Out to Lunch Festival 2015 Programme

/ MUSIC/ LITERATURE/ THEATRE/ COMEDY/ FILM

THE 10TH ANNUALOUT TO LUNCH FESTIVAL2-25 JANUARY 2015

Foreword 3The Whinge, The Nordie & The GeekRide Again! 4 Booka Brass Band + Tucan 6Shadows & Light 8 Nine Below Zero 10 ThePossibilities are Endless (Edwyn Collins Film)12 Nowhere is Home (Dexys Film) 14 AndrewLawrence 16 Niamh McGlinchey 18 The Dead(Screening & Meal) 20 Cutting Off Kate Bush22 Banjo Man 24 Jay Rayner – My Dining Hell26 Robin Ince is (In and) Out of his Mind 28Martin Stephenson and the Daintees 30 HollieMcNish and Abby Oliviera 32 Booker T Jones34 A Last Waltz for Gerry 36 Christine Bovill’sPiaf 38 Shlomo 40 Simon Armitage 42 OwenJones 44 Austentatious – An Improvised JaneAusten Novel 46 Special Consensus – JohnDenver Bluegrass 48 Sara Pascoe – Sara PascoeVersus History 50 Martina Devlin 52 YoungFathers 54The Sea Road Sessions 56Mr Scruff58 Lucy Kaplansky 60 Viv Albertine 62 TonyLaw – Enter the Tone Zone 64 Opera for Lunch66 King Creosote 68 John Shuttleworth – A WeeKen to Remember 70 Ellie Taylor – Elliemen-tary 72 Tom Stade – Decisions, Decisions 74Arco String Quartet 76 Ranking Joe + I am theGorgon + Explosion Sound System 78 OhSusanna 80The Hank Wangford Four 82 PatrickMcCabe & Colum Sands 84 Craig Hill 86

Booking DetailsThe easiest way to obtain tickets for‘Out to Lunch’ is online fromwww.cqaf.com. You will be able to printyour tickets via any computer/printerand there will be no handling charges.

In PersonTickets can be booked through VisitBelfast Centre, 8 – 10 Donegall SquareNorth, BT1 5GJ. Tel: 028 9024 6609

TimesFor afternoon events a hot lunch will beserved on entry. Please ensure to arriveno later than 1.00pm. There will be nolunch with shows on Saturdays andSundays.

Disabled AccessThe Black Box is fully wheelchair accessible. In order to offer you the bestpossible service we recommend that younotify us at the time of booking of anyspecial requirements or assistance youmay need. Guide dogs welcome.

RefundsThe Festival can only refund money or exchange tickets in the case of a cancelled event.

Please noteThe Black Box is a Licensed venue.Over 18’s only permitted for eveningevents. Under 18’s welcome at afternoonevents if accompanied by an adult.

Mailing ListThe main Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival will take place from April 30 -May 10, 2015. If you would like to add,update or remove your contact detailsfrom the Festival mailing list, please e-mail us at [email protected]

General EnquiriesFor any general enquiries relating to theCathedral Quarter Arts Festival or theOut to Lunch Festival, please contactSean Kelly, CQAF, Unit 8, NorthernWhig House, 3 Bridge St., Belfast, BT11LU. Tel: 028 9023 2403 E. [email protected]

Directions to the Black BoxThe Black Box is on Hill St. behindDonegall St. and accessed via Talbot St.or Waring St. (close to The Harp Barand the Duke of York.)

Management CommitteeChris McCreery (Chair), Adam Turkington, Mark Madden, Caroline Wilson and Noyona Chundur.

Festival TeamSean Kelly, Kathy Young, Joe Nawaz.

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Foreword

As January fast approaches our spirits are lifted by the

prospect of some fifty amazing shows to look forward

to and all at post-Christmas, wallet friendly prices.

Needless to say however, these are gloomy times for

the arts. And not just the arts of course - we appreciate

that the cuts to public spending will be wide-reaching

and severe.

In response, we are seeking ways to operate differently

while ensuring that we can continue to present arts

programmes of exceptional quality. Prices will increase

slightly but we will try to keep this to a minimum.

To preserve the integrity of the arts programme, we

have decided that this will, almost certainly, be the

last printed programme for the Out to Lunch festival.

In 2016 the Out to Lunch programme will be avail-

able on our website and digitally only. We love our

printed programmes and regret having to make the

move to digital but the great shows will still remain.

Please make sure you are on our emailing list (mail-

[email protected]) and check in regularly on our

website, Facebook and Twitter sites to find out about

our work.

That’s the serious stuff out of the way, time to get a

move on and book those shows. Fortunately there’s

still enough in the budget to print ‘Sold Out’ signs

because we may need about fifty of them fairly soon!

Principal Funder

The Whinge, The Nordie and The Geek Ride Again!

Featuring Shane Todd, Ruaidhri Ward

and Lorcan McGraneThe Black Box, Friday 2 January, 1pm

Tickets (including lunch) £6.50 in advance / £7 on the door | www.cqaf.com

Following a hit show at last year’s Out to Lunch fes-

tival, three of the finest homegrown stand-ups return

to launch the festival with a show that will change

your view of local comedy forever.

A ‘rising star of 2015’ (Belfast Telegraph), Shane Todd

has built up a fantastic reputation as a ‘damn funny’

(All Gone Pop) stand-up comedian and actor. One

half of sketch act Harlem Gun Club, Shane’s character

creations Mike McGoldrick and MC Beezer have

become huge online sensations.

A festival favourite, Ruaidhrí Ward delivers compelling-

ly thoughtful observational stand-up on everything

from local politics to popular culture, while ‘one man

geek juggernaut from Monaghan,’ Lorcan McGrane,

recounts the endless embarrassments, disappoint-

ments and boredoms that befall him with painful hi-

larity.

