{"id":17167,"date":"2025-02-07T16:14:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/?page_id=17167"},"modified":"2025-02-07T16:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:16:19","slug":"2024-concert-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wainsgate.co.uk\/2024-concert-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Music and Spoken Word archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
An annual series of music and spoken word events is hosted by Dave Nelson<\/a> at Wainsgate where musicians, poets, and audiences alike can make the most of the Chapel’s near-perfect acoustic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t JOIN DAVE NELSON’S MAILING LIST here<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cImprovisation extraordinaire..\u201d<\/i>\u00a0Artsdesk review of Phantom of the Opera.<\/p> FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Melodic jazz with inspirations from around the world<\/em><\/strong><\/p> \u201cThe best of British jazz\u201d <\/em>Chris Phillips Jazz FM<\/p> \u201cPrecise ebullience and relaxed funkiness\u201d <\/em>The Guardian<\/p> FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t From the people who brought you Hebden Bridge Piano Festival (2013-2019) – a one-off weekend packed with piano music from world-class artists. FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t A group of outstanding musicians from the worlds of jazz, classical and folk music, the Agents of Karma bring Les Gillon’s music into a\u00a0 musical melting pot.<\/p> FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t “We need to smile!! I defy you not to smile at this !! hee hee…nice one, boys!!” <\/em>Brian May (Queen) after he saw the chorus’ performance of Fat Bottomed Girls<\/p> FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cBloody marvellous stuff. I always want to charge at something after hearing them.\u201d <\/em>Mark Thomas<\/p> \u201cThey sing with fires in their bellies, and tongues in their cheeks.\u201d <\/em>Beccy Owen<\/p> FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Multi-award-nominated experimental\/folk duo Fran & Flora captivate audiences with their reinventions of traditional Eastern European melodies and songs.\u00a0 FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t A moving one-woman performance and\u00a0multi-media installation which brings to life the hidden family narrative of poet-artist Seni Seneviratne and her father\u2019s experiences as a Royal Signalman in the North African Desert War.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Vasilis Xenopoulos<\/strong> \u201cOne of the most fiery young saxophonists around blazes a path through the hard bop repertoire”<\/em> The Times \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/p>\n Paul Edis<\/strong> \u201cOne of the leading lights of contemporary jazz\u201d <\/em>London Jazz News<\/p>\n FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Brassy 6-piece New Orleans R&B band specialising in Swamp Funk, Voodoo Blues and Mardi Gras street beats.<\/p> FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Wainsgate is delighted and very excited to welcome the extraordinary Goat Girl <\/strong>to the Chapel. Often described as post-punk, their music is so much more \u2013 effortlessly blending rock, folk, synth-pop and more into their highly approachable socio-political songs which are delivered with heaps of style, wit and energy. FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t \u201cQuietly, inexorably, The Breath have become one of the\u2026most exciting folk acts\u2026\u201d<\/i>\u00a0The Financial Times\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/u><\/u><\/p> \u201cfolk roots but different horizons\u2026 the jaw-droppingly stunning, woozy voice of R\u00edoghnach Connolly\u201d<\/i>\u00a0The Guardian<\/p> FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Making a welcome return to Wainsgate after his sell-out appearance in 2021 is the brilliant and highly engaging flamenco virtuoso Samuel Moore\u00a0<\/p> FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The Quartet currently offers an inspiring and unusual repertoire which blends originals and arrangements of baroque, classical, romantic and twentieth century music. The twenty first century is already well represented. A unique mixture of instruments provides a range of five octaves, allowing the group access to music normally unavailable to the solo guitar or other ensembles.\u00a0<\/p> FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t A celebratory reading of their new Bloodaxe poetry collections.<\/p> FIND OUT MORE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tSun 27 October 2024 7.30pm<\/h4>
Silent Movie Night<\/h1>
with live music from Darius Battiwalla: organ, piano<\/h2>
Fri 25 October 2024 8pm<\/h4>
Philip Clouts Quartet<\/h1>
27-29 September 2024<\/h4>
Wainsgate Piano Weekend<\/strong><\/h1>
Sat 14 September 2024 3pm<\/h4>
Les Gillon & the Agents of Karma<\/h1>
Sat 7 September 2024 7.30pm<\/h4>
Cottontown Chorus<\/h1>
Sat 13 July 2024 3pm<\/h4>
Commoners Choir<\/h1>
Sat 20 July 2024 3pm<\/h4>
Fran & Flora<\/h1>
\u2018a string duo bound for glory\u2019<\/em>\u00a0BBC Radio 3 Late\u00a0Junction<\/p>Sun 21 July 2024 7.30pm<\/h4>
Seni Seneviratne<\/h1>
Renaissance One presents UNKNOWN SOLDIER<\/h4>
Sat 29 June 2024Vasilis Xenopoulos & Paul Edis<\/h4>\n
Sat 22 June 2024<\/h4>
The Nightcreatures<\/h1>
Fri 22 March 2024<\/h4>
Goat Girl<\/strong><\/h3>
Sun 21 April 3pm<\/h4>
The Breath<\/strong><\/h3>
Sat 11 May 3pm<\/h4>
Samuel Moore: Flamenco Landscapes<\/strong><\/h3>
Sat 8 June 3pm<\/h4>
York Guitar Quartet<\/strong><\/h3>
Sun 9 June 3pm<\/h4>
Imtiaz Dharker & Amanda Dalton<\/h3>
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