Category Archives: Music

The welcome return of Snake Davis and his trio featuring Johnny Thirkell on trumpet and Mark Creswell on guitar. Snake will be playing two socially-distanced performances. Tickets are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

From Knoxville to Nashville via Hertfordshire, Martin Harley, Daniel Kimbro & Sam Lewis collaborate for the first time on a slow cooked, laid-back album reminiscent of an early American songbook. Produced at Wow & Flutter studios the old-fashioned way; writing songs in the morning and rolling the tape in the afternoon, the album highlights Daniel’s Appalachia roots, Sam’s Nashville tones […]

An award-winning arranger and composer, one of the most versatile musicians in the industry, Snake and Robin have been sparring partners for decades. Robins credits include Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Kanye West, The 2 Cellos, Enrique, Rod Stewart and Mike Oldfield. This will be Robin’s first time at the Ropery Hall and the pair are super excited […]

ONE of the great forces in 90s pop culture is bringing music to the people —saxophonist Snake Davis put the icing on the cake for Take That’s A Million Love Songs, M People’s Search For The Hero and a host of other hits. And with his band The Burden of Paradise, he’s returning to Ropery Hall. With breathtaking skill, […]

Midnight Skyracer have come a long way in a very short time. Since forming in 2017, the Anglo-Irish all-female quintet have become festival sensations across the UK, Europe and Australasia, toured regularly at home and released a critically-lauded debut album. They also carry the distinction of being the first British act nominated for an award by the […]

Toyah / Posh Pop Tour This is a unique chance to experience Toyah up close and personal with a show that has a lively cinematic sound using Toyah’s vocals/ keyboards/ stand up bass and story telling, it will include Toyah performing her loved hit singles and classic songs, alongside recalling stories from her colourful, forty […]

In the wake of his departure from Steeleye Span, legendary fiddle player Peter Knight has turned his full attention to his trio Gigspanner, and in the process established their reputation as one of the most genuinely ground-breaking forces on the British folk scene, inspiring Maverick magazine to write “Gigspanner are making some of the most […]

A Mad Dog Folk presentation With more than 25 years of un-rivalled musical partnership and gathering numerous nominations, awards and critical acclaim along the way, highly respected by their fans and peers alike, English singer-songwriters Chris While and Julie Matthews celebrated a quarter of a century last year as one of the best and most […]

Following the last two years of sell-outs of her show “Billie & Me” the award-winning singer and musical theatre star returns to the stage, with her brand new one-woman show “Aretha and Me”. In this fascinating show, Patti compares and contrasts her life with that of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, whose celebrated career […]

A Mad Dog Folk presentation Born and raised in Manchester, Clive Gregson is an accomplished singer, musician and record producer of world-renown. Mary Chapin Carpenter named him as one of her favourite songwriters, Melody Maker described his band Any Trouble, as the most exciting new rock ‘n’ roll group since The Pretenders and according to […]