When: 7.30pm on Friday 19 June 2026
Where: The Strines Nightingale, 105 Strines Rd, Strines, Marple, Stockport SK6 7GE

We’re excited to welcome Jim Ghedi and Toria Wooff to The Strines Nightingale!

Jim Ghedi hails from Sheffield, South Yorkshire and although clearly well versed in the history of folk music, he stands out as a potential torch bearer for a new generation of respectful yet experimental performers.

Ghedi’s acclaimed new album Wasteland (2025) sees his music develop away from previous records A Hymn for Ancient Land (2018) and In the Furrows of Common Place (2021). Released on the Basin Rock record label, his sound emulates a more brooding, dark and electronic world which is mirrored in his piercing lyrics and singing. He draws from social observations, contemporary songwriting, historical and traditional material.

This year, Ghedi will also release his first film soundtrack for A24’s thriller The Death of Robin Hood, after being approached by director Michael Sarnoski. A dark adaptation of the 17th Century folk-tale Robin Hood’s Death, the film is out in June 2026, and stars Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer, Bill Skarsgård and more.

Over the years, Ghedi has performed headline tours and festivals across the UK, Ireland and Europe, as well as supporting and touring with bands such as Lankum, Stick in the Wheel, Richard Dawson, Martin Carthy and Shirley Collins.

He has also released collaborative duo records with Welsh guitarist Toby Hay via Topic Records.

‘Wasteland is a folk renaissance masterpiece’- The Line Of Best Fit

‘Tim-Buckley-meets-Richard-Thompson-at-the-end-of-the-universe vibe. Colossal’ – MOJO

Finding splendour in shadows, Toria Wooff (Tor-ee-a Woo-f) sings tales of the beautifully strange.

A painter, poet, songwriter and storyteller, music is just one facet of Toria’s wildly creative imagination which metamorphoses in many forms. Steeped in gothic romanticism, pagan and Germanic tradition, Toria’s unique view of the world is enchanted by an alchemy of ‘70s sound and vision where she magically blends the raw power of Led Zeppelin with Alice Cooper’s raven hues to forge her own spellbinding folk-rock concoction.

‘Potent Gothic-Folk’ – Clash Magazine

‘Darkly seductive’ – Uncut

This show takes place at the Strines Nightingale – a lovely country pub, formerly called the Sportsman, which re-opened in autumn 2022. Strines is on the Piccadilly-Sheffield train line, and on the 358 bus route from Stockport to Hayfield. This show will run until 10.30pm at the latest.

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