A veteran and founding member of the critically acclaimed Topette!! Mawkin and Mawkin:Causley, James has established himself as a stalwart of the English traditional music scene. As a fiddle player he is in high demand and has worked with some of the country’s top musicians and groups including, Eliza Carthy, Bombay Bicycle Club, Jim Moray, Jim Causley, […]
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Barnstormers
Another great night of comedy featuring 3 comedians from the stand up circuit and our Barnstormer’s compere. Tonight’s line-up is El Baldiniho, Phil Walker & Tony Law
12 Silk Handkerchiefs
12 Silk Handkerchiefs, Reg Meuross’s 2018 album inspired by Brian W. Lavery’s book The Headscarf Revolutionaries, opened a window on Hull’s Hessle Road fishing community in the aftermath of the Triple Trawler Disaster of 1968. Joined on stage by stalwarts of the Hull folk scene, musicians Mick McGarry and Sam Martyn, Reg’s powerful songs are […]
The Hackles
Oregon duo, The Hackles impressed with their debut album, but it was the follow-up, 2019’s A Dobritch Did As A Dobritch Should, that established them well beyond the shores of the USA. In the UK, The Daily Express called it “gorgeous Americana,” while RnR magazine said it was “magnificent.” Folk Radio UK praised the “intelligent, […]
The Lonesome Ace Stringband
The Lonesome Ace Stringband is an old-time band with bluegrass chops that play some righteous folk and country music. There’s a depth of groove and sense of space not often heard in bluegrass today, a level of instrumental interplay and vocal blend uncommon in old-time, and an on-stage rapport that transcends all of this. Three Canadians […]
Sam Kelly’s Station House
Internationally renowned, legendary drummer, Sam Kelly, is a professional musician with more than 40 years in the business. His “Sam Kelly’s Station House” is a blues-based, groove band with a unique sound that is influenced by New Orleans Second Line, soul, jazz and British funk. Some of the best – and I mean best – musicians […]
Rosie Jones: Triple Threat
Rosie Jones is embarking on her FIRST EVER UK tour and, boy, she is EXCITED. Join Rosie as she ponders whether she is a national treasure, a little prick, or somewhere in between! This show is guaranteed to be full of unapologetic cheekiness, nonsensical fun and unadulterated JOY from the triple threat herself. Best known […]
Justin Moorhouse: Stretch & Think
For those who missed his show in September 22 … Justin is back, still funny yet middle aged. A brand new show that may contain yoga, getting older, Madonna, shoplifters, Labradoodles, middle aged cyclists, the menopause, running, hating football fans but loving football, not drinking, funerals, is Tapas a rip off?, Captain Tom, Droylsden, the […]
Angela Barnes
Angela Barnes (Mock The Week, Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and former chair of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz) has good intentions but trying to live your best life, as it turns out, is really bloody hard. Stand-up, stories and jokes from “…a gloriously down-to-earth, straight-talking and extremely […]
Lil’ Jimmy Reed
From shot-gun shack and cotton-field to festival main stage, the prodigious talents of Lil’ Jimmy Reed have taken him a long way from the Mississippi river. One of the last surviving performers of classic Louisiana down-home blues, Lil’ Jimmy’s stinging guitar work, gritty vocals and haunting harmonica have been taking Europe by storm. His music […]
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