Music in the Memorial Hall
All profits from events are for the upkeep and improvement of facilities at the hall for the benefit of the community. Tickets for under 16s are usually half adult price - please confirm before booking. This does not imply that all events are suitable for young children. Occasionally for larger events we also use St Andrew's church at Grinton as a venue.
If you prefer to pay by credit card, for many events it is now also possible to buy tickets through the WeGotTickets website but do note that this will incur a booking fee. Tickets are also on sale over the counter at Reeth Post Office.
All music events begin at 8pm with doors opening at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated below.
The seating is not numbered and is allocated on a first come, first served basis - if you have mobility issues or, for example, need to be sure of a space for a wheelchair, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us in advance.
For further information or to book tickets contact John Little on 01748-884759 or email: memorialhall@swaledale.org
If you prefer to pay by credit card, for many events it is now also possible to buy tickets through the WeGotTickets website but do note that this will incur a booking fee. Tickets are also on sale over the counter at Reeth Post Office.
All music events begin at 8pm with doors opening at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated below.
The seating is not numbered and is allocated on a first come, first served basis - if you have mobility issues or, for example, need to be sure of a space for a wheelchair, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us in advance.
For further information or to book tickets contact John Little on 01748-884759 or email: memorialhall@swaledale.org
The Fourmost - postponed to Friday 18th June 2021
Friday 19th June
We are delighted to welcome The Fourmost to Reeth Memorial Hall for their Swaledale debut. The Fourmost were part of the 1960s Mersey Beat boom and came out of the Brian Epstein stable along with The Beatles, Billy J Kramer, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Cilla Black and others. They are best remembered for their 60s chart hits such as A Little Loving , Hello Little Girl, I’m In Love, Baby I Need Your Lovin' and Girls Girls Girls.
The Fourmost have been continually active since forming as the Four Jays in 1959. The personnel may have changed over the years but the sound and look of the band have remained the same. They are one of the most authentic 60s bands on the circuit today, from their Vox amps, Rickenbacker guitars and Ludwig drums down to their Italian-made slim-fitted suits and Cuban heel boots. Since the mid 80s they have enjoyed a golden era as part of the wider 60s revival scene and now appear throughout the UK and Europe playing at theatres, clubs and festivals to a diverse fan base.
Put on your dancing shoes or sit back and listen!
Tickets £15 (door £17)
We are delighted to welcome The Fourmost to Reeth Memorial Hall for their Swaledale debut. The Fourmost were part of the 1960s Mersey Beat boom and came out of the Brian Epstein stable along with The Beatles, Billy J Kramer, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Cilla Black and others. They are best remembered for their 60s chart hits such as A Little Loving , Hello Little Girl, I’m In Love, Baby I Need Your Lovin' and Girls Girls Girls.
The Fourmost have been continually active since forming as the Four Jays in 1959. The personnel may have changed over the years but the sound and look of the band have remained the same. They are one of the most authentic 60s bands on the circuit today, from their Vox amps, Rickenbacker guitars and Ludwig drums down to their Italian-made slim-fitted suits and Cuban heel boots. Since the mid 80s they have enjoyed a golden era as part of the wider 60s revival scene and now appear throughout the UK and Europe playing at theatres, clubs and festivals to a diverse fan base.
Put on your dancing shoes or sit back and listen!
Tickets £15 (door £17)
Harp & a Monkey - postponed to 9th July 2021
Thursday 9th July
Lancastrian trio Harp & a Monkey are Martin Purdy (vocals, glockenspiel, accordion, harmonica and keyboards), Simon Jones (harp, guitar, viola) and Andy Smith (banjo, melodica, guitar and programming).
Their latest album, The Victorians, was released in November 2019 and features a collection of street, parlour, work, popular and rural songs from the Victorian era that the trio reworked for contemporary ears. It includes tales of naked life-savers, bare-knuckle boxers, evolutionary moths and wife auctions and was mixed by Darren Jones – the go-to studio engineer for the likes of Stormzy.
Tickets £14 (£16 door).
Lancastrian trio Harp & a Monkey are Martin Purdy (vocals, glockenspiel, accordion, harmonica and keyboards), Simon Jones (harp, guitar, viola) and Andy Smith (banjo, melodica, guitar and programming).
