Mayor’s Charity Event with Mean Business

The seriously big soul and r’n’b outfit bring classic dancing tunes to your ears and feet. Mean Business are an institution. Tonight they’re helping raise funds for the Mayor’s charity – Overgate Hospice.

Tickets: Adults £5 / £4
Children 2+ £2 / £1.50

Stuff and Nonsense presents Fun 2 Dance with an Arabic Dance theme

Kay Taylor of Farida Dance is an internationally acclaimed dancer and entertainer. She will give a brief demonstration of some Egyptian dance moves after which she'll be joined by The Great Desiree, a dancing pantomime horse, then everyone can let their hair down & dance to sounds from Cairo & the middle East. The afternoon family event will have a Cafe, face painting and a taster session from babyballet (at 3.20).

Invitation only

Private Party

Steve Tilston's Trades Roots with Robin Williamson

Tonight Steve’s guest is Robin Williamson, founder in the 60's of the influential Incredible String Band and the Merry Band of the 70's. Robin has been a key figure at the forefront of the storytelling revival in Europe and America since the 80's. His cv is littered with names like Renbourn and Jansch. His interest in Celtic lore has led to several books and a position as Honorary Chief Bard of The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. Since his Incredible String Band days Williamson has been part of taking folk music in new and wayward directions. This is a multi talented singer, harper, guitar player, whistle player, songwriter, poet, artist, bard, master storyteller. Steve Tilston never lets us down.

The Black Bloc + The Stations

After two sell out performances last year and a Glastonbury slot in the summer, The Black Bloc return to the Trades Club with their unique concoction of funky politically charged space-punk, leftfield trip-hop and heavy psychedelic grooves. Influenced by a wide range of musical genres and artists including; Can, Primal Scream, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Gang Of Four, Funkadelic, Talking Heads and The Prodigy The Black Bloc are an unmissable live act. Again with the excellent Chris Klog on the de cks and this time support is from Hebden Bridge's excellent 'Stations'.

Into The Valley is a new club night hosting a broad range of cutting edge music from the very best national and local talent. It promises to offer brand new sounds spanning different genres, including leftfield acoustic-techno, nu-disco, house, phuture bass and breaks from some of the UK's best DJs and experimental live acts. Lancashire-born Denis Jones is a self-taught guitarist playing a uniquely textured blend of rhythmical future-folk. Recently adopted as a Futuresonic festival's resident artists, Jones is one of Manchester's rising stars. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of traditional, song-based music, he inventively mixes these influences with modest experimental electronics. Meanwhile producer, remixer and DJ Zed Bias has been at the cutting edge of dance music for the last 10 years, producing breaks, beats, house and more recently, dubstep. A favourite with Giles Peterson, his internationally renowned set of jack-the-box grooves will create a memorable night for both your head and feet. Support comes from local jocks Chris Price (What the Freak/Feeling Up) and Flash Atkins (paperecordings/We Are Woodville).

As the 'Voice of Calderdale' and composer of 'Huddersfield Town', Roger Davies is making a name for himself as one of today’s most entertaining contemporary acoustic folk singer songwriters. Roger Davies celebrates everyday life in West Yorkshire with a smile. Every song on his second album 'Northern Trash' makes you want to immerse yourself in Yorkshire life.
Midnight Special are an exciting young trio who bring together their talents to create an eclectic mix of folk, blues, jazz, swing and rockabilly plus an increasing collection of self penned material. They are an abundantly talented trio who’s CD places them in the 'must-see' category.

Horse McDonald is a unique talent. Her career has spanned three decades, six albums, eight singles, hundreds of live appearances and after years on the European scene she’s finally making a name across North America. Horse has worked with artists as diverse as Tina Turner, Robbie Williams, Burt Bacharach, Brian Ferry, BB King, Aztec Camera, Nanci Griffith, Lesley Garrett, Pet Shop Boys, All Saints, Kid Creole, Culture Club and Erasure and is highly appreciated by a large and enthusiastic fan base. A brave artist, she sees no boundaries to her genre, having performed live with the Scottish Ensemble and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. She has also performed at both Celtic Connections and the Edinburgh International Festival. One of the finest singers in Britain according to Q Magazine, Horse McDonald has been described as an artist who wouldn't have been out of place on the Stax or Motown labels in their heyday.

Quinteto Mambo Jambo serve up a hot mix of latin dancefloor styles including salsa & son, chachacha, cumbia, samba & rumba, plus the influence of Congolese & other African sounds adds spice and freshness to their infectious mix. They create a lot of bum wiggling and hip swinging. Having just returned from a very successful trip to Brazil and Cuba they’ve added Cuban approval and authenticity. The Trades Club become a sweaty Cuban taverna – we’ll get some extra rum in… As bandleader and singer Pete Jack explains “Dancers go crazy for these Latin rhythms because they’re such fun to dance to; we’ve been out to places like Cuba and Brazil and learned songs & styles from bands out there so hopefully we can give more than just a flavour”.

Trailer Trash DJ James Dean will carry on the evening. Free to those who’ve been into the Quinteto Mambo Jambo gig and a small contribution from others we’ll generate late night dance and jollity.