Ethos Public Relations Manchester

Music for all folk at Band on The Wall

by Ethos public relations

Band on the Wall reaffirms itself as a major platform for folk music as the legendary venue announces its opening season.

Rising star Jim Moray, Mercury Music Prize nominees The Unthanks and even Pentangle legends, John Renbourn and Jacqui McShee, are just some of the artists bringing folk in all its forms back to Band on the Wall when it reopens at the end of the month.

The iconic music venue, located in Manchester, closed 4 years ago for a major renovation. With a reputation for showcasing an array of accomplished artists and musical genres from around the world from every genre, including jazz, soul, funk and reggae, it has also seen many folk artists, including John Martyn, Norma Waterson and Maddy Prior, play there in the past.

As well as The Unthanks and Jim Moray, the venue's launch season will see performances by one of folk music's greatest innovators, Martin Carthy, TV comedian Ade Edmondson's folk punk band The Bad Shepherds, plus the world-renowned flute player Michael McGoldrick.

Female singer-songwriter's are not ignored either with Thea Gilmore, Devon Sproule, Lucy Kaplansky and Lamb's Lou Rhodes taking to the stage during the Autumn.

Mike Chadwick, music programmer at Band on the Wall said: "We've a real history of putting on great folk music and so we're delighted to have been able to secure some of the best known names in folk, and its new rising stars, to play at the venue in our opening season."

To receive advance event notification of gigs at the venue, buy tickets and get exclusive offers, sign up to the mailing list at www.bandonthewall.org or call 0845 2 500 500 to buy tickets.

Folk, Americana and related music at Band on the Wall:*

Ade Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds, 30 September 314.50
Michael McGoldrick Band, 9 October £16.50
Lucy Kaplansky, 10 October £14.50
Devon Sproule, 13 October £12.50
Gwyneth Herbert, 17 October £12.50
In the City & The Odbod Collective present Kirsty Almeida + special guests, 18 October Free
The Unthanks, 19-20 October £12.50
Jim Moray, 23 October £12.50
Edward II, 7 November £12.50
Salsa Celtica, 13-14 November £15
Emily Loizeau & Liz Green, 16 November £12.50
Erik Mongrain, 20 November £12.50
Chris Wood?s Handmade Life, 21 November £15
Martin Simpson, 27 November £14.50
John Renbourn & Jacqui McShee, 29 November £12.50
Lou Rhodes, 30 November £12.50
Thea Gilmore, 1 December £12.50
Martin Carthy, 4 December £12.50
Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett, 5 December £14.50
The Oysterband, 8 December £14.50

* This is only one part of the venue's programming. To see the full list of artists playing in the launch season, go to www.bandonthewall.org/events.

Posted at 9^th September 2009