Film director Bruce Robinson brands audience ‘a load of UKIP cunts’ during talk 

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‘It was unbelievable,’ reports a visitor to the arts festival, which is held at the Cornish estate of the late 10th Earl of St Germans, a louche friend of Prince Charles.’Robinson was clearly drunk and his talk was such a shambles that members of the audience started booing.’

This led him to respond with a foul-mouthed rant which included calling the audience ‘a load of Ukip cunts’.’

This caused uproar, even though most of the audience were probably down from London themselves.

Source: Film director Bruce Robinson brands audience ‘a load of UKIP c***s’ during talk | Daily Mail Online

Liverpool bartender to represent UK in Beefeater global final

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He won the UK final in early October with his cocktail On Holiday By Mistake (pictured), impressing the judges with what they described as “a masterclass in creating the perfect gin serve”.He was deemed to have best echoed this year’s theme of iconic London cinema with his recipe using Beefeater 24 and inspired by the film, Withnail and I.

The scene where Withnail orders “two large gins, two pints of cider” was used by Joe as inspiration for a twist on a Corpse Reviver #2, using cider syrup and cider vinegar as well as a pineau des Charentes and absinthe. It takes its name from another line spoken by Withnail.

READ MOR AT Source: Bar news | Liverpool bartender to represent UK in Beefeater global final

Laura Marling and Olivia Newton John to perform at Celtic Connections 2017 

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The Mercury nominated and Brit award-winning singer songwriter Laura Marling will make her Celtic Connections debut leading an orchestrated performance of her songs at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Thursday 19 January for the Opening Concert.

She will be performing with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and special guests, and the orchestration will be written by by composer and instrumentalist Kate St. John.Roberta Sá, a Latin Grammy award-winning pop singer in Brazil, will make her first appearance at Celtic Connections at Drygate on Friday 27 January.

Olivia Newton-John, Grammy nominee Beth Nielsen Chapman and Amy Sky will perform music from their collaborative album Liv On live for the first time, at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Tuesday 24 January.

Source: Laura Marling and Olivia Newton John to perform at Celtic Connections 2017 (From Herald Scotland)

Folk legend Eliza begins a new UK tour with Bury St Edmunds show – Newmarket Journal

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Eliza Carthy first assembled the Wayward Band in 2013 in order to explore and celebrate her long and varied career in folk music; ‘the last truly underground music scene’.To do this Eliza put together a team of hugely talented people from across the UK, and set out on the road to promote her ‘Best Of’ compilation, Wayward Daughter (Topic Records), which coincided with a biography of the same name.Since then the band has become a festival favourite, and Eliza has been awarded the MBE for services to folk music.

Source: Folk legend Eliza begins a new UK tour with Bury St Edmunds show – Newmarket Journal