Today’s show will last 75 minutes – that’s an extra 15

minutes of laughter FREE!

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Booka Brass Band + support from Tucan

The Black Box, Friday 2 January, 8pmTickets £10 | www.cqaf.com

It’ll be like a proper New Year’s party – with great

music and without the idiots (except us).

Booka Brass Band are a group of eight musicians that

span the length and breadth of Ireland, stretching

from Belfast all the way to Cork.

Formed in November 2012, since then they have

quickly gone from strength to strength on the live

music scene in Ireland. With regular shows in venues

all over Dublin including The Sugar Club, Whelan’s

and Twisted Pepper, alongside stomping sets to festi-

val crowds at Electric Picnic, Sea Sessions and Lon-

gitude, their unique offering and incredible live energy

has brought them an unusual level of success in their

first year together.

‘If you can only take in one new act this festival

season, make it Booka Brass Band’

– The Irish Independent

‘A range of high energy self-penned tunes com-

bined with quite incredible covers of Jason

Derulo’s Talk Dirty and Beyonce’s Crazy In

Love have those in attendance screaming for

more as they leave the stage. ‘

– In Dublin

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Shadows and LightThe Black Box, Saturday 3 January, 2pm

Tickets £7 | www.cqaf.com

If you were part of the audience for our Culture Night

event in St. Anne’s Cathedral, you will know what a

magical experience it was and what a stunning band

Shadows and Light are. So good, in fact, that we im-

mediately booked them for Out to Lunch.

Celebrating the amazing body of work of singer song-

writer Joni Mitchell, these beautiful songs are interpret-

ed by three lovers of her music, Maura Vambeck (vocals

and guitar), Dave Mulligan (guitars) and Paul Enright

(keyboard).

The band will play songs from the huge Joni repertoire,

some of the more well-known songs like Chelsea

Morning, Big Yellow Taxi, Both Sides Now along with

some of the lesser known numbers like Coyote and Help

Me.

‘Amazing. Our music highlight of the year so

far. Bring them back straight away!’

– Audience member, Culture Night Belfast

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Nine Below ZeroThe Black Box, Saturday 3 January, 9pm

Tickets £12/£10 | www.cqaf.com

To mark the re-release of their two critically ac-

claimed A&M studio albums from the 1980s, Nine

Below Zero have reformed their classic ‘Young Ones’

line-up for a special UK tour this winter.

One of Britain’s most respected R&B bands, tonight’s

show will feature the classic line-up of all four original

band members; Dennis Greaves (guitar/vocals), Mark

Feltham (harmonica), Mickey ‘Stix’ Burkey (drums)

and Brian Bethell (bass).

No frills, no gimmicks, just R&B as it’s meant to be

from the classic first three albums, Live At The

Marquee, Don’t Point Your Finger and Third Degree – all

of which have now been re-released by Universal.

Miss at your peril.

IN ASSOCIATION WITH QUEEN’S FILM THEATRE

The Possibilities Are Endless

The Black Box, Sunday 4 January, 2pmTickets £4 | www.cqaf.com

The celebrated lyricist, Edwyn Collins could only say

two phrases after waking up: Grace Maxwell and The

Possibilities Are Endless. This is the incredible story of

Collins, a songwriter who had the contents of his mind

effectively deleted after experiencing a stroke.

Placed inside Edwyn’s mind, we embark on a remark-

able journey from the brink of death back to lan-

guage, music, life and love. With the help of his wife

Grace, Edwyn submerges himself in a landscape of

memories, as he tries to unlock the story of his past.

More than a story of determination against all odds;

it is an intimate and life-affirming tale of rediscovery.

‘The purest cinematic love story you’ll see all

year.’ - Toronto Star

‘A hopeful, life-affirming and romantic look at

the life of one of Britain’s greatest songwriters.’

– Q

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‘A poetic testimony to

the power of loveand the

indomitability of the human

spirit.’– Mojo

F I L M E V E N T

Nowhere is HomeThe Black Box , Sunday 4 January, 4pm


Nowhere is Home sees recent BAFTA award-winner

Kieran Evans reunite with his friend Paul Kelly for the

first time since they co-directed the critically ac-

claimed film Finisterre ten years ago.

Shot over the final nights of Dexys celebrated residen-

cy at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London last

Spring, Nowhere is Home captures songs from those

theatrical shows with a striking visual style and a real

sensitivity to the performances onstage.

Interspersed throughout the film is an honest, reveal-

ing and touching interview with Kevin Rowland and

Jim Paterson that details the remarkable story of the

band. Nowhere is Home frames the motivation and

desire that oversaw the artistic triumph of the bands

recent album One Day I’m Going To Soar and the live

performances that subsequently developed from its

narrative.

If you caught the wonderful Dexys performance at

CQAF 2013, you will know the transcendent joy of

watching this band in full flight.

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Andrew Lawrence – Reasons to Kill YourselfThe Black Box, Sunday 4 January, 8pm


He’s been on BBC1’s Live at the Apollo and a regular

on Channel 4’s Stand-Up For The Week. He’s had three

series of his own show on BBC Radio 4. He’s a double

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee.

Yet none of that rubbish has brought him any joy.

Come and laugh in his stupid face at his disappoint-

ing life and some amusing thoughts he’s cobbled to-

gether about how awful the world is.

‘Thoroughly diseased, intoxicatingly

funny comedy’ –The Guardian

‘Nihilism made big, clever and funny’

–The List

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‘Stand-up’s leading exponent of misanthropy and misery’–The Independent

Niamh McGlincheyThe Black Box, Tuesday 6 January, 1pm


One of the rising stars of Irish Folk and Country,

Niamh McGinchey’s star has been very much on the

ascendant since we featured her in Out to Lunch in

2013.

