‘Stupid Words’ is from unsigned UK indie/folk teen ‘Bellza’. ‘Stupid Words’ is the latest single from Hastings (UK) teenage indie-folk artist Bellza. Taken from the […]

On Saturday 14th October 2023, between 10am and 4.30pm the Suffolk Family History Society will be holding a fair, at The Hold, Ipswich. There will […]

Hobson have released ‘Misunderstood’. ‘Misunderstood’ is from Hobson’s début album, ‘Falling as We Fly’ which is being launched on 17th September. There will be a […]

On Friday, 1st September, Charles Croydon came into ICR, to chat about the Great British Beach Clean (GBBC). The GBBC is a week-long citizen science […]

Lucia & The Best Boys released ‘Burning Castles’ on 2nd August. Glasgow’s Lucia & The Best Boys shared their new single, ‘Burning Castles’ on August […]

On 28th July, Balancing Act released ‘Cheshire Smile’. The latest offering from the London-based quartet, Balancing Act, sees them recollect the dark danceability of the […]

Singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid – who has featured on ICR’s New Music Emporium – will be kicking off a 3-month, 59-show autumn USA and UK tour […]

Attention ex-Northgate Grammar School students! If you attended Northgate from 1976 to 1981 or were a part of the sixth form year group who left […]

Released on 21st July, ‘Home’ is by Belau and features Mulay. We’ve previously heard ‘Dreamstate’ (Week 46, May 2022), ‘Unimaginable’ (Week 76, December 2022) and […]

Steam trains and added attractions every Sunday and Bank Holiday. 20th August – Diesel Day Middy steam locomotives are often joined by our diesel locos […]

aul Roberts has recently released ‘Freedom’. Other than Paul is the ex-lead singer with The Stranglers, I don’t know a lot about him or this […]

What Is Happening At The Ipswich Transport Museum During August And September? Monday August 28th sees the return of the popular Ride a Fire Engine […]

North Blood have recently released their début single ‘Supermarket Flowers’. North Blood is an original 4 piece guitar-based indie band based in Lancashire. Daz Gilkinson […]

Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum Special Open Day Classic Car and Military Vehicle Meet with added extras! On Sunday 10th September, from 11:00 to 16:00 […]

Martlesham Heath Aviation Society Monthly meeting. On Friday 1st September at 7:30pm Chris Turland will present an illustrated talk about the Flying Flea and other […]

Ipswich Group, Suffolk Family History Society welcome: Borin Van Loon presents: The Beat of the Ipswich Streets II. Borin’s second talk on historic lettering in, […]

‘Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood‘ is a celebration of the music of the late comedy genius. It will celebrate reaching its […]

Marlene Christia has recently released ‘Cheri je t’aime’. Marlène Christia was born on June 4, 1973 in Nanterre (France). She is an author, composer and […]

Steam trains and added attractions every Sunday. Steam train rides in genuine Victorian 4-wheel coaches and the Mid- Suffolk Light Railway’s summer programme has an […]

The Ipswich Group, Suffolk Family History Society August monthly meeting will be: The History and Story of Dunwich Heath The talk, by Richard Symes, will […]

A local hearing care company is giving a final push for tickets for their charity quiz night, which is helping to raise funds for training […]

4Qua Of OrioN has recently released ‘4QuaZulu’. London-based singer-songwriter, 4Qua Of OrioN, has just released his latest single ‘4QuaZulu’, and it’s definitely one you do […]

Carys released her new album, ‘Max the Pirate Cat and friends’ on 23rd June. Carys is a singer songwriter based in Suffolk. She has an […]

Stefan Freedman is pleased to announce: Circle Dance Festival (which happens once in a blue moon!) Stefan says, “I feel so fortunate to have special […]

Steam trains and added attractions most Sundays. Steam train rides in genuine Victorian 4-wheel coaches. Plus the Mid- Suffolk Light Railway’s summer programme has an […]

Victoria Johnston has recently released ‘Forever (In the end)’. Irish folk / pop artist, Victoria Johnston, is from Ireland. Having been classically trained at the […]

