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Two weeks before the 2026 Shaftesbury Fringe Festival, our guitarist Bill Bruce was interviewed by Keri Jones for the local radio station This is Alfred… https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BRQy9Aiqv/?mibextid=wwXIfr Hear the interview here. For several weeks, people walking along Park Walk on a Friday morning have found Bill Bruce playing guitar beneath the shelter overlooking Blackmore Vale. It might have seemed like an informal performance for passers-by. In fact, it was pre

We're gearing up for the Shaftesbury Fringe and we've ordered our posters so it must be real !! Excited to say that we'll be joined by a very special guest, the singing sensation Kelly Hicks! #GoKelly

Bill Bruce at Ye Olde Two Brewers open mic night on 7th April 2026... Second outing as a solo guitarist! And... the world premiere of Bill's own tune 'Catwalk' (yes Peter, it's finally seen the light of day!)

We're back! The Old Romantics return to the Shaftesbury Fringe – and this time with a little help from our friends! Noel, Nick and Bill take to the stage in the Assembly Room at The Grosvenor Arms for an hour of popular songs – with some very special guests!

Bill Bruce at Ye Olde Two Brewers open mic night on 3rd March 2026... my first outing as a solo guitarist! Three tunes, including my own composition 'Retrospect' played at an open mic night at Ye Olde Two Brewers in Shaftesbury.

Bill Bruce has been playing the guitar for over 50 years, and is self-taught... In the last couple of years he’s been rhythm guitar in the local rock covers band ONYX , and last year formed The Old Romantics . He’s always thought he could ( and should ) improve his playing, so in late 2025, he sent himself 'back to school' to re-learn classical and fingerstyle guitar ‘properly' from scratch! Then he went completely mad and decided to première his achievements so far with two

The Old Romantics played two successful gigs at the 2025 Shaftesbury Fringe ! We kicked off the Friday with a packed performance in The...

https://www.facebook.com/100063574600840/posts/1179296230866186/ The Old Romantics got a decent plug in an interview with our guitarist...