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 - see links below 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 - see links below 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
Sherburn, Bartley, Sanders
Friday 22nd November 2019
Reeth Memorial Hall's first folk gig was with Chris & Denny’s Last Night’s Fun, so they can be blamed for Reeth becoming one of the folk scene's top venues! Chris (concertina) and Denny (vocals and guitar) have now teamed up with Emily Sanders (fiddle/viola and vocals) and have become a well-established trio, for the first time blending vocal harmonies and strings to underpin Chris and Denny’s unique sound.
We can guarantee that you will have a thoroughly entertaining evening as their soul stirring songs, exhilarating tunes and quick wittedness ensure that no two concerts are ever the same.
Tickets £13 (£15 on the door)
Reeth Memorial Hall's first folk gig was with Chris & Denny’s Last Night’s Fun, so they can be blamed for Reeth becoming one of the folk scene's top venues! Chris (concertina) and Denny (vocals and guitar) have now teamed up with Emily Sanders (fiddle/viola and vocals) and have become a well-established trio, for the first time blending vocal harmonies and strings to underpin Chris and Denny’s unique sound.
We can guarantee that you will have a thoroughly entertaining evening as their soul stirring songs, exhilarating tunes and quick wittedness ensure that no two concerts are ever the same.
Tickets £13 (£15 on the door)
Maire Ni Chathasaigh and Chris Newman
Celtic Christmas Strings
Friday 13th December 2019
There’s something magical about harps, and particularly at Christmas, though Máire and Chris’s alchemy on harp and guitar creates a very special magic at all times. Individually famed for originality, innovation and virtuosity on their respective instruments, together they have created one of the most distinctive sounds in modern acoustic music and brought their unique musical vision to venues large and small in 22 countries on five continents. Their many recordings express both the depth of their commitment to tradition and an eternally playful, curious and adventurous spirit. Their new Christmas show features a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish music, swing jazz and bluegrass, plus festive favourites given a fresh voice with arrangements that are intricate, inventive, moving and beautiful, and performed in their characteristically heart-warming style – a spellbinding treat for mid-winter.
Tickets £13 (£15 door)
There’s something magical about harps, and particularly at Christmas, though Máire and Chris’s alchemy on harp and guitar creates a very special magic at all times. Individually famed for originality, innovation and virtuosity on their respective instruments, together they have created one of the most distinctive sounds in modern acoustic music and brought their unique musical vision to venues large and small in 22 countries on five continents. Their many recordings express both the depth of their commitment to tradition and an eternally playful, curious and adventurous spirit. Their new Christmas show features a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish music, swing jazz and bluegrass, plus festive favourites given a fresh voice with arrangements that are intricate, inventive, moving and beautiful, and performed in their characteristically heart-warming style – a spellbinding treat for mid-winter.
Tickets £13 (£15 door)
The Seamus Egan Project
Friday 24th January 2020
This is a real coup as The Seamus Egan Project has only one free date on the way back from headlining at Celtic Connections.
Seamus Egan is a multi-instrumentalist who has put his mark on the sound of the Irish flute, tenor banjo, guitar, mandolin, tin whistle, and low whistle, among others. As a composer, he was behind the soundtrack for the award-winning film 'The Brothers McMullen', co-wrote Sarah McLachlan’s breakout hit, 'Weep Not for the Memories' and has scored numerous documentaries and indie films since.
As a bandleader, Solas (which Seamus co-founded) has been the pre-eminent Irish-American band of their generation for the past 20 years, continuously renewing Irish music with fresh ideas, including a collaboration with Rhiannon Giddens on their 2015 album. As a performer, few others can make so instruments or such wickedly complex ornaments seem so effortless.
Seamus Egan teams up with Kyle Sanna (guitar), Owen Marshall (guitar/mandolin/banjo) and Lúnasa’s Trevor Hutchinson.
Tickets £15 (door £17)
This is a real coup as The Seamus Egan Project has only one free date on the way back from headlining at Celtic Connections.
Seamus Egan is a multi-instrumentalist who has put his mark on the sound of the Irish flute, tenor banjo, guitar, mandolin, tin whistle, and low whistle, among others. As a composer, he was behind the soundtrack for the award-winning film 'The Brothers McMullen', co-wrote Sarah McLachlan’s breakout hit, 'Weep Not for the Memories' and has scored numerous documentaries and indie films since.
As a bandleader, Solas (which Seamus co-founded) has been the pre-eminent Irish-American band of their generation for the past 20 years, continuously renewing Irish music with fresh ideas, including a collaboration with Rhiannon Giddens on their 2015 album. As a performer, few others can make so instruments or such wickedly complex ornaments seem so effortless.
Seamus Egan teams up with Kyle Sanna (guitar), Owen Marshall (guitar/mandolin/banjo) and Lúnasa’s Trevor Hutchinson.