On Friday 23rd June, the Burnt Crumpet Show team welcomed three members of the Odin’s Raven Guard. Karla, Stígandr and Dave came into Ipswich Community […]

It’s a celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Cobbold, latterly Tolly Cobbold, Brewery, and should be a lot of fun. Beer, BBQ, plus music, […]

The Roadside Bandits Project released ‘NOTHiNG’ on 30th May. Following the release earlier this year of their single ‘Down Down’, The Roadside Bandits Project now […]

On Wednesday June 21st, between 10.30 and 16.00, the Halesworth to Southwold Narrow Gauge Railway will have a triple celebration. They are Suffolk Day, five […]

Ryder released their new single ‘Lilan’s Lullaby’ and their ‘Live’ album on May 12th. Ryder is a power quartet from Queens, NY that specializes in […]

There are two special, unmissable events at The Ipswich Transport Museum during June and July. Ipswich Transport and Model Festival On Saturday June 17th there […]

Leonardo Giuliani has recently released his début album, ‘Rogue’. ‘No Limits’ is the first track from that album. UK based, Leonardo Giuliani is an independent […]

A Tiger’s Tale In this re-scheduled, illustrated talk, Clive Denney and his wife Linda present the story of how they rebuilt and renovated a classic, […]

Ipswich Group, Suffolk Family History Society Monthly Meeting Yvo Henniker-Heaton presents: A personal journey with Lord Gwydir through Stoke Park (Ipswich). Remembering a week of […]

Willie Nelson has released a new album, ‘Let’s Face the Music and Dance’ and this is the title track. In celebration of his 80th birthday, […]

Isabel released ‘Slow Heat’ on 27th April. Exciting new artist Isabel, originally from Brighton, releases her new single ‘Slow Heat’. It is from her upcoming […]

The Too Late released ‘Just Don’t Tell Me’ on 20th April. ‘Just Don’t Tell Me’ takes listeners through the journey of reliving those first few […]

On 11th April, Ch’Lu released ‘Sister I’ll be There’. In celebration of National Sibling Day on 10th April, Ch’Lu releases ‘Sister I’ll Be There’. It […]

‘Nothing Else Matters’ is from AJ McLovely’s new album, ‘Under the Covers’. AJ is a singer-songwriter from Aberdeenshire, Scotland and an ambassador for mental health. […]

Ipswich-based charity ActivLives is holding a plant fair at its new-look nursery on Tuesday 30th May, from 10am to 2pm. Please come and browse the […]

On Wednesday Weds 7th June the Ipswich Group will visit the fascinating Great War Huts Project. It is based at Bells Lane, Hawstead,  IP29 5NW, […]

On Friday 28th April, Margaret Regnault joined the Friday Breakfast team, to discuss the up-coming Hedgehog Awareness Week. Hedgehog numbers have been declining sharply, and […]

‘Instagratification’ is from Andy Griffin’s album ‘Unsocial Media’. Andy is a singer/songwriter based in Thaxted, Essex, creating contemporary indie rock/pop songs. Commenting on the world […]

On the Burnt Crumpet Show, on Friday 21st April, from 7am Izzy and Diana will be joined by two guests. About 7:30, they will be […]

Karen Palsdottir released her new single ‘Healing From The Inside Out’ on March 17th. Alastair is a music teacher at a school in Glasgow and […]

A Special Event helping celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Salvation Army in Woodbridge, Suffolk. Much to his amazement, Roy Tricker was awarded the British […]

On the Burnt Crumpet Show, on Friday 14th April, Jane Pattel and Pauline Mander will join Diana and Izzy, to chat about Skulduggery in Stowmarket. […]

‘Before I Shoot’ by Balancing Act is out now. With their début EP, ‘Malice In Tone’, now out, Balancing Act have been collating praise, drawing […]

The Show with Something for Everybody1 Come along for some fabulous fun over the Easter weekend. BRITISH COUNTRY SHOW SUFFOLK Venue: Henham Park, Post House […]

Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum opens on Sunday afternoons, 2pm to 4:30 from Sunday 2nd April. You will have the opportunity to explore the history […]

