Acoustic Sessions
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, 2019-05-02 20:00 - 23:00, 2019-04-04 20:00 - 23:00 UTC | Walnut Tree Inn, 21 Station Road, Blisworth, Northants, NN7 3DS, United Kingdom
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.

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.

Quiz Night
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.

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.

Scott Bennett + Ian D Montford
2019-05-30 20:00 - 23:30
SCOTT BENNETT has rapidly established himself as one of the fastest rising stars on the UK circuit. Likeable, with a warm and engaging delivery, his sharply written routines have been delighting audiences across the country. In 2013 and 2015 he was selected to perform in the prestigious Big Value showcase show for Just the Tonic at the Edinburgh fringe, the show has previously been a springboard to success for many household names including Jason Manford and Sarah Millican.
A versatile and confident performer Scott regularly appears at many of established clubs including; The Comedy Store, Glee, Jongleurs, Highlight, Just the Tonic, Ten Feet Tall, Funhouse Comedy, Buzz Comedy, Frog and Bucket, Baby Blue, Hilarity Bites and many other independents.
Scott is also a regular writer and performer on the new “Panelbeaters” show created by Gary Delaney and Ciamh Mcdonnell. The show, presented by Jason Manford, recently completed some sell out dates at the Lowry theatre in Manchester.
In 2018 Scott was tipped as one of the “ones to watch for 2018” by respected industry online magazine, Chortle.
As well as working as a succesful stand up comic in his own right, Scott has written for high profile acts including Jason Manford, is a writer for The Chris Ramsey show for Comedy Central and has written for the News Quiz on BBC Radio 4.
He has also featured on the BBC Radio 4Extra podcasts, “The Comedy Club” with Arthur Smith and “Knock Knock” with Helen Lederer.
“Clearly has a big future, flashes of Peter Kay, Jason Manford and John Bishop”
Bruce Dessau, Amused Moose Finals Review
“An hilarious act, brilliantly worded observations”
Plymouth Herald Visit website Tom Binns will be entertaining us through his hilarious alter ago: IAN D. MONTFORD, psychic medium. He is the star and co-writer of the BBC 1 Friday Night Comedy Show Hospital People.
He is also an award-winning and critical acclaimed character comedian working the International Comedy Festivals and the UK Stand Up Comedy Circuit. He’s arguably earned more five-star reviews than any other comedian.
He’s been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award, MySpace Comedy Award and Perth Fringe Comedy Award (twice). He’s a “Fosters Comedy God”, he’s won Best International Act at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe (twice), Nottingham Comedy Festival and 3 Sony Gold Awards. He’s also Midlands Comedian of the year. (UK)
He’s been in BBC Shows Alan Partridge, Lee and Herring, Friday/Saturday Night Armistice and Channel 4 shows IT Crowd and Drifters and the film Going to Mecca.
“Binns makes a triumphant return as the Sunderland psychic Ian D. Montford, mixing eerily good cold-reading skills with a joyful debunking of the genre”
The Independent Visit website

The Magnificent Seven
2019-05-19 12:00 - 14:30
From the bands of Bilk, Barber and Ball: Richard Exall (reeds), Amy Roberts (clarinet, sax, flute), Ben Cummings (trumpet), Ian Bateman (trombone), Nick Millward (drums), Bill Coleman (bass) and Craig Milverton (piano).
Tickets (£12.50) available from Tad Newton 01604 858549

The Chicago Teddy Bears' Society Jazz Band
2019-05-12 12:00 - 14:30
Great band from Liverpool in a very rare appearance outside the North West.
Tickets (£10) available from Tad Newton 01604 858549

JoJo and the Mojos
2019-05-01 21:00 - 2019-05-02 00:00
A six-piece rock band from Buckingham comprising two female lead vocalists, two guitarists, a bassist and a drummer. They focus on strong vocals and harmonies and combined with a mixture of guitar solos, bass riffs and drum fills, they keep everyone rocking! They perform cover songs by artists including Golden Earring, Stereophonics, U2, Bon Jovi, Tenacious D, Prince, Goo Goo Dolls, White Stripes, The Ataris, Sheryl Crow, Texas, Maroon 5, White Lion and many more.

Paddy Lennox + Rob Deering
2019-04-25 20:00 - 23:30
PADDY LENNOX is an Irish comedian and actor who first burst on to the stage as a Stand-Up in 2001 only to be interrupted with a couple of comedies at the Shakespeare Globe Theatre and filming in far off lands, before returning to his new found passion. An engaging and instantly likeable comic, Paddy combines topical material with observational routines.
He has worked at The Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre with Mark Rylance, slipped off this mortal coil in Holby City and been pulled faces in many television commercials across the EU.
Paddy earns a crust on the UK Comedy Circuit and plays all the great clubs: The Comedy Store, Jongleurs, The Glee Club, The Stand, Barnstormers and many other clubs.
“A scream…”
The Telegraph
“Northern Irishman Paddy Lennox has some extremely funny material. I’m sure this guy has a great future.”
one4review.com Visit website ROB DEERING performs stand-up comedy with music, using a guitar, a loop pedal and his voice to create impressive rock and pop soundscapes – and do jokes, of course.
Along with being one of the most in-demand headliners on the UK circuit, he’s toured nationally and performed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe many times since starting out in comedy in the year 2000. His late-night, live-music comedy pop quiz Beat This is a festival institution, on London’s South Bank, at Wales’ Green Man and many more besides Edinburgh.
Rob has performed throughout the world, in shows from the Middle East to Melbourne, Shanghai to the South of France, and he has appeared on any number of Radio and TV shows, often using his extensive knowledge of film, popular music and… well, ‘general’; he has won Celebrity Mastermind and a comedians’ special of the Weakest Link on BBC One, for example.
He also recently ran all over Britain for BBC 6 Music. Yes, Rob runs, presenting the podcast Running Commentary with fellow running comic Paul Tonkinson, and fundraising for his favoured charity Parkinson’s UK; he has run seven marathons. He produces and hosts Parkinson’s UK’s annual gig Shake With Laughter at London’s Comedy Store, where he is also a regular member of the Cutting Edge topical comedy team.
“Truly wonderful stand-up”
Sunday Times
“Inspired”
Daily Telegraph
“One of the leading stand-ups of his generation”
Time Out Visit website

