The Untold Orchestra present – Disney
Adult – £15
Under 16 – £10
Suitable for all ages. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult (18+)
General admission – seated
To celebrate their 60th anniversary the Isle of Man Arts Council presents The Untold Orchestra at Peel Centenary Centre.
The Manchester-based collaborative ensemble, The Untold Orchestra will showcase ‘Disney: An Orchestral Rendition’ to Peel. In this truly magical event, prepare to be whisked away to enchanted lands as music from your favourite films fills the air. Highlights include music from Disney’s The Lion King, Aladdin, Frozen, Encanto and more!
Comprising some of the UK’s finest classical, pop and jazz musicians, the Untold Orchestra will be joined on stage by talented singers.
Acoustic Delight
Acoustic Delight returns for 2025 with four fantastic acts.
Songwriters Hannah Rebekah (from Seattle, USA) and John Lightfield will be performing their own accomplished songs, while acoustic blues and ragtime guitarist John Gregory will demonstrate his fingerpicking skills. Mike Wade and Ian Allen, formerly of legendary Manx band The Ballaghs, will be appearing on the Acoustic Delight stage for the first time after recently performing gigs together in the UK.
The show takes place in the Atholl Room at the Peel Centenary Centre on Saturday, March 15. Doors open at 7pm, the show starts at 7.30pm and tickets are just £5 from etickets.im/bjm
Acoustic Delight is organised by Blue John Media and Power On Music – with sound by DreadMann – and sponsored by D6 Strings.
Historical Murders – An evening with Dr Paul Stickler
Dr Paul Stickler is a former UK police chief superintendent who was a senior investigating officer in many murder investigations. He is a graduate of the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in history and social sciences, a master’s degree in criminology and a PhD in law. His thesis examined the legal basis of murder investigations in the inter-war period.
For the past 10 years, Paul has been engaged on cruise ships worldwide as a guest speaker and has delivered over 600 talks on a series of historical murders. He acts as an advisor to television and radio networks on matters of true historical crime. He is the author of two books, At Mrs Ridgley’s Corner (2018) and The Long Silence (2021). He has made television and radio appearances to talk about individual historical murders.
His experience in murder investigations coupled with his passion for history make his presentations absorbing, challenging, entertaining and informative. Join Paul at the Centenary Centre for an evening where he will discuss two historical murder cases which he has researched in incredible detail, and provides an indepth insight through the use of photographic and documentary evidence contemporary to the cases in question. This is an evening not to be missed.
Tickets available now – £10.
Doors open at 7pm. The evening starts at 7.30pm.
Jesse Janes
“Sunday 6 April 25 @ 7:30PM (door open 7:00PM)
The Jesse Janes come to the Isle of Man
Americana quartet the Jesse Janes are bringing their previously sold out live show celebrating the soundtrack from the 2000 movie ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou? and other iconic Bluegrass and Blues classics to the Isle of Man for the first time.
Expect to hear classic tunes made famous by the likes of Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, EmmyLou Harris, Alison Kraus, Elvis, The Stanley Brothers, Roy Orbison, Jimmy Rodgers and Gillian Welch to name a few.
The Jesse Janes are an Americana quartet made up of Irish sisters Kate and Mary Rose plus Liverpool lads Tom and Ben. They have been enchanting audiences in Ireland and the North West of England for over 10 years with their unique and joyful interpretations of Americana classics, alongside some of their own original songs.
Opening for the Jesse Janes will be well-known Isle of Man country blues guitarist John Gregory, AKA Blue John.
John specialises in fingerpicking blues from the 1920s onwards, naming Mississippi John Hurt and Big Bill Broonzy as two of his biggest inspirations.
John has toured the British Isles, opening for top US acoustic blues musicians Ari Eisinger, Toby Walker and the Erin Harpe Country Blues Duo and did several headline dates of his own in the UK in 2024.
He has also played at events at The Bitter End in New York and in Austin, Texas as well as travelling to Chicago to play Big Bill Broonzy’s guitar in 2018.
Tickets are priced at £10 & are available from https://www.etickets.im/bjm/
