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CHAMPFEST The Champion, Chapelfield Road Saturday 23rd / Sunday 24th March 2024 Champfest 2024  Every Monday evening in the front bar of The Champion there is a gathering of songwriters and musicians who under the gentle guidance of Pete Turrel and John Fennel test out new material, refine revised songs, or just practice with the aim of getting some honest and trustworthy feedback. It is not an open mic for audience entertainment, but a musicians' circle for musicians and Chris The Poet. Some seriously good musicians attend this event and the licensee, Jackie has said that this event is her most enjoyable evening of the pub week. And so it came to pass that ten years into her tenure as landlady, Jackie organised Champfest, which for a £5 wristband a punter could enjoy Happy Hour prices all Saturday and Sunday and listen to  some of the city's most popular local musicians. I duly u-turned my motor and popped in for a wristband on my way home from playing footy on the Monday eve...

Ross Stewart releases his debut single Land’s End Available online from 4th August, 2023  Ross Stewart has made quite a name for himself around East Anglia over the past couple of years.  He has cut his teeth as a guitarist playing blues, rock and soul, but everyone who has seen him perform on stage will have been knocked out by his singing too. The man can put on quite a show, whether solo or with his band, RSG . Land’s End is his debut, self-written single. It is being digitally released on Friday 4th August, 2023  with an accompanying video. The song is something fresh, lively and hopeful. Those who heard about this forthcoming release during his stunning set at Dereham Blues Festival 2023 , will be delighted by its uplifting and melodic feel. This song is a bright response to obstacles that life tends to throw at us. It will be enjoyed by anyone who has any spark of feel-good pop music in their soul. The track starts with a bright splash of jangling guitar and ...