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Scunthorpe Telegraph Thursday, December 22 - Wednesday, December 26, 2012

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Thursday, December 22 - Wednesday, December 26, 2012 Scunthorpe Telegraph

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TOP 10 THINGS TO DO
FANS will be going gaga as a tribute act performs the hits of the American singer in Elsham. Gracy Gaga, better known as Grace Bower, will perform at Elsham Hall on Thursday, December 20. Tickets are 35 and include a three-course meal and wine. For more information call 01652 688955. THE Nelthorpe Arms, Brigg is hosting a Santas grotto over the weekend of Saturday, December 22 and Sunday, December 23. Presents will be free for children but donations to Macmillan Cancer Care will be welcomed.

CINEMA
Pitch Perfect

Listings shown for Vue Cinema, Scunthorpe, Friday, December 2 Thursday, December 27

ANNIE Fanny is still in town and tickets are still available to see festive pantomime Aladdin. There are shows running right up to Sunday, January 6, with two performances a day at The Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe. Tickets are 14.50 for adults, 11.50 for concessions, with a family tickets priced at 48. For more information, call 0844 8542776.

THE BSC (British Steel Snooker Club) Snooker Leagues annual Christmas do is to be held at Redbourn Club. Skaboom will be performing music from Madness and Bad Manners at the event on Friday, December 21. Tickets are priced at 8. Call 07749 762615.

THE St Cecilia Singers will present their annual Christmas concert. The choir will sing a mixture of well-known and more unusual carols on Thursday, December 20 and Friday, December 21 starting at 7.30pm. There will be solos from cellist Jo Wislocka and the proceeds will be shared between local charities. The concert will take place at Normanby Hall and tickets are 6. Call 01724 783004.

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THE final Brigg Far mers Market of the year will have a Christmas theme running throughout on Saturday, December 22 between 9am and 3pm. With more than 30 stalls selling everything from ostrich to home-made cakes, it gives visitors the chance to pick up delicacies in time for Christmas. REAL reindeer will be the star attraction at Silica Lodge Garden Centre, Scunthorpe. As part of the Santas Grotto, reindeer will be paying a visit to the garden centre over the weekend of Saturday, December 22 and Sunday, December 23 from 11am to 4pm. CHURCHES from across North Lincolnshire will join in worship at the Churches Together service in Messingham. Ivan Glover, mayor of North Lincolnshire, will be in attendance at the event held at Messingham Village Hall on Sunday, December 23 from 2pm.

Lets get ready to rumble

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HIS Boxing Day, fans of a northern Lincolnshire group will enjoy the return of a Christmas tradition thats ruled the roost at Scunthorpes Baths Hall for quarter of a century. The Rumble Band will reach new heights when it takes to the stage at the new 15 million Doncaster Road venue. The band is no stranger to the Baths Hall stage, having performed there 35 times in 25 years. But the 11-piece act with one remaining original member trumpeter Bill Routledge boasts a fresh line up, with lead singer, three backing vocalists, four on rhythm and three in the brass section. And although the band has reduced in size from its previous 12 and 13 members, the musicians and their fore-runners who make up one of the UKs top 60s-style soul bands were frequent guests at the original venue until it closed in 2005. Guitarist Duncan Peddie has played with The Rumble Band for the last eight years. He is the third longest serving member, behind Matty Smith (trombone) and Bill. Duncan says the secret to the bands longevity is simply sticking to a winning formula. He said: Were a relatively new band compared to maybe what people saw at the Baths Hall but we still play our original classic music of Motown and Northern Soul. We still give the same live performance, look amazing on stage and we will be playing familiar songs for people to sing-a-long and dance to.

TRIBUTE acts to Pixie Lott, Jessie J and Katy Perry will be among the attractions at an event held at Elsham Hall. The event, on Saturday, December 22, will also include a three-course meal and wine. Tickets are priced at 40. Call 01652 688955.

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A KIDS colouring competition is to be held at the Brigg Heritage Centre on Friday, December 21 between 10am and 2pm. Call 01724 296771.

