Modern Nature return to public view with a brand new record in tow.
The core trio of Jack Cooper (Ultimate Painting, Mazes), Jim Wallis (drums) and Jeff Tobias (bass guitar) were augmented by a new guitarist – Tara Cunningham.
Announcements
Dub Pistols
Thirty years of dirty breakbeat, dancefloor dub and live skank-riddled jungle.
Dub Pistols return for another mighty live show at The Crescent.
Jasca Hoop – *At the NCEM, York*
Californian-born, Manchester-based singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop returns to the National Centre For Early Music in York for a stripped back acoustic show this December.
Toby Lee
Toby Lee is the real deal – a mind blowing guitarist with a voice to match. Some might say born in the wrong era, multi award winning Toby has been performing since the age of ten.
Jake Xerxes Fussell – *At The NCEM, York*
We host another show with Georgian folklorist and guitar picker, singer extrodinaire Jake Xerxes Fussell, but this time we’re heading to The National Centre For Early Music accross town.
Michael McGoldrick & Tim Edey – *At The NCEM, York*
Michael McGoldrick and Tim Edey are celebrated musicians in the realm of Celtic folk music, renowned for their exceptional skills and innovative approaches.
The pair, both previously BBC Folk Awards Musican Of The Year, visit the NCEM in York this June.
The Watch Plays Genesis – ‘Tales From 1970-1976’
The Watch are back in autumn 2025 premiering an intense trip into the world of early Genesis.
Sam Lee
Sam Lee’s critically acclaimed fourth album ‘songdreaming’ recounts songs of old, come new, tapping into the source of ancient folk narratives connecting us to the natural world.
Sam’s band will be collaborating on these shows with folk wonderkids Spafford Campbell, showcasing their sonic mastercraft and debut Real World record ‘Tomorrow Held’.
York Lesbian Collective Pub Night
York Lesbian Collective presents York’s first lesbian pub night…For one night only, we’re transforming The Crescent into a buzzing beer hall — a welcoming, vibrant space for York’s WLW community to come together.
Kathryn Joseph
Known for her fearless storytelling, raw emotional depth, and unflinching honesty, Kathryn Joseph has made a lasting mark on contemporary music.
Touring Europe with Mogwai, before embarking on a new chapter with the release of her fourth album, WE WERE MADE PREY (Rock Action Records).
Recorded in the remote Black Bay Studio on the Isle of Lewis, the album explores the collision of want and loss, self-fulfillment and shame, embracing a newfound intensity—bigger, angrier, and full of want.