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The Band Room
forthcoming concerts: Handsome Family | Blue Mosquitoes | Ruth Moody | Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys | Johnny Dowd | White River Brass Ensemble "I don't know why but it's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been." [Cerys Matthews band member] |
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We once had people fly over from Hong Kong to see a show at The Band Room...and a couple of guys flew in from Ohio to see The Groundhogs. What's so special about the place? We think it's because everyone loves the venue...the purity of its acoustics, the feelgood atmosphere, the magical charm of this little wooden room built for the Farndale Silver Band in the 1920s. And maybe it's also because we roll out the red carpetfor the bands - to make them feel special. Who knows, this could be why bands seem to pull out all the stops when they play The Band Room and why shows here tend to go on longer than they do elsewhere. People also like the fact that there's no noisy bar to contend with (you bring your own drinks) - and that after the show you stroll out into Farndale under one of the brightest star-lit skies in the country... |
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Friday 24 May 2013:  Direct from Albuquerque, New Mexico, maybe via Hebden Bridge (if not Hell’s Ditch), ‘THE BEATLES of the folk world’ aka ‘Alt.Country’s WHITE STRIPES’ return to the venue they were born to play for a record-breaking fifth show...on Bob Dylan's 72nd birthday! Guess this time we are going to have to offer Brett and Rennie the Freedom of Farndale...and ask them to play Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues?  |
Saturday 29 June 2013:  The Blue Mosquitoes of Tasmania are making a big splash Down Under with their high octane Celtic-influenced folk. Think THE POGUES meet THE CRANBERRIES via THE CHIEFTAINS and SHOOGLENIFTY…and you are getting close. If only they could bring us good news about the Tasmanian tiger…Please note tonight’s show will also feature top local and regional folk/roots talent. |
Friday 5 July 2013:  Founder member of Canada's THE WAILIN’ JENNYS, Australian-born Ruth Moody debuts here direct from Winnipeg, Manitoba. An artist of exceptional depth known for her trademark ethereal vocals, virtuoso multi-instrumentalism (she plays guitar, banjo, accordion, piano, and bodhrán), and razor-sharp songwriting, Ruth’s debut solo album The Garden featured an all-star cast including OH SUSANNA, CROOKED STILL, LUKE DOUCET, Nicky and Heather of THE WAILIN’ JENNYS and KEVIN BREIT (Norah Jones, K.D. Lang). Latterly she has been opening for MARK KNOPFLER and sings on the former Dire Straits supremo’s new album Privateering. Please feel free to bring Mark along, Ruth. |
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Monday 22 July 2013:  Legends of both Cajun and Zydeco, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys bring the incendiary sound of southern Louisiana to ‘the greatest small venue on Earth’ on this, their 25th anniversary. For the Band Room historians out there, tonight’s show will transport many of us back to the Full Mardi Gras Moon of August 1995 when Big Mark met Carolyn and Steve’s demon fiddler Kevin Wimmer (above left) brought the house down with Cajun greats BALFA TOUJOURS. There’s a bottle of Talisker waiting for you backstage, Kevin. |
Saturday 21 September 2013:  Operating at the CAPTAIN BEEFHEART and SWAMP ends of Alt.country, Texas-born maverick Johnny Dowd and his incendiary band are part of the Gothic Americana triumvirate that also includes THE HANDSOME FAMILY and JIM WHITE. His predilection for black humour, the absurd and spiky machine-gun electric guitar have also drawn comparisons with NICK CAVE and TOM WAITS. But in the final analysis Dowd, from Ithaca, New York, is a true original who defies categorisation, which we think is a sign of greatness… |
Saturday 9 November 201  Brass is coming home to The Band Room tonight when 6 solo stars of the legendary BLACK DYKE BAND – 12-time European Champions and arguably the greatest brass band in the world - play ‘the greatest small venue on earth’ as the WHITE RIVER BRASS ENSEMBLE. Featuring a virtuoso 5-star cast of Brett Baker (Trombone), Katrina Marzella (Baritone Horn, above), Rob Westacott (Cornet), Keith Britcliffe (Cornet), Jonathan Bates (Horn) and Joseph Cook (Tuba) this distilled version of the band which released one of the first singles on The Beatles’ Apple label and has worked with Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel and Tori Amos is here the night before Remembrance Sunday, and their 2-hour set will include Hymn to the Fallen and 633 Squadron in honour of the War Dead… |
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What people say... Dear Bandroom "What a fantastic night we had watching Willy Mason and Eve Selis. The Band Room is all that is pure about music. It's beautifully intimate and a wonderful experience..." Sam, Hartlepool "Thankyou very much for letting me know about the willy mason gig, it was one of the best night's i've ever had, he was fantastic and your band room is (very hard to find and..) very cute." Laura "On Friday night a small group of us set off from
Ripon to the wilds of Farndale and our first visit to the Bandroom.
What a treat was in store, I have been gig going for over forty
years
I shall be keeping a close eye on your website in future as
I have missed quite a few firm favorites in the past." from N.T.
"Just a quick thanks to whoever got this together.
It was one of the best gigs I've been to. First time but
not the last time at the Band Room" Ian
"Thanks for a brilliant night on Friday. Howe Gelb was
sensational. Funny to think that the last time I
saw him in July he was gracing the main stage at Benicassim
in front of 30,000 people yet here he was playing to one man
and his dog. How on earth do you manage
to book the likes of him and Cerys Matthews?!"
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