Chris & Kellie While

June 16th (Sat)

In aid of Hoad Monument Restoration Appeal

A rare chance to see Barrow born Chris While perform with her daughter Kellie While to help raise funds towards the much needed restoration of our local landmark the Sir John Barrow Monument which stands on Hoad Hill overlooking Ulverston. Whenever you hear two superb vocalists sing together, it's a great experience, but when they are related it's becomes something else.

Tickets: £10

Kerfuffle

July 12th

When we saw this talented young four-piece perform at Brampton in 2006 we were absolutely blown away and were determined to get them to come to Ulverston. Kerfuffle are an absolute must see and draw their inspiration from both traditional and contemporary music to create their uniquely appealing sound. The future of Folk Music is safe in their hands.

Tickets: £6

Ron Trueman-Border

August 2nd

It has been said by many, that Ron is a gifted writer,  but he is also an extremely talented guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and accomplished singer, able to convey a sense of fun one minute and sheer emotion the next.

Tickets: £5

Last Orders

September 6th

Local lad Joe O’Connor and his exciting new band have just won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award. Many will remember this talented melodeon player appearing in Ulverston as one half of One Too Many.

“Last Orders: they have a maturity of style that belies their youth - a sound that is greater than the sum of its parts and best of all a joy in sharing their music with others.” John Tams

Tickets: £5

Kevin Brown

October 4th

A blues player of immense talent "What singles him out is his storming slide playing and the quality of his voice" Ken Hunt, Folk Roots.

We love his latest album Tin Church and the first track "Lancashire Blood on a Texas Floor" is tremendous.

But don't just take our word for it  here's what Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler had to say about him...

"Kevin Brown is a fabulous steel guitar player and offers a lot more than your normal steel guitar merchant"

Tickets: £tbc

Les Barker

November 1st

 What can we say...professional idiot Les is simply brilliant and went down such a storm at his last two visits to Ulverston we just had to get him back for a third. Les Barker writes strange poems and comes from originally from Manchester, but he's now Welsh. He's written 76 books, which sell in large numbers at his gigs because people don't quite believe what they've just heard. His poems have spawned a number of folk heroes: Jason and the Arguments, Cosmo the Fairly Accurate Knife Thrower, Captain Indecisive and Spot of the Antarctic, to name but two. But be warned...several members of the audience of his previous gigs here laughed so much they were in pain and were still heard laughing a week later!

Tickets: £5

Anthony John Clarke  (and Band)

(Buffet Late Bar Fun)
 

This promises to be a great evening with AJC and his band. When they played here earlier in 2006 everyone wanted to know when they were coming back to Ulverston. In a land of songwriters, Anthony John Clarke is the one most deserving of a wider audience. His songs are fantastic, revealing a genuine feeling for modern Ireland that is not clouded by silly sentiment. The lyrics are poetry set to music. He is a genuinely warm and witty person and establishes a fantastic rapport with the audience.

Tickets: £tbc