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Where not *everyone* is barking!
Ipswich in 2008 ~ Orkestra del Sol ~ Benhall

sa 14 no 09

As we drove to Ipswich last night the roads were covered with small bitsBaka Beyond of tree and not surprisingly the sails on the Saxtead mill were turning.  Equally not surprisingly Baka Beyond played compulsively engaging African music with the singers' dancing as intrinsic as the vocals and the drummer (a proper journalist would have got the players' names) using an exotic combination of western and African percussionPeppery said they'd like to return to the near the coast heartland but can't find a venue ... any ideas?

th 12 no 09

Despite the cutesy name we're confident Baka Beyond will supply the expected Peppery Prods good time tomorrow night in the Manor Ballroom, Ipswich.  (The Baka people live in the rain forests of Cameroon, Congo, Gabon and the Central African Republic, and we still miss you Peppery <sob> at Easton Farm Park.)

su 25 oc 09

The Outlaws effect on ladies - pic by Mark CookNon-choral music making in Ipswich last night.

mo 19 oc 09

Foxhall Rd, Ipswich yesterdayThis happened near the council dump in Foxhall Rd, Ipswich around 4pm yesterday afternoon, the 38 year old motorcyclist is in a serious but stable condition, more info here

th 1 oct 09

Can seriously recommend The Goldmaster Allstarsthe Goldmaster Allstars back near the coast tomorrow night in Ipswich, alternatively there's a Suffolk Night at the Framlingham Crown with a ploughman's thrown in but it might be sold out?

fr 25 sep 09

Ipswich Beer Festival celebrates DarwinCharlie Haylock entertains in Saxmundham tonight at Gardeners Question Time and its an oompah band on the penultimate evening of the 2009 Ipswich Beer Festival.

sa 12 sep 09

guaranteed entertainment 

Does just what it says on the tin ... guaranteed entertainment

fr 10 jl 09

Sunday's Summer MelaWoodbridge's free Music in the Park at the end of the month has been cancelled.  Sunday's Summer Mela in Ipswich's Christchurch Park is free AND hasn't been cancelled ... all that lovely Indian food!

fr 29 my 09

Zahara supports nearthecoast.comThe Outlaws at the BBC now have their own page, as does Ipswich in 2008 which is where new supporter belly dancer Zahara has taken up residence.

fr 22 my 09

Of course it's the Framlingham Gayla this bank holiday Monday but other stuff going on this weekend includes a coffee morning 10am tomorrowHearing Dogs for Deaf People morning at Ashfield village hall in aid of hearing dogs and a ladies' Midnight Walk in Ipswich organised by the the St Elizabeth's Hospice.

su 10 my 09

Orkestra del Sol get their own page.

fr 1 my 09

Midday today a man was detained at Ipswich station after last night's Crimewatch on tv.

su 5 ap 09

Five beer dinnerUpcoming events at the Cliff Quay Brewery Tap in Ipswich include musician Roger Eno Easter Sunday for free, and intriguingly a five course dinner with a different beer served with each course.

we 25 mr 09

Charity shops St Elizabeth Hospiceare getting pretty picky about what they'll take these days but until Saturday the St Elizabeth Hospice has an amnesty on odd, broken or scrap jewellery at their ten shops including Felixstowe, Ipswich, Leiston, Sax and Woodbridge.

su 22 fe 09

A pedestrian hit by a car in Ipswich and it would seem maliciously.

sa 21 fe 09

Update on the car crash in the Foxhall Road, Ipswich early this morning in which two young women pedestrians died.

we 11 fe 09The devil above the brewery tap doorThe Cliff Quay Brewery in Ipswich started its first brew last week and the first tasting yesterday, by the Earl Soham brewer from a dirty tea mug, was fine.
mo 5 ja 09

Good news for ntc musos, strong rumours that the Ipswich Railway will re-open with the last landlords of the Ipswich Milestone (another muso pub) behind the bar and the Milestone is expected to re-open today with Roy Hunt previously of the Framlingham Crown and presently the Ipswich Station in charge.

sa 3 ja 09Bad news for ntc musos, Sandman reports that the Ipswich Railway has put up the boards.
fr 2 ja 09Hank WangfordThe pedal steel guitar returns to near the coast when BJ Cole is one of Hank Wangford's Lost Cowboys at the Ipswich Manor Ballroom next Friday.
Ipswich in 2008 ~ Orkestra del Sol ~ Foxhall ~ Felixstowe
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