Reared in a musical home, Niamh’s first instrument

was the Mandolin, from there she moved onto the Tin

Whistle and finally settling on the guitar.

With firm roots in the folk tradition, Niamh has ven-

tured into Country and Bluegrass and cites as her

major influences Cara Dillon, Mary Black, Kate Rusby,

Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, Kimmie Rhodes and

Willie Nelson.

With an ever busier live schedule and a growing fan

base across the island, the young woman from Gul-

laduff ’s reputation looks set to soar.

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The Dead – Special Screening and Meal

The Black Box, Tuesday 6 January, 7.30pmTickets £20 | www.cqaf.com

On the feast of the Epiphany, we invite you to join us

for a sumptuous screening of John Huston’s classic

adaption of the James Joyce masterpiece, complete

with a Joycean meal which will include Roast Goose,

Blancmange, Toasted Almonds and Sherry.

Anjelica Huston is top-billed as Gretta Conroy, the

niece by marriage of turn-of-century Irish spinsters

Kate Morkan (Helena Carroll) and Julia Morkan

(Cathleen Delany). At the home of these two curious

ladies, Gretta is prodded into remembering her long-

dead lover.

She tearfully reveals to her husband (Donal McCann)

that the deceased boy may well have died on her behalf.

The Dead is a subtle fable of a supposition about hu-

manity: that despite all our surface trappings of tradi-

tion, pleasant company, intellectualism, and comforts,

in reality all that is truly important is totally out of our

control. Our loves, our creative ability, and even life

itself, must finally pass.

During an interval in the film, food will be served to

the accompaniment of music from the film’s period.

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Cutting Off Kate BushThe Black Box, Wednesday 7 January, 1pm & 8pmAfternoon tickets (including lunch) £6.50 in advance/ £7 on the door. Evening tickets £9 | www.cqaf.com

Meet Cathy. 27, having a crisis and venting on

YouTube through the medium of Kate Bush. Oh yes.

It’s really happening. Who knows? Perhaps she’ll get

a million hits and become famous? Or not. Just thank

God no one is watching her. Yet…

After a successful, sell-out run at the Edinburgh

Fringe Festival 2014, Ardent Theatre present this one-

woman show about family, loss and the musical bril-

liance of Kate Bush, written and performed by Royal

Court young writer Lucy Benson-Brown.

‘Benson-Brown’s infectious versatility wins the

audience’s trust in joining her on this oddball

journey into Cathy’s dark, rabbit hole of

reality.’ –The Stage

‘Benson-Brown’s script and performance are

frantic, heartfelt and confident as she paints the

world of a lost 27 year old with fine detail.’

– Broadway Baby

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‘Benson-Brown wins you over with a physically unabashedperformance; A plucky poignant tribute.’–The Independent

Banjo ManThe Black Box, Thursday 8 January, 1pmTickets (including lunch) £6.50 in advance /

£7 on the door | www.cqaf.com

Quina Chapman’s father played the banjo on a 1990s

chart-hit. He passed away unexpectedly in 2009. This

is her tribute to him.

Banjo Man is a collection of stories and memories

about the late Roger Dinsdale, a musician who, in 1994,

had a one-hit-wonder playing the banjo on a popular

dance track. Join Quina as she shares memories of her

father and recounts tales she has collected from family

and friends about his unexpected world tour.

A moving show about dealing with loss and celebrat-

ing life, Banjo Man combines drama, poetry and orig-

inal live music.

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Jay Rayner – My Dining Hell

The Black Box, Thursday 8 January, 8pmTickets £8 | www.cqaf.com

Jay Rayner has been a restaurant critic for over a

decade and if there is one thing he’s learnt it is that

people like reviews of bad restaurants. No, scratch

that. They adore them, feast upon them like starving

vultures who have spotted fly-blown carrion out in the

bush.

In My Dining Hell, Jay examines our love affair with

lousy reviews, reads from accounts of some of the

most excruciating nights out he’s ever had, looks at

the worst reviews his own work has ever received, and

invites the audience to give his performance a review

in real time via Twitter. A hugely entertaining hour in

the company of the man recently voted the best food

and drink journalist in Britain.

Jay Rayner is an award winning journalist, writer and

broadcaster. He has been the Observer newspaper’s

restaurant critic for over 12 years, is the resident food

expert on The One Show, a regular judge on Masterchef

and chair of BBC Radio 4’s Kitchen Cabinet. He has a

lot of hair and a fine collection of flowery shirts.

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IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BLACK BOX

AND NI SCIENCE FESTIVAL

Robin Ince is (In and) Out of his Mind

The Black Box, Friday 9 January, 1pmTickets (including lunch) £6.50 in advance /


Robin Ince - Sony Gold Award winning comedian and

science enthusiast (Radio 4’s Infinite Monkey Cage

with Professor Brian Cox) - presents another in his line

of unhinged stand-up comic lectures.

After dabbling in Darwin and Feynman, and cleaning

out Schrodinger’s Cat, Robin now delves into his mind

and possibly your mind too.

From Freud and Jung to Laing and Milgram, from

rats after rewards to insanity cured by ink spots,

Robin looks at the last 100 years of psychiatry, psy-

chology and skewiff brain dabblings. Just how hard is

it being a self-conscious being on planet earth?

This event is part of the Friday Salons series, a blend

of big science and intimate conversations designed to

ignite your curiosity. Come along, he may cure you.

‘thoughtful, provocative and very funny.’

–The Times

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‘When someone writes a history of modern

comedy, they should makeroom for Robin Ince.’

–The Guardian

Martin Stephenson and the Daintees

The Black Box, Friday 9 January, 8pmTickets £12 | www.cqaf.com

Martin Stephenson has been one of the UK’s best-loved

musicians for over 30 years.

