Melting Pot Newsletter Autumn 2007
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Melting Pot is expanding! We'd like to welcome on board Atlantico,
sizzling and exuberant eight piece Latin dance ensemble, and Chris
Whitfield, stunning finger-style acoustic guitarist. Full details on
the Melting Pot web site.

The first big occasion after the summer holidays is the next Melting
Pot Presents... event at Talking Heads in Southampton, this time
featuring some special guest artists. You may have noticed I
occasionally disappear for odd weekends and come back babbling about
gigs in France or Italy with a Welsh folk rock band. Well, now's
your chance to find out what it is Cath does on her holidays and
catch Here Be Dragons in a rare UK performance.

On Friday 7th September Melting Pot presents a wild night of Celtic
and acoustic folk with attitude. Here Be Dragons bring their brand
of high-energy Celtic music from Wales with support from Skimmington
Ride and Chris Whitfield.

More about Here Be Dragons at http://www.herebedragons.info



Atlantico - http://www.atlanti.co.uk
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Saturday 13th October
Talking Heads, 320 Portswood Road, Southampton
http://www.thetalkingheads.co.uk

Sat 8th December
Talking Heads http://www.thetalkingheads.co.uk


Chien Bizarre - http://www.chienbizarre.co.uk
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Friday 28th September
The Bent Brief, Lodge Road, Southampton

Friday 26th October
Square & Compass, Worth Matravers, nr Swanage, Dorset

Tuesday 30th October
Ringwood Folk Club, Elm Tree Inn, Hightown, Ringwood

Friday 2nd November
Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Horndean, Hampshire

Saturday 24th November
Dansez Francais, Patcham Memorial Hall, Old London Road, Brighton


Louche Manouche - http://www.myspace.com/louchemanouche
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Tuesday 21st August
The Dolphin, Osborne Road South, St Denys, Southampton

Friday 31st August - evening (time TBC)
The Ropewalk Community Festival, Neighbourhood Advice Centre, 53
Derby Road, Southampton

Sunday 2nd September at 4pm
Wellow Village Hall, School Road, West Wellow, Romsey
French themed event for Wellow Twinning Association

Tuesday 4th September
The Dolphin, Osborne Road South, St Denys, Southampton

Tuesday 11th September
The Platform, Town Quay, Southampton http://www.platformtavern.com

- Every other Tuesday at the Dolphin
- One Tuesday of the month at the Platform
- Last Sunday afternoon of the month at the Guide Dog (except August)
You can work the rest out for yourselves or check the band's MySpace
site

Saturday 15th December
Hanger Farm Arts Centre, off Aikman Lane, Totton, Southampton S040
8FT http://www.hangerfarm.totton.ac.uk


Miros - http://www.miros.org.uk
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Friday 21st September
Bridgehouse Hotel, 2 Ringwood Road, Longham, Ferndown, Dorset
http://www.thebridgehousehotel.co.uk

Friday 12th October
Bridgehouse Hotel http://www.thebridgehousehotel.co.uk

Friday 9th November
Bridgehouse Hotel http://www.thebridgehousehotel.co.uk


Skimmington Ride - http://www.myspace.com/skimmington
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Friday 7th September
Talking Heads, 320 Portswood Road, Southampton
http://www.thetalkingheads.co.uk
Support for Here Be Dragons

Thursday 20th September
Bent Brief, Lodge Road, Southampton


Chris Whitfield - http://www.myspace.com/chriswhitfieldguitar
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Friday 7th September
Talking Heads, 320 Portswood Road, Southampton
http://www.thetalkingheads.co.uk
Support for Here Be Dragons

Saturday 15th December
Hanger Farm Arts Centre, off Aikman Lane, Totton, Southampton S040
8FT http://www.hangerfarm.totton.ac.uk
Support for Louche Manouche