Sunday 11th May, 5pm
BUSH BAROQUE
Maggie Cole- harpsichord, Catherine Mackintosh- violin and Richard Tunnicliffe- viola da gamba. Sonatas by JS Bach and Piéces de Clavecin en Concert by JP Rameau.
Tickets £10 / £8 conc.

Monday 12th May, 8pm
JOSH ROUSE
Kurt Wagner of Lambchop called him "sublime"; Michael Timmins of Cowboy Junkies said he was responsible for making him "fall in love with my record collection all over again". Since his highly acclaimed 1998 debut Dressed Up Like Nebraska, and its more fleshed-out 2000 follow up Home, Josh Rouse has been honing his skills as a songwriter, singer and guitar player, and Under Cold Blue Stars is the result.
Rouse's third album for Slow River/Rykodisc is a classic: 12 elegant but understated, happy-sad songs that collectively add up to a tale that is melodic, moving and memorable.
Tickets £10

Tuesday 13th May, 8pm
LLOYD COLE SOLD OUT
The English-born Lloyd Cole first began playing his singularly literate pop vision while attending college in Glasgow, where he formed Lloyd Cole and the Commotions.
Cole released his first solo album, appropriately titled LLOYD COLE, in 1990, following it a year later with the ambitious half-pop, half-orchestral DON'T GET WEIRD ON ME, BABE. Intimate performances revealed him to be at the top of his form as both a songwriter and a performer, and created a demand for a similar series of acoustic evenings to celebrate the album's release.
Tickets £17.50

Wednesday 14th May, 7:30pm
MEDIUM RARE
An evening of stylish entertainment, film, food and frolics.
Tickets £25 Inc Dinner

Saturday May 17th 7.30pm
BALUJI SHRIVASTAV & FOLO GRAFF
Baluji is one of India¹s greatest sitarists who enthral audiences regardless of their level of understanding of the musical genre. His ability to communicate using the subtleties and complexities of the sitar transcends cultural barriers. Stunningly versatile Baluji Shirvastav has recorded with many stars such as Soul II Soul, Jah Wobble, Massive Attack, Future Sound Of London, Us3, Kylie Minogue, Jimi Tenor, Annie Lenox, Boy George. It's not unusual for him to be on Top of The Pops with artists such as Jakatta or Jazzie B.Originating from Sierra Leone, the guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Folo Graff is one of the leading African musicians based in Britain. Folo Graff is an expert in traditional African musical styles and has performed and recorded with many of the greatest artists of Africa.
Tickets £10 / £7 conc.

Sunday 18th May, 5pm
BUSH CLASSICAL
³Trio Goya² Maggie Cole-fortepiano, Brian Brooks- violin, Sebastian Comberti- cello with Rachel Byrt,-viola. Trios by Haydn, Steven Storace and Quartet in G minor by Mozart.
Tickets £10 / £8 conc.

Wednesday 28th May, 8pm
TRACK & FIELD ORGANISATION PRESENTS:
DAMON NAOMI
+ CLIENTELE & SALOON
Damon & Naomi are Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang. They have been writing and playing music together since 1987 - first in Galaxie 500, and since 1991 as Damon & Naomi. If you are reading this you probably already know what they sound like.
But just in case you don't: Damon plays acoustic guitar, drums, and sings; Naomi plays electric bass or, sometimes, an Indian harmonium, and sings. Maybe that doesn't help much - so why don't you listen to a song? www.damonandnaomi.com
Tickets £9

Thursday 29th May, 8pm
BAXTER @ THE BUSH
Sophie Barker, Sam Semple, Tom Baxter & Band.
Tom Baxter has been highly tipped off as 'true star'. Inspired by a lot of the great singers and songwriters of our time, Tom has developed as a distinctively emotional song smith whose live performance has been instrumental in establishing his reputation as a Œgenuinely mind blowing talent.¹
Tickets £8 / £5 conc.

Friday 30th May, 8pm
DUTCH POT
An eclectic evening of world music
Dutch Pot back again to start off 2003 with an explosive evening of African roots, reggae, RnB, gospel and new singer songwriter talent.
Tickets £10 /£8

Sunday 1st June, 5pm
BUSH SOPRANOS
Nancy Argenta, soprano, Ingrid Attrot, soprano, Maggie Cole, piano
Solo songs and duets by Mozart, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Faure and Dallapiccola
" Maggie Cole's spirited, poetic and disciplined playing illuminates each and every one of Bach's Goldberg Variations on her Virgin Classics recording." (Gramophone)
Tickets £10 / £8

Tuesday 3rd June, 8pm
BUZZ NIGHT
FEATURING THE SOUNDS OF:
BIKINI ATTOL, CARTRIDGE, ROYAL TREATMENT PLANT AND GARY DUNNE
An eclectic night of funk, folk, pop, indie, & rock from some of the best bands on the London Scene. Bikini Attol Named after an Attol in the north pacific site of a U.S atom bomb test in 1946. Royal Treatment Plant A melodic girl-fronted three piece with edgy grooves. Cartridge A pop experiment & Gary Dunne Irish Singer Songwriter.
Tickets £5

