About Us

About ten years ago, Phil Caton recognised that there was a need for a venue in Penrith where musicians and singers could perform live in front of an audience. Over the years, the format changed slightly and we started to invite professional artists to headline the night, with a Plug 'N' Play slot at the start of the evening. We have seen some amazing performances from international stars like Tommy Emmanuel, John Renbourne, Kieran Halpin, Bob Brozman, Martin Stephenson, Kristina Olsen and the late Isaac Guillory.

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19 weeks 6 days ago

New years Eve at Plug & Play - An excellent party!

As previously advertised on these pages, Plug n Play’s January session was not on the traditional fist Sunday of the month but in fact was on New Years Eve and what a great night it...

38 weeks 3 days ago

... on 04sept11 with what has become the traditional opening Showcase session. 

For this event we have Olivia Fern and John Rothwell who travel together but perform seperately. 
We have finally managed to track down the...

1 year 1 week ago

Dear all, 

Just a quick note to thank you all for supporting plug and play over the last season. We, the committee have enjoyed it immensely and hope you have as well. Such a dedicated bunch of volunteers, we are busy...

1 year 10 weeks ago

February saw Plug & Play’s evening of live musical entertainment fill the Players lounge to capacity with the headline act - The Indian Postal Service. The band are in fact local to Cumbria and the Lake District and say they are more used to...