Their latest album, The Victorians, was released in November 2019 and features a collection of street, parlour, work, popular and rural songs from the Victorian era that the trio reworked for contemporary ears. It includes tales of naked life-savers, bare-knuckle boxers, evolutionary moths and wife auctions and was mixed by Darren Jones – the go-to studio engineer for the likes of Stormzy.
Tickets £14 (£16 door).
Laura Cortese and The Dance Cards - postponed new date to be arranged
Thursday 13th August
We are delighted to welcome Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards back to Reeth after the overwhelming success of their 2017 gig.
Laura is a fiddler/vocalist and song-writer who digs deep and aims high. She grew up in San Francisco and moved to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music (the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world), immersing herself in the city's vibrant indie music scene and enjoying a busy touring-and-studio-sidekick career which included appearances with Band of Horses at Carnegie Hall and Pete Seeger at Newport Folk Festival.
It’s been with The Dance Cards that Laura has made the biggest impression in recent times. Bandmates Valerie Thompson, Jenna Moynihan and Jeni Magana bring their own multi-genre credentials to embellish the stylish mix.
It’s not a string band, not a string quartet, not an indie band, but somehow all of those at once, all while staying firmly rooted in an identity as folk instrumentalists. It’s adventurous and complex music delivered with power and heart.
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
We are delighted to welcome Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards back to Reeth after the overwhelming success of their 2017 gig.
Laura is a fiddler/vocalist and song-writer who digs deep and aims high. She grew up in San Francisco and moved to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music (the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world), immersing herself in the city's vibrant indie music scene and enjoying a busy touring-and-studio-sidekick career which included appearances with Band of Horses at Carnegie Hall and Pete Seeger at Newport Folk Festival.
It’s been with The Dance Cards that Laura has made the biggest impression in recent times. Bandmates Valerie Thompson, Jenna Moynihan and Jeni Magana bring their own multi-genre credentials to embellish the stylish mix.
It’s not a string band, not a string quartet, not an indie band, but somehow all of those at once, all while staying firmly rooted in an identity as folk instrumentalists. It’s adventurous and complex music delivered with power and heart.
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
Rant
Friday 18th September 2020
Following their sell-out gig in 2018 we are delighted to welcome RANT back to Reeth.
RANT is the meeting of 4 of Scotland’s finest fiddle players, two from the Shetland Islands and two from the Highlands. Nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014 for Best Traditional track, they tour their unique brand of ‘chamber-folk’ far and wide.
Bethany Reid, Jenna Reid, Lauren MacColl and Anna Massie join forces to create a sound which is both rich and lush, yet retaining all the bite and spark synonymous with a Scottish fiddle player. Using just their fiddles, they weave a tapestry of melodies, textures, layers and sounds. Known for their work as soloists and with various bands, this is a celebration of the instrument they all have a passion for.
Since the release of their debut album 'RANT' in 2013 which won them critical acclaim in the form of a Herald Angel Award for outstanding performance across all the Edinburgh Festivals, the band have made major festival and concert appearances across the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia, and recorded strings for Julie Fowlis on her album 'Gach Sgeul'.
Tickets £15 (£17 door)
Following their sell-out gig in 2018 we are delighted to welcome RANT back to Reeth.
RANT is the meeting of 4 of Scotland’s finest fiddle players, two from the Shetland Islands and two from the Highlands. Nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2014 for Best Traditional track, they tour their unique brand of ‘chamber-folk’ far and wide.
Bethany Reid, Jenna Reid, Lauren MacColl and Anna Massie join forces to create a sound which is both rich and lush, yet retaining all the bite and spark synonymous with a Scottish fiddle player. Using just their fiddles, they weave a tapestry of melodies, textures, layers and sounds. Known for their work as soloists and with various bands, this is a celebration of the instrument they all have a passion for.
Since the release of their debut album 'RANT' in 2013 which won them critical acclaim in the form of a Herald Angel Award for outstanding performance across all the Edinburgh Festivals, the band have made major festival and concert appearances across the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia, and recorded strings for Julie Fowlis on her album 'Gach Sgeul'.
Tickets £15 (£17 door)
Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri
Saturday 19th September
For almost two decades, Kiki and Carmelo have been touring their spellbinding acoustic live show across the UK and Europe. Performing in this stripped back fashion allows each of their exceptional talents to shine through and create a wonderful and warm sense of intimacy for the audience.