Tickets £15 (door £17)
Newberry & Verch
Thursday 6th February 2020
Joe Newberry and April Verch are both master musicians, and their Canadian/American duo collaboration is fuelled by a shared passion for traditional music. Newberry and Verch perform an entertaining blend of folk, bluegrass and old time Americana, with ballads, joyful fiddle tunes and poignant original and traditional songs.
Joe Newberry is an outstanding clawhammer banjo player, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was a guest star on 2016’s Transatlantic Sessions live tour in 2016 and his award-winning songs have been recorded by top artists including Ricky Skaggs and the Gibson Brothers. Joe also performs with other projects including his duo with mandolin legend Mike Compton and is a hugely charismatic performer who charms audiences wherever he goes.
April Verch is a world class fiddle player, step dancer and singer from Canada’s Ottawa Valley, who started step dancing at age three and playing the fiddle at age six! April has countless awards, ten albums and over eighteen years of worldwide touring under her belt with her trio the April Verch Band. These two hugely talented musicians came together several years ago for this very special duo project and released the debut Newberry & Verch album in 2017. Their voices blend in harmony, their instrumental playing is unsurpassed, and the addition of April’s spectacular step dancing takes their performance to another level!
Tickets £13 (£15 door)
Joe Newberry and April Verch are both master musicians, and their Canadian/American duo collaboration is fuelled by a shared passion for traditional music. Newberry and Verch perform an entertaining blend of folk, bluegrass and old time Americana, with ballads, joyful fiddle tunes and poignant original and traditional songs.
Joe Newberry is an outstanding clawhammer banjo player, singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was a guest star on 2016’s Transatlantic Sessions live tour in 2016 and his award-winning songs have been recorded by top artists including Ricky Skaggs and the Gibson Brothers. Joe also performs with other projects including his duo with mandolin legend Mike Compton and is a hugely charismatic performer who charms audiences wherever he goes.
April Verch is a world class fiddle player, step dancer and singer from Canada’s Ottawa Valley, who started step dancing at age three and playing the fiddle at age six! April has countless awards, ten albums and over eighteen years of worldwide touring under her belt with her trio the April Verch Band. These two hugely talented musicians came together several years ago for this very special duo project and released the debut Newberry & Verch album in 2017. Their voices blend in harmony, their instrumental playing is unsurpassed, and the addition of April’s spectacular step dancing takes their performance to another level!
Tickets £13 (£15 door)
Megson
Friday 21st February 2020
Three times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and double winners of the Spiral Earth Awards, Megson draw heavily on their Teesside heritage to create a truly unique brand of folk music.
The husband & wife duo bring an infectious mix of heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars to the stage. Comprising Debs Hanna (Vocals, Whistle, Piano Accordion) and Stu Hanna (Guitar, Mandola, Banjo) Megson have gained fame on the British folk scene, not only for their arresting & intelligent songwriting, but for their exquisite musicianship and northern humour. As fRoots Magazine puts it ‘if you don’t like the music here then you have a problem’ .
The most original duo on the British folk scene.’ (Robin Denslow – The Guardian); ‘A force in the folk revival’ (Neil Spencer – The Observer); 'Simply Brilliant’ (The Sunday Express).
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
Three times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and double winners of the Spiral Earth Awards, Megson draw heavily on their Teesside heritage to create a truly unique brand of folk music.
The husband & wife duo bring an infectious mix of heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars to the stage. Comprising Debs Hanna (Vocals, Whistle, Piano Accordion) and Stu Hanna (Guitar, Mandola, Banjo) Megson have gained fame on the British folk scene, not only for their arresting & intelligent songwriting, but for their exquisite musicianship and northern humour. As fRoots Magazine puts it ‘if you don’t like the music here then you have a problem’ .
The most original duo on the British folk scene.’ (Robin Denslow – The Guardian); ‘A force in the folk revival’ (Neil Spencer – The Observer); 'Simply Brilliant’ (The Sunday Express).
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan
Friday 20th March 2020
We are delighted to welcome Nancy Kerr and James Fagan back to Swaledale. They are one of the best-known and most experienced folk duos on the British circuit today. Their BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards include: The inaugural Horizon Award; twice winners of “Best Duo” (one of only two acts to receive this honour twice); nominated in 2017 for ‘Best Original Track’ with ‘Fragile Water’. Nancy is 2015 “Folk Singer of the Year” .
Nancy is an outstanding writer of songs and one of England’s best-known folk fiddle players. As well as the duo with James, her recent work has included the multi-award-winning “The Full English” band, “The Elizabethan Session”, Melrose Quartet and the trio Simpson Cutting Kerr (with Martin Simpson and Andy Cutting).
James Fagan was born in Australia and raised in a folk-singing family, The Fagans. He is a multi-instrumentalist and singer, specialising in bouzouki, guitar and mandolin. James is also part of Melrose Quartet and The James Brothers. He is a core vocal tutor on the Newcastle University Folk Music Degree Course.
