Game Menu Evening
2019-11-01 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | Walnut Tree Inn, 21 Station Road, Blisworth, Northants, NN7 3DS, United Kingdom
Our chefs have produced a seasonal 4-course game menu for only £27.00 for you to enjoy for one night only.
Limited places available, Book online here or call us on 01604 859551.
Menu
Venison Carpaccio, pickled salsify and beets
*****
Rabbit Broth with a herb pancake
*****
Poached Pheasant Breast and Leg Meat BonBon with
dauphinoise potatoes, savoy cabbage, baby parsnips and Madeira soaked prunes
*****
Dessert

Kevin Grenfell's Jazz Giants
2019-10-31 20:00 - 22:30
with special guests from Denmark: Paul Harrison (clarinet/sax) and Phil Nice (piano).
Tickets £10 on the door.
For reservations and enquiries call Tad Newton on 01604 858549.

Quiz Night
2019-10-27 20:00 - 22:00, 2019-09-29 20:00 - 22:00, 2019-08-25 20:00 - 22:00, 2019-06-30 20:00 - 22:00
Last Sunday of the month.
Come and join in our quiz on the last Sunday of every month @ 8pm with Chris and Debbie.
Entry is £1 per person and teams of up to 4 people are welcome. There is a cash prize for the winner and a round of drinks for the winner of the Landlord’s Round.

Divinity
2019-10-26 21:00 - 2019-10-27 00:00
Northamptonshire based Divinity perform the whole spectrum of dance music from the 50’s through to present day chart hits as well as classic soul/motown. This has earned them the reputation as an exciting live show with a powerful vocalist and a superb rhythm section. Tracks across their vast and varied repertoire include tunes from Bob Marley and the Wailers, Stevie Wonder, Chic, Jackie Wilson, Jamiroquai and Amy Winehouse.

Simply Floyd - a tribute to Pink Floyd
2019-10-25 20:00 - 23:00
Local Pink Floyd tribute band – Simply Floyd playing the best of Pink Floyd with superb musicianship. Tracks from classic albums including Dark Side of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, The Wall and others.

Laura Lexx + Sam Avery
2019-10-24 20:00 - 23:30
LAURA LEXX is an award-winning comedian and writer.
Laura’s credits include Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), BBC At The Edinburgh Festivals (BBC Two), The Comedy Club (BBC Radio 4 Extra) and The Jason Manford Show (Absolute Radio) .
Following a critically-acclaimed run of her show Trying, Laura won Best Performer in the Comedian’s Choice Awards and was in the top 10 of Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe.
Laura won Best MC in the 2017 Comic’s Comic Awards and was nominated as Best Compere in the 2016, 2017 & 2018 Chortle Comedy Awards. She also reached the finals of the Amused Moose Comedy Award in 2016 & 2018. Laura has gigged at comedy clubs and festivals all over the UK and in Europe as well as providing tour support for Jason Manford, Tim Vine and Russell Kane.
“a bouncy, bubbly stand-up star”
​The Telegraph
“One of the most delightful performers you’re ever likely to see”
GQ
“a joy… roars of laughter”
The Independent Visit website SAM AVERY wanted to be a rock star. It nearly happened.
Despite being signed up by BMG Records at the age of 17 (he had to resign from his beloved paper round), and subsequent tours with Motorhead and Ice T, the story soon took a familiar turn. Contracts were anulled, money was stolen and before he knew it he was back at the paper shop asking for his fluorescent bag back He had crap hair anyway.
Subsequent jobs (including a brief stint as a stockbroker) failed to excite him the way the smell of sweat and snakebite had and it wasn’t long before he turned to stand-up.
Friendly and enthusiastic, his observational style instantly puts audiences at ease allowing him to regale them with his tales of everyday life.
He has made radio appearances on BBC 5 Live, Radio 4, Radio 4 Extra, talkSPORT and BBC 6 Music, where he is a regular guest on the Steve Lamacq Roundtable show.
“Hilarious”
Daily Mail
“A must…very entertaining'”
The Sunday Times
“Amazing and brutally honest…brilliant”
The Lad Bible Visit website

Mike Owen's Scarlette Serenadors
2019-10-13 12:00 - 14:30
with Sarah Spencer (Clarinet/sax/vocals..from New Orleans..now back in England!)
Tickets £10 on the door.
For reservations and enquiries call Tad Newton on 01604 858549.

