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As an experiment for the forthcoming season (September 25th through to January 8th), tickets for all Thursday night guest artists at the Black Swan Inn are now available to book on line.
Go to www.wegottickets.com and search under venue “York Black Swan” and you will find a list of forthcoming events.
Note that there are separate entries for Full Price and for Concessions for each event.
They charge you a simple 10% commission on the face value of your tickets and send you a booking reference rather than physically posting a ticket, meaning you can book until 6pm on the day of performance.
Please note that this new scheme only applies to club guest nights. Early Music Centre concert tickets will continue to be handled by the NCEM Box Office (with a few available for sale through the club as well), while Singers Nights will continue to be “pay-on-the-door” only events.
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Doors open at 8pm each Thursday, 7pm at the NCEM. |
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| 16th Oct |
Singers & Musicians Night |
£2.50 (Concs £1.50, Perf £1) |
| www.blackswanfolkclub.org.uk/singers.php |
| All acoustic performers are made welcome, and listeners besides, at our popular Open House session. The more the merrier, so do come along |
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| 20th Oct |
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset |
NCEM |
| www.rachelunthank.com |
A welcome return to NCEM for this most distinctive of modern folk groups. Latest CD The Bairns had fulsome reviews and numerous “best of the year” listings, took the BBC Folk Awards Horizon trophy and is now nominated for the Nationwide Mercury Prize. Proud of their Northumbrian roots, Rachel and Becky sing in lilting Geordie accents, accompanied by Niopha on fiddle and Stef (a York University PhD student) on grand piano. They use elements of blues, jazz, burlesque, classical and leftfield contemporary music to make folk which is peerless, fearless and utterly unique.
Support TBA
Tickets £13 (Concs £11)
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| 30th Oct |
David Francey with Craig Werth |
£8 (Concs £6.50) |
| www.davidfrancey.com |
| We cannot speak too highly of this Scots Canadian singer after his superb debut visit in 2004. His songs are finely-crafted poetic gems, short but subtle and perceptive observations on ordinary people, places and events. No wonder he has now won three JUNOs, Canada’s premier music awards. He is accompanied this time by ace guitarist Craig Werth. |
| Buy Tickets: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36323 |
| Concessions: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36324 |
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| 6th Nov |
Chris Wood |
£9 (Concs £7) |
| www.englishacousticcollective.org.uk/cw |
| Long famed as a guitarist and fiddle player, Chris has now emerged as a leading English singer and songwriter with the acclaimed albums The Lark Descending and Trespasser. An uncompromising writer whose words reveal his love for the un-official history of England and her people, Chris has a sure ear for melody and a real gift for storytelling. This is his long-awaited debut at our club |
| Buy Tickets: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36326 |
| Concessions: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36327 |
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| 13th Nov |
Tom McConville & David Newey |
£7 (Concs £6) |
| www.tommcconville.co.uk |
| In various guises, Tom has been delighting Black Swan audiences almost since Adam was a lad. He’s a terrific singer and violinist (“one of the greatest I've ever heard, by far the biggest influence in my music” says Seth Lakeman). Talented young guitarist and singer David Newey joins him tonight (not Gerry Kaley as previously advertised) for another session of McConville magic |
| Buy Tickets: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36329 |
| Concessions: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36330 |
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| 15th Nov |
Tim O’Brien |
NCEM |
| www.timobrien.net |
The York debut of one of America’s foremost roots musicians and singers, also an accomplished song-writer and an outstanding live performer. First coming to prominence with bluegrass band Hot Rize, Tim’s subsequent solo career has explored America’s folk and country heritage, combining traditional songs and classic covers with his own compositions. He won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in 2006, following it this year with an acclaimed collection of new songs, Chameleon.
