woohoo! new venue for Naarch!!
Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 3:12 pm
shame it looks like it's going to be rubbish...
Norwich's live music scene is set for a welcome boost with the opening of a new venue later this month.
The Wherry in Lawson Road, north city, has been transformed into the Shed and will feature regular live performances.
Colin Keatley, award-winning landlord of the Fat Cat in Nelson Street, Norwich, has masterminded the new pub venue, which will open on May 23.
In collaboration with Ryan Burnard, who ran the Banham Cider Shed for 10 years before it closed in January, he will be hoping for the same level of success which has turned the Fat Cat named Britain's best pub. The Shed will also have its own in-house brewery at the rear producing real ales and ciders to woo enthusiasts.
The team hopes to fill a gap in the city's music scene, which has struggled in recent years, by featuring regular performances by “good blues, jazz and folk artists”.
Some musicians have expressed concern that live music is in danger of dying out in Norwich amid stricter licensing laws and a dwindling number of venues.
Several music pubs have gone to the wall in recent years, including the Oval, Boswells and the Festival House.
The Shed, which will be run on similar lines as the old Banham Cider Shed, will have a permanent stage area and several local bands have already been booked, including Roadhouse, the Harvs, the Mellotones and Mooncoin, Paul Tinkler and Charlie and Gareth. Also set to appear are Spanish act Naked Savage, while there will also be regular blues and jazz jamming nights.
Norwich's live music scene is set for a welcome boost with the opening of a new venue later this month.
The Wherry in Lawson Road, north city, has been transformed into the Shed and will feature regular live performances.
Colin Keatley, award-winning landlord of the Fat Cat in Nelson Street, Norwich, has masterminded the new pub venue, which will open on May 23.
In collaboration with Ryan Burnard, who ran the Banham Cider Shed for 10 years before it closed in January, he will be hoping for the same level of success which has turned the Fat Cat named Britain's best pub. The Shed will also have its own in-house brewery at the rear producing real ales and ciders to woo enthusiasts.
The team hopes to fill a gap in the city's music scene, which has struggled in recent years, by featuring regular performances by “good blues, jazz and folk artists”.
Some musicians have expressed concern that live music is in danger of dying out in Norwich amid stricter licensing laws and a dwindling number of venues.
Several music pubs have gone to the wall in recent years, including the Oval, Boswells and the Festival House.
The Shed, which will be run on similar lines as the old Banham Cider Shed, will have a permanent stage area and several local bands have already been booked, including Roadhouse, the Harvs, the Mellotones and Mooncoin, Paul Tinkler and Charlie and Gareth. Also set to appear are Spanish act Naked Savage, while there will also be regular blues and jazz jamming nights.