Brighton Riot
2019-10-12 21:00 - 2019-10-13 00:00
This Northampton based covers band perform all popular Mod and Rock music from the likes of The Jam & The Who all the way to Biffy Clyro & Oasis!

Doolally Tap
2019-10-06 12:00 - 14:30
Great 6-piece from London..hot jazz with a difference!
Tickets £10 on the door.
For reservations and enquiries call Tad Newton on 01604 858549.

Acoustic Sessions
2019-10-03 20:00 - 23:00, 2019-09-05 20:00 - 23:00, 2019-08-01 20:00 - 23:00, 2019-07-04 20:00 - 23:00, 2019-06-06 20:00 - 23:00
Come and listen to some exciting live acoustic music featuring various artists with a changing line-up each month. The monthly sessions feature musicians performing cover songs as well as original compositions.
Hosted by Hannah Faulkner. Admission free.

Mandy Muden + Lloyd Griffith
2019-09-26 20:00 - 23:30
MANDY MUDEN is a skilled Magician (Close-up and Cabaret), Comedienne, presenter and actress. Semi-finalist in 2018 “Britain’s Got Talent”, she is one of the World’s finest female Close-up and Cabaret Magicians. Her skilled sleight of hand and sharp humour is sure to make any event one to be remembered.
Mandy is one on her own. The only woman ever to combine comedy and magic on the UK Comedy and Corporate circuits. She has a striking personality with a razor-sharp wit and so creates a fantastic rapport, offering a great line in audience participation.
Her TV credits include: “Celebrity Ready Steady Cook”, “Come Dine with Me” and “Faking It” and regularly appears in stage productions.
“Mandy is a very clever funny magician”
Daily Mail
“The lovely Mandy updates Magic with a camp bitch slant she’‘ll win you over in a flash”
Attitude Magazine
“Imagine a sexy Tommy Cooper minus the Fez”
Evening Standard Visit website LLOYD GRIFFITH is a comedian, a choirboy and an ‘aspiring’ goalkeeper. Recently he fronted a show on BBC called ‘Can You Beat The Bookies?’ You may have seen Lloyd on Soccer AM on Sky Sports and also as the co-host of FLINCH on Netflix.
Other TV credits include 8 Out Of 10 Cats (Channel 4), Bounty Hunters (Sky), Comedy Central Live at The Comedy Store (Comedy Central), Roast Battle (Comedy Central), Drunk History (Comedy Central), Taxi To Training (BBC3), Football’s Funniest Moments (Sky), The Premier League Show (BBC2) and many more.
He recently supported Jack Whitehall and Rob Beckett on their respective sold-out UK tours including dates at Liverpool Echo, Newcastle Metro, Manchester, Leeds and Wembley Arenas and Hammersmith Apollo. Lloyd had to extend his first UK tour into 2018 after the 2017 leg sold out and is currently on his 2019 tour All:Rounder.
“Supersub Lloyd Griffith delivered some punchy gags about growing up in Grimsby. He also revealed a jaw-dropping singing voice. Expect to hear more from Griffith”
Evening Standard
“Disarmingly good”
The Times
“Inherently funny…very neat lines in his comic repertoire”
Chortle
(replaces Jeff Innocent who has had to postpone) Visit website

Palmerston
2019-09-07 21:00 - 2019-09-08 00:00
With inspired song writing by Alan Rondeau, five musicians, five harmonies, a mixing of strings, keys and reeds and sometimes a banjo, make magic music.

