Last Wednesday evening, we ran our latest Music Train. Here’s 2 of Acoustak’s members happily strumming away. We had our favourite spot for the band in the bay window at The Golden Pheasant in Plumley. It’s a great place for the band as there’s plenty of space for us to gather round. A number of [...]
Sally, our Community Rail Officer has a new camera. She’s been getting used to it. Here’s some “April” pictures as she’s been out and about …. Our Vice Chairman, John Hulme, poses by one of our “North Eastern Express” posters, kindly printed for us by Northern Rail, and also displayed for us in one of [...]
21 people joined our first music train of 2011 last night writes our CRO, Sally Buttifant. The Hotfoot Jazz Men had never played on the Mid Cheshire Line and were “impressed” by the ride quality of the pacer – we were impressed with how well they played as we rocked & rolled to quality Jazz [...]
Yesterday’s Music Train went very well. We had 25 people on the train on a cold, dry autumn night. The young country music band were excellent (Rusty Cadillacs) and their repertoire included ‘Merseyrail’ and ‘Night Train to Chester’ – both their own compositions. They varied the style between the train and the pub and finished [...]
It’s our last Music Train of the year, and what a year it’s been! If you can come along tonight to Plumley, come and celebrate with us – details here.
Dave Roberts & his band pay homage to jazz legends at Alexander’s Café Bar in Chester every month. On 3 November a Mid Cheshire Music Train will take you to hear them – with music from Geoff Higginbottom and Rob Carroll and a glass of bubbly on the train to Chester, taxis arranged to and [...]
The August Mid Cheshire Line Music Train was a great success with accolades all round from those that came along. We even had enthusiasts from Eastham Rake join us for the evening! Acoustak, the Chester-based trio, were our guest band and their repertoire ranged from country, folk and pop through to bluegrass and old time. It [...]
Yesterday evening saw the first of this year’s series of Mid-Cheshire Music Trains. Over 60 people from Chester and stations along the line caught the 1907 train from Chester to Plumley. Playing for us were The Time Bandits, Roy Clinging and Neil Brookes with Nick Mitchell and Friends, all part of the Chester Folk Festival. [...]
We’re pleased to announce the dates for our 2010 series of Music Trains: – 21 April – Chester Folk Festival 19 May – Nelson Peach 16 June – The Weavils 21 July – Halfe Pannikin 25 August – Acoustak 22 September – Root Chords All on Wednesdays on the 1907 from Chester to the Golden [...]
Our Chairman writes: Our August Music Train leaves Chester at 1907hrs for the Golden Pheasant at Plumley and on aboard we have Acoustak – a Chester based trio. Although the Music Trains are run by the Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership, MCRUA members are very much involved and we would welcome your comments on on this and [...]
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