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Join us at the Chinley WI Hall on Lower Lane for a fantastic night of food, music and dancing.
Tickets, priced at £10 (including a light supper), are available from Chinley Stores and online.
There will be a bar serving local real ale, wine and soft drinks.
Doors open at 7.30pm and the ceilidh starts at 8.00pm.
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‘Harp and a Monkey’ bring their own special blend of electro-folk-storytelling to Chinley Community Centre on Saturday 14 October 2017. Their show, entitled: ‘The Importance of Digging Holes: The Great War and More’ includes a quirky blend of songs about cuckolded mole catchers, a lone English oak tree that grows at Gallipoli, care in the community and medieval pilgrims… Intrigued?
This talented trio, comprised of Martin Purdy (vocals, glockenspiel, accordion, harmonica and keyboards), Simon Jones (harp, guitar, viola) and Andy Smith (banjo, melodica, guitar and programming) have a deep Lancashire sensibility that shines through in their beautifully crafted vignettes of northern life, love and remembrance. The Daily Telegraph defines their performance as: “Rousing music and droll Lancashire humour”.
Formed in 2008, Harp and a Monkey have built up a loyal following and are regulars on northern festival circuit and beyond. The band are particularly proud of the fact that they have gained a strong reputation for building an excellent rapport with their live audiences and the fact that they have never played anywhere and not been invited back.
In addition to performing live, the band have a successful recording career. Their third album, War Stories, was released in July 2016, as part of an ongoing project (part-sponsored by Arts Council England and The Western Front Association) to mark the centenary of the First World War. The album received outstanding reviews, with the likes of The Observer describing it as “bold and brilliant”.
Support from BBC Radio 2 has been substantive, including sessions and interviews with Clare Balding (Good Morning Sunday) and Mark Radcliffe (The Folk Show).
They are described as “Undoubtedly one of the most vital and charismatic things happening in English folk music right now” by fRoots Magazine.
There is a bar with local real ale, wine, tea and coffee (open before the show and during the interval) and the venue has disabled access.
For more information about Harp and a Monkey visit: http://www.harpandamonkey.com/
You can download a flyer for the event here which also contains some further information> Harp & a Monkey event poster
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Join us at the Chinley WI Hall on Lower Lane for a fantastic night of food, music and dancing.
The traditional music will be provided by the excellent local ceilidh band The Barnstormers who (for their day job only!) are longstanding players in the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. We are also fortunate to have Chinley’s very own veteran dance
caller for the evening – the one and only Paul Smart. The Barnstormers line-up of fiddle, accordion and bass is assured to provide the finest folk-dance music to accompany the sets and
reels. There is no need to worry if you have two left feet – the caller will call out all the moves so you can’t go wrong!
Tickets, priced at £10 (including a light supper), are available from Chinley Stores (Lower Lane, Chinley, SK23 6BD), blackbrookarts.org.uk and wegottickets.com
There will be a bar serving local real ale, wine and soft drinks.
Doors open at 7.30pm and the ceilidh starts at 8.00pm.
