Introduction

Welcome to ‘Home to Emerging Stars’ … Our live music events have been described by our guests as an exciting and vibrant atmosphere and great for value for money. The only people invited are people I’ve met, it means you are in a very safe, as such the very best Drawingroom experience for you, your family and friends! “It’s intense and uniquely special. Ask anyone who has performed or attended.” –
Richard Elkington

Key Information

Live music is held Fridays and Saturdays night each week, in door and out, subject to the weather. Invitations are sent via email with a unique secret link to Eventbrite.

Securing your place costs just £8, so make sure you are on the guest list. Once here, eat, drink and enjoy the evening. We will do what I can to keep you dry and warm, but please…do dress for the occasion!
Turn up from 7pm, music starts from approx. 8 PM.
You can pay your tab with plastic, but PLEASE BRING CASH for the artists and please remember…
With so few places for musicians to perform and earn, please be kind, be generous…a minimum of £10 per guest or more… The general accepted amount is £15-20 per guest in the bowl before you leave.

We are licensed, with 45+gins, some great wines, local Ales, draft Estrella and Shindigger (Manchester) to choose from as well as home cooked World foods, vegan vegetarian and occasionally fish.

If this sounds like your thing, drop an email to richard@the-drawingroom.co.uk explaining who you are, how you found us and what events you may be interested in or some further information about what we do here at The Drawingroom. This will ensure that you won’t miss anything and also gives us a chance to get to know you!

… and remember, if you’ve not been here before, you will need to be on the mailing list to get the secret ticket links…so, please don’t hesitate to call and ask any questions 07973664551 or email me Richard@the-drawingroom.co.uk 

Mailing List

If you’d like to know who is coming and get secret ticket links, you’ll need to be on the invite list.
If we’ve not met, please call me 07973 664 551 (Richard) and if we have, mail me:
richard@the-drawingroom.co.uk, mention your name and where we met along with your phone number please.

Upcoming Gigs

NOVEMBER

Saturday, 9th      Dom Pipkin 

Piano virtuoso Dom Pipkin is one of Europe’s top exponents of New Orleans rhythm and blues. Pipkin breathes new life into the classic funk sounds of The Meters, Dr John, Fats Domino and Professor Longhair, with these influences emerging in his own irresistible songwriting. His classical and sometimes rhapsodic influences are married with a tough approach to the blues and driving left hand rhythms. Pipkin’s band, Dom and the Ikos, takes the New Orleans influence and fleshes it out with drums, harmonies and wailing sax and has been resident at Ronnie Scott’s London and around the RnB club scene where its reputation as a top level live act is second to none. Pipkin delivers the most authentic and compelling take on this highly infectious and life affirming blend of blues, gospel, street and jazz that is uniquely New Orleans, with a stellar list of international festivals and radio and TV appearances and fans ranging from Jonathan Ross, Hugh Laurie, David Arnold, and Jamie Cullum.

Pipkin travels the world as the keyboard player with trip-hop pioneers Morcheeba, he was Musical Director for Paloma Faith, and has played for Paul Weller, Laura Mvula, Ray Davies, Pee Wee Ellis and John Newman to name a few, but has always kept a close connection to his second home, New Orleans. A regular visitor to the Crescent City for 15 years, he has performed at the Jazz and Heritage Festival, at the world famous New Orleans “Piano Night”, and alongside its musical legends Allen Toussaint, Lilian Boutte, Jon Cleary, Ellis Marsalis and Marcia Ball. He has supported Dr John, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and the Blind Boys of Alabama, and performed for film director Stanley Kubrik.  

His piano skills have taken him all over America and Europe, New York City and San Francisco, to Barcelona, Stockholm and Rome. Pipkin headlined the UK Boogie Woogie festival in 2019 and is headlining the Steinway Piano Festival in London in 2020.  

Have a listen Here

Friday, 15th          Night Flight 

Somewhere between Pink Floyd and Cold Play, Night Flight have captured the attention of Elton John who plays them regularly on his own radio show. Brought to my attention by Harry Phillips, himself a vet of The Drawingroom and now a member of the band. Night Flight, led by Sam Holmes, have supported The National, Paul Simon and James Taylor. They have a huge following here in Chesham, so book the moment tickets are released. 

Wednesday, 20th            Comedy Night . . . 

Friday, 22nd         Heidi Browne

Growing up in a house full of instruments, songwriting and performing was something that came naturally to Heidi. Her sound is an evocative mix of jazz, blues, soul and folk appealing to listening ears of all ages.  She learnt violin and flute in school, and loved writing and illustrating stories.  It wasn’t long before she took to guitar and piano to put her lyrics to music and the full creative scope of making an album including the artwork and video brought all her passions together.

A true independent artist with a hereditary aversion to commercialism, Heidi has self-released five studio albums which have radio had play on BBC and internationally and taken her on her travels across Europe and beyond.  Her catchy hook lines have seen her commissioned to compose and write for adverts, most recently a famous crisp brand. At Hermon Arts she is joined by her father, ex Kate Bush band, Colin Browne on keyboard and guitar and she looks forward to performing and intimate and magical show comprising her well known songs as well as some yet-to-be released numbers.

