Luke Sital-Singh
- Date
- 20 February, 2025
- Start time:
- 19:00
- Venue Name
- Portland Arms
Description
“Fool’s Spring is a short period of time at the end of winter when the temperature warms temporarily making one believe spring is here only for the winter weather to return again. The poetry of thinking a dark time is over only for it to return is something that resonates with the theme of the new album.This album is my most impressionistic and non narrative of all my albums to date. As a songwriter i have moved away from writing songs about very specific things and now enjoy writing whatever comes to mind and letting it flow subconsciously. Therefore it’s not easy to describe what all the songs are about in a clear way.With that said Fool’s Spring was written over a few very dark years in my life as my wife and I struggled with infertility, which culminated in a move back to the UK from LA (somewhere we loved very much) and has ended positively with a successful cycle of IVF and our first baby due in the summer.There are some songs that speak more specifically to the struggles and emotions during that time and in more general the mood of the album is a direct response to that pain. To me this is the ‘happiest’ sounding record i have ever made. There is an upbeat mood that permeates the whole thing, despite the few sadder songs.I think I chose to go this way because I was in such a dark place I had no interest in writing sad sombre music. I wanted an escape from feeling down and was drawn to more groovy drum beats and bass parts that were the catalyst for a lot of the songs.”
Accessibility at The Portland Arms
The Portland Arms has been awarded Bronze on Attitude is Everything’s Charter of Best Practice, for its commitment to being accessible to Deaf and disabled music fans
Step-free access
The main entrance of the Portland Arms is not step free. There is one step up into the venue. However, there is a step free route available via the courtyard. There is signage to this entrance available from the front door. If you plan on arriving before the gig, please let us know where possible, so we can make sure the courtyard gates are open for your arrival.
Accessible toilets
The Portland Arms does not have a wheelchair accessible toilet at present, we do however have an agreement with the Student Castle complex next door so that customers can use their accessible toilet on request. They are situated around 30 meters from the main bar entrance. Please contact a member of staff on arrival so we can ensure Student Castle front desk know to expect you.
Moving around the venue
Given the age of the venue, some of our doorways and corridors are quite narrow. The main bar front doors have a small step and have an access width of 69cm. Our rear fire door to the corridor and bars is 85cm wide and the corridor has a minimum width of 90cm. Access to the venue space is through a large gate and double fire doors and ramp.