A WEEKEND of live music is continuing today, thanks to two east Reading pubs.
The Retreat and The Lyndhurst in the Eldon Square Conservation area are holding The Village, a five-day celebration of good music and great beer.
It started on Thursday evening with The Big River Blues Band at The Retreat in St John’s Street.
Then there was music from noon until night on Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
On the Friday, there were performances by swing gipsy jazz Cae Zazou, The Keith Allen Band, Steve Morano (pictured below), Phil Braithwaite and David Gray and John ‘Dusty’ Dunsterville.
Yesterday, The Thomas Heppell Band, Heather and the Red Shoes, Jackie Does and The Uncertainty of Passion, The Hugh Turner Funk Trio, and Rufus Ruffcot performed.
Today, Easter Sunday, Mayor and James will sing the blues, share some standards and present some folk songs at The Retreat from 1pm.
Fleur Stevenson and Hugh Turner will be at The Lyndhurst from 3pm. At 6pm, the Marshall Couzens Band will bring Southern Rock, blues, soul and Americana to The Retreat. The same venue will host folk-rock band HybridPIG from 9pm.
The final day of the festival is Easter Monday – April 1, and there are just two events.
At 3pm, The Retreat will welcome The Acoustic Beatles Shambles, which is described as ‘a wonderfully uplifting sing-a-long experience’.
The weekend of music ends with a performance by Limpopo Groove. This takes place from 7pm at The Polish Club, off London Road.
All events are free entry, and the line-up may change between now and Easter weekend.
For more details, or to book, log on to: tvef.co.uk
