Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Ally Craig, Ben Bastin, charity, Childish Things, disability, Helen and Douglas House, Oxford
Next month, Ally will once again be appearing at Childish Things. The charity concerts will be held at Oxford’s New Theatre on Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th March 2014. Raising money for Helen and Douglas House respite care centres, Childish Things is in its tenth and final year. Tickets Acts confirmed so far include:
Monday 24th March
Jimmy Carr
John Lloyd
Matt Richardson
Hal Cruttenden
Morgan and West
Out of the Blue
Ally Craig
Grace Savage
House bandTuesday 25th March
Jimmy Carr
Jo Brand
John Lloyd
Rob Brydon
Alastair Barrie
Morgan and West
Out of the Blue
Ally Craig
Kevin Eldon
House band
For more information, check the Helen and Douglas House website, or follow them on facebook or twitter. Buy tickets via ATG Tickets — book soon to avoid disappointment!
Filed under: Internet, Musical | Tags: Childish Things, Helen & Douglas House, Oxford
Did you miss the Childish Things concerts in Oxford this Tuesday and Wednesday? Do you want to contribute to Helen & Douglas House? Watch the video below to find out about the great work done by H&DH, then you can make a donation via text message.
Text message donations only work for phones on UK networks, but there are other ways to donate.
Filed under: Musical | Tags: Al Murray, Ally Craig, Bug Prentice, Charlie Baker, Charlotte Myerson, Childish Things, David Armand, Hal Cruttenden, Helen & Douglas House, Holly Walsh, Josh Widdicombe, KT Tunstall, Marcus Brigstocke, New Theatre, Newton Faulkner, Out of the Blue, Oxford, Paul Foot, Rob Brydon, Sara Pascoe, Steve Shanyaski, Stornoway, Tom Bell, Tony Law
Childish Things 9 will be held at the Oxford New Theatre on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th February. These annual variety concerts raise money for Helen & Douglas House:
You can buy tickets directly from the New Theatre, or from Helen & Douglas House shops in Abingdon, Chipping Norton,Thame, Wallingford, and Witney. Click here to find out where our shops are.
Last year’s event saw Michael McIntyre, Jimmy Carr, Jamie Cullum, KT Tunstall, and many others, help to raise over £100,000 for the hospice.
We will be playing on Tuesday, and Ally will play solo on Wednesday. The full line-up for both evenings is below. Follow the Childish Things facebook page to keep up to date with further additions – and bear in mind that there may be last-minute, secret guest appearances.
Tuesday 5th:
Rob Brydon
Newton Faulker
Hal Cruttenden
Stornoway (acoustic)
Out of the Blue
Holly Walsh
Bug Prentice
Charlotte Myerson
Josh Widdicombe
Tony Law
Tom Bell
Wednesday 6th:
KT Tunstall
Al Murray
Marcus Brigstocke
Out of the Blue
Hal Cruttenden
David Armand
Paul Foot
Sara Pascoe
Charlie Baker
Ally Craig (solo)
Steve Shanyaski
Filed under: Musical | Tags: Ally Craig, Bug Prentice, Childish Things, Kenneth Ascher, Kermit, Muppets, Paul Williams, Rainbow Connection, Zoom H4n
Yesterday I bought a Zoom H4n Handy Recorder for recording Bug Prentice rehearsals and gigs. I did a quick acoustic demo as a test, and thought I might as well share it. I’ve had many requests for Rainbow Connection since I played it at Childish Things 5, so here it is. I ran it through a compressor to raise the level, but otherwise it’s a raw example of the H4n — no EQ, no reverb, no nothin’.
Ally Craig – Rainbow Connection (Paul Williams / Kenneth Ascher)
Filed under: Internet | Tags: Ally Craig, Bill Bailey, Childish Things, interview, Kevin Eldon, Oxford, Oxford Mail
I conducted a phone interview with the Oxford Mail about tomorrow’s Childish Things concert at the New Theatre. None of my sparkling wit comes across, but you can read the article here anyway.
Bug Prentice 