Howay The Lasses, Saturday 7 October at 7.30pm

 

Next up at St Nicholas' are Howay The Lasses on Saturday 7 October at 7.30pm. Telling and celebrating the achievements of amazing women of the North East of England in song, this talented group will give us a musical treat of an evening.

Tickets are £15 using the link below.

Blair Dunlop in Concert

We are delighted to be welcoming talented singer-songwriter Blair Dunlop to St Nicholas', Beverley.

Blair Dunlop, award-winning British singer-songwriter and guitarist, has now released 5 albums 2 EPs and toured the globe. Though a celebrated singer and guitarist, what sets Blair apart from his peers is the lyrical and musical maturity with which he writes. 

His third album ‘Gilded’ was released in May 2016 on his own label – Gilded Wings – and was widely acclaimed, gaining BBC Radio 2 Playlist status for the two single releases (‘The Egoist’ and ‘356’). Prior to this came 2014’s ‘House of Jacks’ and 2012 debut ‘Blight & Blossom’ (the quality of which contributed to his winning the BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award). 

Blair has now cemented his place as one of Britain’s most exciting songwriters and performers. 2018 Blair saw the release of his 4th album ‘Notes From An Island’ on his own label to rave reviews. Blair has toured extensively in Europe and Australia, appearing at festivals such as Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk Festival in the UK, and Port Fairy and Woodford in Australia. In 2021 he released his first live record, ‘Trails: Queensland’ which chronicled his ’19/’20 tour of Australia.

For a full list of gigs at St Nicholas', head over to our Eventbrite page.

 

Live music in Beverley

We have a great line-up of live music coming up at St Nicholas', Beverley. For prices and to book tickets, visit our Eventbrite page.

All gigs will be at 7-30pm in church, and feature our reasonably-priced licensed bar. 

 

Gareth Davies-Jones in Concert at St Nick's, Beverley

 

Gareth returns to Beverley playing songs from his new album Truth, Tradition, Prophets & Loss along with a selection of material from previous albums.

Tickets are £10, available online using the button below (booking fee applies). You can also buy them in-person after services at St Nick's, from St Nicholas Church Centre office, or from Jacob's Well charity shop on Ladygate, Beverley.

We have an ongoing range of concerts taking place at St Nick's, and you can find out more and follow links for tickets from our new concerts page on our website here.

With over eighteen years of graft and experience as a professional musician - writing, recording and playing his way around the UK & Ireland - Gareth Davies-Jones has earned a well respected pedigree in the British roots/acoustic music scene. An artist who has served his apprenticeship well and gathered a discerning following.

To discover more about Gareth, see his website https://www.garethdavies-jones.com/

A licensed bar will be open at the interval, along with an opportunity to buy CDs and merchandise.

Please note that we are recommending everyone attending to do a lateral flow test within 24 hours of attending. No-one should attend if they are experiencing symptoms of coronavirus.

Album Sleeve Challenge Day 6

This is where you can find the explanation for the album sleeve choices I'm placing on Facebook. It's been interesting to list what has been influential, rather than what has been a favourite, although sometimes the two are the same.

Next up is Liege and Lief by Fairport Convention. I've tended to regard my musical tastes as 'acoustic' rather than 'folk', as I wanted to avoid the image of beardy bloke with finger in the ear singing in a nasal tone about fair damsels in meadows. Fairport certainly do traditional folk, but the musicianship and the vocals of Sandy Denny put them in a different class, but also opened up folk music to me. 

Just after Debbie died, some friends invited me to join them at the Cropredy Festival in the August, and so discovering folk, and beginning to recover are kind of closely associated. No Cropredy this year, but I intend to be there in 2021.

If you're a bit of a sceptic [and I would understand that], check out Crazy Man Michael as a track.