Italian Kitchen Takeover with Carmela Sereno Hayes
2019-09-01 19:00 - 22:00
Carmela is a published author of two fantastic Italian cookery books, ‘Southern Italian Family Cooking’ and ‘A Passion for Pasta’, released the 2nd May this year. Carmela is a pastaia (specialist pasta maker), demonstrator, author and food writer. Cooking simple, inexpensive, seasonal dishes whilst using good quality seasonal ingredients as her mantra.
She joins us in the kitchen, working with our chefs to devise and produce an Italian themed menu, which will be published in September
Limited places available, Book online here or call us on 01604 859551.
Check out Carmels’s website with details of recipes, her books of Italian Cookery and information about courses and events she hosts:
https://carmelas-kitchen.com

Bite Me
2019-08-31 21:00 - 2019-09-01 00:00
A six-piece female fronted rock band from Buckinghamshire. Led by the powerful vocals of Cat Rivers, the band move swiftly through a slick collection of classic and current rock songs from Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams to Pink and Alannah Myles and from Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake to the Foo Fighters and Nickelback.
In 2012, the band recorded a five track EP of cover songs. In 2013, they won the RPI-X Factor Battle of the Bands competition and received a studio recording session which allowed them to record five more song tracks for Soundcloud which can be heard via a link on their website.

Little Pig
2019-08-17 21:00 - 2019-08-18 00:00
A five-piece prog rock band based in Milton Keynes who perform the music of 70’s bands including Pink Floyd, Genesis, Led Zeppelin and Barclay James Harvest.

Kelly Jane
2019-08-11 15:00 - 17:00
Kelly Jane is a singer / songwriter from Northamptonshire whose fusion of pop, jazz, soul and fiery Latin flavours offers a sound that’s as refreshing as it is infectious.
At the age of 13 Kelly took up guitar to support her singing and soon found a passion for writing music. Whilst studying at the British Institute of Modern Music she formed her current live band, who together explored different styles and textures to bring Kelly’s songs to life.
Kelly recorded her debut EP ‘Took Some Time‘ in 2017 with producer Jamie Ward (Maybeshewill, Gallops) and it was released independently on 12th December 2017.

Mark Wright
2019-08-10 15:00 - 17:00
Former Pure Genius frontman, doing what he does so well! An acoustic set featuring some great rock and pop covers guaranteed to entertain!

Beer, Gin and Music Weekend
2019-08-10 12:00 - 2019-08-11 17:00
We have some great music for you this weekend with Mark Wright at 3pm on Saturday 10th August followed by The Mike Gibbons Band at 9pm. On Sunday 11th August, Kelly Jane will be on at 3pm.
Local real ales will be available for only £3.50 a pint and Premium Gin and Tonic Cocktails for just £5 (£7.00 for a double).
Quality food will be on offer throughout.

Quiz Night
2019-07-28 20:00 - 22:00
Last Sunday of the month.
Come and join in our quiz on the last Sunday of every month @ 8pm with Chris and Debbie.
Entry is £1 per person and teams of up to 4 people are welcome. There is a cash prize for the winner and a round of drinks for the winner of the Landlord’s Round.
We serve Roast dinners and other light meals until 8.30pm, so why not book an early table for dinner?

Irene Rae
2019-07-27 21:00 - 2019-07-28 00:00
Irene Rae mixes emotional lyrics and a powerful yet delicate vocal with entertaining and funny stories about life, love and places her travels have taken her. She support artists that include Midge Ure, Hazel O’Connor, John Power, The Levellers (acoustic), The Jigantics and Declan Bennett. Irene’s style and lyrics have been compared to Norah Jones, Natalie Merchant, Eddi Reader, Lisa Loeb and Bic Runga whilst remaining uniquely her own.
2019 sees the release of ”The Light Game” – the first full band album by Irene Rae featuring ten songs that showcase her delicate, yet powerful voice combined with raw and honest songwriting. The record was conceived from a determination to capture the essence and intimacy of her live shows.

