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...

One family: two legends of folk play an intimate concert in Farndale on St Patrick's Day 2012. Martin Carthy introduced BOB DYLAN and PAUL SIMON to English folk and inspired their recordings of Girl From the North Country and Scarborough Fair respectively. Dylan - with whom Carthy famously trashed a piano for fuel in the Arctic winter of 1962 - later called Carthy 'incredible'...and the Englishman thought Dylan was pretty cool too. Five decades on, his towering importance within the folk tradition has made Martin Carthy almost transcendent. His daughter Eliza Carthy is a superstar in her own right. A demon fiddler with an incredible back catalogue, she has been key in helping the family dynasty propel English folk music into the 21st century...

Photo: James Dawson

Return to top of page

What people say...

"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
including greats like Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison, The Animals on their return to Newcastle after touring America, many folky gigs and festivals, lots of RnB and rock gigs in sweaty pubs. On Friday night the awesome Howe Gelb was right up there with the very best, in your amazing venue, thank you .

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?!"

Dave, Ripon

Return to top of page

The Band Room Low Mill Farndale Kirkbymoorside North Yorkshire YO62 7UY
info@thebandroom.co.uk