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Category Archives: Music
Learning Disability Carnival, Croydon North End, July 6
Posted in Activities, Dance, Education, Music, Poetry
Tagged Croydon North End, Learning Disabilities, Learning Disability Carnival, North End
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Guitar, Singing and Maths tuition, Tollers Community Centre
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, Education, Music
Tagged Coulsdon, Guitar lessons, Maths lessons, Singing lessons, Tollers Community Centre, Tuition
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15% off tickets for Talawa’s ‘stirring and spiritual’ Love Steps
We’re delighted, in conjunction with the Talawa Theatre at the Fairfield Halls, to be able to offer our loyal readers a terrific money-saving offer on an acclaimed new piece of theatre, Love Steps, that has been described as “stirring and … Continue reading
BRIT in deal to secure free schooling for talented arts pupils
PRS for Music, a world-leading music collective management organisation, is partnering with The BRIT School’s renowned music department to inspire – and fund – the next generation of artists. The partnership will enable The BRIT School to remain free to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, BRIT School, Music, Schools, Stanley Halls
Tagged Music, PRS for Music, Selhurst, Stanley Halls, The BRIT School
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Stormzy’s changing the game by opening his #MerkyFC HQ
Stormzy’s fusion of music and football made another massive stride today with the announcement that, backed by global sports brand Adidas, he has taken over the sports pitches at what was Selhurst Sports Arena to launch #Merky FC HQ, a … Continue reading
Posted in #MerkyFC HQ, Activities, AFC Croydon Athletic, Art, Charity, Education, Football, Music, Selhurst, Sport
Tagged #MerkyFC, Adidas, Communities First Foundation, Croydon, EA Sports, Football, Selhurst, Selhurst Sports Arena, Stormzy
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How businesses profited at expense of the Borough of Culture
BOROUGH OF VULTURES: £1.3m of arts funding provided by the Mayor of London was misused by Croydon’s Tory council to boost local businesses, but delivered a year-long flop, judging by official audience figures. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon’s year as … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Business, CODA, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydonites Festival, Dance, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Mozart Players, Mayor Jason Perry, Music, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Andy Stranack, Borough of Culture, Borough of Vultures, CODA, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Clocktower, Croydon Council, Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association, David Lean Cinema, Develop Croydon, Fairfield Halls, Kristian Aspinall, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, White Label
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Croydon Bach Choir open rehearsal, St Matthew’s, Apr 17
Posted in Activities, Art, Croydon Bach Choir, Music
Tagged Croydon Bach Choir, Park Hill, St Matthew's Church
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Arcadia’s impressive dancers channel growing anger of youth
KEN TOWL went along to South Norwood for an opening night of dance, theatre, film and rap which displayed young talents and an urgency for action to safeguard our environment Arcadia: the name of the classical ideal of unsullied nature, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Dance, Environment, Ken Towl, Music, South Norwood, Stanley Halls, Theatre
Tagged Arcadia, Ken Towl, South Norwood, Stanley Arts, Stanley Halls
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The Afterthoughts show Coulsdon’s got its own school of rock
The pub/club music scene can be discovered in some of the most unexpected places in and around Croydon, and when you do, it can be surprisingly good, too, as JAMES WILLIAMS explains It’s another packed-out night in the Coulsdon Club … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Coulsdon, Music
Tagged Comrades Club, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Club, James Williams, The Afterthoughts
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Blues at The Oval, every Sunday through April, Addiscombe
Posted in Addiscombe West, Music, Pubs
Tagged Addiscombe, Blues at The Oval, The Oval Tavern
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Two more Croydon music and dance festivals forced to cancel
