The Village Folk Club with Dr Butler's Hatstand Medicine Band

15th October 2013

Taurus Bar, 1 Canal Street (just five minutes walk from Piccadilly station)

7.30pm doors open for 8pm start

£6.00 / £4.00 concessions

In a little change to our programme, we now have Dr Butler's Hatstand Medicine Band joining us on Tuesday 15th October, rather than the previously advertised Bo Weavil.

You may have seen Dr Butler's in some unusual places over the past few years... folk trains, art galleries, festival stages, birthday parties... They describe themselves as 'a trav­el­ling troupe of mu­si­co­lo­gical min­strels, ped­dling the good Doc­tor's unique good-time tonic to all four corners of the land.'

 

Their music is a rag-tag mix of old timey jazz and blues, some swing and ragtime, with a folky treatment - so you never know quite what you're going to get!

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The Village Folk Club with Harp and a Monkey

17th September 2013

Taurus Bar, 1 Canal Street (just five minutes walk from Piccadilly station)

7.30pm doors open for 8pm start

£4.00/ £6.00 

Come and join the electro-folk storytellers... the harp 'n' banjo driven storytelling of Harp and a Monkey is imbued with a deep Lancashire sensibility that shines through in their beautifully crafted and sometimes spooky vignettes of northern life, love and remembrance.

The trio, who have been friends for more than 15 years, channel the ghosts of summers spent in municipal parks and winters walking on the moors. Ask them about their influences and they are as likely to cite Ordnance Survey maps and The Commonwealth War Graves Commission as they Bert Jansch, The Bolton Bullfrog or Bellowhead.

So far, they have enjoyed national radio support from the likes of Steve Lamacq and Mike Harding on BBC Radio 2 and Lopa Kothari on BBC Radio 3, along with Folk Radio UK and many more. Their self titled debut album received critical acclaim on its release in late 2011 and they were also invited to perform at the inaugural Homegrown Festival in 2012, hosted by The Met in Bury to showcase the best new English folk music to an international audience.

Have a sneak peek here... Be sure to book your tickets in advance, it's going to be a busy one!

Summer break

There will be no club night in August so enjoy the festivals and we'll see you in September for Harp And A Monkey. Keep checking back for more information.

The Village Folk Club with Zoe Mulford

18th June 2013

Taurus Bar, No. 1 Canal St (5 mins walk from Piccadilly station)

7.30pm doors open for 8pm start

£4.00/ £6.00 

Since arriving in Manchester seven years ago, American songwriter Zoe Mulford has become known as a clawhammer banjo player, a storyteller, and a writer of new songs with a grounding in traditional American, English, and Celtic music. Her night at the Village Folk Club will celebrate the UK release of her new album. "Coyote Wings" explores some new musical territory, adding some more upbeat contemporary sounds, slipping in a snatch of spoken word, and taking a few leaves from the Great American Songbook. The songs have the strong lyrics, vivid imagery, and offbeat subject matter Mulford's listeners have come to expect. Here's a love song for Wile E. Coyote, a bus ride with an ex-con and an evangelist, a wedding song for clowns, and - of course - pirates.

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[Music] can be made anywhere, is invisible and does not smell.
-W. H. Auden

New Album Available - Coyote Wings

Music Online:
www.zoemulford.com

Label:
www.azaleacityrecordings.com

Sales:
http://zoemulford.com/products.html

Price

Full Price £6.00 GBP Conc £4.00 GBP

The Village Folk Club with Three Sheets T' Wind

16th April 2013

Taurus Bar, No. 1 Canal St (5 mins walk from Piccadilly station)

7.30pm doors open for 8pm start

£4.00/ £6.00

Hailing from deepest West Yorkshire, we’re more than a bit pleased to announce that Three Sheets T Wind will be bringing their unique and exciting sound to the Village Folk Club in April. They describe themselves as ’punk influenced folk music, or folk influenced punk music’. Difficult to categorise them, but why bother!  Whatever it is, it’s great music and this lot can’t fail to entertain.  If you want a preview, have a listen to them on Facebook or My Space.  Tremendous!

16th April - Three Sheets T' Wind

Price

Full price £6.00 GBP Concession £4.00 GBP