TO HAVE your gigs included FREE of charge in the Gig Guide, telephone Ellie Hargreaves on 01539-710155, or send a fax on 01539-720990, or drop a line to the Gig Guide, The Westmorland Gazette, 1 Wainwright's Yard, LA9 4DP, at least TWO WEEKS before the event, or you can e-mail your details to ellie.hargreaves@kendal.newsquest.co.uk.

  • FRIDAY (February 9):

Forum 28, Barrow: The Blockheads; The King's Arm, Barrow: Groovejuice; Liquid, Lancaster: The Subways; Rosehill Barn, Whitehaven: Fiona Simpson; Bootleggers, Kendal: Catch 22.

  • SATURDAY (February 10):

The Yorkshire House, Lancaster: Rose Kemp; The Dome, Morecambe: Eric Faulkner's Bay City Rollers; Unicorn Inn, Ambleside: Folk Night; Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Arnside: Liars; Hensingham Blues Club, Whitehaven: Blues Positive; 53 degrees, Preston: Klaxons; The Black Swan, Kendal: Side by Side.

  • SUNDAY (February 11):

Dickie Doodles, Kendal: Arficeden; Fletcher Christian, Cockermouth: Blues Positive; Bootleggers, Kendal: Riff Raff; 53 degrees, Preston: The Buzzcocks.

  • MONDAY (February 12):

Longlands Hotel, Tewitfield, near Carnforth: Tin Pan Alley; 53 Degrees, Preston: The Maccabees; The Dome, Morecambe: Towers of London.

  • TUESDAY (February 13):

Nothing listed.

  • WEDNESDAY (February 14):

Riverside Hotel, Kendal: Something Cool; Lamp Lighter's Bar, Windermere: Folk Night.

  • THURSDAY (February 15):

Unicorn Inn, Ambleside: Folk Night; Fletcher Christian, Cockermouth: Carvin Jones; Burgundy's Wine Bar, Kendal: John Ellis Trio; Bootleggers, Kendal: Electric Ladyboys; 53 degrees, Preston: I Was a Cub Scout.