Fast-emerging Scottish composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist corto.alto has been described as a traditional jazz head raised in the age of the internet. The moniker of Glasgow-based Liam Shortall, corto.alto brings a fresh perspective to a heady mix of intuitive improvisation, electronic production, broken beat bounce and bass-heavy dub. His debut album ‘Bad With Names’ out in Oct 2024, honest and iconoclastic, is challenging the boundaries of contemporary jazz.
Announcements
Burning Duck Comedy: Carl Hutchinson
What has quickly became an annual tradition. Carl is back for a third consecutive back-to-back tour. His storytelling skills & ability to hold an audience is second to none. Rich in observations and exaggerated physical comedy, a night out with this Geordie is guaranteed to have you belly laughing from start to finish.
Burning Duck Comedy: Kiri Pritchard-McLean – *SOLD OUT*
Star of Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You and QI Kiri Pritchard-McLean is back with a brand new tour, her funniest and most personal to date.
Prepare for a joyous and uplifting show from a comedian known for making “powerhouse stand-up from the thorniest of subjects” (The Guardian).
Burning Duck Comedy: Tez Ilyas
One of the most celebrated stars in British comedy, Tez Ilyas (Live At the Apollo, Mock The Week, Comedy Central, Comic Relief) and Sunday Times best selling author (Secret Diary of a British Muslim Aged 13 3⁄4) is back with his hilarious new show.
Irie Vibes New Years Eve Party!
Ring in the new year with the nicest NYE party in town!
Resident selectors and MCs from Irie Vibes Sound System will be blasting away the old year with heavy roots, reggae, ska, dub and jungle on our custom handbuilt, Yorkshire-coloured sound system from 8pm until 2am!
Room 2 sees the return of ‘Lines of Duty’ a.k.a. Leo Clayton, Dave Potter and Matt Raines hosting a Disco Not Disco party. Expect leftfield disco, punk and electro with added experimental delights, designed for the discerning dancefloor.
Burning Duck Comedy: Nick Helm – *SOLD OUT*
Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK!
The Langan Band – *At The Black Swan Folk Club* – *SOLD OUT*
Ayrshire-born John Langan fronts the trio with intricate fiery guitar rhythms and witheringly sweet and scathing vocals. On upright bass, Angus-born Dave Tunstall and the trio is completed by Alastair Caplin, a classically trained violinist equally discerning in both the London Prog-Folk/Jazz scenes and the blistering traditional reels and jigs of his native Outer Hebrides.
Peatbog Faeries – *SOLD OUT*
Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the legendary Scottish trailblazers have created a glorious mixture of traditional sounds and dance-floor grooves that have been embraced worldwide. Drawing upon a dazzling myriad of influences from jigs and reels through Dance Music, Jazz, African, and more, they bring the sound of Scotland fresh-faced and breathless to the new audiences around the world.
Millie Wright’s Children’s Charity Fundraiser
Millie Wright’s Children’s Charity is committed to addressing inequalities in hands-on charitable support for families looking after children with life threatening conditions. Based at LGI, they are working towards providing practical and emotional support to parents and carers via Family Support Workers.
In support of this incredibly valuable work we have two local bands to get you singing and dancing all night.
Burning Duck Comedy: Jo Caulfield
Voted ‘Comedians’ Comedian of The Year 2022’, Jo Caulfield is “quite simply, a damn funny woman.” (The Guardian)
Here Comes Trouble is 90 minutes of razor-sharp observations and scandalous one-liners, as Jo gets her claws into everything (and everyone) that annoys her.