2019 marked Kiki’s 55th year in the music industry and has cemented her status as one of the UK’s finest and most revered vocalists. The duo’s latest critically acclaimed album A Place Where I Can Go features 11 tracks including the haunting duet Horses with Scottish singer Eddi Reader.
Join Kiki and Carmelo for an acoustic journey of stories and song which include unique covers of songs by artists such as Kate Bush and Frank Sinatra and of course Kiki’s own hits Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, I Got The Music In Me, Loving & Free and the stunning Amoureuse.
Tickets £20 (door £21)
For almost two decades, Kiki and Carmelo have been touring their spellbinding acoustic live show across the UK and Europe. Performing in this stripped back fashion allows each of their exceptional talents to shine through and create a wonderful and warm sense of intimacy for the audience.
2019 marked Kiki’s 55th year in the music industry and has cemented her status as one of the UK’s finest and most revered vocalists. The duo’s latest critically acclaimed album A Place Where I Can Go features 11 tracks including the haunting duet Horses with Scottish singer Eddi Reader.
Join Kiki and Carmelo for an acoustic journey of stories and song which include unique covers of songs by artists such as Kate Bush and Frank Sinatra and of course Kiki’s own hits Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, I Got The Music In Me, Loving & Free and the stunning Amoureuse.
Tickets £20 (door £21)
John Tams & Barry Coope
Saturday 26th September 2020
John Tams described by Mojo as 'one of the ultimate British songwriters' has had a career spanning four decades in every medium. A member of the Albion Band and Home Service he is perhaps best known for his work at the National Theatre and as Rifleman Daniel Hagman in the Sharpe television series. He also worked as a music consultant on War Horse at the National Theatre. War Horse received six nominations for the Olivier Awards, including one for the Best Sound, for Tams and fellow team members Chris Shutt and Adrian Sutton. He is a five times winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Barry Coope was for many years one part of the vocal folk trio, Coope, Boyes and Simpson.
Tickets £16 (£18 door)
John Tams described by Mojo as 'one of the ultimate British songwriters' has had a career spanning four decades in every medium. A member of the Albion Band and Home Service he is perhaps best known for his work at the National Theatre and as Rifleman Daniel Hagman in the Sharpe television series. He also worked as a music consultant on War Horse at the National Theatre. War Horse received six nominations for the Olivier Awards, including one for the Best Sound, for Tams and fellow team members Chris Shutt and Adrian Sutton. He is a five times winner of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Barry Coope was for many years one part of the vocal folk trio, Coope, Boyes and Simpson.
Tickets £16 (£18 door)
Leveret
Friday 9th October 2020
Leveret is a unique collaboration between three of England's finest folk musicians. Andy Cutting, Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron are each regarded as exceptional performers and masters of their instruments. Together their performances combine consummate musicianship, compelling delivery and captivating spontaneity.
Fiddler Sam Sweeney was the 2015 BBC Folk Awards Musician of the Year, directs the National Youth Folk Ensemble and is known for his work with Bellowhead, Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band, The Full English and his own Made In The Great War project.
Melodeon genius Andy Cutting, a three-time BBC Folk Awards Best Musician, is a compelling solo performer and currently works with Blowzabella, Topette, June Tabor, and Roger Daltry.
Concertina wizard Rob Harbron leads the English Acoustic Collective summer school and is known for his work with The Full English, Emma Reid, Fay Hield, Jon Boden and many others.
Leveret's music is firmly rooted in the English tradition but sounds fresh and new. With their first three albums and over a long string of sell-out gigs, the trio have built a strong reputation as superb musicians, fine tunesmiths and captivating performers. On their new album Diversions they have brought their trademark groove, energy and intuitive playing to bear on a newly unearthed set of upbeat and accessible traditional gems – truly great music from a band at the top of their game.
Tickets £15 (£17 door)
Leveret is a unique collaboration between three of England's finest folk musicians. Andy Cutting, Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron are each regarded as exceptional performers and masters of their instruments. Together their performances combine consummate musicianship, compelling delivery and captivating spontaneity.
Fiddler Sam Sweeney was the 2015 BBC Folk Awards Musician of the Year, directs the National Youth Folk Ensemble and is known for his work with Bellowhead, Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band, The Full English and his own Made In The Great War project.
Melodeon genius Andy Cutting, a three-time BBC Folk Awards Best Musician, is a compelling solo performer and currently works with Blowzabella, Topette, June Tabor, and Roger Daltry.
