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373. Spider from Mars – An Evening with Woody Woodmansey: Trouble at Mill, Farsley [15.2.20]

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Artist: Woody Woodmansey

Interviewer: Dave Simpson

Venue: Trouble at Mill, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, Leeds

Date: 15.2.20

From Mars to Farsley; another rock legend lands at Sunny Bank Mills.

The Spiders from Mars were Bowie’s northern contingent, with the original line-up all hailing from the Yorkshire & Humber region. It therefore seemed fitting for the evening’s gathering to take place in an old mill, where we were treated to stories from the inner sanctum of the Stardust era.

At the end of the night I met the man himself, who signed my gig poster and original copy of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars. An LP that once cost me a quid in a charity shop is now priceless.

372. An Evening with Shaun Ryder: Trouble at Mill, Farsley [7.2.20]

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Artist: Shaun Ryder

Interviewer: Gavin Puszczalowskyi

Venue: Trouble at Mill, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, Leeds

Date: 7.2.20

Never mind Manchester; Farsley became the scene for 72 hour party people as Shaun Ryder took up a three night residency at Sunny Bank Mills.

Uncertain of his stamina, we opted for the first night (let’s face it, Happy Mondays were never the most reliable band back in the day). Ryder provided an evening of surprisingly detailed and sometimes scathing memoirs with witty takes on his hedonistic history. Apparently each of the three evenings covered different topics with equal wit and wisdom.

A favourite quote came from his view of real life events and their portrayal in the ‘24 Hour Party People’ biopic; refering to the film as ‘Carry On Haçienda’.

There was strictly no ‘meet & greet’ but I managed to leave my ‘Bummed’ LP to be signed and returned before Ryder rode out of town.

288. Rubble at Mill, Farsley [27.5.18]

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288a_rubble at mill [270518]Artist: Aziz Ibrahim & Dal Singh Rattan (Aziz & Dal)

Support: Bloxed Beats / Toria Garbutt, Louise Fazackerley & Kirsty Taylor (Nymphs & Thugs) / Testament

Venue: Trouble at Mill, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley

Date: 27.5.18

As always, an impressive array of talent formed the line-up for the last ever ‘Trouble at Mill’ before the venue was to be demolished – therefore ‘Rubble at Mill’ on this occasion.

Music, spoken word poetry and beatboxing, accompanied by fine food and drink. Such nights will be missed but the spirit lives on in a new home; The Constitutional, Farsley.

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