Record Fair & Social with Alan Grahame (In Conversation) + The Run Out Grooves (DJ Set)

Blue Collar Record Fair & Social returns to Blue Collar Corner on Sunday 19th November from 11am to 4pm, free entry. Expect a plethora of stalls selling vinyl, CDs, musical memorabilia and socking fillers plus delicious street food, great booze including Double Barrelled beer and a lovely venue full of fellow music lovers.

In addition to the stalls, we welcome a guest DJ slot from music blogger, The Run Out Grooves, celebrating final tracks on classic albums and an “In Conversation” with Alan Grahame, who this year celebrates 90 years in show biz. Alan, now 96, is a multi-instrumentalist who has toured with Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones and Tony Bennett among others and features on the soundtracks to classic movies including Star Wars — Return of the Jedi, Life of Brian & Elephant Man.

Alan Grahame 90 Years In Showbiz documentary series: youtube.com/@peterwalsingham1

The Run Out Grooves blog, written by Mitchell Stirling, has studied the art of the final track on albums and, to date, covered 178 different tracks from The Beatles "A Day In A Life" to The Chemical Brothers "The Private Psychedelic Reel". For this special DJ set, Mitchell will play a selection of his all-time favourite album closers

The Run Out Grooves blog: therunoutgrooves.substack.com/

Blue Collar Record Fair & Social runs between 11am & 4pm with The Run Out Grooves DJ set between 11am and 2pm followed by Jim B Donovan in conversation with Alan Grahame and playing a selection of records featuring Alan between 2-4pm. Dogs and under 18s are welcome all day on Sundays (11am-8pm). Tables for eight or more can be booked here: letsbookfor.com/blue-collar-corner