What’s On

Cheap Dirty Horse are a big rowdy queer trash folk-punk band from Nottingham. Blending acoustic and electric guitar with banjo, accordion, bass, drums, and sometimes mandolin, they write energetic, joyful protest music. They sing about trans rights, dead billionaires, and the importance of doing the things you love. They sing about grief, washing machines, and stealing shit. Angry, but always empowering.

KL MB – Anarcha-folk punk-rap duo with aggressively political lyrics that focus on cathartic reclamation of power. Their music explores themes of forms of power, apathy, paganism, freedom, climate collapse, and the anxieties of living in late stage capitalism.

iburnpolice – Some little guy who does some sad songs, some very sexual songs, and sometimes electronic music, but is always gay

We’ve kept some guest list spots available for those who cannot afford a ticket, please DM us on instagram or email us at cheapdirtyhorse(at)gmail.com if you’d like to come but don’t have the money to.

https://instagram.com/cheap_dirty_horse
https://www.facebook.com/cheapdirtyhorse
https://tiktok.com/@cheapdirtyhorse

In a frankly unbelievable turn of events Hayley & Steve have been running good-ship Portland for 20 years this weekend!

To apologise/celebrate this fact (depending on your point of view) we will be having some of our favourite bands and people performing throughout the day for us starting with acoustic performances in the main bar before rocking it out in the venue during the evening.

It’s all free to attend, plus there will be giveaways, special deals and surprises throughout the day.
So come join us and party like it 2004 again!

Acts performing so far are…

MAIN BAR from 3pm
3pm: Rishi Karmadillo
https://www.youtube.com/@karmadildo/videos
3.45pm: Steve Adams
https://linktr.ee/stevenjadams
4.30pm: Benjamin B Sydes
https://linktr.ee/bsydes
5.15pm: Jazz & Friends
6pm: Old Man Boom
https://linktr.ee/oldmanboom
6.45pm: Darren Michelangelo Smith

IN THE VENUE from 8pm
Two Peas in a Pod
https://www.instagram.com/vanillapod1995
Ellie Walker & The Folly
https://www.instagram.com/elliewalker.music/
Pony Collaboration
https://theponycollaboration.bandcamp.com/

The Deep Blue are quietly outspoken with an air of rebelliousness and punk attitudes fused with hypnotically beautiful harmonies and intertwined instrumentations. Their lyrics range from small, detailed vignettes and musings to anthemic calls to arms, with strong elements of storytelling and always deeply personal and reflective. Coming together in lockdown, The Deep Blue burst onto the scene in May 2021 with the release of the first track from their debut EP “Taking on Water”. This led to key indie press such as Dork, The Line of Best Fit and Atwood Magazine clambering to get the inside scoop on Manchester’s hottest new band.

Fresh off the back of their sophomore EP, “Sugarcoat”, The Deep Blue embarked on a sparkling debut UK tour, selling out Camden Assembly, London and their home-coming show at Deaf Institute. “Sugarcoat” caught the ears of tastemakers such as Dork, Rodeo, Groupie and New Wave with the title track anointed ‘track of the month’ on Amazing Radio and receiving some meaty airtime on BBC Radio 6. This year the band have added Y Not, Tramlines, Victorious, Greenbelt and Underneath the Stars to their touring itinerary for summer including Truck Festival, having won the Band App vote to play. Winning votes came from respected indie industry tastemakers including So Young Magazine and John Kennedy of Radio X.

Winter Solstice Warmer, with
The Brewer’s Daughter
Cara Means Friend
The Skraelings Acoustic
Plus Dj ET Receiver

Polly Paulusma plays a stunning show of songs accompanied by Jon Thorne (Lamb, Yorkston Thorne Khan) on upright bass to celebrate the release of her latest album ‘Wildfires’.

Together Paulusma and Thorne will bring you songs from across Paulusma’s repertoire of six studio albums to date released since 2004 on Bjork’s label One Little Independent. Her latest, ‘Wildfires’, is an extraordinary extended piece of work containing two hours of breathtakingly emotional songs interlaced with spoken word poetry. A truly immersive experience, the album has been produced by acclaimed record producer Ethan Johns (Laura Marling, Ray Lamontagne, Ryan Adams).

The musical connection between Paulusma and Thorne is something to behold; together they swoop and glide through songs from all of Paulusma’s albums, but especially ‘Wildfires’ which Thorne also recorded with Paulusma — combining their trademark bawdy humour and anecdotes with deep songs that touch on love, loss, grief and philsophical enquiry.

The Ocelots are twin brothers Ashley and Brandon Watson from Wexford, Ireland. Building on the folk-rock essence of their debut, the duo are excited to announce the release of their second album, “Everything, When Said Slowly”, on February 7th 2025. This album unveils a richer, more expansive sound, produced by long-time collaborators Cillian and Lorcan Byrne (Ailbhe Reddy, Susan O’Neill). The narrative woven throughout the album explores themes of Irish migration, the perception of time, love, and the simple joys of cycling.

To support the album, the band are delighted to take the the road in the UK for a string of dates around its release.

TBC

Gaz Brookfield with support.