Balaam and The Angel

Sat 21 NovDoors 18:30

FOREVER NU - 25th anniversary of Toxicity & IOWA special! Chop Suey, Slip-Not, A7Xperience, Propa Roach

The Warehouse · Leeds

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Fri 20 NovDoors 17:30

National Citizens - The Disconnect Experience

Old Chapel Studios · Leeds

Immerse yourself in the newest offering from Queer Pop-Punk band National Citizens: The Disconnect EP

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Fri 20 NovDoors 19:00

Kayleigh Thorn + Orange Bus Brigade / Meliss / Harper Moko

Lending Room · Leeds

A singer-songwriter with influences ranging from Amy Macdonald, Lucy Spraggan, Orla Gartland and Olivia Dean, she's crafted her unique indie folk pop.

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Fri 20 NovDoors 19:00

An Audience Without Jake Or Les - John Watterson celebrates the works of Jake Thackray & Les Barker

The Craven Arms · Appletreewick

John Watterson brings his superb show, celebrating the hilarious works of Jake Thackray and Les Barker - two of our finest and funniest songwriter poets - to the Cruck Barn at last! John Watterson (aka Fake Thackray), an adopted Yorkshireman, was born and grew up on the Isle of Man, which is where he first saw and met Jake Thackray in 1975. He recalls a performance at the local folk club, which had the audience in stitches and also a chat with a very modest and self-deprecating Jake at the interval – ‘a big man and a huge talent, clearly embarrassed by the standing ovation, Jake preferred to have a pint at the bar with the punters and didn’t really see what the fuss was about’. John took a business degree at Loughborough (‘my mum was stationed at Bletchley Park in WW2 and said Loughborough was quite nice’) and this was followed by a 30 year ‘accidental’ career in the laundry industry (‘I went to an interview in 1979 just for the travel expenses, and the buggers gave me a job!’). On learning of Jake’s passing in 2002, John decided that the songs were too good not to be kept alive, so he set about learning more of them. ‘Before I had decided what to do when I...

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Fri 20 NovDoors 19:00

CHRIS CLEVERLEY

Horse & Farrier · Otley

We're delighted to welcome the brilliant singer/songwriter and guitarist Chris Cleverley back to Otley for a solo gig. Chris Cleverley was born under a solstice moon, in the honeysuckle mysticism of a late 80s Midsummer. As his fledgling days unfurled, the symbolic sounds of ‘Hunky Dory’, ‘Graceland’ and ‘Ladies of The Canyon’ echoed from the woodchip walls of the South Birmingham terrace where he was raised; quiet and curious, saturnine and shy. Here, the soul of a young artist was shaped. Fast-forward three decades; With five nationally acclaimed records under his belt, and ringing endorsements from The Times, Telegraph and BBC6 Music, 2x FATEA ‘Male Artist of the Year’ Chris Cleverley is described as “One of the most vital voices of his Folk generation” (KLOF). His boundary-shattering ‘Dream-Folk’ songwriting sits on the cutting edge of acoustic music. Exploring powerful, human themes from displaced people to the fragile beauty of our natural world, we travel with him from the arid deserts of Syria, to the rich Mediterranean sunsets of the Cretan coastline; a captivating voyage of place, landscape, season and self. With a compendium of songs for the misfi...

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