ALY BAIN AND PHIL CUNNINGHAM (Big gig), £15.00/£5.00
Friday, March 12, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| ALY BAIN is the best known and most significant fiddle player in the celtic tradition. He is rightly regarded as Scotland's supreme fiddler- arguably the finest of all time. PHIL CUNNINGHAM is a world famous accordion player and composer, with many film and tv scores to his name. He’s also a brilliant storyteller and raconteur. Together they are a Scottish institution, and always attract a full house here at the Kirkgate. So Book Early ! www.adastra-music.co.uk
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MAD AGNES (U.S.A), £9.00/£5.00
Friday, March 19, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Mad Agnes is not one person, but three, and they're mad in only the most inventive way. Margo Hennebach, Adrienne Jones and Mark Saunders stir up elements of classical and folk, cross singer/songwriter poignancy with street-theatre arts and infuse it all with courageous harmonies, complex counterpoint and rich storytelling in a powerful live performance. Their lyrics are intelligent, their delivery warm, and insightful. From simple a cappella to breathtaking instrumentation (guitars, bass, mandolin, keyboard), the genre-bending Mad Agnes delights, incites, and heals. This trio "brims with funny showmanship, the most agile, rambunctious harmonies and intense beauty."--Boston Herald.
www.madagnes.com
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“MOUTHFUL” AND “UPHONDO LWE AFRIKA” present
A WORLD SONG AND DANCE DAY, £10.00/£510.00
Saturday, March 20, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| The a-capella vocal group “Mouthful”(no strangers to the Kirkgate) have been working with singers and musicians from the Eastern Cape (South Africa). Today they join forces for a day of workshops, aimed at community choirs, teachers and other interested adults; followed by a concert, which includes traditional African singing, dance and drumming, and vocal music from around the world.
For information about the free workshops during the day, phone the box office on 01900 826448
Concert £10 (u.18 £5)
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QUEENSBERRY RULES, £9.00/£5.00
Friday, March 26, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| The boys from Stoke are back ! Solidly English, proudly parochial, the Queensberry’s capture the essence of small-town England, with songs based on local traditions and a wider critique of modern life. they have been touring Europe and America since they last visited the Kirkgate, and have released a new album “ Take your Own Roads” on Cumbria’s Fellside label. www.myspace.com/thequeensberryrules
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JAZZ LUNCH WITH THE RAE BROS NEW ORLEANS JAZZ BAND, £6.00/£3.00
Saturday, March 27, 2010
, show starts 12:30 |
| More heartfelt ensemble jazz, spiced with Geordie Humour, plus superb young jazz pianist Ian Wynne.
Pies (inc veggie pies!) and peas available (£1.50)
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THE TANNAHIL WEAVERS, £10.00/£10.00
Saturday, April 10, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Traditional Scottish music at its best - as tight and versatile as any band in the Celtic music scene, the Tannahills can summon rock-n-roll intensity or haunting introspection. "An especially eloquent mixture of the old and the new." - New York Times www.tannahillweavers.com
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Hilary James & Simon Mayor
MUSICAL MYSTERY TOUR, £6.00/£4.00
Saturday, April 17, 2010
, show starts 18:30 |
| Hilary and Simon have written songs and music for Children’s TV and presented BBC radio’s schools’ Music programmes. Very experienced musicians on many strange and wonderful instruments, they present an hour-long concert crammed with silly songs and beautiful music, which is a delight for children of all ages. www.childrensmusic.co.uk
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ELIZA CARTHY TRIO (Big Gig), £15.00/£5.00
Saturday, May 08, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| Eliza probably needs no introduction. Daughter of the legendary Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson, she is winner of 2 Mercury Prize nominations and no less than 7 BBC Radio2 Folk Awards over a 16 year career. Eliza has performed and recorded with a diverse array of artists from Paul Weller to The Wainwrights, Billy Bragg, Nick Cave to Joan Baez. A truly inventive and innovative singer and fiddle-player, Eliza is a gifted musical conceptualist confirming her position as, arguably, the most impressive and engaging performer of a generation. She appears here with Phil Alexander (Salsa Celtica) on piano and accordion and Barney Morse-Brown (Cello). www.eliza-carthy.com
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LUNASA (big Gig), £15.00/£5.00
Friday, May 21, 2010
, show starts 20:00 |
| The return of “Arguably the greatest instrumental group ever to exist in Irish music”: Kevin Crawford, one of the best traditional flautists in Ireland; all-Ireland fiddle champion Sean Smith; bassist Trevor Hutchinson (ex Waterboys); piper Cillian Vallely and guitarist Donagh Henessy. Book early !
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