Kris Drever is a Scottish folk singer songwriter, who has won multiple awards including an incredible 7 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, two shortlist nominations for Scottish Album of The Year (with his trio Lau) and much acclaim for his solo recordings and concerts. With support from local musician Ben Avison.
Settle Amateur Operatic Society present their ever-popular annual show.
A truly awe-inspiring guitarist, composer and musician returns with a programme with artists direct from Andalucia, Spain.
Dustbowl Revival are an eight-piece Americana Soul band from Venice, CA. They have a mixture of New Orleans sounds, Americana, a little blues, and roots-rock.
Musicians from Northumberland, Scotland and England invoke the dark, powerful, sounds of Ancient Northumbria and broadcast them to the modern world.
Like a psychedelic, rock n roll octopus – only with four more legs.
For almost two decades, Kiki and Carmelo have been touring their spellbinding acoustic live show across the UK and Europe.
Northern Irish experimental folk songwriter and producer Joshua Burnside is something of a regional anomaly. With a brooding, powerful sound echoing artists of places afar and time long gone, his enthralling craft defies local comparison in striving towards an aesthetic as much as visual as it is sonic.
A fifth return to Settle for the first lady of jazz.
As Strawbs celebrate five decades of music making, it is still difficult to categorise the unique sound that has made them Britain's most successful international progressive folk-rock band.
The Iconic Costumes, The Voices, The Mannerisms. The Dance Moves. The personalities of eight legends of musical history brought together in one slick, entertaining show.
Taking self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles and beyond, with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, The Gigspanner Big Band produce richly atmospheric arrangements layered within a wealth of subliminal musical influences “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator” Spiral Earth.
Classically trained, with an adventurous mix of folk, jazz, pop and classical influences, Orcadian fiddler Catriona Price and Peebles harpist Esther Swift are happy to be hard to define.
Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the legendary Scottish trailblazers have created a glorious mixture of traditional sounds and dance-floor grooves that have been embraced worldwide.
Enjoy a selection of festive favourites in the company of vocalists Amy Fudali and Colin Bailey with 'Tales from the Tree' told by Mark Cronfield as Saint Nicholas.
Chris Difford is a Grammy nominated and double Ivor Novello Award winning lyricist who has brought us characters and sketches from everyday life, and has successfully turned the mundane into the beautiful, the urbane into the exquisite, for over 40 years.
Sizzling operatic highlights alongside festive favourites and carols for all. Come along and get that festive feeling at the jolliest singalong in town!
A heart-warming look at the timeless rituals found in the folklore and folk music of England at Midwinter.
Settle’s grooviest Christmas party returns.
This New Year’s cinema event celebrates the maestro’s 70th birthday. This is André Rieu’s ultimate concert, a celebration of his life in music.
This New Year’s cinema event celebrates the maestro’s 70th birthday. This is André Rieu’s ultimate concert, a celebration of his life in music.
Jazz standards by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Hoagey Carmichael, and others.
Outstanding Canadian multi-instrumentalist and instrument maker, Teilhard Frost specialises in traditional Appalachian old time music.
Fairport Convention has been entertaining music lovers for over half a century. During that time the band that launched British folk-rock has seen many changes. But one thing has remained the same - Fairport’s passion for performance.
RANT is a huge musical force and a strong, raw, yet vibrant sound on the British folk scene.
Mànran are one of the best-known and best-loved Scottish bands on the scene today. The 2011 launch of their debut single, “Latha Math” heralded a meteoric rise to the top of the Scottish music world.
Let Andante take you back to the era of PEACE , PROTEST & LOVE with uniquely arranged classic songs such as “Mr Tambourine Man’, ‘Imagine’, ‘Big Yellow Taxi’,‘ Sound of Silence’ & ‘All you need is Love’.
Get ready for an unforgettable evening, celebrating the global superstar and great female icon that is Cher.
In this special acoustic performance Barbara Dickson and her pianist Nick Holland explore her catalogue of songs at an intimate level. The pair let the words and melodies take ‘centre stage’ as they perform a wonderful range of material drawing on Barbara’s folk roots, contemporary greats, and some of her classic hits.
Alongside a selection of favourites from her previous releases, Cara will be performing material from her new album "Wanderer" which is a collection of beautiful and moving songs recorded in an intimate setting with her husband and musical partner Sam Lakeman.
It was the Beat of a Generation and the Sound of a Nation.
And it was the sound that changed America.
Five of the finest singer-songwriters of their generation, Daphne’s Flight is a unique and magical blend of individual styles that captivate audiences with complex harmony arrangements, unbridled energy and the infectious joy of performing together.
Last chance to see the band in 2019!! Dodo Street - a new phenomenon for the folk scene. A frenzy of European folk melodies - inhuman speed - epic, transcendental soundscapes. "Superb instrumental quintet - jaw-dropping instrumental brilliance - five musical geniuses - breathtaking - remarkable - unsurpassed individual virtuosity - beautiful laments - stunning"
‘The Hard Way’: the story of Hannah Mitchell. From a remote hilltop farm in the Derbyshire moorlands to Manchester city magistrate. The Hard Way is a one-woman show of storytelling with song by acclaimed musician and composer Louise Jordan.
