BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//51.38.84.133//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Portland Arms X-WR-CALDESC:Cambridge'\;s premier pub and venue X-FROM-URL:https://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231029T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RDATE:20241027T020000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240331T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RDATE:20250330T010000 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-52663@theportlandarms.co.uk/wp DTSTAMP:20240328T152609Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Acoustic\,Folk\,Punk\,Reggae\,Ska CONTACT:Tim & Lizzie\; https://www.facebook.com/events/928119394625573 DESCRIPTION:*This is a rescheduled date from 19th May 2021\, tickets alread y purchased for the previous date are valid for this one*\nSTRAWBERRY FAER IES PRESENT A BENEFIT GIG FOR SCARECROW CORNER AT STRAWBERRY FAIR\n*Note c hange of line-up to supports*\nRory may be known to older Fair goers and w e are very happy to welcome him back for this benefit gig.\nRory McLeod – ex-circus clown and fire eater. A rhythmic storyteller\, multi-instrumenta list\, singing unpalatable truths about broken hearts or social injustice in bold\, lyrical and deeply personal songs. A one-man-soul-band\, and poe t\, he has a natural troubadour’s talent for weaving magical\, musical\, s torytelling spells accompanied by his own bizarre solo orchestra of distin ctive instruments – the spoons\, finger-cymbals\, bandorea\, Djembe-drum\, harmonica\, guitar\, trombone and-tap-dancing shoes.\nMcLeod is a musical Gypsy\, his eccentric melodies are infused with influences from Flamenco to blues\, through to Celtic\, East European and Calypso rhythms creating a style of music and songwriting that has been described as “Intimate\, re vealing\, political and powerful.”\nRory has played harmonica and guitar w ith many acclaimed performers including MICHELLE SHOCKED\, ANI DI FRANCO\, BUTCH HANCOCK\, MICHAEL FRANTI\, TOWNES VAN ZANDT\, with the West-African guitarist ALI FARKE-TOURE and TAJ MAHAL\; and Madagascan group TARIKA. He has also written songs for TV and radio and has released 9 self-produced albums.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/rory.mcleodtalkativemusic/\nCARA MEANS F RIEND\nAcoustic Reggae/Ska/Folk/Hip-Hop/Punk and any other vibe that reson ates from the dynamic singer of Zion Train and The Defekters. Cara\, a fir m favourite with Scarecrow Corner\, performs another solo gig for us and h as performed with The Defekters as well as on her own at Strawberry Fair. More recently some of you may have caught her singing with Zion Train at T he Junction and she has performed with Pama International.\nhttps://www.fa cebook.com/CaraMeansFriend/\n\n\nTickets: http://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/ product/rory-mcleod-and-cara-means-friend-19th-may-22/. DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220519T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220519T230000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Rory McLeod plus Cara Means Friend URL:https://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/event/rory-mcleod-and-cara-means-frien d/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;http://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploa ds/2020/05/Rory-Mcleod2.jpg\;600\;314\,medium\;http://theportlandarms.co.u k/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Rory-Mcleod2.jpg\;600\;314\,large\;http:// theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Rory-Mcleod2.jpg\;600\ ;314\,full\;http://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Ror y-Mcleod2.jpg\;600\;314 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
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s already purchased for the previous date are valid for this one*
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TRAWBERRY FAERIES PRESENT A BENEFIT GIG FOR SCARECROW CORNER AT STRAWBERRY
FAIR
*Note change of line-up to supports*
\nRory may be kno wn to older Fair goers and we are very happy to welcome him back for this benefit gig.
\nRory McLeod – ex-circus clown and fi re eater. A rhythmic storyteller\, multi-instrumentalist\, singing unpalat able truths about broken hearts or social injustice in bold\, lyrical and deeply personal songs. A one-man-soul-band\, and poet\, he has a natural t roubadour’s talent for weaving magical\, musical\, storytelling spells acc ompanied by his own bizarre solo orchestra of distinctive instruments – th e spoons\, finger-cymbals\, bandorea\, Djembe-drum\, harmonica\, guitar\, trombone and-tap-dancing shoes.
\nMcLeod is a musical Gypsy\, his ec centric melodies are infused with influences from Flamenco to blues\, thro ugh to Celtic\, East European and Calypso rhythms creating a style of musi c and songwriting that has been described as “Intimate\, revealing\, polit ical and powerful.”
\nRory has played harmonica and guitar with many acclaimed performers including MICHELLE SHOCKED\, ANI DI FRANCO\, BUTCH H ANCOCK\, MICHAEL FRANTI\, TOWNES VAN ZANDT\, with the West-African guitari st ALI FARKE-TOURE and TAJ MAHAL\; and Madagascan group TARIKA. He has als o written songs for TV and radio and has released 9 self-produced albums.< br />\nhttps ://www.facebook.com/rory.mcleodtalkativemusic/
\nCARA MEANS FRIE
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\nAcoustic Reggae/Ska/Folk/Hip-Hop/Punk and any other vibe that re
sonates from the dynamic singer of Zion Train and The Defekters. Cara\, a
firm favourite with Scarecrow Corner\, performs another solo gig for us an
d has performed with The Defekters as well as on her own at Strawberry Fai
r. More recently some of you may have caught her singing with Zion Train a
t The Junction and she has performed with Pama International.
\nhttps://www.facebook.com/CaraMeansFriend/
Tickets: http://theportlandarms.co.uk/wp/produ ct/rory-mcleod-and-cara-means-friend-19th-may-22/.
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