Kris Drever, Martin Green and Aidan O’Rourke formed Lau in 2005. A band steeped in traditional Scottish music but with an artistry unwilling to be confined by that. Lau are now four time winners of Best Group at the BBC Folk Awards, they’re new album, recorded by John Parrish arrives next month.
Announcements
Kaia Kater + Crispin Halcrow
A Montreal-born Grenadian-Canadian, Kaia’s old-time banjo skills, jazz-fueled voice and deft song craft have garnered acclaim from NPR, CBC, Rolling Stone, BBC Music, and No Depression. Her 2016 release Nine Pin won a Canadian Folk Music Award and sent her on an 18-month touring journey from Ireland to Iowa. Kaia has just released her brilliant new album ‘Greanades’.
Crescent Community Disco: Late Night Extravaganza
Taking donations of £3 or more on the door, all money goes towards the fund for much needed heating at the venue! We’ll be doing more fundraising shows soon, stay tuned…
Mashed: New Year Get Together
M*A*S*H*E*D is back in The Crescent Front Bar in 2019 bringing you some serious sunshine to brighten up a cold, grey January. For our first session of the New Year we are having a little reunion get together bringing you a massive lineup of some of our favourite acts from our extended Mashed Family.
Herbal Mafia 13th Birthday: Calibre
We’ve been bringing bass culture to York for 13 years now.
Come and celebrate in proper Herbal Mafia style as we bring one of the biggest, most renowned and most prolific drum & bass and electronic music producers in the world.
The one and only, CALIBRE!
Megaquiz
After the roaring success of Quizmas, we are bringing back the MEGAQUIZ on a regular basis!
Last Sunday of every month!
Irie Vibes: Royal P
We welcome another live female vocalist for our January session!
Live PA from Leeds’ own Royal P!
A veteran performer with a warm stage presence and mature vocal style. Join us for a special evening!
Irie Vibes Sound System’s resident selectors running the riddims before and after.
Sam Kelly & Ruth Notman, Sarah Loughran & Paul Young + Tilly Moses
Two of the finest singers to come out of the UK folk scene in the last 15 years have joined forces to record a brand new duo album. Recorded at Kate Rusby’s legendary Pure Records studio and produced by musical maestro Damien O’Kane, the album contains a dynamic mixture of revamped traditional material and brand new original songs, and promises to be one of the most exciting records of 2019.
The Stroppies
The Stroppies are a four piece guitar-pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Their new album on Tough Love Records recalls the classic eighties Flying Nun jangle-punk of The Clean and The Verlaines; and college rock silliness of Guided By Voices and Pavement.
Miles & The Chain Gang, Sauce + Simon Snaize
Miles and the Chain Gang take their cues from songwriters such as Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Neil Young. Add in a touch of country, some new wave influences and a pinch of classic soul, and you have a potent mixture. These are great songs, well delivered with punch and considerable heart. The band includes songwriter and poet Miles Salter (vocals, guitar), Tim Bruce (bass) and Billy Hickling (percussion).