The Occasional Orchestra
2019-07-13 21:00 - 2019-07-14 00:00
This band of five men and one woman have made it their mission over recent years to play their uplifting and intelligent songs to appreciative audiences across the UK and beyond. They have an ever growing back catalogue of recorded singles and albums, most recently working with top Producer Matt Terry (The Enemy, Don Broco) to produce their finest album to date Urban Foxes, crowd funded by the band’s loyal following on Kickstarter.
The combination of compelling hooks, sweet harmonies, insightful lyrics and accomplished musicianship has led them to be described as “The Mumford and Sons you don’t want to punch” by Richard O’Hagan of RNR magazine. Not that The Occasional Orchestra would hold with punching fellow musicians of course.
A BBC radio session in 2018 followed the release of Glue – a single to raise money for valuable music therapy for sufferers of dementia. The authentic and moving video has so far been viewed by half a million people.
The band’s passion is playing live in all manner of venues in the UK and beyond, and their energetic and committed performances are very well received by festival crowds and small venue goers alike where their unique blend of story-telling and song-writing seems to have captured a mood.

Tom Wrigglesworth + Jonny Awsum
2019-06-27 20:00 - 23:30
TOM WRIGGLESWORTH is an established Stand-Up comedian, Radio and TV presenter and voice-over artist from Sheffield, England.
With a disarmingly charming delivery and unforgettable appearance, this Yorkshire funny man became a national have-a-go-hero when he rescued a little old lady from the jaws of a Virgin train ticket inspector; only to be arrested for begging. His subsequent story of the event secured Tom several awards including the Chortle Best Show Award, and a nomination for the main Edinburgh Comedy Award.
This led to a sell-out tour of the UK, and runs at the New Zealand Comedy Festival and prestigious Montreal Comedy Festival.
Following this, Tom recorded two series of ‘Tom Wrigglesworth’s Open Letters’ for BBC Radio 4, tackling consumer issues in his own hilarious way and winning a highly acclaimed Sony Award for best Radio Comedy along the way.
His next radio project, ‘Tom Wrigglesworth’s Hang Ups’ for BBC Radio 4 is currently in its second series and focuses on telephone conversations with his parents.
As a natural and engaging television presenter, Tom put his technical background to use when he appeared on ‘Electric Dreams’ for BBC 2, advising a modern family as they fast forwarded through three decades of technology.
“Magical storytelling…a rare talent…Hysterical and accomplished “
Time Out
“the gods of comedy chose Tom Wriddlesworth for greatness”
The Scotsman
“a gift for comic storytelling, a lovely turn of phrase, an ear for allowable exageration“
The Daily Telegraph
Please note Tom Wrigglesworth replaces the previously advertised Dominic Holland, who has had to cancel. Apologies for any disappointment, but rest assured Tom is an outstanding replacement. Visit website JONNY AWSUM exploded onto the comedy scene with a crowd-pleasing set, performing his special feel-good brand of musical comedy all over the world and becoming a much sought-after live act.
In 2017, Jonny was broadcast to huge acclaim on the nation’s biggest-rating ITV show, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’. Performing alongside Ant & Dec, Jonny won a standing ovation from the theatre audience, a unanimous vote of approval from the judges and was seen by 11 million TV viewers. Jonny was broadcast numerous times throughout the series and made it all the way to the Live Semi-Finals.
Jonny has also appeared on the BBC Radio 2 Arts Show, featured as a guest-presenter on Absolute Radio and written three hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows.
Equally dynamic in front of a camera as he is in front of a live audience, Jonny has featured in numerous TV commercials for brands including Cravendale, EDF, The Post Office, VW and Samsung.
“Guaranteed to lift your spirits”
Daily Mirror
“He’ll get you laughing from deep within your belly. This is a fun-filled sixty minutes that will have you grinning from ear to ear.”
ThreeWeeks
“It was absolutely brilliant…it was the best ending to a show ever!”
Amanda Holden Visit website

FUN.K
2019-06-22 21:00 - 2019-06-23 00:00
Northants based six-piece function band performing 70’s and beyond soul, disco and funk music. Lead vocals and harmonies are shared by two female singers. Artists covered include Martha & The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Sister Sledge, Rose Royce, Candi Staton, Heatwave, Earth Wind & Fire, Kool & The Gang, Chic, The Trammps, Average White Band and Brother Strut.