Support TBA
Tickets £14 (Concs £12) |
| Buy Tickets: | www.ncem.co.uk/cgi/events/events.cgi?t=template.htm&a=1078 |
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| 20th Nov |
Singers & Musicians Night |
£2.50 (Concs £1.50, Perf £1) |
| www.bsfc.org.uk/singers.php |
| All acoustic performers are made welcome, and listeners besides, at our popular Open House session. The more the merrier, so do come along |
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| 25th Nov |
Emily Smith |
NCEM |
| www.emilysmith.org |
Scotland is a hotbed for female singers these days. Emily Smith is coming up fast in that league, as we witnessed with her impressive NCEM debut in 2005. The recently released, glowingly reviewed third CD, Too Long Away, again showcases her exquisite voice and blends assured self-penned songs with an inspired selection of traditional ballads and Burns covers. A gifted pianist and accordionist, she is joined by Jamie McClennan on fiddle, Ross Milligan on guitar and Kevin McGuire on bass
Support TBA
Tickets £12 (Concs £10) |
| Buy Tickets: | www.ncem.co.uk/cgi/events/events.cgi?t=template.htm&a=1084 |
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| 27th Nov |
New Roots - Young Performers Double Bill
JiggaWatt plus Niamh Boadle |
£6 (Concs £5) |
| www.bsfc.org.uk/guest.php |
www.jiggawatt.co.uk> - www.niamh.boadle.co.uk
This Double Bill showcases finalists from the 2008 New Roots competition, with special guest MC Pete Coe, who was one of the judges. JiggaWatt are a four piece band aged from 15 to 17, playing English, Irish and American music on fiddle, guitar, bass and percussion, while 14-year old Niamh Boadle is a singer and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, fiddle, whistle, bodhran) with a wide repertoire. |
| Buy Tickets: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36333 |
| Concessions: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36334 |
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| 4th Dec |
Fil Campbell, Tom McFarland & Brendan Emmett |
£7 (Concs £6) |
| www.filcampbell.com |
| It is six years since we last enjoyed the rich and melodious voice of this Ulster singer. For this tour, Fil delves back to her roots with a collection of the old Irish folk songs that she learned as a child, along-side some of her own fine compositions. She is joined not only by her husband, master percussionist Tom McFarland, but also by Brendan Emmett on guitar and mandolin. |
| Buy Tickets: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36337 |
| Concessions: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36338 |
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| 11th Dec |
Mike Silver |
£8 (Concs £6.50) |
| www.mikesilver.co.uk |
| Our last guest of the year is usually one of the best, and Mike Silver is certainly that. A consummate guitarist blessed with a full, crystal clear voice, he has been a leading singer-songwriter since the ‘70s. His songs speak of longing, love and loss, with haunting melodies and heart stopping lyrics, and he excels as a stage performer, making audience involvement into an art form. Book early! |
| Buy Tickets: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36339 |
| Concessions: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36340 |
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| 18th Dec |
Christmas Party |
Free |
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| 1st Jan |
Happy New Year 2009 |
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| 8th Jan |
Grace Notes |
£7 (concs £6) |
| www.skinnymalinksmusic.co.uk |
| Hard to believe, but Maggie Boyle, Lynda Hardcastle and Helen Hockenhull are now in their 16th year together. Their highly praised harmonies and thoughtful repertoire have made them one of the folk scene's best loved female groups, including here in York. Their three-part harmony arrangements of traditional and contemporary songs, both acapella and accompanied, will give us lovely start to 2009. |
| Buy Tickets: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36341 |
| Concessions: | www.wegottickets.com/event/36342 |
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| 22nd Jan |
Singers & Musicians Night |
£2.50 (Concs £1.50, Perf £1) |
| www.bsfc.org.uk/singers.php |
| All acoustic performers are made welcome, and listeners besides, at our popular Open House session. The more the merrier, so do come along |
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| 18th Feb |
Ranarim |
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| Part of the Viking Festival |
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| 19th Feb |
Singers & Musicians Night |
£2.50 (Concs £1.50, Perf £1) |
| www.bsfc.org.uk/singers.php |
| All acoustic performers are made welcome, and listeners besides, at our popular Open House session. The more the merrier, so do come along |
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| 5th Mar |
Ruth Notman with Saul Rose |
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| 10th Mar |
Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy & Chris Parkinson |
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| 9th Apr |
Young Performers Showcase |
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| 15th Apr |
John Renbourn & Robin Williamson |
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| 7th May |
Craig Morgan Robson |
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| 13th May |
John Tams & Barry Coope |
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