, exciting and totally full on as local frontman Paul Fawcett and his new band attacked us all with vigour and committment giving us a real value for money orgy of hard rock and heavy...
594 comments
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01 February 2010
New Years Eve Party - 31st December

The New Year's Eve party was wonderful!  Many people were in fancy dress from knights to fairies dancing the night away to the superb sound of Fourplay, who played well into the small hours of the morning!

The food, by Emma and he...
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01 February 2010
Ladies Night - 4th December

This was a great night for all fifty-four ladies.  Danny and the boys put on six fantastic dance and strip routines.  Audience participation raised laughter and cheers from the crowd.  All four dancers took part in the last act of fire eati...
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01 February 2010
Afternoon Tea and Entertainment for Glaven Valley’s Retired Community - 4th December

This was a lovely afternoon attended by fifty-three guests and their carers.  It started off with a rendition of  tunes from Blakeney Church of England VA Primary School children’s Christmas play.  All fifteen children  sang like angels and...
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24 January 2010
King King

Friday 22nd January 2010

A great crowd here tonight enjoyed some outstanding vocals and guitar playing from  this front man (the other half of the Nimmo twins). Blending nicely with  some real quality drumming and fantastic keyboa...
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03 December 2009
John O'Leary
Friday 27th November 2009 John O'Leary Sugar Kane Band.
Great harmonica playing and gravelly vocals from this quality performer, backed up by a really top class band.  The drummer was playing in the style of the late great (...
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03 December 2009
Aynsley Lister
Saturday 28th November 2009.  Aynsley Lister.
Earlier this year Aynsley Lister (rated by some as the new Eric Clapton) put on a cracking show totally packing this place out, tonight it maybe was not quite so full, but still ...
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16 November 2009
Mike Sanchez & The Portions. Friday 13th November 2009

Full on boogie woogie and rock and roll from Mr. Sanchez and his band sure got people dancing here tonight - the floor was packed.  There were several very serious rock and rollers, some dressed in all the gear making for another show to vi...
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16 November 2009
Rob Tognoni. 30th October 2009
Blistering guitar and great vocals from these cracking performers from Australia!!! really rocked this venue to it's roots.  I missed the first couple of numbers but felt great vibes the moment I entered the ro...
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07 November 2009
Ian Siegal Friday 6th November 2009

Outstanding. Sensational. Phenomenal.

Oh yes, Ian Siegal was all three and more besides.  John Foggerty (lead singer with Credence Clearwater Revival), Van Morrison, James Brown, John Lee Hooker massive shades of Joe Cocker and da...
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22 October 2009
From the Royal Albert Hall to Harbour Room, Blakeney!

Friday 16th October 2009

Sean Webster...same surname as myself , unfortunately there ends the comparison as boy can he sing, write great songs and is a very good guitarist too.  His gravelly voice reminds me very much of former ch...
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11 October 2009
Roadhouse. Saturday 10th October 2009

Absolutely bloody amazing.  Shame there weren't a few more people but ..... I'm sure we can blame the week-end Blues festival at Cromer Pier, I know a number of people who were going there who would have been at the Harbour Room tonight.  N...
485 comments
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04 October 2009
Connie Lush and Blues Shouter.
Saturday 3rd October 2009.
Did this powerhouse Tina Turner sound alike even need a microphone?  Well if you had ...
329 comments
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10 September 2009
The Soul Band - 29th August 2009

BLAKENEY'S GOT SOUL!

