Thursday December 3rd 9pm |
£4 | |
| Curry and Quiz | ||
| The Labour Party fights back with a Quiz and Curry. These nights can be a bit messy and a bit loud, but quizmaster Dave Boardman wants you to win points, and ultimately prizes, even though the prizes are pretty tacky, as befits a party concerned with Fiscal Responsibility. The curries are spicy without being toxic. The questions provide tough choices, but if you work together as a team with no backbiting, even if you think the team captain is a bit dodgy, there’s still a faint chance you can win. All money raised goes to help fund the branch. |
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Friday December 4th 9pm |
£6 / £8 | |
| Milun / Indo-Irish Arts | ||
| This is an innovative mix of Irish and Indian music featuring sets of Indian music, an Irish set and a longer fusion of the two. Surmeet Singh is a talented young Sitarist from a musical family born and brought up in England. He began learning Sitar at the age of six from his father, Ustad Dharambir Singh. Chris O’Malley learned his music in the vibrant Irish scene in Leeds and on regular trips to his parents’ home counties of Mayo and Donegal. Although widely known for his piano playing, Chris is also accomplished on the accordion and guitar and is Director of the Irish Arts Foundation. Upneet Singh is a gifted young Tabla player who began learning at the tender age of 5. He is from a musical family and was born and brought up in England. Sam Proctor is an established fixture on the thriving traditional Irish session scene in London. Sam released his debut solo album ‘Natural Progression’ and received great critical acclaim. |
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Saturday December 5th 3pm |
£7 / £9 | |
| Singing Workshop with Rachel Unthank | ||
| You may already be part of a choir or just fancy having a go... this is your rare chance to be part of a singing workshop from one of the country’s leading folk artists. Rachel will be leading a workshop before setting up for the first of a two night run at the Trades Club, playing Saturday and Sunday. |
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| £9 / £12 | ||
| The Unthanks + Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell | ||
| The Mercury Prize nominees return to the Trades for a two night stint, with a critically praised new album, an extended line-up and a name change. Rachel’s husband Adrian McNally is on piano and Chris Price has joined on guitar. Reviewing ‘Here’s the Tender Coming’, Robin Denselow wrote “Here's an album that's even more satisfying, compelling and varied than ‘The Bairns’. There are echoes of anything from jazz to music hall and even systems music. Haunting, original and magnificent.” Last December’s show sold out very quickly. If you want to see them this time around, don’t delay, book today. The Unthanks are proud and excited to present Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell. Jonny Kearney is a young songwriter from Hexham way and Lucy Farrell is his charming Kentish accomplice. We've had an eye on Jonny's songwriting for a while now, quite staggered by the quality and richness of his kitchen sink dramas and tales of the heart. Says Rachel Unthank, "Jonny's songwriting is heartbreaking and touching, humorous and unexpected, and never ceases to enthral". Lucy (voice, fiddle, saw) and Jonny (voice, guitar, piano) are perfect foils for each other; "the fragility of one and warmth of the other is a moving combination," says Rachel. Jonny and Lucy will open for The Unthanks on every date of their 40 date UK tour. |
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Thursday December 10th 9pm |
£5 / £7.50 | |
| Christopher Rees | ||
| Following recent tours with Kristin Hersh and The Handsome Family, Christopher Rees brings his tremulous murder ballads and twisted rockabilly to The Trades Club. Driven by razor sharp banjo riffs, wailing harmonica and 50's twang his solo shows are a one man tour de force. His new album The Devil’s Bridge has been getting rave reviews across the qualities and the music press. “A spit and sawdust holler that's as close to a Southern hell-fire preacher as you can get hailing from Cardiff. Very, very good”. MOJO |
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Friday December 11th 9.30pm |
£8 / £10 | |
| Skaville UK Acoustic | ||
| Skaville UK are touring the uk with the main 3 members. Nick Welsh ( ex Bad Manners / The Selecter) grammy award winner, Al Fletcher (ex The Selecter / Lee Perry) grammy award winner and Louis Alphonso (ex Bad Manners ). The set will include, of course, Skaville UK songs but will also feature songs by Prince Buster, Bad Manners, Madness & The Specials as well as some stories from the bands long careers. |
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Saturday December 12th 9.30pm Sold Out |
£7 / £9 | |
| Dick Gaughan | ||
