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When: 7pm on Sunday 24 May 2026 Where: Carlton Club, Rowan Lodge, 113 Carlton Road, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 8BE We’re delighted to be promoting the Manchester leg of Anna McLuckie’s ‘The Little Winters Tour’ – at the Carlton Club! Anna McLuckie is a Scottish singer, songwriter and Clàrsach player. Raised on classical and traditional music, […]
Charlie Parr
When: 7pm on Monday 25 May 2026 Where: YES Basement, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB We’re excited to welcome Charlie Parr back – this time, to YES. In the music of Charlie Parr, there is a sincere conviction and earnest drive to create. The Minnesota-born guitarist, songwriter, and interpreter of traditional music has released 19 […]
Carla J Easton
When: 7pm on Thursday 28 May 2026 Where: Low Four Studio, Deansgate Mews, Great Northern, Manchester M3 4EN We’re delighted to welcome Carla J Easton to Low Four Studio! Following her 2023 album Sugar Honey, Scottish songwriter, producer and now filmmaker Carla J Easton (Teen Canteen, Poster Paints, The Vaselines) made an award-winning documentary called Since […]
Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 28 May 2026 Where: YES Pink Room, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB We’re excited to be working with Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman for the first time! Nora Brown is the ‘brightest young star in old-time music’ (Songlines), playing traditional music focused on southern Appalachian banjo and guitar, with her singing […]
The Handsome Family
When: 7pm on Saturday 30 May 2026 Where: The Stoller Hall, Hunts Bank, Manchester M3 1DA We’re delighted to welcome The Handsome Family back to the Stoller Hall! The Handsome Family today announce a UK and Irish tour to mark the re-release of their classic album Singing Bones. The album was the sixth album from the husband […]
Case Oats
When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 2 June 2026 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re excited to be working with Case Oats for the first time – plus Wyatt! Baseball caps and horsetails, porch swings and ‘all else that fails’—these are the lyrical stomping grounds of Case Oats, the group led by Casey Walker and […]
Jenny Hval
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 4 June 2026 Where: The White Hotel, Dickinson Street, Salford M3 7LW We’re excited to welcome Jenny Hval back – this time, to The White Hotel! Iris Silver Mist is the latest album by Norwegian musician, writer and artist Jenny Hval. Named after the fragrance by Serge Lutens with the same […]
Ye Vagabonds
When: 7.30pm on Friday 5 June 2026 Where: Manchester Academy 3, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR We’re delighted to be working with Ye Vagabonds once again! Ye Vagabonds, aka the Mac Gloinn brothers – Brian and Diarmuid – first performed in the streets together as buskers and have since evolved into a robust collective – a […]
The Bevis Frond + Gerard Love
When: 7.30pm on Friday 5 June 2026 Where: YES Basement, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB We’re excited to be working The Bevis Frond again, plus special guest Gerard Love! Formed in 1986 in Walthamstow, London, The Bevis Frond is essentially the enduring solo project of guitarist/singer-songwriter Nick Saloman — though over time the live band […]
Poppy Ackroyd
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 11 June 2025 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG We’re delighted to welcome Poppy Ackroyd back to Manchester! Acclaimed composer and pianist Poppy Ackroyd returns with Liminal, her intimate new album released 12 June via One Little Independent Records. Written and recorded during a period […]