2013 album California Star saw him reunited with The

Daintees, the band he’s intermittently fronted through

a string of albums since his teens in the North East.

Always popular on the circuit, Stephenson’s must-see

live performances are an exuberant tour-de-force com-

bining heart-in-your-mouth intimacy with playful

humour and warm self-deprecation.

The Daintees’ critically acclaimed 1986 début Boat to

Bolivia showcased Stephenson’s songwriting, poetic ro-

manticism and spiritual depth. Never pandering to a

particular scene, his path was destined to be a lifelong

journey through the music he loved: folk, ragtime, jazz,

rockabilly, show tunes, punk-pop and country.

Martin will be reunited for this Out to Lunch special

with all of the original Daintees for possibly the show

of the festival.

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Hollie McNish and Abby Oliviera

The Black Box, Saturday 10 January, 2pmTickets £5 | www.cqaf.com

After an electrifying set at CQAF in May, the calls to

bring Hollie back were too numerous to ignore. Hollie

is a UK poet who straddles the boundaries between

the literary, poetic and pop scenes.

She has garnered titles like ‘chick of the week’ (MTV),

‘internet sensation’ (Best Daily), ‘really, really amazing’

(Davina McCall) and poet Benjamin Zephaniah

stated ‘I can’t take my ears off her.’

Her poem Embarrassed was tweeted to fans by

renowned singer Pink. Her album Versus was released

in October 2014, recorded at Abbey Road Studios,

London. She can do 50 keepy-uppys on her knees but

none on her feet.

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Booker T Jones+ DJ Support by Darren Smyth -

(Stange Victory)

The Black Box, Saturday 10 January, 8pmTickets £20 | www.cqaf.com

A king of modern soul and an integral part of music

history, Booker T Jones delivers bedrock grooves, stomp-

ing percussion and sultry organ work. Jones was a

seminal force in the shimmering soul scene of the

1960s and the visionary continues to wow audiences

with the same fierce magnetism.

On classic Stax hits like Green Onions, Hang ‘Em High,

Time Is Tight, and Melting Pot the Rock and Roll Hall

of Fame inductee and Grammy Lifetime Achievement

Award recipient pushed the music’s boundaries,

refined it to its essence and then injected it into the

nation’s bloodstream.

This incredible performance celebrates the titan’s

brand new album Sound the Alarm,marking his return

to Stax Records, the Memphis label that he helped put

on the map. The new sounds are both a bright re-

imagining and a clear reminder. Booker T Jones

remains a force of nature.

Such A NightA Last Waltz For Gerry

Oh Yeah Music Centre, Saturday 10 January, 8pmTickets £12 | www.cqaf.com

With: The Four Of Us, Matt McGinn, Anthony Toner,

Katie Richardson, Cara Cowan and many more.

On 9 May, 2009, some gifted local musicians per-

formed a version of the classic Last Waltz concert. At

the centre of it was Gerry Anderson, who had more

reason than most to be involved.

A former bassist with The Hawks, he took over the

Ronnie Hawkins role, singing Who Do You Love, with

gusto. The musicians loved him for it, hence this cele-

bratory get together - to remember a musician, a

broadcaster, a legend.

All proceeds from this event shall go to Foyle Hospice.

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Christine Bovill’s Piaf The Black Box, Sunday 11 January, 2pm


No glamour. No gimmicks. No pretence. Nothing but

a voice, singing of life’s triumphs and tragedies. Piaf

is a powerful musical homage to one of France’s most

endearing icons, celebrating some of her best known

songs, threaded with Piaf’s story, and Christine’s own

remarkable journey in the world of chanson.

An award-winning songwriter in her own right, Bovill

has toured throughout Europe with her self-penned

homage to the Little Sparrow, appearing on live tele-

vision and, most recently, on BBC Radio 4’s series

Soul Music.

During her sold out run at the Famous Speigeltent at

this year’s Edinburgh Festival, Bovill realised a life-

long dream when she shared the stage with Charles

Dumont, great friend of Piaf and, most famously, com-

poser of Non, Je ne Regrette Rien.

Piaf was awarded the Fringe laurels for Total Sell Out

Show 2011 and 2012. It received 5-Star reviews from

some of the most respected publications including The

Scotsman and The Herald.

‘Something that will stay with you for the rest of

your life’ - Sunday Times

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‘If you love music, and you want to experience something extraordinary, then run,fly, race to book yourticket immediately.’ - Edinburgh Festival Magazine

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ShlomoThe Black Box, Sunday 11 January, 8pm


Internationally acclaimed beatboxer and World Loop-

station Champion Shlomo creates an incredibly ener-

getic live show like nothing you have seen before: jaw

dropping, inspirational and totally absorbing.

A Guinness World Record holder, Shlomo gave up as-

trophysics to perform his amazing vocal pyrotechnics.

It was a good move. Since then he has won global

acclaim and worked with some of the biggest names

in music including Bjork, Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker,

Martha Wainwright, The Specials, and even comedians

the Mighty Boosh.

In the process he has consistently pushed the bound-

aries of beatboxing, bringing the art form to new and

unexpected audiences through such diverse collabo-

rations. Shlomo’s live performances bring beatboxing

to a new level, prepare to be amazed.

‘The kid’s good. Jaw-droppingly good.’

– The Guardian

‘He’s like a one-man Hollywood action film

soundtrack’. – The Times

‘Slick theatrics and soulful vocal gymnastics’

– Evening Standard

‘A fascinating contrastbetween his extraordinarywillowy, soft-edged charm

and his dangerously energised performance.’

