FORTHCOMING GIGS
OCT
18
2025
MERRY
HELL
TICKETS £18.00
DOORS AT 7.15PM
FOR 8PM START
Multi-award winning Merry Hell offer joyful, uplifting folk-rock, with a message for troubled times. Native to the North-West of England, the 8-piece musical charabanc was fuelled from the embers of the much-loved folk-punk band The Tansads, before developing a life and feel all of its own. Their energy and passion are complemented by their love of what they do and desire to share hope and togetherness with as many people as are willing to listen. Through 7 well-received albums and hundreds of gigs, they’ve offered voices of hope and beacons of light to anyone valuing spirit, energy, melody and positive humanity.
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The best folk-rock band ever… (to come from Wigan!). Mike Harding
NOV
22
2025
MARTYN
JOSEPH
TICKETS £20.00
DOORS AT 7.15PM
FOR 8PM START
A return visit to Mottram for the wonderful Martyn Joseph. For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge and far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling and passionate. Be it to a hundred people in a tiny church hall or to twenty thousand festival goers, he blows the crowd away night after night, We've seen him many times now over the years and he never ceases to amaze, he's got to be the hardest working act on the Folk circuit. He's a unique talent driven by passion, social awareness and a love for his trade, he's a jaw-dropping guitar player with a unique percussive style, teamed with a powerful, show stopping voice. Stunning reviews single him out as an unmissable performer whose music will stay with you long after the show has ended.
“One of the most charismatic and electrifying performers in Britain today…tough and passionate”
Tom Robinson BBC 6 music
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“A singer-songwriter who is not afraid to take a stand, Joseph eschews sentimentality”
The Times
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“Intelligent and enlightened songs are both energising and provocative…from subtle tenderness to growly indignation.
A Welsh national treasure”
Mojo
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MAR
21
2026
LEVERET
TICKETS £20.00
DOORS AT 7.15PM
FOR 8PM START
Leveret is a unique collaboration between three of England's finest folk musicians. Andy Cutting, Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron are each regarded as exceptional performers and masters of their instruments. Together their performances combine consummate musicianship, compelling delivery and captivating spontaneity. Their playing is relaxed and natural, drawing audiences in and inviting them to share in music making that is truly spontaneous and yet deeply timeless.
Fiddler Sam Sweeney was the 2015 BBC Folk Awards Musician of the Year, directs the National Youth Folk Ensemble and is known for his work with Bellowhead, Eliza Carthy and The Full English. Melodeon genius Andy Cutting, a three-time BBC Folk Awards Best Musician, is a compelling solo performer and currently works with Blowzabella, Topette, June Tabor, and Roger Daltry. Concertina wizard Rob Harbron leads the English Acoustic Collective summer school and is known for his work with The Full English (Best Group and Best Album BBC Folk Awards 2014), Emma Reid, Fay Hield, Jon Boden and others.
Leveret's music is firmly rooted in the English tradition but sounds fresh and new. Highly acclaimed albums and a long string of sell-out gigs have built the trio a strong reputation as consummate musicians and captivating performers.
Three of England's finest traditional players weaving exquisite tapestries out of old and new tunes. Just sublime. I can't recommend seeing them live enough. — Verity Sharp, BBC Radio 3
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Classy players … their intuitive way with tunes is glorious — Mojo
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Music of a rich, sinewy immersion, guided by a mutual sense of exploration, space and a very English kind of swing. It’s an intimate, contemporary reinvention of the source material — The Guardian
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You won't find English folk music played better than this — Radio 2
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