Howe Gelb
Cerys Matthews
The Handsome Family
Willy Mason
Jolie Holland
Eilen Jewell
Amy Lavere
Teitur
Michael Hurley
Waterson:Carthy
Allison Moorer
Peter Rowan
Ramsay Midwood
Mary Gauthier
Laura Veirs
Oh Susanna
Kim Richey
Bic Runga
Steve Forbert
Eve Selis
Diana Jones
Beau Stapleton
Pine Leaf Boys
Emily Barker
Sam Baker
Bowerbirds
Corinne West
Walter Strauss
Anni Rossi
Sadie Jemmett
Salt (aka Sofia)
Nina Violet
Sam Mason
Anika Moa
Monkey Swallows
The Universe
Winter
Boris McCutcheon
Iain Archer
Jacob Golden
Sam Amidon
Haftor Medboe Group
The Groundhogs
Jeffrey Foucault
Kris Delmhorst
Kate Rusby
Hem
Astrid Williamson
Balfa Toujours
Jesse Sykes
Phil Wandscher
Erin McKeown
Jeb Loy Nichols
Peter Bruntnell
Moris Tepper
Horse Stories
JT & The Clouds
Savourna Stevenson
Andrew Gold
Stephen Bishop

and many more!

forthcoming shows

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Exclusive northern show by sensational Acoustic | Folk | Pop singer from Venice, California, touring critically-acclaimed new album YAKIIMO on Blur frontman Damon Albarn's label Honest Jons. Drawing classic comparisons with CAT POWER, KAREN DALTON, JONI MITCHELL, ASTRUD GILBERTO and SUZANNE VEGA, Simone's Beep Beep song has recently become ubiquitous as soundtrack to global Audi TV ad...

Diamonds from Calgary, Canada, who've been getting 5-star reviews for their new album - a treasure trove of exquisite alt.country and folk-inspired chamber-pop drawing comparisons with SUFJAN STEVENS, SIMON & GARFUNKEL and CALEXICO. And wait, there's an ABBA connection too...

NEW KINGS OF AMERICANA from the Pacific Northwest, Richmond Fontaine - fronted by 'DYLAN of the dislocated' Willy Vlautin - have drawn comparisons with some of the biggest names in US rock and popular culture, among them GIANT SAND, CALEXICO, WILCO and RYAN ADAMS. Not to mention JOHN STEINBECK and RAYMOND CARVER...

The golden girl from Cambridge, Massachusetts, brought the house down when she debuted here last August and returns in October to introduce her third album Sea of Tears to the UK. Influenced by BILLIE HOLIDAY, BESSIE SMITH, GILLIAN WELCH, LUCINDA WILLIAMS, HANK WILLIAMS and BOB DYLAN Jewell and her amazing band produce haunting, folk-inspired alt.country seamlessly fused with vintage R&B, Midwestern swing, Chicago blues and early rock and rockabilly...

Hi there and welcome to The Band Room on the North York Moors - variously described as 'England's tiniest major venue,' 'The greatest small venue on Earth,' and 'a corrugated iron shed in the middle of nowhere.' (It's all true...)

Located in the heart of the stunning North York Moors National Park The Band Room is like no other venue you'll ever stumble upon.

Built for the Farndale Silver Band in the 1920s this 100-capacity wooden room 35 miles north of York has got to be one of the best 'intimate' gigs in the whole of England, with its crystalline-pure acoustics, magical atmosphere and unpretentious homespun vibe (we don't sell alcohol - but you're welcome to bring your own).

Shows are few and sometimes far between while we wait for our principal targets to become available - so we try to make every show count. There are no ordinary acts, no perfunctory gigs, no fillers. We have no spring or autumn schedule to cobble together. Life's too short. Everyone who plays here has released at least one critically-acclaimed CD and before we book anyone we always ask the same question: are they good enough to play here?

If the triple and quadruple encores are anything to go by, the acts respond with what can't be far short of career-best performances. Indeed, many big Alt.country | Americana | Folk | Rock | Roots stars have fallen in love with The Band Room and called their shows here the highlight of their European tours.

The best way to experience the gig is to make a weekend of it. There are great places to stay in Farndale, aka 'Daffodil Valley' by virtue of the 'lentern lilies' which carpet the valley floor in a sea of yellow each spring, or on the nearby moors - in farmhouse B&Bs, country inns or 200-year old self-catering sandstone cottages, many of which are listed here on our accommodation page...

The Band Room feels privileged to support The Abbotson Trust for Music Therapy. 50p of every ticket sold goes to this Kirkbymoorside-based trust, which provides funding for innovation and research into the healing potential of music therapy for children and adults with special needs.