– The Telegraph

Simon ArmitageThe Black Box, Tuesday 13 January, 1pmTickets (including lunch) £6.50 in advance /


When Simon Armitage burst onto the poetry scene in

1989 with his spectacular debut Zoom! it was clear he

would go on to reshape the landscape of contempo-

rary poetry.

Since then, he’s published ten collections of poems,

two best-selling non-fiction books and a new transla-

tion of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. He’s also

written several acclaimed plays including The Last

Days of Troy, which recently finished a successful run

at the Royal Exchange.

A broadcaster and presenter, he also writes extensively

for television and radio, is the author of two novels

and the best-selling memoir All Points North.

With the publication of his latest collection Paper Aero-

plane: Selected Poems 1989-2014, Armitage will read

from and talk about his engaging, darkly comic and

irreverent work. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear

one of the country’s best loved poets in a relaxed

lunchtime reading.

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Owen JonesThe Black Box, Tuesday 13 January, 8pm


In The Establishment, Owen Jones, author of the inter-

national bestseller Chavs, offers a biting critique of the

British Establishment and a passionate plea for

democracy.

Behind our democracy lurks a powerful but unac-

countable network of people who wield massive power

and reap huge profits in the process. Owen Jones sets

out on a journey into the heart of our Establishment,

from the lobbies of Westminster to the newsrooms,

boardrooms and trading rooms of Fleet Street and the

City.

Exposing the revolving doors that link these worlds,

and the vested interests that bind them together, Jones

shows how, in claiming to work on our behalf, the

people at the top are doing precisely the opposite. In

fact, they represent the biggest threat to our democ-

racy today.

Owen Jones was born in Sheffield and studied history

at Oxford. In 2013 he received the Young Writer of the

Year prize at the Political Book Award. He is a colum-

nist for The Guardian and a frequent broadcaster.

‘As with all the best polemics, a luminous anger

backlights his prose’. – Economist

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‘A bold attempt to rewind political orthodoxies;

to reintroduce class as a political variable ...

It weaves together complexquestions of class, culture

and identity with a lightness of touch.’

–The Independent

Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen

NovelThe Black Box, Wednesday 14 January, 1pm & 8pmAfternoon tickets (including lunch) £6.50 in advance/ £7 on the door. Evening tickets £9 | www.cqaf.com

Undoubtedly one of the most talked-about shows on

the UK comedy scene, Austentatious: An Improvised

Jane Austen Novel is a comedy play spun in the inim-

itable style of Jane Austen – and based entirely on au-

dience suggestions.

Be it ‘Mansfield Shark’, ‘Darcy & Hutch’ or ‘I know

what you did last season’, no two shows are ever the

same. A seasoned cast presents an eloquent, irrever-

ent, 100% improvised take on the works of Britain’s

best-loved novelist. Performed in period costume with

musical accompaniment.

After a sell-out debut tour in 2014, this critically ac-

claimed show returns for its second nationwide tour.

Book early!

‘One of the most enjoyable shows on the fringe.’

–The Guardian

‘Constant wit & verve’

–The Times

‘Supersmart and terrifically funny.’

– The Scotsman

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Special Consensus John Denver BluegrassThe Black Box, Thursday 15 January, 1pmTickets (including lunch) £6.50 in advance /

£7.00 on the door | www.cqaf.com

Special Consensus is the Grammy nominated acoustic

bluegrass band that was founded in 1975 by banjoist

Greg Cahill as a showcase for his urban traditionalist

take on bluegrass which encompasses elements of

Chicago blues, swing, newgrass, and country music.

The band’s latest is Country Boy: A Bluegrass Tribute

To John Denver. There is a natural affinity between

bluegrass and John Denver’s repertoire but this is the

first purely bluegrass tribute to the iconic singer/song-

writer who died in 1997.

Compass Records released the 17th band recording

Country Boy: A Bluegrass Tribute To John Denver in

March, 2014 to critical acclaim.

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‘This is bluegrass whichencompasses Chicago blues, swing,

new grass and county - as anexperience it is utterly timeless

and utterly irresistible.’ – Chicago Tribune

Sara Pascoe – Sara Pascoe Versus History

The Black Box, Thursday 15 January, 8pmTickets £10/£8 | www.cqaf.com

Sara Pascoe, star of Stand Up For the Week and Campus

(C4), Live at the Apollo, QI, Never Mind The Buzzcocks,

Mock The Week and Twenty Twelve (BBC) presents her

first ever UK tour show.

With a comedy brain that leaps from stimulating ar-

guments onto abstract confabulation with lumpy

doses of openness, honesty and earnestness, Sara

shares her romantic history, existential theory and

cultural insights.

The past contains wars, witches, Kim Jong-Il and

your ex. Your brain can recall being a child, while your

body remembers being a monkey. Everything that has

happened shapes who we are today…

‘An exhilarating, deeply satisfying show’

–The Times

‘Always clever and sometimesexquisite’

– Independent

‘Pascoe’s lively mind teases out big questions

with intelligence, silliness and self-deprecation’

– The Guardian

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IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE JOHN HEWITT SOCIETY

Martina DevlinThe Black Box, Friday 16 January, 1pm


The House Where It Happened is inspired by a true but

little-known story about the last conviction for witch-

craft in Ireland.

In 1711, in Islandmagee, Co. Antrim, eight women

from the Ulster-Scots community were accused of

being witches by a pretty young newcomer. A group

trial followed, causing a sensation.

What happened was Ireland’s version of the notorious

Salem epidemic. But why did a seemingly normal girl

claim she was bewitched? And why did a community

turn against eight respectable women? Could the

answer lie in the strange house where the supernatural

activity was said to have taken place?

Omagh born Martina Devlin has fictionalised a com-

pelling episode from history, transforming it into a

spine-chilling tale. The book has been released to

unanimous critical acclaim and a major film produc-

tion of the novel is pending.