Have a listen HERE

Saturday, 23rd      The Barnstormers

“Blues as it was intended”

The Barnstormers, you will have heard great things about them! It’s fascinating to see how they emerged during the lockdown and managed to captivate audiences with their blues music, staying true to its original essence.

The success of their first Saturday gig speaks volumes about their ability to create an electrifying atmosphere. It’s impressive how they’ve managed to bring together a group of musicians who consistently fill the yard with their exciting sounds and infectious vibes. Their popularity has soared, and now they’re even available for private functions!

If you’re interested in booking the Barnstormers for a , it seems they’ve become quite sought after. I hear they can be booked for private events starting from £700-£1000. That’s quite a testament to their talent and the demand they’ve generated…if interested, talk to me.

Saturday, 30th      Cabaret Music and Magic – Opera and Jazz

Enjoy fantastic food, great cocktails and wine, a wonderfully warm welcome, and live music experience like no other, in this intimate and unique venue.

TICKETS £10 each Plus bring cash for the artists (£10 minimum)

Hear from:

Bohdan Reshetilov – award winning Ukrainian pianist and composer.

The Oberon’s

Marc Oberon

Emily Yarrow

Olha Terletaka

Bohdan Reshetilov

Olha Terletaka (Soprano) – professional singer from Odesa, and a laureate of international vocal competitions.

Emily Yarrow – classically trained soprano renowned for her versatility and captivating performances across opera, musical theatre and classical

Plus step into a world of magic, mystery and pure astonishment with
Marc Oberon, England’s most awarded winning magicians.. performing with his double act, Emily Yarrow which provides a theatrical experience like no other!

DECEMBER 

Saturday, 14th         Night Flight (this event is SOLD OUT currently but if the weather permits, I will move it outside and issue more tickets) 

Somewhere between Pink Floyd and Cold Play, Night Flight have captured the attention of Elton John who plays them regularly on his own radio show.

Brought to my attention by Harry Phillips, himself a vet of The Drawingroom and now a member of the band. Night Flight, led by Sam Holmes, have supported The National, Paul Simon and James Taylor. They have a huge following here in Chesham, so book the moment tickets are released. 

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Saturday, 21st   
Christmas Party with ClaraTee, Ruby Leigh & Archie XN Trick

These three musicians are local, they represent the past present and future of this place. Many of you will know of Ruby and Clara, new to the mix is multi-instrumentalist Archie XN TricK on Sax, Guitar and Flute…incorporating loop station and beatbox. This will be a blast, and a perfect gig before Christmas.

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Tickets

Tuesday, 30st      New Year’s Eve Party – TICKETS

As this will be the last event for at least a month or so I would love you to join me for New Year’s Eve.I’ve had a re-think as to how to make this work.

What’s on offer?
*Bring ‘a’ bottle (Corkage on arrival £10 in cash)
*Bring food, Christmas leftovers to share*Mulled wine as a landing drink
* Fizz at midnight (included)
*FireworksFood too (included)
Cocktails (extra)

Also…*

Write down all of your troubles and ‘wish list’ of all you choose to give to the Universe to sort out... and we’ll burn it in the chimenea and send it off.

I realise money is tight for many. I don’t wish to exclude anyone who is on the mailing list, but it needs to work to pay the staff and overheads, so I’m asking you to pay what you can afford. Ideally, if this were somewhere between £40 and £80…and please bear in mind what you are likely to consume…and pay accordingly. Cash in a sealed envelope on arrival please.
Those that know me I operated this place on trust, so I’m trusting you to make this work.

Just 45 places available

1st come 1st served

If you dont turn up (as a few did not last year-now no longer on the invite list) you will still be expected to pay/make a contribution…thank you.If you are a designated driver, we will come to an arrangement; please write to me.

JANUARY

CLOSED 

FEBRUARY

TBC . . . 

MARCH 

Saturday, 15th       Polly Palusma 

Polly Paulusma released her debut ‘Scissors In My Pocket’ on Björk’s label One Little Independent to critical acclaim in 2004, supporting Bob Dylan and Coldplay as the album’s reputation grew.

She subsequently released four studio albums and four sister-albums, scored a film soundtrack, founded a record label (Wild Sound) which has supported the work of nine other indie-folk artists, and produced records by other artists such as Harry Harris, Stylusboy and Mortal Tides. She has completed a literature/musicology PhD on Angela Carter’s folk singing (published by Bloomsbury) which her fourth album ‘Invisible Music: folk songs that influenced Angela Carter’ renders in musical terms.

Her fifth album ‘The Pivot On Which The World Turns’ (2022) and its sister-album (2023) began developing a new style that incorporated spoken-word and song as one unit, leading to her extraordinary sixth studio album ‘Wildfires’, produced by the legendary Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Laura Marling, Ray Lamontagne), which brings this work to fruition. ‘Wildfires’ is released spring 2025. 

Between writing, recording and touring Paulusma teaches songwriting and poetry for Cambridge University and songwriting for the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, where she is Associate Professor of Song and Literature.