Croydon’s calendar year as London’s Borough of Culture has not quite finished, but its dubious legacy appears to be sealed in failure after not one but two established festivals announced that they won’t take place in 2024. Croydon Pride posted … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Art, Borough of Culture 2023, Community associations, Croydon Council, Dance, Mark Watson, Mayor Jason Perry, Music
Tagged Borough of Culture, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Mela, Croydon Pride, Croydon Pridefest, London, Mark Watson, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory, Wandle Park
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Bowie tribute night at The Royal Standard, Sheldon St, Mar 30
Posted in Activities, Fairfield, Music, Pubs
Tagged David Bowie, Royal Standard, The Royal Standard
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Lucky winners to enjoy gala Shenzhen concert at Fairfield Halls
Congratulations to loyal subscribers Moira O’Donnell and Cathy Burns, who have each won a pair of tickets to attend this week’s gala concert at the Fairfield Halls by the China Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Daye Lin. … Continue reading
WIN!!! Two pairs of tickets for Chinese orchestra’s concert
Inside Croydon is delighted to offer two pairs of tickets for a much-anticipated orchestral concert at the Fairfield Halls as prizes in our latest, exclusive competition for our paid-up subscribers The China Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, one of Asia’s most respected … Continue reading
Younger Generation trial session, St Mark’s Purley, Mar 10
Posted in Activities, Art, Dance, Education, Music, Purley, Theatre
Tagged Purley, Younger Generation, Younger Generation Theatre Group
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The night Paul Robeson sang for Croydon, and MI5’s spies
It is 75 years to the day since Paul Robeson sang at the Davis Theatre in front of an audience of 3,000, including several secret service ‘spooks’. JERRY FITZPATRICK takes up the story of the Black American activist and his … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Music
Tagged Davis House, Davis Theatre, FBI, Jerry Fitzpatrick, McCarthyism, MI5, Paul Robeson, Peggy Ashcroft, President Harry Truman, Spies
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The Wild Murphys bring Dirty Old Town to Fairfield Halls
One Night In Dublin is the ultimate feel-good Irish music tribute show and it’s headed to Croydon’s Fairfield Halls on Thursday May 23. Performed live by “the best Irish band to never come from Ireland”, The Wild Murphys are … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Fairfield Halls, Music
Tagged Fairfield Halls, One Night In Dublin, The Dubliners, The Pogues, The Wild Murphys, Van Morrison
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‘Miracles happen’ says Raye as she wins a record 6 Brits
On the night of her greatest acclaim, Raye – Rachel Keen when she was when a child at Coulsdon Primary and pupil at Woodcote High – gave a shout out to Croydon. “Miracles happen,” said the country’s latest, biggest music … Continue reading
Posted in Art, BRIT School, Music, Raye, Woodcote High
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon, Raye, Rob Beckett, The BRITS
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JD and the Electro-tones, The Oval Tavern, Mar 3
Posted in Music, Pubs
Tagged Blues at The Oval, JD and the Electrotones, The Oval Tavern
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Croydon Bach Choir sings Mozart and Haydn, Park Hill, Mar 23
Posted in Art, Croydon Bach Choir, Music
Tagged Croydon Bach Choir, Haydn, Mozart, St Matthew's Church
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Rewind: the real story behind Croydon’s rich musical heritage
As an exhibition opens in the Clocktower about the history of music in Croydon, NEIL BENNETT, pictured left, the former BBC News and Croydon Advertiser journalist, asks how the borough has maintained such a strong musical tradition through all its … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Borough of Culture 2023, BRIT School, Fairfield Halls, Museum of Croydon, Music, Selhurst
Tagged Adele, All Of Us Strangers, Amy Winehouse, Andrew Haigh, Beanos, Bill Wyman, David Bowie, Desmond Dekker, Fairfield Halls, Jessie J, Jimi Hendrix, Museum of Croydon, Neil Bennett, Ralph McTell, Raye, Rewind, Stormzy, The BRIT School, The BRITS, The Greyhound, The Rolling Stones, The Star
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Crouching Tiger orchestra’s first UK tour comes to Croydon
Orchestral music lovers in Croydon have the rare opportunity to experience one of Asia’s most respected orchestras next month, as the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra performs at the Fairfield Halls on Friday March 22 on its first-ever UK tour. The tour … Continue reading
Jazz at the Clocktower Café, noon every Thursday, to Mar 28
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