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When: 7.30pm on Thursday 3 November 2011 Where: St Philip with St Stephen Church, Encombe Place, Salford, M3 6FJ We’re delighted to present this haunting evening of storytelling and song, featuring The Miserable Rich and performance poet Alabaster Deplume. The Miserable Rich‘s story began in Brighton in 2007. Will Calderbank (cello), Mike Siddell (violin) and […]
North Sea Radio Orchestra
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 10 November 2011 Where: St Philip with St Stephen Church, Encombe Place, Salford, M3 6FJ We’re delighted to present the first Manchester show by contemporary chamber ensemble North Sea Radio Orchestra. North Sea Radio Orchestra is a unique chamber group that performs music of beauty and originality that has, at its […]
William Fitzsimmons
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 13 November 2011 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re delighted to welcome back William Fitzsimmons, who we last put on two years to the day. William Fitzsimmons is equal parts songwriter and psychotherapist, creating captivating music, which uniquely melds depravity, honesty, and autobiography into a counter-intuitive […]
The Besnard Lakes
When: 7.30pm on Friday 18 November 2011 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re delighted to be welcoming back The Besnard Lakes, who last played for us at a sold-out Dulcimer in March 2010. The Besnard Lakes, from Montreal, Canada, were formed by husband-and-wife duo Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas in […]
The Fall
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 20 November 2011 Where: The Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, Manchester M2 7DH We’re excited to present the first of a series of Sunday concerts at one of Manchester’s most historic venues, the Royal Exchange Theatre. There aren’t very many groups that have been together longer than The Fall and it’s […]
Sam Lewis
When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 23 November 2011 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE PLEASE NOTE: This show has been postponed. A new date will be announced shortly. We’re excited to be welcoming up-and-coming singer-songwriter Sam Lewis to Manchester. Sam Lewis’ music has a unique modern sound, a heady mix of soulful […]
Dan Michaelson & the Coastguards
When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 6 December 2011 Where: Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0AE We’re excited to welcome former Absentee frontman Dan Michaelson and his band, the Coastguards, back to Manchester. Dan Michaelson is the 33-year-old whisky barrel baritone and short-legged leader of Dan Michaelson & the Coastguards. After his former band Absentee took early retirement […]
The Travelling Band
When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 6 December 2011 Where: The Brudenell Social Club, 33 Queen’s Road, Headingley, Leeds LS6 1NY We’re proud to be taking one of this city’s finest bands across the Pennines to Leeds. The Travelling Band are an alternative folk band from Manchester, famous for their vocal harmonies, honest song-writing and exciting live […]
A festive evening with John Bramwell and Thea Gilmore
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 18 December 2011 Where: The Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, Manchester M2 7DH For the second in our new series of Sunday night concerts at the historic Royal Exchange, we welcome Thea Gilmore and I Am Kloot’s John Bramwell. I Am Kloot frontman John Bramwell was born in 1964 in Warrington […]
Fránçois & The Atlas Mountains
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 29 January 2012 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re excited to be promoting a headline show for Domino artists Fránçois & The Atlas Mountains. The delightful French singer-songwriter, musician and animator Fránçois & The Atlas Mountains brings his collection of Gallic chamber-pop and chanson to the UK, performing songs […]