Ipswich Group, Suffolk Family History Society Monthly Meeting Wednesday 5th April 2023 Robert Halliday presents an illustrated talk: Suffolk Calendar Customs All about the strange […]

On 7th March Marija Droze released ‘Broken Glass’. This track comes from Marija’s new album, ‘Maria with a ‘J’’. We’ve previously heard ‘Cry Baby Cry’ […]

‘I Will Praise Thy Name’ by Michael Upshaw, featuring LeJuene Thompson, is out now. Singer-songwriter, producer and record label owner, Michael Upshaw was inspired by […]

Felixstowe Area N Gauge Model Railway Group will be holding their first Open Day of 2023. “We will have our club modular layout running as […]

Mike Pugh Davies, presents his illustrated talk: Aircraft versus U-Boats All about the epic struggle between the RAF and later also with the United States […]

Rettward von Doernberg has released ‘Manic Moondays’. After his first three releases, which featured on numerous platforms worldwide, Berlin composer Rettward von Doernberg now releases […]

International Women’s Day Special. Bit of a different New Music Emporium this week. There’s a mix of new tracks, tracks I didn’t play when they […]

Imperial Leisure released ‘Tomorrow Tomorrow’ on 13th February. ‘Tomorrow Tomorrow’ is the new single from Imperial Leisure. It’s from their 4th studio album, ‘Through the […]

The Ipswich Transport Museum, situated in the Old Trolleybus Depot on Cobham Road, Ipswich, IP3 9JD, reopens for the 2023 season on Sunday March 19th. […]

Martlesham Heath Aviation Society Monthly Meeting Richard Gibson presents: Thorpe Abbotts Airfield: the 100th Bomb Group and the Munster Raid Richard, involved with the 100th […]

 Ipswich group, Suffolk Family History Society Event Jane Gosling, Former Manager National Trust Lavenham Guild Hall presents: Boom and Bust in Medieval Lavenham Lavenham is […]

‘Free to Choose’ is from Jude Adams’ new album ‘Freedom’. Jude is a singer-songwriter across various genres and would still describe what she does as […]

KEI CAR released ‘Good Disguise’ on 26th January. Indie band KEI CAR are from Berlin, Germany. Absorbing the influences of the pulsating metropolis of Berlin, […]

Late last year, Anissa Damali released ‘Take a Break’. Anissa Damali is a Swiss singer, performer and songwriter who was born in Basel with “Ticino […]

On 19th January, Lily Moore released ‘Hard Days Love’. London-based powerhouse Lily Moore has returned with her brand new single, ‘Hard Days Love’. Showcasing her […]

‘January’ by The Century Band featuring Marc Delgado was released on 20th January. Following up on their ode to NYC, ‘New York Song,’ Room Sound […]

Mick Meras presents: World War Two North Sea Air Sea Rescue. A fascinating story with strong R.A.F. Martlesham Heath links – from where Walrus Amphibian […]

Linda Sexton tells the story of The 1953 East Coast Floods They caused huge disruption and loss of life across East Anglia – particularly to […]

‘Carry Me’ is from Populuxe’s new album ‘Uneasy Listening’. Variously described as the Gershwin Brothers writing for the New York Dolls, or the Replacements playing […]

The At the end of last year Alpha Neutral released ‘Too Posh’. Choosing their name so they could be as inclusive as possible for everyone […]

Back in November, Fatal Vision released ‘Haven’t We Been Here Before’. Fatal Vision may be a new name in the rock scene today, but the […]

‘Unimaginable’ is by Belau and features Sarah Jay Hawley. We heard from Belau, back in May 2022 (Week 46), when she released ‘Dreamstate’. Now she […]

Adrian Bleese presents: Above the Law. Adrian Bleese tells of his most intriguing, amusing and baffling episodes working as a helicopter pilot for Suffolk Police […]

The Ipswich Mint, and their Moneyers by John Sadler The fascinating tale of Ipswich silver pennies minted circa 973—1207. Where were they made in the […]

