Folk Night
4th Monday of every month!!!! - come along!!!!!
Next one Monday 24th March …
we open later on a folk night…
music from 8ish….
Sunday Sessions
These are free non-ticketed music afternoons, come along, have a lovely time and if you are able to please put some money in the musicians bucket, a fiver sounds good!!....watch this space......
Sunday 27th July
Music Day @ The Ship !!!!
Details to follow nearer the time....but a date for your diary!
Sunday 13th April 3- 5 ish....
Twice Brewed
Twice Brewed are a North East acoustic duo. Their music is very much Americana-based, and spans a number of genres including: rock; blues; jazz, and country.
They comprise: Fred Craig (vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica), and Bill E Stewart (vocals, lead guitar, slide guitar). They have been playing together since August 2016. Both are very experienced musicians; each has over 25 years experience of working in the music scene, as part of bands, trios, duos, and as solo musicians.
Their repertoire consists of re-interpretations of classic blues and jazz tunes; versions of Americana and roots rock songs, as well as some original material. They perform songs from artists such as: Little Walter; Duke Ellington; Cream, and The Rolling Stones. As such, it appeals to a wide audience. All of their material is delivered in their own, jazzy-blues style, with a large dollop of humour.
Twice Brewed perform regularly at a number of venues across the North East, including: Old Fox (Felling); Barrels Ale House (Berwick); Twisted Lip (Middlesbrough); Prohibition Bar (Newcastle), and Smugglers Den (Marske). They have also performed at a number of festivals,
Twice Brewed
Twice Brewed are a North East acoustic duo. Their music is very much Americana-based, and spans a number of genres including: rock; blues; jazz, and country.
They comprise: Fred Craig (vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica), and Bill E Stewart (vocals, lead guitar, slide guitar). They have been playing together since August 2016. Both are very experienced musicians; each has over 25 years experience of working in the music scene, as part of bands, trios, duos, and as solo musicians.
Their repertoire consists of re-interpretations of classic blues and jazz tunes; versions of Americana and roots rock songs, as well as some original material. They perform songs from artists such as: Little Walter; Duke Ellington; Cream, and The Rolling Stones. As such, it appeals to a wide audience. All of their material is delivered in their own, jazzy-blues style, with a large dollop of humour.
Twice Brewed perform regularly at a number of venues across the North East, including: Old Fox (Felling); Barrels Ale House (Berwick); Twisted Lip (Middlesbrough); Prohibition Bar (Newcastle), and Smugglers Den (Marske). They have also performed at a number of festivals,
Sunday 15th June 7pm
Tickets £12.50
The McMillan's Camp Boys
The McMillan’s Camp Boys are an old time duo on tour and scheduled to bring you back in time for an evening of bluegrass Hailing from the Rocky Mountains of western Canada, The McMillan’s Camp Boys now call Nova Scotia home.
Much like many musicians their age, growing up in the early days of Youtube meant having unlimited access to a large archive of music history.
This led them to their many early influences, including old folk and blues players like Lightnin’ Hopkins and Big Bill Broonzy. Over the years, their musical taste has shifted to a more traditional country and bluegrass sound, heavily influenced by groups like The Stanley Brothers and The Carter Family, as well as old-time banjo pickers like Roscoe Holcomb and Frank Proffitt. While on stage, The McMillan’s Camp Boys take turns passing the guitar and banjo back and forth between songs.
The duo’s vocal harmonies deliver timeless melodies to a modern audience and their long-standing friendship can be heard in every note. The McMillan’s Camp Boys’ debut EP “Actually Pretty Good” is somewhat of a perfect introduction. Featuring three original songs and two traditional banjo tunes, their appreciation and respect for the past is made clear, alongside a theme of longing for lost love, family, and home.
The session, which took place on a hot July afternoon in Montreal’s Sud-Ouest, is the result of placing a lone microphone in front of the duo while they casually played a handful of songs, all of which were wrapped up in a single take.
Tickets £12.50
The McMillan's Camp Boys
The McMillan’s Camp Boys are an old time duo on tour and scheduled to bring you back in time for an evening of bluegrass Hailing from the Rocky Mountains of western Canada, The McMillan’s Camp Boys now call Nova Scotia home.
Much like many musicians their age, growing up in the early days of Youtube meant having unlimited access to a large archive of music history.
This led them to their many early influences, including old folk and blues players like Lightnin’ Hopkins and Big Bill Broonzy. Over the years, their musical taste has shifted to a more traditional country and bluegrass sound, heavily influenced by groups like The Stanley Brothers and The Carter Family, as well as old-time banjo pickers like Roscoe Holcomb and Frank Proffitt. While on stage, The McMillan’s Camp Boys take turns passing the guitar and banjo back and forth between songs.
The duo’s vocal harmonies deliver timeless melodies to a modern audience and their long-standing friendship can be heard in every note. The McMillan’s Camp Boys’ debut EP “Actually Pretty Good” is somewhat of a perfect introduction. Featuring three original songs and two traditional banjo tunes, their appreciation and respect for the past is made clear, alongside a theme of longing for lost love, family, and home.
The session, which took place on a hot July afternoon in Montreal’s Sud-Ouest, is the result of placing a lone microphone in front of the duo while they casually played a handful of songs, all of which were wrapped up in a single take.
Sunday 24th August 3.00ish
The Jack Tars
Back once again!
