Piggyback Studios-Derbyshire

11/08/2024

Proms at Maurice Lea with Oddfellows Brass Band on now (with South Derbyshire District Council)

09/08/2024

Can you beleive it? The end of the Music in the Park series is upon us. Don't miss the grand finale with Proms in the Park on Sunday. Traditional brass band Oddfellows will get you joining in and having fun. https://orlo.uk/Ko0Z8

09/08/2024

08/08/2024

05/08/2024

This Wednesday, keeping the vibes at the park lovely with Kitten Pyramid and members of Deep Down Brass. ❤️

Have you made plans for what to do with the children this week? Wacky Wednesday (7 August) will be a great way to spend the afternoon. It's in Maurice Lea Memorial Park, Church Gresley, 1pm - 4pm. Live music and free children’s entertainment and activities. Ice cream, drinks and hot food will be available at the event.

04/08/2024

✨ WE ARE HIRING! ✨

We’re hosting an open recruitment day on Monday the 19th of August at Rock City. Make sure to turn up between 11am and 4pm to get a 100% guaranteed interview! 👀

We’re hiring for the following positions:

• Bar Staff
• Welfare Staff
• Promo Staff

All you need to bring on the day is yourself. Just make sure to explain which role you’re coming in for on the day at the front doors on Talbot Street!

18+ only 🔞

Make sure to not miss out 💃🕺

03/08/2024

Music in the Park is back this Wednesday, 1pm-4pm at Maurice Lea Memorial park. Kitten Pyramid are on the bandstand and it’s a family friendly Whacky Wednesday with activities for the kids.

Koozy is the title track of the second album KOOZY!! from Kitten Pyramid out 2 April 2021Song written, performed and arranged by Scott Milligan.Produced by N...

31/07/2024

The next Music in the Park is next Wed 7th Aug, 1pm-4pm. Local originals band Kitten Pyramid is on the bandstand with guest horns from Deep Down Brass. It's a family day with activities for the kids.

An ideal way to spend an August afternoon with the children. Live music and free children’s entertainment and activities. Ice cream, drinks, and hot food will be available at the event. Originals band, Kitten Pyramid, are from Burton with Swaddies in their midst and will be playing on the bandstan...

28/07/2024

…with Stargazy Folk

25/07/2024

More Music in the Park this Sunday 28th July: These folk will need some willing dancers to take part and bust some ceilidh/barn dance moves. Stargazy Folk

Music in the Park - 28 July - Maurice Lea Memorial Park 1pm - 4pm
Are you ready to get dancing?
Stargazy will be performing at the second Music in the Park event. The five-piece folk band are from South Derbyshire, Playing traditional folk songs and tunes with contemporary twists. There will be a dance caller for part of the event for those who would like to join in.

23/07/2024

FREE! 👉 ..:: Tomorrow, 1pm-4pm, is Get Involved Day at Maurice Lea Memorial Park featuring live music on the from The Soul Funk Junkies. ..:: On Sunday 28th July it’s Music and Plants with Stargazy Folk from Melbourne.

So much good music to enjoy in the coming weeks! Get the dates in your diary and prepare for the good times to come. https://orlo.uk/I1cja

22/07/2024

And they sound feckin’ mint too. ❤️

Happy Monday folks 🫶🏻

We are back up to a 5 and nearly ready to get out there again

Lots of big plans being made, watch out for our posts and send us some love, we have missed you all

22/07/2024

Music in the Park - 24 July - Maurice Lea Memorial Park 1-4pm.
Get your groove on!
Join us on Maurice Lea Memorial Park for the first instalment of Music in the Park. The Soul Funk Junkies, a Derbyshire-based five-piece band, will be playing funk, soul, and dance music.

22/07/2024

Opportunity to lead a choir in Derby

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20/07/2024

The first Music in the Park event is next wed 24th Jul, 1pm-4pm. Featuring live music on the bandstand from The Soul Funk Junkies, the event marks 'Get Involved Day' (formerly Liberation Day).

'From groups and volunteer opportunities that people can get involved in, promotion of local charities, to advice from various services. There will be information stalls, workshops, and guest speakers from local services and groups.'

Formerly known as ‘Liberation Day’, this year the event has been combined with the Music in the Park series and is open to everyone and will promote all that is amazing in South Derbyshire From groups and volunteer opportunities that people can get involved in, promotion of local charities, to a...

20/07/2024

Hoping for some good weather on Saturday evening🎶🎸😊🥁 The band will be at Willington carnival.....all welcome !

19/07/2024

Music in the Park events coming up featuring The Soul Funk Junkies (24th July), Stargazy Folk (28th July) and Kitten Pyramid (7th Aug).

There's now less than a week to go before you can start to enjoy free Music in the Park events taking place this July and August at Maurice Lea Memorial Park, Church Gresley. For more information visit - https://orlo.uk/AEOBJ

17/07/2024

This is next week on the park. The Soul Funk Junkies playing on the bandstand as part of Get Involved Day. There will be stalls and info about volunteering opportunities in the local area.

17/07/2024

A good opportunity being offered over in Burton

This program offers participants an immersive experience in event production, sound, light, and video. Through a series of workshops and practical sessions, attendees gain valuable skills and insights into the creative process. The course culminates in an accredited Arts Award Bronze certification.....

16/07/2024

Do you know the fascinating story of the Telharmonium?
Developed by Thaddeus Cahill in 1896, it used tonewheels to generate musical sounds as electrical signals by additive synthesis. The Telharmonium is considered to be the first electromechanical musical instrument.

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/iAWRKDY1jD1jKA

10/07/2024

The K's headline the 1st Sonic Boom Music Festival on Saturday 14th September, in the middle of Burton-Upon-Trent.

From Spotify: 'A cult sensation, an irresistible, irrefutable spirit, welcoming to anyone who wants to join and escape into a better, more hopeful world...'

Free tickets now available for the main stage at the independent new music festival - with main stage Host and DJ Chris Hawkins from BBC Radio 6 Music.

Main Support is Nubiyan Twist bringing jazz, hip-hop, afrobeat, latin, soul, reggae and dance music “...that should be blasted over a sun-drenched festival crowd.” Clash

Also announced today on the Sonic Boom main festival stage -

DECO
Divorce
GIRLBAND!
Eighty Eight Miles
The Public Eye

Free main stage tickets are now available at www.sonicboomfestival.co.uk

Lots more acts to be announced at venues across the town.