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"Sell out warning! Re-injecting queer joy and mischief into the UK folk tradition, Goblin Band are the knitwear-clad hurdy-gurdy wielding troubadours at the crest of London’s current alt-trad wave (alongside like-minded pals Shovel Dance). A riotous wassail stomp FFO: Incredible String Band, Leveret, Daisy Rickman, Cerys Hafana."
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A gig held at The Wardrobe Theatre on Monday 3rd November. The event starts at 19:30.
A musical collective, independent live promoter and record label founded by Sorry-member Campbell Baum, Broadside Hacks have won widespread critical acclaim for bringing the folk tradition to new generations of audiences. Building on their regularly sold-out nights in London, shows with The Pogues, and stages at SXSW, the group hosts their roster of celebrated artists this autumn with their most comprehensive set of shows to date.
Arriving with original material - via a Bob Dylan tribute act that’s hitting the main stage at Green Man Festival this summer - Spitzer Space Telescope (AKA Dan MacDonald) was born and raised in St John, Michigan, spending a decade travelling across America and Europe before settling in England to bellow out his charismatic folk charms, and recalling the classics of The
Clancy Brothers and Pete Seeger.
Taking traditional English folk songs that date back as far back as the 17th century, Queer-folk quartet Goblin Band are rewriting the rulebook. Re-contextualising timeless, much-journeyed songs for the travails of contemporary society and the realities of the contemporary queer experience, expect a bulk of boundless, escapist joy too. In the words of folk legend Martin Carthy, “They go back to versions that we were too snotty to touch and they turn them into stomps!
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Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
Arriving with original material - via a Bob Dylan tribute act that’s hitting the main stage at Green Man Festival this summer - Spitzer Space Telescope (AKA Dan MacDonald) was born and raised in St John, Michigan, spending a decade travelling across America and Europe before settling in England to bellow out his charismatic folk charms, and recalling the classics of The
Clancy Brothers and Pete Seeger.
Taking traditional English folk songs that date back as far back as the 17th century, Queer-folk quartet Goblin Band are rewriting the rulebook. Re-contextualising timeless, much-journeyed songs for the travails of contemporary society and the realities of the contemporary queer experience, expect a bulk of boundless, escapist joy too. In the words of folk legend Martin Carthy, “They go back to versions that we were too snotty to touch and they turn them into stomps!
eartrumpet
Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)
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