The Woburn Little Big Band
2019-04-21 12:00 - 14:30
Tickets (£10) available from Tad Newton 01604 858549

The Ralph Allin Quartet
2019-04-14 12:00 - 14:30
New to the Walnut Tree – supremely talented jazz violinist and entertainer back on the jazz scene after starring on the major cruise ships.
Tickets (£10) available from Tad Newton 01604 858549

Curvy Love Dogz
2019-04-13 21:00 - 2019-04-14 00:00
With one of the most solid rhythm sections around the Dogz play soft pop/rock a la The Police, T. Rex and U2, through Van Morrison, Eric Clapton and the blues rock of Cream, through to more current material including numbers from Scissor Sisters, Maroon 5, Coldplay and Kaiser Chiefs.

Divinity
2019-04-06 21:00 - 2019-04-07 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.

Accrington Stanley
2019-03-30 21:00 - 2019-03-31 00:00
Spanning thirty one years of successful performances of Beatles music, the band, Accrington Stanley returns with a magical journey into the time of legend that was the Beatles. Arguably still the best creative songwriters of the 20th Century; the Beatles’ music persists in everyday song lists of musical artists, radio and television all over the world.
The Magical History Four will be showing just why the music of the Beatles is still loved by so many. From a huge selection of instantly recognisable songs will come some of the band’s favourites for this special festival day.
Despite many other ‘tribute bands’ playing Beatles music, Accrington Stanley were one of the very first, playing and singing with ability and love for the music.

Roger Monkhouse + Ivan Brackenbury
2019-03-28 20:00 - 23:00
ROGER MONKHOUSE is one of the most original and distinctive acts on the comedy scene. A consummate stand-up who employs a deadly combination of charm and menace to exert a masterful control over any audience. A highly original and quirky performer, Roger’s trademark stage-prowling style and curious, inimitable manner have established him as one of the most sought-after names on the comedy circuit.
Recent television credits include ‘The Comedy Store’ and ‘The World Stands Up’, (both Comedy Central), ‘My God I’m My Dad’ (Bravo) and ‘Street Cred Sudoku’ (UKG2). As a writer, he has contributed to Channel 4’s hit show’8 Out of 10 Cats’, scripting up-to-the-minute topical gags for the weekly panel show. On the airwaves, he has been a guest panelist on comedy panel show ‘Jest A Minute’ (BBC Radio Wales) and has contributed to review show ‘Serious About Comedy’ (BBC7). He has also recently performed on an episode of The Comedy Store’s Raw & Uncut series; hosting a stand-up show in connection with Sony Pictures, which was released in cinemas across the UK in 2012.
“Roger Monkhouse has an almost indecent supply of talent”
Time Out
“His laconic delivery shields an engaging persona and an enquiring mind”
The Guardian
“Packs in more observations on the human condition in a twenty minute set than a whole lecture on Jean- Paul Sartre”
Venue Magazine Visit website IVAN BRACKNBURY is one of the alter egos of Tom Binns, the star and co-writer of the BBC 1 Friday Night Comedy Series Hospital People.
Tom is also an award-winning and critical acclaimed character comedian working the International Comedy Festivals and the UK Stand Up Comedy Circuit. He’s widely regarded as THREE of the best headliners working in British Comedy.
His ventriloquist act, alter egos Hospital radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury and psychic Ian D Montfort have won him over 30 five star reviews and many awards both at home and abroad. Including, Fosters Comedy God and Best International Comedian.
He’s been nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award, Trident Comedy Award and Perth International Fringe Comedy Award (twice). He’s was voted a ‘Fosters Comedy God’, he’s won Best International Act at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, Adelaide Fringe (twice), Nottingham International Comedy Festival and 3 Sony Gold Awards.
He’s been in BBC Shows Alan Partridge, Lee and Herring, Friday/Saturday Night Armistice and Channel 4 shows IT Crowd Drifters and Eight out of Ten Cats do Countdown and the feature films Going to Mecca and Eaten by Lions.
“Binns has his character (Ivan Brackenbury) nailed and he mines the comic seam, ruthlessly to create top-quality entertainment with practically universal appeal”
The Guardian
“a masterclass in improvisation, character comedy and mindreading”
The Daily Telegraph
“Not only is the running gag a thing of comedy genius, but Binns tags it jaw-droppingly brilliantly”
The Scotsman Visit website
