Friday 20 January 2012

The Village Folk Club with Kirsty McGee

Tuesday 21st February 2012 
7.30pm doors for 8pm start
Taurus Bar, 1 Canal St, Manchester (5 mins walk form Piccadilly train station)
£4 concessions and floorspots, £6 all the rest


 Twice nominated for BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Kirsty McGee has been touring to critical acclaim since her debut in 2002. Her style continues to defy categorisation, earning her the tag of 'cult' singer-songwriter in the UK.


Combining styles as diverse as folk, jazz, chanson and Americana, her work is held together by her distinctive lyrical style and astonishing voice, equally comfortable in dark, intimate ballads and up-tempo carny-shuffle numbers. Her shows explore a cross-section of these energies through an extensive range of subject matters and instruments. Reviews for her most recent album 'No.5' (recorded live in one take with her full band The Hobopop Collective) have been unanimous in their praise for her skilled handling of words and impeccable taste in arrangements.

With a history of politics, homelessness and wanderlust, Kirsty McGee suffuses her work with a musical vagrancy that enriches her songs and styles, from "hipkat trilby swing" (acoustic magazine) to "exquisite and skeletal" (Q Magazine).

Quotes:
'Bewitching' **** - Q
'A fascinating talent' - Clash
'Rich, versatile and immaculately controlled' - Americana-UK

kirstymcgee.com
facebook.com/kirstymcgeemusic
twitter.com/hobopop
last.fm/music/kirsty+mcgee

Tuesday 21st Feb - Kirsty McGee 


Tuesday 20th March - Belinda O' Hooley and Heidi Tidow
Read a review of their new album 'The Fragile' here




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Tuesday 17th April -Jim Moray ,Solo



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Friday 6 January 2012

The Village Folk Club with Pete Ord

Tuesday 17th January 2012 
7.30pm doors for 8pm start
Taurus Bar, 1 Canal St, Manchester (5 mins walk form Piccadilly train station)
£4 concessions and floorspots, £6 all the rest

Born and raised in the English Lake District, Pete Ord is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer currently based in Manchester. Descended from a rich heritage of folk music, Pete began Morris dancing at the age of 10 learning the art and traditions of English dance and song from his dad. He began writing and recording songs in his early teens and went on to gain a BA (hons) in Music Production from Leeds College of Music. 


Pete is passionate about the English tradition and in particular his own Cumbrian heritage. In 2007 he began researching Cumbrian dialect songs and in 2010 he produced and released a book and CD of traditional Cumbrian songs sung by local legend Bruce Wilson. Pete learnt to sing traditional song from the local masters and his own performances move seamlessly between the traditional and the original. A finalist in the 2010 New Roots competition, Pete has gone on to perform in folk clubs around the country exciting audiences with his delicate and honest arrangements.
We are very excited to welcome a local lad. Come down and see him and get in touch if you'd like to do a floor spot.
Esther & Jen x



Future dates -
Tuesday 17th January - Pete Ord
Tuesday 21st Feb - Kirsty McGee 




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Tuesday 20th March - Belinda O' Hooley and Heidi Tidow




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Tuesday 17th April -Jim Moray



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