Concertina wizard Rob Harbron leads the English Acoustic Collective summer school and is known for his work with The Full English, Emma Reid, Fay Hield, Jon Boden and many others.
Leveret's music is firmly rooted in the English tradition but sounds fresh and new. With their first three albums and over a long string of sell-out gigs, the trio have built a strong reputation as superb musicians, fine tunesmiths and captivating performers. On their new album Diversions they have brought their trademark groove, energy and intuitive playing to bear on a newly unearthed set of upbeat and accessible traditional gems – truly great music from a band at the top of their game.
Tickets £15 (£17 door)
Himmerland
Thursday 22nd October 2020
New music from Scandanavia across styles, cultures and frontiers!
We are delighted to welcome Himmerland back to Reeth via Chile, Denmark, Germany, Australia, Scotland, Sicily, the Faroe Islands and New Zealand.
Vocals, sax, fiddle, percussion, guitar, bouzouki and other instruments combine to provide a unique sound made by musicians from Denmark, Ghana, Scotland and Sweden (with possible further surprises!)
Folk meets jazz meets world music
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
New music from Scandanavia across styles, cultures and frontiers!
We are delighted to welcome Himmerland back to Reeth via Chile, Denmark, Germany, Australia, Scotland, Sicily, the Faroe Islands and New Zealand.
Vocals, sax, fiddle, percussion, guitar, bouzouki and other instruments combine to provide a unique sound made by musicians from Denmark, Ghana, Scotland and Sweden (with possible further surprises!)
Folk meets jazz meets world music
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
Urban Folk Quartet
Saturday 14th November 2020
Galician born fiddler, Paloma Trigás, Joe Broughton the fieriest English fiddler and showman of his generation, Dan Walsh one of the finest banjo players in the country as well as a gifted singer and guitarist, and the accomplished and innovative cajonero Tom Chapman, come together to produce “A sizzling hot ensemble who fuse folk with elements of dub, house and rock with an ease that shouldn’t naturally follow that list of genres.” (Olivia Haughton, Songlines)
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
Galician born fiddler, Paloma Trigás, Joe Broughton the fieriest English fiddler and showman of his generation, Dan Walsh one of the finest banjo players in the country as well as a gifted singer and guitarist, and the accomplished and innovative cajonero Tom Chapman, come together to produce “A sizzling hot ensemble who fuse folk with elements of dub, house and rock with an ease that shouldn’t naturally follow that list of genres.” (Olivia Haughton, Songlines)
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
Peter Knight's Gigspanner
Thursday 26th November 2020
Gigspanner are making their Reeth debut.
In the wake of his departure from Steeleye Span, fiddle player Peter Knight has turned his full attention to his trio Gigspanner, and in the process established their reputation as one of the most genuinely ground-breaking forces on the British folk scene, inspiring Maverick magazine to write "Gigspanner are pushing at the boundaries, expanding the possibilities and in the process making some of the most beautiful music the genre has to offer". They have been described by Folk Radio UK as one of the “most quietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world and beyond”, and by Songlines as "another milestone in folk's rebirth of cool".
Taking self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles and beyond, with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, Gigspanner produce richly atmospheric arrangements “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator” Spiral Earth.
Tickets £16 (£18 door)
Gigspanner are making their Reeth debut.
In the wake of his departure from Steeleye Span, fiddle player Peter Knight has turned his full attention to his trio Gigspanner, and in the process established their reputation as one of the most genuinely ground-breaking forces on the British folk scene, inspiring Maverick magazine to write "Gigspanner are pushing at the boundaries, expanding the possibilities and in the process making some of the most beautiful music the genre has to offer". They have been described by Folk Radio UK as one of the “most quietly brilliant sets of musicians in the folk world and beyond”, and by Songlines as "another milestone in folk's rebirth of cool".
Taking self-penned material along with music rooted in the British Isles and beyond, with the flick of a bow, a finely chosen chord or slip of a beat, Gigspanner produce richly atmospheric arrangements “with notes seemingly plucked from the stars and rhythms from the equator” Spiral Earth.
Tickets £16 (£18 door)
GreenMatthews – Midwinter Revels
Friday 4th December 2020
Tickets £14 (£16 door).
Tickets £14 (£16 door).