With 25 years of unrivalled musical partnership and gathering nominations, awards and critical acclaim along the way, British artists and singer-songwriters Chris While and Julie Matthews are celebrating this year with a brand new album, ‘Revolution Calls’.
The Lynne & McCartney Story performed by ELO Beatles Beyond is fronted by top Jeff Lynne and Paul McCartney soundalikes, and performs the greatest hits of ELO, Paul McCartney & Wings and The Beatles.
Over five decades, Gordon Giltrap has graced the music business with his dedication to his craft and his affection for his audience. As one of the UK's most respected guitarists, he has consistently proved the adage that respect cannot be bought. It must be earned.
Alice carries a musical torch for Classic Country from California. A perceptive songwriter and equipped with a powerful voice, she paints musical pictures in songs drawn from her own travels and life experiences. And, in a move destined to astound you, she can yodel the teeth out of a crocodile.
What do you get if you cross an American bluegrass banjo and an Irish tenor banjo?
Geoff Achison invokes the spirit of the great blues & soul artists to create an engaging original sound. From the deep south of Australia, his unique blend of “Bluesic” has created scores of devoted fans around the world.
One of the UK’s most popular Live touring bands, Los Pacaminos play the very best in Tex Mex Border music from The Texas Tornadoes and Ry Cooder to Los Lobos and even Roy Orbsion.
One of Gilbert and Sullivan’s best-loved works, performed by the wonderful West Yorkshire Savoyards.
The annual free folk gathering returns to Settle
A free event for the bank holiday, with fab local Rock and Roll covers band Revival of the Fittest.
A night of classic Northern Soul and Motown from DJs Richard Lodge and Roman. All of the favourites from the Halcyon days of the famous British soul clubs.
Mark Summers- The UK's Official Number One ELVIS Tribute 2017- brings the King back; raw and full of charisma
Tim Edey (BBC Radio Two's Musician of the year 2012 (BBC R2 FOLK AWARDS) multi- instrumentalist and singer, has toured the world and recorded with most of the major names in Celtic/Contemporary roots music.
Tim Eriksen is acclaimed for transforming American tradition with his startling interpretations of old ballads, love songs, shape-note gospel and dance tunes from New England and Southern Appalachia.
André Rieu invites you to put on your dancing shoes for his spectacular 2019 hometown concert from Maastricht: ‘Shall we Dance?’
The international best-selling author Louis de Bernières has combined words with music in a new collaboration - a fully rounded, flexible set of music, poetry and reflections.
Westlife are back! It’s been 20 years since they smashed into the charts in 1999 with ‘Swear It Again’ and went on to achieve a staggering 14 number one UK singles, selling 55 million records worldwide. Now, their highly anticipated reunion tour – which is their fastest selling one – is coming to cinemas worldwide on Saturday 6 July.
The hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet.
Taking you on a whistle stop tour from the heart of London's theatre land to the glitz of Broadway, the critically acclaimed Mad About The Musicals is back - celebrating the very best songs from the shows we all know and love!
“a cross between The Pogues and Bruce Springsteen’s Seeger Session Band – with a bit of Waterboys and Saw Doctors thrown in for good measure”
SOLD OUT. Legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers LINDISFARNE return to form with a classic five-piece line up of long-time members fronted by original founder-member Rod Clements on vocals, mandolin, fiddle and slide guitar.
This fun-packed show celebrates the forefront of the Brit-pop music scene of the 1960s. Sing along and clap your hands to all of Cilla’s and The Beatles hits of the 1960s, including Love of The Loved, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Anyone Who Had a Heart, All My Loving, It’s for You, Help, Alfie, She Loves You, Step Inside Love, Twist and Shout, You’re My World-Plus many more !
IBMA Momentum Award nominated bluegrass band, Midnight Skyracer have been tearing up the UK bluegrass and folk scene since their inception less than two years ago.
A night of classic Northern Soul and Motown from DJs Richard Lodge and Roman. All of the favourites from the Halcyon days of the famous British soul clubs.
Before fronting one of the most artistically brave and revered band working today, Tyneside sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank grew up singing songs without accompaniment, in weaving, unschooled vocal harmony. As if to prove that creativity should never be about ambition or aspiration, The Unthanks move on from their recent orchestral explorations by going back to what they know and do best - singing in unaccompanied harmony.
A talented and passionate portrayal of Rory’s music that his brother and manager Donal described as “Here is the proof my brother’s music lives on.
Join Mr and Mrs Brilliant as they share a time honoured practice: Metta Bhavana.
Combining guided meditation with their signature SoundWave™️ you will feel extremely peaceful and full of loving compassion for yourself, and if you’re lucky, may lead to a eureka moment; forever transforming your relating not only with yourself but with all others.
Sun-shiny songs thriving on dark themes behind irresistible rhythms. A veritable 4×4 of voices and instruments identified for their dynamic fusion of styles including folk, latin, Americana & even some bluegrass.
