The highly anticipated Celebration Concert is set to return to the Leeds First Direct Arena this year, promising an unforgettable evening of music and community spirit. Funded by ArtForms, the local authority’s music and arts service, the event will feature an astonishing 800 young performers from across the city, representing over 80 schools.
Chapel Allerton Arts Festival Folk Roots Fringe presents an Irish Traditional Music Session
Open to all. Led by local musicians from The Wednesday Night Irish Session at the Chemic Tavern (facebook.com/groups/chemicsession)
Everyone welcome to listen. Or bring an instrument or a song and join in.
Listen to a wee bit from a past Irish Trad Music session here.
Ireland is famous for their traditional music sessions and their pub singalongs.
This will be our 5th joint concert!
It's the flute ensemble's 10th birthday this year, so expect some bangers and celebrations.
First half of the concert will feature the flute choir and the second half will be filled by Daniel Barker-Bey and his Sax friends.
Entry Free, Donations welcome.
Bring your own drinks (tea and coffee available)!
Chapel Allerton Arts Festival: Folk Roots Fringe presents
IAIN ARCHER
Snow Patrol/Tired Pony/Reindeer Section
vocals/guitarist/lap steel/keys/songwriter/producer
"A supreme delight. Iain Archer has brought something really wonderful to Snow Patrol." Gary Lightbody
"lovely tunes, lyrical twists" Uncut
"a thing of beauty" BBC Music Reviews
"poignant, evocative songs" Cross Rhythms
On tour from Nashville, Tennessee.
Independent artist Drakeford is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee who has been writing, recording and performing for 14 years. Hailing from South Carolina, and raised on '90s pop rock and country music, but most of his performing career has been in to folk/singer songwriting.
With support acts to be announced soon!
The world’s biggest dance music brand brings you an unforgettable live experience! The legendary Ellie Sax is joined on stage by live vocalists, drums, percussion, keys and DJs to reimagine iconic dance anthems from the likes of Faithless, Eric Prydz, Becky Hill, The Shapeshifters, Daft Punk, Robin S, Fisher, and more!
ELLIE SAX
Oscura lands in Leeds with a 12 hour summer session at the industrial surrounds of Freedom Mills — a raw, open-plan warehouse space.
For our launch, we bring two of the most respected names in progressive house Kamilo Sanclemente and a true icon of the underground scene DJ Ruby
Lou’s Safari are a piano trio from Leeds, focused on playing standards and original material in an open and conversational way.
Born out of the Leeds jazz scene, and visiting the stages of Matt and Phreds, The Domino, Wakefield Jazz, and others, Joseph Frost-Tesfaye (piano), Harry Souter (double bass) and Louis Berthoud (drums) have played together in various arrangements for nearly 4 years, but in the last last year began performing together as a trio.
Ghostly Hounds is the folk project of Francesca Mirai, singer-songwriter-banjo player based in the Lekwungen territory colonially known as Victoria, BC.
Ghostly Hounds creates soulful folk and old-time music with a distinct, haunting sound. Classically trained, powerhouse vocals, evokes a fusion of modern and vintage sounds, while simple foot percussion infuses dynamics, drive, and rhythm into their live shows.
Advance tickets £8/£7 concessions On the Night £10 available from HEART reception and online
"We are the Leeds Conservatoire Pit Band Society. Directed by Poppy Hughes and Lottie Hood, this 24 piece Pit Band plays through various numbers from a range of classic Musical Theatre Shows! We perform a range of Overtures, Instrumentals and Vocal numbers from shows such as Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, Crazy For You, Sister Act, Legally Blonde, Matilda- Plus many more!"
Join us at HEART for a Night At The Musicals!
Advance tickets £8/£7 concessions available from HEART and online
On the Night £10
Doors 7.00pm Music 7.15pm