Friday 6th June, 8pm
THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain: seven great uke players (no relations of George Formby, voyeur and banjolele-player), who, as described by You Magazine, "have to be heard to believed; a plywood serenade so benign, babies could float on it." Fresh from a world tour with only hand luggage, the Ukulele Orchestra is the ultimate toe-tapping, punk, easy listening, groovy, grunge, swing band. "Subversive, rare and very precious. Catch them before the Government slaps an injunction on them in the name of anti-terrorism" Time Out "Nothing less than the deconstruction of Western music" Sunday Telegraph "They are the archo-syndicalists of the ukulele world" Independent
Tickets £10 / £7

Monday 9th June, 7:30pm
HUMAN THREAD
A rare opportunity to experience a night of lyrical, musical and comical world-class acts from around the globe. Performers include; UK's only female Muslim, Iraqi stand-up comic SHAZIA MIRZA; critically acclaimed British-Asian comedy group THE FUNJABIS and original Balkan and Arabic live music from MUKKA. All proceeds go to WAR CHILD.
Tickets £10 / £8

Thursday 19th June, 8pm
NICK CARTER AND BAND
At the source, the sound is most definitely contemporary roots, blending jazz, folk and blues with occasional electronic flourishes into what has been coined a 'severn soul' or a 'west country blues' ("a whirl of blue-eyed west country blues. Beth Gibbons folk-soul brother has landed."). According to Lenin,'there are decades when nothing happens, and weeks when decades happen'. These are heady times the last few months have seen performances at Ronnie Scotts and on BBC London Live, subsequent airplay of the debut self-release 'Seattle's Stage' and the incorporation of some of Nick's music into a forthcoming BBC 2 documentary concerning Bolivian mining communities. Tonight sees Nick and his full band perform their first major show in London at the new cathedral of west London music, Bush Hall. Will he wear that cherry and white GRFC woolly scarf? Someone please tell him it's going to be June. The debut ep 'A Vestige Of A Beginning' is now available from www.pepper3.com/nicholascarter. Support comes in the form of heavenly new London urban folk-tronica outfit, 'Insider'. (Stan Coney)
Tickets £8 / £5

Friday 20th June, 7:30pm
WUPA DUPA
A Wupa Dupa night featuring the sounds of Semble, Martha Tilston, Weston Green, Tom Mckean & Nun of the Above.
£8 / £5

Tuesday 24th June, 7:30pm
BAXTER @ THE BUSH
"Out came Tom Baxter, just one man and his guitar, he's a compelling performer. Tom has an individual voice perfectly suited to his distinctive lyrical and descriptive songs. He sings with clarity, which makes his performance incredibly intimate, involving, and personal. 'Day in Verona', with which he started his set is typical of his mellow finger picking style. 'Almost there', the title track of the EP he recently recorded in his bedroom, went on to demonstrate just how versatile his vocal range is, his performance building with a crescendo to a musical show like finish, before dropping down almost to a whisper at the end. Then the mood changed again and the wonderful 'Try' all but transported us to the smokey corner of a European cabaret bar of the past, where tom the performer, transfixed the audience with a melancholy tale that built to a flamenco like big ending then dropped away to a simple unaccompanied vocal line and a quite arpeggio. Totally in control of his audience, Tom even had everyone singing along to 'row, row, row your boat', as a finale - spellbinding stuff." Annie Windley, Get Rhythm Magazine, October 2001
Tickets £8 / £5

Thursday 26th June, 6pm
INTERWOVEN CONTOURS
Darragh Morgan, Violin, Mary Dullea, Piano
Two of the UK's leading interpreters of modern music present a showcase of new music for violin and piano that features twelve world premieres and two UK premieres by some of today¹s most interesting composers. 'Darragh Morgan performed with enviable technical ease and infectious enthusiasm' The Irish Times
'pianist Mary Dullea is attentive down to the subtlest shift in nuance' The Strand Magazine. www.darraghmorgan.com
Tickets £8 / £5

Friday 27th June, 7.30pm
DUTCH POT
An explosive evening of African roots, reggae, RnB, gospel and new singer
songwriter talent.
Tickets £10 / £8 conc.

Saturday 28th June, 7pm
STREETWISE OPERA
All too often, homeless and ex-homeless people are seen as nobodies - unable to vote, to get a job, to find a home - and the more their confidence is crushed, the worse their position can become. Thanks to a range of organisations - charities, shelters, day-centres - many of their primary needs are being met. But a recognised area of need, and a major area of support that many of these organisations are unable to provide, is offering activities to help these homeless men and women rebuild their self-esteem and motivation. This is where Streetwise Opera can help.
Tickets £20