Phoebe Bridgers has released a cover of The Handsome Family’s ‘So Much Wine’. ‘So Much Wine’ is an addition to Phoebe’s Christmas song catalogue. Proceeds […]

Christopher Taylor released ‘Everything to Me’ on 24th November. We’ve previously heard ‘Ink’ from Christopher Taylor (August 2022, Week 60). Having been writing songs for […]

Dave Evans has released a cover of ‘Heartbreak Hotel’. This release of ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ is designed to mimic the exact style of AC/DC when they […]

Cats Protection, Ipswich, are giving out free vouchers for you to neutered and microchipped* you feline friend. Come along to Pets at Home, Ranelagh Rd, […]

Rednex released ‘Glad Rags Jug’ at the end of October. Rednex celebrated their first worldwide hit with their début single ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ in 1994. […]

Attic Theory have released new single ‘Narrow Lines’ in aid of charity CALM. The award-winning alternative groove rockers release their moving new single ‘Narrow Lines’. […]

On 28th October, Ellen Williams released ‘World in Union’. Welsh classical crossover star Ellen Williams brings a new and powerful take on the classic hit […]

The Badly Behaved released ‘Govinda Jaya Jaya’ on 16th October. Richard von Kalmar was born in Cologne with German-South African roots, and grew up in […]

The Martlesham Heath Aviation Society present: The Tigers Tale A welcome return by Clive and Linda Denney, who have their won “Vintage Fabrics” aircraft restoration […]

The Tope team are a charity who support 13-18 year-olds in Ipswich who are currently in an abusive situation or are struggling with the memories […]

Jasmine Jethwa has recently released ‘Golden’. Jasmine Jethwa’s journey to singing begins in a melting pot of Western and Indian culture. She has a mesmerising, […]

‘Far Away’ is by Chantz Marie. Chantz Marie is Ipswich born and now London based, and that’s all I know about this track.   On […]

American singer/songwriter, Simon Joyner will be playing at the Queen Street Brewhouse, Colchester, on 17th November starting at 7pm. Queen Street Brewhouse is a quirky […]

Tommy Stoneberg released his new single, ‘I’m Searching’ on 28th September. We’ve previously heard ‘This Time’ (Week 45, May 2022), ‘Praying’ (Week 52, June 2022) […]

Where: The Hold, Suffolk Archive Centre, 131, Fore Street, Ipswich IP4 1LR When: Saturday 22nd October, from 10:00 to 16:00 Free Entry! Programme: 10:30: An […]

Felixstowe Area N Gauge Model Railway Group are holding their last Open Day of the year on Saturday October 29th at the Welcome Hall, High […]

Surrender Hill have released a double album, ‘Just Another Honky Tonk in a Quiet Western Town’. ‘Quiet Town is from that album. For years, Robin […]

Ipswich Group, Suffolk Family History Society James Cecil presents: East Anglia on 16mm Film James collects, and is sometimes given, cans of 16 mm film; […]

Last year Sarah McQuaid released her album ‘The St Buryan Sessions’. ‘Autumn Leaves’ is from that album. We’ve listened to three tracks from this album […]

On 9th September, Starlett and Big John released ‘Straight 58’. It’s been just three years since guitarist Big John Talley and singer Starlett Boswell happened […]

Back in August, beaux released ‘benadryl’. We’ve heard from beaux before – ‘Guard Down’ (Week 20, November 2021) and ‘Fall Forward’ (Week 22, November 2021). […]

The Ipswich Group, Suffolk Family History Society presents: The History and Restoration of Church Organs – with associated stories. Presented by Simon Pulham, Ipswich Branch […]

Oliver Malcolm’s ‘Act Two’ EP is out on September 16th. ‘Martian Man’ is the first single from that EP. Musical disruptor, Oliver Malcolm, has released […]

Mason Via released ‘Big City’ on 25th August. Mason Via is proud to present his new album, ‘New Horizons’, from which ‘Big City’ is taken. […]

East Anglia UFO Group present: Leo Lindsey and his dual talk. Towers on the Ground Leo’s first talk gives his opinion on the twin towers […]