As a duo, Nancy and James have toured in the British Isles, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
We are delighted to welcome Nancy Kerr and James Fagan back to Swaledale. They are one of the best-known and most experienced folk duos on the British circuit today. Their BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards include: The inaugural Horizon Award; twice winners of “Best Duo” (one of only two acts to receive this honour twice); nominated in 2017 for ‘Best Original Track’ with ‘Fragile Water’. Nancy is 2015 “Folk Singer of the Year” .
Nancy is an outstanding writer of songs and one of England’s best-known folk fiddle players. As well as the duo with James, her recent work has included the multi-award-winning “The Full English” band, “The Elizabethan Session”, Melrose Quartet and the trio Simpson Cutting Kerr (with Martin Simpson and Andy Cutting).
James Fagan was born in Australia and raised in a folk-singing family, The Fagans. He is a multi-instrumentalist and singer, specialising in bouzouki, guitar and mandolin. James is also part of Melrose Quartet and The James Brothers. He is a core vocal tutor on the Newcastle University Folk Music Degree Course.
As a duo, Nancy and James have toured in the British Isles, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
Calan
Saturday 18th April 2020
We’re delighted to welcome Welsh folk supergroup Calan back to Reeth, with their trademark brand of high energy routines, verve and raw excitement.
Calan are an energetic five-piece Welsh band combining guitar, accordion, fiddles, Welsh bagpipes, harp, vocals (in English and Welsh) and a champion Welsh step-dancer.
Already voted Best Band at the inaugural Wales Folk Awards (2019) and Best International Band at France’s gigantic Lorient Festival (often thought of as the World Cup of folk music!) they arrive with us fresh from a barnstorming tour of the USA.
This brand new show includes numbers from their 6th and latest studio album.
Expect stunning playing, beautiful songs and soaring harmonies ... with added virtuoso step dancing!
Calan’s legion of fans need no introduction to the musical thunder and lightning these stunning players create. But if you’re new to the magic, check them out at www.calan-band.com - then come and help us
raise the roof.
Tickets £15 (£17 door)
We’re delighted to welcome Welsh folk supergroup Calan back to Reeth, with their trademark brand of high energy routines, verve and raw excitement.
Calan are an energetic five-piece Welsh band combining guitar, accordion, fiddles, Welsh bagpipes, harp, vocals (in English and Welsh) and a champion Welsh step-dancer.
Already voted Best Band at the inaugural Wales Folk Awards (2019) and Best International Band at France’s gigantic Lorient Festival (often thought of as the World Cup of folk music!) they arrive with us fresh from a barnstorming tour of the USA.
This brand new show includes numbers from their 6th and latest studio album.
Expect stunning playing, beautiful songs and soaring harmonies ... with added virtuoso step dancing!
Calan’s legion of fans need no introduction to the musical thunder and lightning these stunning players create. But if you’re new to the magic, check them out at www.calan-band.com - then come and help us
raise the roof.
Tickets £15 (£17 door)
Thunder & Rain
Thursday 14th May 2020
Thunder and Rain is a 4-piece acoustic Americana band from the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Consisting of acoustic guitar, mandolin, dobro, and upright bass, Thunder and Rain seamlessly blend 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.
“The foot-tappingly infectious, often dreamy melodies and tumbling chorus hooks work to soothe and invigorate like clean mountain air.” (Folk Radio UK)
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
Thunder and Rain is a 4-piece acoustic Americana band from the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Consisting of acoustic guitar, mandolin, dobro, and upright bass, Thunder and Rain seamlessly blend 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.
“The foot-tappingly infectious, often dreamy melodies and tumbling chorus hooks work to soothe and invigorate like clean mountain air.” (Folk Radio UK)
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
Peggy Seeger & Calum MacColl
Friday 15th May
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 £18 (£20 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 £18 (£20 door).
Darren Page - The Voice of Roy Orbison
Friday 22nd May 2020
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)
The Fourmost
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)
Laura Cortese and The Dance Cards
Thursday 13th August
The quartet of American singing string players return by popular demand!
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
The quartet of American singing string players return by popular demand!
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
Rant
Friday 18th Sept 2020
Scottish fiddling super-group.
Tickets £15 (£17 door)
Scottish fiddling super-group.
Tickets £15 (£17 door)
John Tams & Barry Coope
Saturday 26th September 2020
Details to be confirmed.
Details to be confirmed.
Himmerland
Thursday 22nd Oct 2020
A Danish multi-cultural, multi-instrumental, multi-vocals band.
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
A Danish multi-cultural, multi-instrumental, multi-vocals band.
Tickets £14 (£16 door)
Peter Knight's Gigspanner
Thursday 26th November 2020
Tickets £16 (£18 door)
Tickets £16 (£18 door)