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Young FathersThe Black Box, Friday 16 January, 9pm


Edinburgh hip hop three-pieceYoung Fathers – Alloys-

ious Massaquoi, Kayus Bankole and Graham ‘G’ Hast-

ings – pump out a mutant blend of hip hop, dub,

afrobeat and kitchen sink rap. Building a massive rep-

utation thanks to a couple of mixtapes Tape One and

Tape Two. The band then released Dead, signalling a

darker and bassier direction for the group, and

landing the Young Fathers the much-coveted 2014

Mercury Music prize.

It’s not hard to see why critics – including the Mercury

judges – are tripping over themselves to crown Dead as

one of the great debut long players; As jagged and

dark as it might appear, there’s a real celebratory feel

to the album and that’s down to some fantastic influ-

ences.

All three are excellent MCs, but Massaquoi, Bankole

and Hastings are also blindingly good singers and

harmonisers, and once you throw in reggae, bare-

bones electronic beats which recall early synth music,

the hip-hop scene of Nigeria and the scattergun sound

of new wave South African shangaan then what you

have is a group that knows these might be bad times

but they’re going to party right through it.

‘Like Massive Attack 25 years ago, YoungFathers have quietly constructed a strange

and intoxicating musical universe that feels

entirely their own’ –The Guardian

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IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN DROICHEAD

The Sea Road SessionsThe Black Box, Saturday 17 January, 2pm


The Sea Road designates the maritime route historically

linking Sweden, Scotland and Ireland, the home coun-

tries of a brand new six-piece line-up comprising

singer/guitarist Kris Drever, accordionist Alan Kelly,

guitarist Ian Carr, banjo ace Éamonn Coyne, flautist/

singer Steph Geremia and bassist Staffan Lindors.

Having frequently crossed paths in other projects,

they now pool their formidable talents and diverse

repertoires for this mouth-watering ensemble show.

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‘With musicianshipthis good, 2015 willsurely be theirs.’

–The Scotsman

Mr ScruffThe Black Box, Saturday 17 January, 8pm


Critically acclaimed as one of the most creative and

eclectic DJs of our generation,Mr Scruff has been con-

cocting his strange aural brews since the mid 90s.

Born Andy Carthy, this Manchester-hailing artist is

known for his marathon live sets and off-the-wall

sounds that have inspired countless other DJs; setting

them free to carve out their own colourful niches.

Making his Black Box debut, Mr. Scruff will be at the

controls for the whole night, serving up a melting pot

of jazz, soul, funk, disco, deep house, reggae, afrobeat,

latin, elctrofunk and plenty of bass-heavy goodies

that don’t fit into any category....and no lumps of fat

or gristle!

Expect sound, a lovely mixed crowd & great atmos-

phere. Mr Scruff’s 5th album Friendly Bacteria is out

now on Ninja Tune records.

‘This is a sizzling and accomplished jaunt

through the mind and talents of a British

institution.’ – Clash Music

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IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REAL MUSIC CLUB

Lucy KaplanskyThe Black Box, Sunday 18 January, 2pm


Lucy Kaplansky has a voice you won’t forget. Clear,

pure, and full of tender feeling, it cuts through the

noise of the world and pierces you in the heart. The

good news is, she’s bringing that voice to Out to

Lunch for a night of carefully chosen covers and inci-

sive originals. She’s ‘a truly gifted performer,’ according

to the New Yorker, ‘with a bag of enchanting songs’.

Lucy got her start as a singer/songwriter at a young

age, floating around Chicago and then Greenwich

Village and brushing elbows with friends like Shawn

Colvin, Suzanne Vega, John Gorka and Bill Morrissey.

Her voice was made for a good folk tune, just like her

lyrics - soft, strong and delicate.

Her show this afternoon promises a rich mix of folk, roots

rock, and country, all delivered with great warmth,

humour, and intelligence, in that unforgettable voice.

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‘Her songs are about living, breathing people. They’re about lifeitself, in all its awkward, emotional, and difficult glory. There’s poetry

in there, but not at the cost of the stories themselves.’

– No Depression

Viv AlbertineGreen Room, Black Box, Sunday 18 January, 3pm


In 1970, Viv Albertine knew she wanted to be in a band,

but had never seen a woman play electric guitar. Seven

years later, she was the guitarist in the hugely influ-

ential all-female punk band, the Slits. This is the story

of how, through sheer will, talent and fearlessness, she

forced herself on to a male-dominated music scene

and became part of a movement that changed music.

Everything is here, unvarnished and unwashed: art

school, squatting, hanging out in Sex with Vivienne

Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, spending a day

chained to Sid Vicious, on tour with The Clash, and

being part of a brilliant, pioneering group of women

making musical history. The result is a raw, thrilling

story of life on the frontiers, and a candid account of

what happened post-punk, taking in a career in film,

IVF, illness, divorce – and making music again,

twenty-five years later.

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IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIREWORKS & MASH

Tony Law – Enter The Tone Zone

The Black Box, Sunday 18 January 8pmTickets £10 | www.cqaf.com

Dive into the zone of Tone for a brand new show of

life-affirming, life-changing comedy from the multi

award-winning nonsense-maker.

As seen on Have I Got News For You, Never Mind The

Buzzcocks, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, The Alternative Comedy

Experience, Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe and more. Fol-

lowing a sell-out tour and mammoth West End run in

2013, Mr Tony Law is striding back out on tour this

Autumn with a brand new show.

Tony is an Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2012,

Chortle Best Live Show Award winner 2013, Chortle

Best Club Comic Award winner 2013 and Chortle

Best Breakthrough Act Award winner 2012.