"The Jack Tars are an energetic Yorkshire-based Shanty band specialising in traditional seafaring songs and British/Irish folk staples. The Tars are ready to transport audiences back in time to the ale-soaked taverns of old. This motley crew have been playing at International European Shanty Festivals this summer and are excited to be returning from foreign shores to play for the first time in Northumbria armed with their debut album 'All Hands'! You can expect rousing vocal harmonies, crisp fiddle lines and a foot-stompingly good time with The Jack Tars at the helm!"
The Jack Tars
Back once again!
"The Jack Tars are an energetic Yorkshire-based Shanty band specialising in traditional seafaring songs and British/Irish folk staples. The Tars are ready to transport audiences back in time to the ale-soaked taverns of old. This motley crew have been playing at International European Shanty Festivals this summer and are excited to be returning from foreign shores to play for the first time in Northumbria armed with their debut album 'All Hands'! You can expect rousing vocal harmonies, crisp fiddle lines and a foot-stompingly good time with The Jack Tars at the helm!"
Saturday November 1st
Tickets £30 including pie supper!
American Roots & Blues artists
Erin Harpe & Jim Countryman.
Erin Harpe & Jim Countryman Direct from the USA, Erin and Jim take us back to the likes of Memphis Minnie and the Jug Bands era.... Erin Harpe has been called “one of the most dynamic, talented and exciting roots-rocking blues women on the scene” by Living Blues Magazine.
The singer, songwriter, guitarist, & band leader was recently named New England’s “Blues Artist of the Year”.
Once described as “Bonnie Raitt on modern performance enhancing drugs” for her work with her award-winning electric blues band Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers, more recently Erin has been gaining attention as a celebrated acoustic guitarist and purveyor of 1920's and 30's finger-style country blues.
Erin grew up learning the style from her dad, Neil Harpe, and watching local Piedmont blues luminaries such as John Cephas & Phil Wiggins, Archie Edwards, John Jackson, Eleanor Ellis, and Warner Williams, at Washington DC’s famed Archie’s Barbershop.
Blues Matters (UK)“Erin is a master of finger-picking blues... The ease with which she plays the blues on this recording is clear from the start... My favorite on the album is Rollin’ & Tumblin’. Erin somehow manages to infuse this much played (and loved) number with a spirit of freshness and a bit of joie de vivre, which is what we desperately need at the moment.”
- Steve Banks
Living Blues Magazine (US)“It’s genuine, passionate, totally convincing, and outright joyous, a pure listening pleasure, today’s country blues at its very best... the best comparison would be early Bonnie Raitt, Maria Muldaur, or Eleanor Ellis, if you add a spicy amalgam of Memphis Minnie’s unabashed kickass attitude... The earthy Erin Harpe understands her musical heritage as a woman and she sings as passionately and, well, as “hot” as the best of the greats of bygone days, with her rich and smoky voice...
One can play the roots country blues differently, louder or faster, to try to impress and dazzle. But nobody today plays and sings it better.”
–Frank Matheis
“Blues Artist of the Year” from the Boston Music Awards AND the New
England Music Awards!
Winner “Album of the Year” - MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE - 2021 New England Music Awards
International Blues Challenge Semifinalist 2019, 2017, 2013 & 2011
Tickets £30 including pie supper!
American Roots & Blues artists
Erin Harpe & Jim Countryman.
Erin Harpe & Jim Countryman Direct from the USA, Erin and Jim take us back to the likes of Memphis Minnie and the Jug Bands era.... Erin Harpe has been called “one of the most dynamic, talented and exciting roots-rocking blues women on the scene” by Living Blues Magazine.
The singer, songwriter, guitarist, & band leader was recently named New England’s “Blues Artist of the Year”.
Once described as “Bonnie Raitt on modern performance enhancing drugs” for her work with her award-winning electric blues band Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers, more recently Erin has been gaining attention as a celebrated acoustic guitarist and purveyor of 1920's and 30's finger-style country blues.
Erin grew up learning the style from her dad, Neil Harpe, and watching local Piedmont blues luminaries such as John Cephas & Phil Wiggins, Archie Edwards, John Jackson, Eleanor Ellis, and Warner Williams, at Washington DC’s famed Archie’s Barbershop.
Blues Matters (UK)“Erin is a master of finger-picking blues... The ease with which she plays the blues on this recording is clear from the start... My favorite on the album is Rollin’ & Tumblin’. Erin somehow manages to infuse this much played (and loved) number with a spirit of freshness and a bit of joie de vivre, which is what we desperately need at the moment.”
- Steve Banks
Living Blues Magazine (US)“It’s genuine, passionate, totally convincing, and outright joyous, a pure listening pleasure, today’s country blues at its very best... the best comparison would be early Bonnie Raitt, Maria Muldaur, or Eleanor Ellis, if you add a spicy amalgam of Memphis Minnie’s unabashed kickass attitude... The earthy Erin Harpe understands her musical heritage as a woman and she sings as passionately and, well, as “hot” as the best of the greats of bygone days, with her rich and smoky voice...
One can play the roots country blues differently, louder or faster, to try to impress and dazzle. But nobody today plays and sings it better.”
–Frank Matheis
“Blues Artist of the Year” from the Boston Music Awards AND the New
England Music Awards!
Winner “Album of the Year” - MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE - 2021 New England Music Awards
International Blues Challenge Semifinalist 2019, 2017, 2013 & 2011
