MAY’S MUSIC TRAIN
20th May 2009
20th May 2009
How it works
The music train uses one of the regular hourly services on the Mid-Cheshire line. It is arranged by the Mid-Cheshire Community Rail Partnership. The band plays on the train from Manchester Piccadilly - we take over a carriage. At Plumley everyone alights to visit The Golden Pheasant for drinks and good food - and there is a further session from the band.
Plumley Station is accessible. The walk to the pub is 150m. The footway alongside the road from the station to the pub is narrow and not continuous, with poor visibility over the railway bridge. The pub is fully accessible.
There is no charge for the event - just the price of your ordinary train ticket. Your 'admission' is the train fare. Other than drinks and food, there is nothing else to pay. On the return journey there will be a collection on the train for the musicians.
The Music
Smokey Terrain play old time country music in a lively style with a bluegrass skiffle influence. Kayne and Patrick pay tribute to some very well known and respected country artists and their songs. Their music is easy on the ear and ideally suits acoustic environments with an assortment of classic country instruments.
Kayne plays acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, banjo and the ukulele. Kayne has a unique singing voice with strong influences of Johnny Cash and appears to know and play most of Johnny Cash's songs to a high standard. An excellent solo musician he currently plays with the Cajun Specials, The Bobcats and the Lion Hearts.
Patrick is a lively musician and has been known to stomp around the stage and getting in many different positions with his washboard and has a distinctive skiffle style in his music. He also plays with The Cajun Specials, The Bobcats, Dr Bob and the Wild Boys, Snaky Terrain, The Lion Hearts and is well know on the local music scene taking part in many sessions, folk clubs and country music sessions. Patrick plays guitar, mandolin, washboard, harmonica and has been known to experiment with the banjo.
The Pub
The Golden Pheasant is a traditional pub in the heart of rural Cheshire serving fresh, quality food and well-kept J W Lees's real ales. It is close to the station (it was originally the Railway Inn) and has recently been refurbished by new management.
It is a popular dining venue with an attractive beamed interior. It serves traditional bar food alongside some great homemade dishes at lunchtime and in the evenings on weekdays and all day at weekends. The normal menu is extensive and runs alongside a fantastic selection of regularly changing blackboard specials (which use the best of seasonal local produce) to choose from. For the Music Train there is a special selection of dishes as well - The Music Train Menu.
Train Times and Tickets
Train times from Manchester to Plumley: Manchester Piccadilly 18:17, Stockport 18:30, Navigation Road 18:44, Altrincham 18:46, Hale 18:49, Ashley* 18:52, Mobberley* 18:55, Knutsford 18:59, Plumley 19:03 (*request stop)
Return train times from Plumley to Manchester: Plumley 21:43, Knutsford 21:49, Mobberley* 21:53, Ashley* 21:56, Hale 21:59, Altrincham 22:04, Navigation Road 22:06, Stockport 22:21, Manchester Piccadilly 22:35 (*request stop)
Tickets and fares: Buy your ticket from Manchester, Stockport and Altrincham at the station. At other stations just board the train and buy your ticket from the conductor with cash or card. Example fares are;
Manchester Cheap Day Return £7.90, Railcard £5.20
Northern Duo (two people travelling together) £5.90 each,
Stockport Cheap Evening Return £3.95
Altrincham Cheap Evening Return £2.50
Hale Cheap Evening Return £2.30
The Mid Cheshire Railway Line is operated by Northern Rail and provides rail links to the national rail network at Manchester, Chester and Stockport and with the Metrolink Tram network at Altrincham.
More Music Trains
31 May 2009 - Mid Cheshire Line Festival - daytime music on the trains, at Delamere Forest and at the Golden Pheasant, Plumley - with Full House, Halfe Pannikin, Nelson Peach, Saxafaction and more
17 June 2009 - Chester-Plumley - with Root Chords
1 July 2009 - Altrincham-Chester - to Alexander's Wine Bar
8 July 2009 - Chester-Plumley - with Gus Glynn and friends
(Chester Summer Music Festival fringe event)
22 July 2009 - Manchester-Plumley
19 August 2009 - Chester-Plumley - with Accoustak
23 September 2009 - Chester-Plumley
Contact
Click here to contact Michael Ross, the Music Trains Organiser for the Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership.
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