‘Chaos has rarely been so finely conducted and this

much fun’ – The Times

‘A whole heap of ludicrous fun… One of the finest

and funniest comics around.’ – Time Out

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‘Takes stand-up to a dangerously funny

new level’–The Guardian

Opera for LunchDrama, Desire and Death

The Black Box, Tuesday 20 January, 1pmTickets (including lunch) £6.50 in advance /


Opera, more than any other artform, is associated

with the extremes of passion and emotion, with violent

deaths, tragic love and evil scheming common themes.

As Northern Ireland Opera prepares for its new pro-

duction of Salome – Richard Strauss’ infamous tale

of lust and murder - we welcome to the Black Box

three of Northern Ireland’s finest young singers to

take us on a tour of opera’s great femmes fatales.

Sopranos Andrea Delaney and Maria McGrann, and

Mezzo-Soprano Helen Aiken will perform arias by

composers including Puccini, Mozart and Tchaikovsky

in this mesmerizing concert.

Wonderful music and high drama – the perfect ingre-

dients for lunchtime opera!

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King CreosoteThe Black Box, Tuesday 20 January, 8pm


Mercury-nominated folk/pop bard Kenny Anderson

has crafted more than 40 albums and collaborated

with some of the world’s best musicians including as

a founder member of the Scots/Canadian supergroup

The Burns Unit.

King Creosote comes to Out to Lunch on the back of a

major UK tour to coincide with the release of his crit-

ically acclaimed album, From Scotland With Love

which he created as an audio-accompaniment to a

poetic documentary film of the same name, released

for the Commonwealth Games last summer.

Kenny Anderson from King Creosote will be bringing

his band to Belfast to play songs from the recent

FSWL album alongside many other gems from his

rich back catalogue.

‘Peculiarly beautiful and affecting’ – Q

‘an image-rich rumination on Scotland past

and present’ – Mojo

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‘From Scotland WithLove successfully and

movingly unites past andpresent, old and new,

sight and sound. Another diamond’

– Uncut

John Shuttleworth – A Wee Ken To Remember

The Black Box, Wednesday 21 January, 1pm & 8pmAfternoon tickets (including lunch) £6.50 in advance /£7 on the door. Evening tickets £10 | www.cqaf.com

As heard recently on BBC Radio 4’s “John Shuttle-

worth’s Lounge Music”

Versatile singer/organist, John Shuttleworth, wants to

share fond memories of his favourite past weekends.

However, a typo on the poster means John is obliged

to spend the evening paying homage to his next-door

neighbour and sole agent - the diminutive Ken Wor-

thington. He’ll probably end up doing both!

In this brand new show, Shuttleworth (“Sheffield’s fun-

niest man” The Times) will perform classic tunes such

as Two Margarines and I Cant Go Back To Savoury Now

as well as new ditties like Bitter Sweet Memories and

Relatives In Rotherham.

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Ellie Taylor – ElliementaryThe Black Box, Thursday 22 January, 1pmTickets (including lunch) £6.50 in advance /


The star of ITV2’s Fake Reaction, Channel 4’s 8 Out

Of 10 Cats and Host of BBC3’s Snog Marry Avoid,

takes her critically acclaimed fringe show Elliementary

on the road for her debut UK tour. Join Ellie as she

takes on such hard hitting issues as love, life… and

Matalan.

‘A smart, self-mocking and very amusing debut.’

–The Scotsman

‘Charismatic, personable and bright.’

– Chortle

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‘Snappy, relatable anddownright funny.’

– Broadway Baby

IN ASSOCIATION WITH FIREWORKS & MASH

Tom Stade – Decisions Decisions

The Black Box, Thursday 22 January, 8pmTickets £10 | www.cqaf.com

The free-thinking philosopher returns to ponder time-

less questions and reflect upon life’s choices and deci-

sions. He’s recently stormed BBC One’s Live at the

Apollo and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow as

well as Ch4’s Comedy Gala, performing to his largest

live audience yet at London’s O2 Arena.

Direct from sell-out performances at the Melbourne

and Edinburgh Comedy Festivals, catch this exuber-

ant and spellbinding talent as he continues his assault

on the global comedy scene. Incisive, comedy with

the usual sprinkling of Stade magic and expertly-

crafted mayhem. A true master of his craft.

‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Comedian. Absolutely boxfresh.

Nothing is staid about Stade…Hot favourite.’

– Evening Standard.

‘Part Jesus, part Charlie Manson.’

– Herald

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Arco String QuartetThe Black Box, Friday 23 January, 1pm


With stunning arrangements and an eclectic mix of

styles, Arco String Quartet brings high class presenta-

tion and a unique charisma to the string quartet

genre.

All four members are graduates of major music con-

servatories in England and Ireland, and have per-

formed all over the world, as far afield as China, USA

and South Africa.

Members have worked with many orchestras includ-

ing The Ulster Orchestra, The RTE National Sym-

phony Orchestra, The RTE Concert Orchestra,

Camerata Ireland, The Halle Orchestra, English Na-

tional Opera, Scottish Opera, Northern Ballet and

Manchester Camerata.

Arco String Quartet’s versatile sound and friendly atti-

tude has made them a favourite with stars of both the

pop and classical world, and have performed in

concert, on tour and on television alongside artists

such as Pavarotti, Russell Watson, Bob Geldof, Rod

Stewart and The Divine Comedy.

Comprising members of the Ulster Orchestra, Arco

String Quartet offer a level of performance, presenta-

tion and service that is second to none.

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LIVE AND DIRECT FROM KINGSTON, JAMAICA

Ranking Joe meets Explosion Soundsystem

plus Screening of the movie I am the Gorgon: Bunny Striker Lee

and the Roots of Reggae

The Black Box, Friday 23 January, 8pm (Movie), 9.30 – 1am (Music)


Following his Coxsone produced first single Gun Court

in 1975, Ranking Joe worked with producers such as

Bunny Lee and Derrick Howard to develop his trade-

mark vocal style that showcased his talent for reeling

off speedy tongue twisters.

