The UFQ’s approach to the folk ethos is to embrace any and every influence that genuinely makes sense of their time and place and makes sense in their music. From funk grooves to middle-eastern melodies, afrobeat to north Indian rhythms.
Announcements
Sound Of The Sirens + Nick Parker – *At The NCEM, York*
Sound of the Sirens are a singer-songwriting duo based in Exeter, Devon comprising of Abbe Martin & Hannah Wood. Honing their craft over the past decade, Martin & Wood have cemented themselves as firm favourites as “one of the UK’s finest folk acts” not only on the Westcountry scene, but nationally, and internationally too. Their status, and fast-growing fan-base is not only testament to the pair’s prowess as songwriters and musicians, but as people too.
Chameleon x Ouroboros: Call Super
After great recent parties from Barker, Pangaea, Re:ni & Ploy & Midland, two of our cities most forward-thinking dancefloor promoters collaborate for another late night in The Crescent.
The Crescent Record Fair
Our treasured record fair with a great selection of records of many genres. Includes lots of collectable and rare LPs and 45s and loads of bargains.
Please Please You Xmas Party w/ Sherbet Flies Rory & The Nature Kids + Speedreaders
QUID ENTRY FLOOR SHOW!
Rounding off another very special year for York indie promoter Please Please You we’re throwing a fun rock’n’roll show with some of nearest and dearest.
New Festive Crescent Cat Jumpers!
The limited run of jumpers is now over. Thank you for your support.
Burning Duck Comedy: Dan Nightingale & Fiends – *SOLD OUT*
After two hugely successful national comedy tours, Dan Nightingale (host of the Have A Word Podcast) is doing something a little different in 2024: He’s hosting a run of shows with some of his favourite comedians on the bill. With Dan doing what he does best and some of his very funny Stand-Up friends (or fiends) smashing sets… you won’t want to miss out, these shows will be the very best type of comedy mayhem.
corto.alto
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.
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).