Sunday 15 December 2024, 7–11pm
Stay on or come join us after the Christmas Fair for a special bar night with performances from local legend Vodka Terry and the very gorgeous, very talented NiCKY!
Composer, pianist & host of the much loved Sing with NiCKY series at the Retro Bar in town, we're chuffed to have NiCKY in the house from Christmas. If you've seen them before you'll know that they manage to balance joy and sorrow on the tip of their clown's hat, writing from the compost of clowning, cabaret and Fairport Convention. Someone wrote, "NiCKY could be a Ru Paul finalist as envisaged by Jean Cocteau'' and its bang on.
Vodka Terry is a self taught harpist -- come reedem yourself in the strings of forgiveness!!
NiCKY is a songwriter and stalwart of London's queer performance scene. They have built a reputation for writing heartfelt and unique songs reflecting their love and life experiences. Their new ep with spans leftfield avant-pop, otherworldly piano ballads & profound love songs exploring queer vulnerability, identity, cruising, transformation and heartbreak.
They composed the soundtrack for Tomorrow Is Already Dead at Soho Theatre, and more recently several songs for a restaging of Colm Ó Clúbhán’s play Reasons For Staying produced by the AIDS Plays Project. This summer they performed at Glastonbury, Three Wheel Drive and Supernormal.
Vodka Terry isn’t really a ladder salesman she is a self taught harpist with disgustingly honest lyrics and a penchant for humanity. You’ll probably laugh, could cry but also potentially be sick in your mouth (in a hot way).