In the late ‘70s, Joe recorded hits for other artists in

addition to issuing his own albums (Weakheart Fade

Away, Dub It in a Dance). A move to New York saw Joe

produce recordings for other reggae artists, including

Frankie Paul, Black Uhuru, Dennis Brown, King Tubby,

Shinehead, and Papa San.

The new Millennium saw Ranking Joe resume his own

recording career once more with further solo releases

as Fast Forward and 3 the Roots Way. Ranking Joe’s in-

fluence can be detected in such modern-day reggae

artists as Beenie Man, Pan Head, and Papa San, among

many others.

Hailing from Belfast, Explosion Soundsystem play only

the best of classic and upfront Roots, Reggae and

Dub whilst honoring the original Jamaican soundsys-

tem culture with their custom built rig.

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I am the Gorgontraces the rise ofJamaican music fromthe ghettos of Kingstonto the furthest reachesof the globe and one ofits great champions,legendary producerBunny ‘Striker’ Lee.

Bunny Lee rose fromthe poorest suburbs ofKingston to becomingreggae’s mostsuccessful producer inthe 1970s. He was aprime agent forspreading reggaemusic internationallyand in the careers ofmany of its great starsfrom Derrick Morganto Johnny Clarke andKing Tubby.

IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REAL MUSIC CLUB

Oh SusannaThe Black Box, Saturday 24 January, 2pm


Born in Massachusetts and raised in Vancouver, Suzie

Ungerleider began performing as Oh Susanna in the

mid-1990s, crafting a persona that matched the time-

less qualities of her music, sounds that drew from the

deep well of early 20th Century folk, country and

blues, yet rooted in her finely-honed storytelling skills.

This Canadian songstress has a voice that can pierce

a heart of stone. Her superbly crafted songs often tell

stories of troubled souls who rebel against their cir-

cumstances to attain a quiet dignity. These are tales

of longing and love, of small town joys and pains, of

our simple feelings and strong passions. These are

tales that look into our beautifully flawed human

hearts.

‘Not to take away from neo-hayseed Gillian

Welch, but Canadian singer Oh Susanna is on

the frontlines of the real alt-country revolution.’

– L.A. Weekly

‘A solo performance by Oh Susanna is a

singularly spine-tingling event.’

–The Georgia Straight

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‘Oh Susanna has that rare abilityto recapture American mythologythat places her in the rich traditionof Leadbelly, Johnny Cash and

Bruce Springsteen.’– Drop D

The Hank Wangford FourThe Black Box, Saturday 24 January, 8pm


If Daniel O’Donnell is the brightly scrubbed face of

British country music then Hank Wangford is its guilty

conscience, its dark and troubled grubby soul. Hank

has picked at the miserable underbelly of country

music for thirty years, inspiring others like Billy Bragg,

The The, The Alabama 3 and other alt country musi-

cians.

Expect harmonies, steel guitar wizardry, tears and

laughter with stories of tragedy, love and broken

hearts in obscure honky tonk classics and originals

from Hank and co.

The singer, travel writer, doctor and president of the

Nude Mountaineering Society has spread the word

with his two ground breaking television series, Big Big

Country and The A to Z of C&W and his books Lost

Cowboys and Hank Wangford Vol 3 The Middle Years.

With Martin Belmont (Graham Parker, Nick Lowe)

and BJ Cole (Elton John, Graham Coxon, The Verve

etc.) in the band you get three legends for the price of

one!

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‘If you want originality, somethingthat still has the bite and twangthat drained out of so muchcountry, the sharp cutting wit and the rawness of hard country,then there is only one man to see.His name is Hank Wangford.’– New York Times

Patrick McCabe and Colum Sands

Songs and Novels from aTwo Storey BungalowThe Black Box, Sunday 25 January, 2pm


Known for his often dark and violent novels set in con-

temporary, small-town Ireland, Patrick McCabe is a

unique voice in Irish literature, twice shortlisted for the

Booker Prize. Colum Sands is an acclaimed songwriter

and storyteller from Rostrevor, Co Down.

In this unique presentation, McCabe and Sands weave

novels and songs from the small towns and town-

lands that populate the genes of every city dweller.

Patrick Mc Cabe’s books have been adapted to the big

screen in films like Breakfast on Pluto and The Butcher

Boy while Sands songs have inspired television docu-

mentaries and cover versions in many languages.

Their world premiere was in a Castleblayney Tea

Room last year, their first visit to Belfast promises a

continuing journey that could end up anywhere!

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MZA & CHILL PRODUCTIONS PRESENT

Craig Hill – Give Him an Inch…

Plus support from Micky Bartlett

The Black Box, Sunday 25 January, 8pmTickets £10/£8 | www.cqaf.com

Strap yourself in for a Craig Hill thrill! Hot on the

heels of last year’s hysterically funny, sold out national

tour, don’t miss the chance to see Scotland’s favourite

kilted treasure - live and unleashed.

The Scotsman called Craig “PRICELESS!” and we

absolutely agree! Book early for this deliciously

wicked and gloriously camp evening of no-holds-

barred comedy and pure, unadulterated fun.

‘Absolutely hilarious!…

A laugh-out-loud performance from beginning

to end… Irresistible!’ – List

‘Class. Risque, rib-tickling and absolutely

screaming from the rafters… Hill actually has to

wait until the audience stop laughing before he

can start again. It’s absolutely hilarious’

– Evening News

‘Riotously funny!’ – Independent

‘Wickedly subversive… Funny, charming and

charismatic’ – Metro

‘Funny as hell’ – Scotland On Sunday

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