A band that holds the record for the most performances at the Baths Hall is set to return to the venue for its 36th appearance, Entertainment Reporter Selina Maycock, caught up with The Rumble Bands guitarist Duncan Peddie to find out how theyre getting ready to rumble in Scunthorpe.
What we tried to do with our latest line up is to stay as faithful to the original artists as we can. We are not a tribute band as such. If people want to label us a tribute, we are a tribute to the music genre rather than the artists. We have shrunk a little bit we are an 11-piece band, as opposed to 13, having lost two members from our brass section but we can deliver the same quality soul music. The band was originally formed in the 1960s and used to play gigs at the South Bank Jazz Club in Grimsby. They soon scored a record deal with Dave Ranshaw, who was lead singer of the band. He has been in retirement for a few years and his replacement was Allan Scorer from Winterton. The band kept on playing through the 1960s and 1970s before folding away. Duncan said it was only because of the worldwide appeal of Live Aid in 1985 that they decided to put on a gig at the Winter Gardens in Cleethorpes. That event proved so popular that they decided to carry on and they have gigged ever since. Duncan has played in and out of local bands since he was 16 and currently works for the fire service as a watch manager at Immingham West Fire Station. I used to play in a band called Zebra and local people might remember me from Blue Wizards of Bordeaux he

GIG: Gracy Gaga

If people want to label us a tribute, we are a tribute to the music genre rather than the artists

said. I joined the Rumble Band eight years ago and Ive enjoyed it ever since. But performing with an 11-piece band can be testing at times. He said: Logistically, an 11-piece band is a nightmare. Thankfully for us, everybody is a big fan of music, everybody enjoys playing music and performing with each other. Obviously, on stage we have a bond. Duncan believes soul music is a style that has kept its popularity. He said: For me, soul music is timeless you will always hear the music at discos, you still hear quality soul music on the radio and current rap artists are influenced by soul music. Because its soul, it touches people and the band as well. The band has always had great performances and this has been the driving force behind the bands continuity. In the current economic climate, a lot of people who play in local bands are not getting as much work as they used to. The Rumble Band is no different and given the size of the band, to still be performing in the current climate is miraculous. Over the years, the band has kept its many loyal fans. The fans are really amazing said Duncan. Now we get a lot of young people in the audience. A lot of people go along with friends who wouldnt usually go to a Rumble Band gig so its a first-time experience of soul music. Our original fan base is getting older but we do get many who used to see us perform in the 80s and we still get them now. And it is hoped many fans will rejoin the band at the Baths Hall for a night of nostalgia. Duncan said: I have to say that were really looking forward to returning to the Baths Hall for our first appearance since 2005. We hope it will be a success. We always had a fantastic night there and in the past even had to add additional nights due to huge demand. People can still expect the same big soul sound with songs from the

Performed with Motown Legends

The band provide an amazing evening for any audience, and they have appeared with many of the greatest Motown and Soul Legends, including: Edwin Starr, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Jimmy Ruffin, George McRae, Ben E. King and The Real Thing. Featuring tributes to Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Martha Reeves and many others, So grab that hat, put on your shades and prepare to party. The Rumble Band has taken their show to many of London's top Hotels, including The Savoy, The Grosvenor House, Park Lane, The Landmark and The Conrad. There were exceptional sell out shows at The Alexandra Palace and The Roof Gardens. The band hail from Lincolnshire but their travels to date have taken them as far North as Aberdeen, South to Isle of Wight, West to Cardiff, East to Cleethorpes, and all places in between.

RETURNING: The Rumble band on stage

GLEE meets Bring It On with the sassy swagger of Clueless in Jason Moores unabashedly feel-great musical comedy about an all-girl acappella group hoping to pitch slap their well-rehearsed rivals at a national singing competition. Pitch Perfect lives up to its title, delivering a menagerie of memorable characters who are determined to chart a course through life with lyrical guidance from Madonna, Kelly Clarkson and Jessie J. These feisty femmes include an overweight freshman, who refers to herself as Fat Amy so other girls dont do it behind her back, and a softly spoken beatboxer called Lilly (Hana Mae Lee), who wouldnt look out of place in a Japanese horror. I set fires to feel joy! she whispers creepily. Kay Cannons script, adapted loosely from the book by Mickey Rapkin, is truly an embarrassment of riches, peppered with deliciously tart one-liners. Adjectives and nouns are prefixed with aca to create a snappy lingo and surprisingly, we never grow tired of this simple gimmick, from one girl gasping, Aca-scuse me?! to a suitor telling his beloved, Were gonna have aca-children. Its inevitable. Waspish competition commentators John (John Michael Higgins) and Gail (Elizabeth Banks), who was once a member of The Menstrual Cycles, set the tone beautifully in the opening frames. Nothing makes a woman feel more like a girl than a man who sings like a boy, opines Gail as she stares lustily at a group of teen hunks in perfect harmony. The unlikely heroine, however, is Beca (Anna Kendrick), who arrives at Barden College with dreams of becoming a music producer, to the