| You know that Christmas is nigh when the tree goes up in St George’s Square and Dick Gaughan makes his annual appearance at the Trades Club. Dick was voted one of the Top 10 Folk Voices of the 20th Century, and we need him more than ever in the 21st. Called “the Scottish Woody Guthrie” for the depth, passion and political conviction of his music, he has one of the finest voices on the planet, capable of capturing the heart with the most traditional of ballads in one moment and stirring the fire of the spirit with his uncompromising commentary on social injustices in the next. Come to the gig and buy his album “Gaughan Live! at the Trades Club”. |
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| £9 / £11 | ||
| Steve Tilston's Trades Roots with Vin Garbutt | ||
| An early Christmas present for Trades Roots fans. We are delighted to welcome Vin Garbutt, past winner of “Best Live Act” in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Powerful, hugely moving, warm, humane, inspired, funny and gut wrenchingly honest - just some of the superlatives used to describe his performances. Vin is one of the best known performers on the music scene, and one of the most sought-after. It is no surprise. His song-writing is witty and powerful, tackling thought-provoking issues which others prefer to avoid, and he is an accomplished guitarist and fine whistle player. Unbelievably Vin has never played The Trades before, ever! |
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Friday December 18th 9.30pm |
£6 /£9 | |
| The Mental Elf Collective present Warblefly | ||
| Solstice time again and it'll be a while 'til festy season. So gather round Elves and warm up your festive feet (without the camping or weather!). Warblefly. Noun. 1. Any of several large hairy flies of the family Oestride whose lavae grow under the skin of cattle, causing warbles. 2. A group of more or less hairy musicians, playing raucous traditional music at a festival near you. Fiddles, melodeons and mandolas will be ringing out with a flurry of fingers, over a pounding rythmn section of drum and bass, electric and acoustic guitars. Top this off with vocal uproar, drunken choruses and sweet harmonies. This band are up for it, so you best be ready! Creating a sonic cushion around the band will be Mad Mick (Kulu) and his Morrocan mayhem plus Anton the Cosmo Naughty. Cosmo Naughty shall be delighting us with a fantastic Festival mash up, as one of our favourite Dj's. He's not played here since the early nineties with the Cabbage Head Kids, when he was a local lad. So come dance, drink cake and eat tea, with a splattering of booze if you wish. |
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Saturday December 19th 3 - 6pm |
£4 | |
| Trades Club Children’s Christmas Party | ||
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Santa will be here with Christmas cheer
and presents for everyone!
Party Food, Music, Fun and Games. |
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Saturday December 19th 9.30pm |
£7 / £9 | |
| Souled Out | ||
| Really get your Christmas going with a return visit by the Valley’s premier rhythm ’n’ blues and soul band. Classics, old and new, to fill your ears and our dancefloor. A night you can organise your Christmas parties around! |
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| Christmas Eve Chill Out with Daren on the Decks | ||
| Get down here, down a couple of beers or a classy wine and ease into Christmas with Daren’s chill out mix. |
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| £3 / £4 | ||
| Boxing Day with The Hub | ||
| Scott and the regulars are back to clear the Christmas cobwebs away with their rockin’ beats, house and dance sounds. Always a good night this is a chance to show off your new Christmas jumpers and socks you got from your favourite auntie... or maybe swap them with someone who has less fashion sense than she does! |
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Friday December 31st 9.30pm |
£7 / £9 | |
| New Year’s Eve Party with Natural Rhythm and Chapter 4 Bass Culture |
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| Ska warriors Natural Rhythm brought their rootsy reggae sound to the Trades Club in the summer – after a gap of more than a decade. This time around the band still has that hard, raw ska sound with a handful of reggae tunes thrown in for good measure. The strapline ‘ska warriors’ come form their attitude, in Tony Bootsy’s words "we don't take no prisoners man". Natural rhythm have revamped their old songs and have new songs in their setlist too. Chapter Four Bass Culture is well known to Trades Club members and the old hands Daddy Tone and Dillinger P will be here to keep the party real. Dancehall, Ska and reggae, you’ll almost feel the sunshine! Happy New Year! |
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Note: Quoted prices are subject to a discount of up to 33% on production of a current membership card.
To find out how to become a member of the Trades Club, Click here. |
