Hey! Manchester promotes gigs by folk, Americana and experimental bands from around the world in Manchester, England. Read more here, see below for our latest shows, check out our previous shows, contact us, or join our mailing list, above.
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 23 May 2010 Where: Trades Club, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge HX7 8EE When: 7.30pm on Monday 24 May 2010 Where: Band on the Wall, 26 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JZ We’re excited to welcome back Jesca Hoop, last seen performing to a sold-out audience at the Deaf Institute! Hoop was born […]
Mountain Man
When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 22 June 2010 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re excited to welcome recent Bella Union signings Mountain Man to our fair city. Mountain Man is a group of three young women, based in Bennington, Vermont – Amelia Meath, Molly Sarle and Alex Sauser-Monnig – who sing […]
Hey! Dulcimer #1 with Adelaide’s Cape
PLEASE NOTE: This show is now cancelled – Sam ‘has decided he will no longer be pursuing music professionally’. No refunds (it was going to be a free show after all) When: 7.30pm on Thursday 29 July 2010 Where: Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0AE We love doing shows at Dulcimer, Chorlton’s celebrated […]
Jens Lekman
When: 7.30pm on Monday 2 August 2010 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re delighted to welcome back Hey! Manchester favourite – the reason we started promoting – Jens Lekman! Jens Lekman was born in Göteborg, Sweden but relocated to Melbourne, Australia in 2008. He has released an extensive number of […]
Hey! Dulcimer #1 with David Dondero
When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 25 August 2010 Where: Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0AE We’re pleased to welcome Austin, Texas’ David Dondero to Dulcimer – as the first show in our new Hey! Dulcimer series. David Dondero is a singer/songwriter whose music has been compared to such American folk music/troubadour greats as Woody […]
Hey! Dulcimer #3 with Citay
When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 7 September 2010 Where: Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0AE We’re welcoming San Francisco’s Citay to Dulcimer! Citay is a project from ex-Piano Magic man Ezra Feinberg and Tim Green from Drag City’s The Fucking Champs. Citay’s self-titled debut is one of the wiser album releases of 2006, with […]
Hey! Dulcimer #2 – Bank Holiday Special
When: 6.00pm on Sunday 29 August 2010 Where: Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0AE The second in our new series of cheap/free events at Dulcimer is an August bank holiday special. This show features O Emperor, hailing from Waterford in Ireland. The band plough a supremely confident furrow between classic American harmonic pop […]
Horse Feathers
When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 14 September 2010 Where: The Kings Arms, 11 Bloom Street, Salford M3 6AN We’re delighted to welcome back Hey! Manchester regulars (that’s twice so far) Horse Feathers – who will this time will play at the amazing venue that is The Kings Arms. Justin Ringle moved to Portland in 2004 and […]
Ólöf Arnalds
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 16 September 2010 Where: Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0AE Hey! Manchester is delighted to welcome Iceland’s Ólöf Arnalds to the city for an intimate debut headline show. (We put on her equally talented cousin Ólafur in the past, fact fans.) In 2006 Olof graduated from the Iceland Academy […]
Hey! Dulcimer #4 with Fuzzy Lights
When: 7pm on Saturday 25 September 2010 Where: Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0AE Hey! Dulcimer returns for its third instalment – this time a Saturday night show featuring Fuzzy Lights and the Maladies of Bellafontaine. Formed in 2004 as an improvising duo, Fuzzy Lights are a five-piece band led by husband and […]