FUN: Pitch Perfect chagrin of her father, university professor Dr Mitchell (John Benjamin Hickey). He promises to fund a career in Los Angeles if she agrees to become involved in campus life. So Beca reluctantly signs up with The Bellas, who flopped spectacularly at last years sing-off when soloist Aubrey (Anna Camp) projectile vomited over the audience. Aubreys right-hand gal, Chloe (Brittany Snow), is open to Becas bold ideas to reinvigorate the repertoire but Aubrey insists they stick to her songbook of 1990s favourites. New girl Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson), who claims to be the best singer in Tasmania... with teeth, throws her considerable weight behind Beca but as the competition draws near, tensions are evident. Pitch Perfect lives up to its title, delivering aca-mazing musical performances with plenty of vim and gorgeous harmonies as The Bellas prove they are Dixie Chick serious about winning the championship. Pitch Perfect (12a), daily 2.15 (not Wed/Thurs - Wed/Thurs 2.50), 4.50 (not Wed/Thurs - Wed/Thurs 5.30), 7.30 (not Wed/Thurs - Wed/Thurs 8.00)

ALSO SHOWING:
No showings Tuesday, December 25. Jack Reacher (12a), Wed/Thurs 11.30, 2.30, 5.30, 8.30, (10.30, Wed only) Life of PI 3D (PG), daily 2.15, 5.05, 7.45 (10.30, Fri/Wed) Parental Guidance (U), Wed/Thurs 10.00, 12.30, 3.00, 5.30 My Boss (PG), Thurs only 7.30 Nativity 2 (U), Wed/Thurs 10.00, Fri-Mon 10.30, Wed/Thurs 12.30, Sat-Mon 12.00, Fri-Mon 1.00, 2.30, 3.30, 5.05, 6.00 Rise of the Guardians (PG), daily 11.30 (not Fri), 2.00, 4.30, 7.00 Seven Psychopaths (15), Fri only 10.15pm Skyfall (12a), Fri-Sun 9.15pm The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part 2 (12a), daily 8.15pm (not Mon - Mon 7.45pm) The Hobbit (12a), daily 12.00 (subtitled Sun), 3.30, 7.00, (8.30 Fri/Sat only), (9.15 Wed only), (10.30pm Fri only) The Hobbit 3D (12a), daily 1.00, 4.30, 8.00 (not Mon) Tinkerbell and the Secret of the Wings (U), daily 10.15am (not Fri), 12.10 Arthur Christmas (U), daily 10 (not Fri) Arthur Christmas 3D (U), daily 10.30 (not Fri) Home Alone (PG), Sat-Mon 11

stars of Tamla, Stax and even some Northern Soul classics. The Rumble Band rehearses once every couple of weeks because we pride ourselves on a professional performance thats true to its origins. He said: People who come to a Rumble Band gig expect a certain kind of music to be played. We wouldnt want to gamble or do anything to change it in case people dont enjoy it as much. Duncan says the show has plenty of songs to get people dancing in the aisles. He said: One of the songs that gives you that dancing feeling is The Sweetest Feeling by Jackie Wilson. We have just started performing that. Also, The Snake by Al Wilson and any Four Tops number goes down well, so forget those austerity blues come down to the Baths Hall on Boxing Day night and lets party! The bands Christmas show will feature tributes to Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, James Brown and Martha Reeves and The Vandellas. Tickets are 9 and available from www.bathshall.co.uk, call 0844 8542776 or visit the box office. The Rumble Band are already receiving bookings for 2013 so keep your eyes peeled for a gig near you by visiting www.rumbleband.com

The Rumble Band

The Baths Hall, Wednesday, December 26