Darren Page - The Voice of Roy Orbison
Saturday 27th March 2021
In two one-hour sets, Darren combines Roy Orbison hits with an hour of Rock n Roll. Put on your dancing shoes or sit back and relax!
Tickets £13 (£15 door)
In two one-hour sets, Darren combines Roy Orbison hits with an hour of Rock n Roll. Put on your dancing shoes or sit back and relax!
Tickets £13 (£15 door)
Maddy Prior in Concert
Wednesday 16th April 2021
While she made her name as the iconic singer in Steeleye Span, from her earliest days Maddy Prior has enjoyed great success as a solo artist. Her latest tour will see her revisit this incredible body of work, alongside highlights of her collaborations with musicians such as Giles Lewin, Benji Kirkpatrick, Hannah James and Tim Hart – rounding up both the traditional and contemporary aspects of her career. Joined by Steeleye guitarist Spud Sinclair and Ian Matthews, a multi-instrumentalist from Maddy’s beloved Borders region, the show includes songs from her acclaimed Ravenchild, Arthur the King and Lionhearts albums as well as other favourites from across the decades. A celebration of a unique and hugely respected name in British music.
Tickets are £19.50 in advance (£21.50 on the door)
While she made her name as the iconic singer in Steeleye Span, from her earliest days Maddy Prior has enjoyed great success as a solo artist. Her latest tour will see her revisit this incredible body of work, alongside highlights of her collaborations with musicians such as Giles Lewin, Benji Kirkpatrick, Hannah James and Tim Hart – rounding up both the traditional and contemporary aspects of her career. Joined by Steeleye guitarist Spud Sinclair and Ian Matthews, a multi-instrumentalist from Maddy’s beloved Borders region, the show includes songs from her acclaimed Ravenchild, Arthur the King and Lionhearts albums as well as other favourites from across the decades. A celebration of a unique and hugely respected name in British music.
Tickets are £19.50 in advance (£21.50 on the door)
Andy Irvine
Wednesday 21st April 2021
Details to follow.
Details to follow.
Peggy Seeger & Calum MacColl
Saturday 14th May 2021
Making a very welcome return to Reeth Memorial Hall on her ‘First Farewell Tour’, the charismatic Peggy Seeger - singer, songwriter, feminist, icon, Ewan MacColl’s partner and muse - is the undisputed queen of folk and political song. Join Peggy and her son Calum MacColl (an exceptional musician in his own right) for a glorious evening of up-close performance. Expect to hear some of Peggy and Ewan MacColl’s most loved songs, readings from Peggy’s award-winning memoir ‘The First Time Ever’, plenty of audience participation and lots of relaxed family banter.
Tickets are £18 in advance (£20 on the door)
Making a very welcome return to Reeth Memorial Hall on her ‘First Farewell Tour’, the charismatic Peggy Seeger - singer, songwriter, feminist, icon, Ewan MacColl’s partner and muse - is the undisputed queen of folk and political song. Join Peggy and her son Calum MacColl (an exceptional musician in his own right) for a glorious evening of up-close performance. Expect to hear some of Peggy and Ewan MacColl’s most loved songs, readings from Peggy’s award-winning memoir ‘The First Time Ever’, plenty of audience participation and lots of relaxed family banter.
Tickets are £18 in advance (£20 on the door)
Thunder & Rain
Thursday 27th May 2021
A 4 piece acoustic Americana band from the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Consisting of acoustic guitar, mandolin, dobro, and upright bass, Thunder and Rain seamlessly blends their favourite elements of bluegrass, country, pop and alt-rock to cultivate their own take on the American roots music traditions. Driven by the catchy choruses and dreamy melodies sung by Erinn Peet-Lukes, the band perfectly supports her heartfelt songwriting with strong country grooves, lush harmonies and rich instrumental decoration.
Tickets are £14 in advance (£16 on the door)
A 4 piece acoustic Americana band from the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Consisting of acoustic guitar, mandolin, dobro, and upright bass, Thunder and Rain seamlessly blends their favourite elements of bluegrass, country, pop and alt-rock to cultivate their own take on the American roots music traditions. Driven by the catchy choruses and dreamy melodies sung by Erinn Peet-Lukes, the band perfectly supports her heartfelt songwriting with strong country grooves, lush harmonies and rich instrumental decoration.
Tickets are £14 in advance (£16 on the door)
