presented by Chapel Allerton Arts Festival: Folk Roots Fringe.
An inimitable songwriting partnership singing songs from their collaboration album recording: "Things Found In Books", an album full of nostalgia and beauty, hope and longing, integrated with a number of popular past and present songs from their solo catalogues.
BOO HEWERDINE
THE GARDEN PARTY 2024
The Garden Party returns on Saturday June 22nd at Scott Hall Farm, a secluded 200-year-old Grade II listed farmhouse on the edge of Scott Hall Woods. It’s a 15-minute walk from Leeds City Centre and a short walk from Chapeltown, Meanwood and Woodhouse.
MUSIC & SOUNDSYSTEM
There will be music throughout the day and late into the evening, showcasing the mountain of local talent we have on our doorstep, with Cornerstone Hi-Fi providing the sound.
FOOD & DRINK
Dietrich, Lemper, La Voix…The cabaret has given rise to some of the most boundary- pushing female performers of the 20th & 21st Centuries. Yet the songwriters that get remembered remain staunchly male. No more, we say!
Amy J Payne, Anna Pool and Oliver Rundell invite you to a relaxed and intimate cabaret of words and music from a dazzling array of female songwriters. Expect riotous laughter, quiet reflection, and plenty of joyful surprises as we journey from Piaf to protest song to…penguins?
A unique evening of poetry and music in the historic surroundings of the Leeds Library, featuring Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and the band LYR. A poetry performance by Simon will be followed by a live performance by the band, comprising Simon, singer-songwriter Richard Walters and multi-instrumentalist and producer Patrick Pearson.
International drag artist* and Drag Idol runner-up Ruby DeLong dazzles Leeds with her sensational one woman show, "Painting The Town Ruby”.
Following the sold-out success and rave reviews of the February debut, Ruby is ecstatic to bring the magic to LEEDS, the birthplace of her drag odyssey!
“Prepare for uproarious stand-up comedy, outrageously campy performances, and captivating tales, all revolving around everyone's favourite subject: me” - Ruby DeLong
Indulge in cabaret-style seating with intervals to ensure you can drink the bar dry!
Swing Into Sunday with The Northern Swing Orchestra!
Featuring the Sensational 16-Piece Big Band & the return of the wonderful Nicki Allan!
Dive into a spectacular Sunday afternoon filled with the electrifying energy of Big Band music. Let the vibrant rhythms and captivating melodies of The Northern Swing Orchestra transport you to a world where music comes alive!
Tickets: Only £7!
Under 16s FREE!
Don't miss this extraordinary journey of music, magic, and unforgettable memories. Grab your tickets now and swing into a Sunday like no other!
Ed Gamble has minced a load of meat (thoughts), piped it into a casing (show) and it’s coming to a bun (venue) near you – and he’s back by popular demand!
There will be all your classic Gamble ranting, raving, and spluttering but he’s doing fine mentally. Promise.
Co-host of the award-winning mega-hit podcast Off Menu with James Acaster, judge on Great British Menu, Taskmaster champion and host of Taskmaster the Podcast, and has his own special Blood Sugar available worldwide on Amazon Prime.
Pat Fulgoni – vocals
Jacob Beckwith – guitar
Rory Wells – bass
Louis Berthoud – drums / percussion
Chicago Blues Guide says Pat sings “a collection of impeccably reworked blues”
Billboard Magazine USA “Pat Fulgoni could sing a pearl from its oyster”
Cerys Matthews BBC Radio 2 Blues show (Sept 2023) “this is great … sounds brilliant doesn’t it”
Blues Matters Mag writes: “I was completely blown away because he can sing, I mean, really sing. Ridiculously well”
Acclaimed singer Pat Fulgoni fronts this top notch 5 piece blues band already with European blues festival dates under their belts and equally at home in UK clubs, venues
An evening of music with eclectic agit prop freak entertainer Danbert Nobacon (Chumbawamba) who makes a return to UpCo on Saturday 13th July in a superb double bill with feisty broadside balladeer featured on 'The Gallows Pole' Jennifer Reid.
As part of the event series for SPEAK UP Political Posters and Prints Exhibition curated by Boff Whalley