We were really pleased to be back at the Harbour Room; it's always a good reception and a good dancing crowd. That's what helps us and our music to thrive', grins Joe Bernard, bass p...
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10 September 2009
North Norfolk's Got Talent

NORTH NORFOLK HAS CERTAINLY GOT TALENT

Anyone lucky enough to have been in the Harbour Room on Saturday 5th September certainly got their ...
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19 August 2009
Buster James Band Friday 14th August 2009
30 years or more on from West Runton Pavillion and further back at Cromer Links front man Roger James and the band put on a a storming show for yet again at this venue a very vocal crowd of true rockers. The whole band pl...
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12 August 2009
Larry Miller 7th August 2009
 
With this being Larry's third visit to this venue I couldn't help but wonder what the crowd numbers would be like as let's face it, times are tough and August has lots of events going on locally - BUT......believe me - ...
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12 August 2009
Katriona Taylor. 24th July 2009
From the comments below I'm sure you will get the idea that this evening was top quality all round.  From playing Ronnie Scotts in London, to touring with George Benson and soon to be playing the London Jazz festival, Katriona Taylor (an ...
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20 June 2009
Chris Farlowe and the Norman Beaker Band

Friday 19th June 2009.

That wonderful Neil Young quote sprung to mind - "it's better to burn out than to fade away" while watching this fantastic show tonight.  Age was no barrier as this lot gave us something of pure quality and ...
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16 May 2009
Nine Below Zero.
Friday 15th May 2009 - Blakeney Harbour Room.
Once again these rhythm and blues masters were back for the third time at thi...
174 comments
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10 May 2009
Abba Queens

Saturday 9th May 2009

Good food, good company and a good laugh. 

A great night with entertainment from the Abba Queens, two girls who obviously enjoy what they do. A 70's disco as well, a real feel good evening. ...
700 comments
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17 April 2009
Aynsley Lister support Bo-Nidle

Friday 17th April 2009

Shades of Eric Clapton the music press was saying, that in itself is huge praise indeed, we will see I thought as I excitedly awaited the show.  In the last few weeks I had purchased an Aynsley Lister CD "Eve...
405 comments
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16 April 2009
Kyla Brox Sunday 5th April 2009

Firstly I am a huge fan of Kyla Brox - as is Paul Jones (of The Blues Band and The Manfreds) yes, THE PAUL JONES.  He has raved about her on his Radio 2 evening show and has also flagged up this venue having played here hinself a fe...
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15 April 2009
Mike Sanchez and the Portons
Friday 10th April 2009 B.H.R.  Mike Sanchez and the Portions: Keyboard player for Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings also.
From what I had been told by those who had seen him live and by the image his poster portrayed - this man does ...
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27 February 2009
Egypt

These three guys, all former 'Grounhhogs' members have been there and got the T.Shirt.  They are loud at times self indulgent (long Jimmy Page type guitar solos) belting out late 60's early 70's heavy Rock/Blues metal.  With Marshall ...
173 comments
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24 February 2009
Farmers & Friends Evening supporting the Help for Heroes Charity.

What a wonderful evening we had on the 7th February, with a packed house, a fantastic shellfish supper and an evening of Rural Humour laced with interludes of Dancing Girls and patriotic singing!  Four acts who gave of their services free o...
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22 February 2009
Loud and Heavy - Egypt supported by Stonewood.

Local band "Stonewood" kicked off tonights show, As my knowledge of them was zero, I wondered quite what to expect.  From the opening power cords and the great vocals of their lead  singer and guitarist it very soon became obviou...
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18 February 2009
Double Whammy at Blakeney
Friday 16th January. Raw power came to the Harbour Room in the form of Stonerunner as support for the amazing jaw dropping blues guitarist - Larry Miller. It was a fantastic show Andy Bloomfield my 1st viewing of his band Stone...
592 comments
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16 February 2009
The Animals, Dr Feelgood and a Murder!

HARBOUR ROOM HIGHLIGHTS
My two favourite Harbour Room groups visited  in October and November 2008.
We are just so lucky to have had even more world class musicians and my personal favourites THE ANIMALS & DR FEE...
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13 February 2009
Community building in Blakeney

On the 2nd February 2009, a meeting was held at the Harbour Room to discuss how we can use the facility to help the local community and stimulate enterprise through the opening of a Rural Homework Centre and at the same time this would bring in...
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