Melksham Assembly Hall will welcome tributes to some of the most iconic bands in musical history during September.
Performances include tributes to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons; The Traveling Wilburys and Phil Collins and Genesis.
The New Jersey Boys – a tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Friday 22nd September, 7.30pm
The popular tribute band is back and will be playing a two-hour set of hits from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and other iconic artists such as Elton John, Freddie Mercury and Tina Turner.
Organisers said, “Back by overwhelming public demand, this hit show continues to play to sell-out audiences and standing ovations throughout the U.K. The choreographed show, featuring the amazing falsetto voice of Einar Vestman and the humour of all round entertainer Gary Gould, guarantees an evening of fast-moving entertainment with superb harmonies, stunning solo spots and light comedy.”
The Unravelling Wilburys – a tribute to the world’s greatest supergroup. Thursday 28th September, 7.30pm
Playing the country-rock songs of the 1980s supergroup The Traveling Wilburys, tribute band The Unravelling Wilburys, will also play numbers from the back catalogue of each of the band’s five iconic members; Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Jeff Lynne, all the while presenting their own unique slant on what it means to be a tribute band.
Songs such as End of the Line, Handle with Care, The Devil’s Been Busy, and Tweeter and The Monkey Man form the basis of the set, which also features additional choice cuts including Pretty Woman (Orbison), Mr Blue Sky (Lynne), American Girl (Petty), While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Harrison), and A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall (Dylan) to name a few.
“With music for everyone to enjoy, this is an evening not to be missed,” says the organisers. “A fabulous night out for lovers of great music.”
Seriously Collins, Saturday 30th September, 7.30pm
Now in its fifth year, Seriously Collins is a two-hour show packed with hits performed by a 10-piece band.
Organisers said, “featuring the award-winning tribute to the man himself, Chris Hayward and his world class 10-piece band, including the Serious Horn Section bring you Seriously Collins.
“Phil’s extensive catalogue has been meticulously studied and arranged to give the ultimate Phil Collins and Genesis experience. No Phil Collins / Genesis show would be complete without the double drum duets.
“Featuring, In the Air Tonight, Another Day in Paradise, Easy Lover, Against All Odds, Invisible Touch – Follow You Follow Me – I Can’t Dance – Sussudio amongst others.”
For more information, or to book tickets visit the Melksham Assembly Hall website, https://www.melkshamassembly.co.uk/
![Melksham Times Past
A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
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A column about days gone by in Melksham by local historian Lisa Ellis
The Independent Chapel and Women’s Rights in the 1840s
A document I recently transcribed lists the baptisms performed at the Independent Chapel. This record is especially helpful in that, along with baptisms, a lot of them include birth dates - one of the ways I discover which day someone was born.
The following is taken from a Wiltshire Times article published on 9th November 1878 which reports a speech given during the 100-year services and to celebrate their renovations (what we now know to be the Rachel Fowler Centre).
One speaker, Rev. T. Mann, minister in Trowbridge, talked about the Chapel’s origins when he related how Rev. Honywill came to Melksham and how he’d gone on to remain as the minister for the Independent Chapel for almost 60 years. [Honywill and his family lived on King Street in what we now call “Legion House”.]
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.")
