Harry Tonks has certainly found his sound, having released a handful of singles throughout this year produced in West Kirby by the acclaimed Bill Ryder-Jones (The Coral). With influences ranging from Nick Drake to Jeff Buckley, Harry fills intimate settings with a full band, performing well-crafted songs about personal struggle.
With a debut album Over the Water due to be released later this year, Harry will be playing a headline show this October. He’s already performed a string of accomplished gigs, supporting Michael Head (Pale Fountains, Shack) and Butler, Blake and Grant (Teenage Fanclub, Suede), and a recent packed-out headline show at Leaf on Bold Street.
Harry’s work has received multiple BBC radio plays and he’ll be performing those tracks with a full band tonight, along with some new material too. If you’re a fan of honest and raw music, this isn’t one to miss.
An exhilarating journey through time and memory.
From the sweet sound of forest birdsong to the grinding gears of industry, the music in this show encapsulates a huge range of human experience. Inspired by Steve Reich’s childhood memories of railway journeys, Different Trains intricately weaves together a live score for strings with field recordings and fragments of spoken word.
Through mesmerising repetition and rhythmic patterns, Reich vividly evokes the contrasting destinies faced by train travellers–from passengers on leisurely trips to those caught in the horrors of the Holocaust. “It’s as much terror as it is music” says Pitchfork.
Popping up everywhere from state funerals to trance raves, Samuel Barber’s iconic Adagio has lost none of its emotive power since its first performance 85 years ago. A musical catalogue of bird calls by Cassandra Miller, and fresh new work from subversive British-Malaysian composer Jasmin Kent Rodgman, catches us up to the 21st century.
This voyage from nature to the man-made, past to present, may be turbulent at times. But it’s definitely worth it.
Jasmin Kent Rodgman’s new work is supported by PRS Foundation’s The Open Fund.
Tickets: Pay What You Feel: £10 or £20 (+booking fee)
A booking fee of 8% will apply to purchases made by telephone or online.
About Manchester Collective
Known for their experimental programming, daring collaborations and engaging performances, Manchester Collective perform a combination of cutting-edge contemporary music, classical masterpieces and staged work in spaces ranging from concert halls to warehouses, nightclubs to festivals. New music and collaboration are of vital importance to the Collective; they commission and present work by some of today’s most exciting artistic voices, crossing different genres and artforms.
Special Guest Support: Bill Ryder-Jones
Following his sold out ensemble performance at the Tung in 2022, Bill Ryder-Jones returns as Manchester Collective’s special guest to support them, performing his own set of the more esoteric work he’s been developing ahead of his hotly anticipated next record.
Mellowtone presents an intimate night of music downstairs at the Everyman featuring Sunstack Jones, She’s In The Trees, DJ Richie Vegas.
Compered by Plazzy Bag.
Doors | 7.30pm
Kristin Hersh’s prolific career has seen her heralded the queen of the alternative release.
This will be an evening in the intimate surroundings of the Music Room with a master guitarist and songwriter. Expect an authentic performance featuring songs from her 30-year, 20-plus-album playbook, as well as her unique solo work.
Celebrating three decades of his landmark self-titled debut album Seal (1991) and eponymous follow-up Seal II (1994), Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Seal returns to perform his greatest hits live in concert.
Expect to hear all of the classic songs from his incredible repertoire including ‘Crazy’, ‘Future Love Paradise’, ‘Killer’ and ‘Kiss from A Rose’.
Wielding one of the most identifiable voices of all-time, Seal has left an indelible imprint on pop, R&B, soul and dance music. Along the way, he has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, generated in excess of one billion streams and garnered four Grammy Awards, three BRIT Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards and one MTV VMA.
A versatile and vital force throughout popular culture, his music has also been celebrated with covers by Alanis Morissette, Bastille, and George Michael, to name a few. Along the way, he has collaborated with everyone from Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell and Santana to P!nk, John Legend, and Gallant. However, Seal’s voice resounds louder than ever with more music in 2023 and beyond.
Part of the great line of Cissokho griots, Diabel grew up in Dakar and Tambacounda, Senegal. Surrounded by a rich musical heritage and a family of musicians, he began playing a number of traditional instruments. However, his affinity with the kora was clear from an early age.
A trailblazer and pioneer of the kora, Diabel’s virtuosic talent, his “resonant voice and rocking kora style” (Songlines), have been welcomed everywhere from WOMAD, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Glastonbury, Africa Oyé and the Barbican, including a long stint as Baaba Maal’s kora player.
Part of the Lunchtime Concert Series.
Celebrating over 40 years as a live performer, Eddi Reader has effortlessly developed into one of popular music’s most thrilling and affecting performers.
What sets Eddi apart is the depth and quality of the emotional performance and ability to not only move the listener, but connect her experience to that of her audience. No two performances are ever the same.
Though first brought into the limelight as front woman for Fairground Attraction, who’s #1 single, Perfect and parent album, First of a Million Kisses, both topped the British charts, it was Eddi’s subsequent solo albums that signaled her ability to assimilate different musical styles and make them very much her own. Notably, The Songs of Robert Burns (2003) is a timeless interpretation showcasing the poems of Scotland’s national bard and gained her an MBE for outstanding contributions to the Arts.
From the traditional to the contemporary, Eddi Reader extinguishes the preordained boundaries of genre, bringing joyous life to all forms of song. Her rare blend of meltingly true vocals and towering romanticism combine with an astute and pragmatic nature to make her a unique and powerful figure in contemporary British music.
With 10 critically acclaimed solo albums, 3 BRIT awards, a #1 single and an MBE in tow, Eddi continues to delight audiences worldwide. 2022 proved to be one of her busiest touring years yet, playing sell out shows as part of her ‘40 Years Live Tour’ in addition to appearing as special guest with the Jools Holland’s Rhythm & Blues Orchestra for an extensive UK tour.
Guitarist and composer Juan Martín plays and introduces his compositions within the forms of the great tradition of flamenco.
His exquisite style is enhanced through minimal amplification to capture his pure flamenco sound. He has recorded 20 albums, appeared in a Spanish film at 17 and has since made three films with his dance company. Voted into the top three flamenco guitarists in the world by Guitar Player USA, Juan Martín has toured the world playing concerts from Shanghai and Melbourne to New York as well as in the Montreux Jazz Festival. Critics have compared his compositional talent to that of Albéniz, Turina and Tárrega.
He played for Picasso’s 90th birthday celebrations and his books for learning the guitar are now translated into many languages with his original book being referred to as ‘The Bible’ of flamenco guitar.
Maghull Wind Orchestra, conducted by Phil Shotton, is proud to present an extravagant afternoon of music from the world of stage and screen! They’ll be joined by The Trinity Catholic Academy Choir, St Andrews CofE School Choir, Maghull High School Choir, and singers from the local Maghull community.
There will be world premiere performances of new arrangements written by the orchestra’s own Adam Dutch, Dave Matthews, and Glenn Waite. This will be a concert of engaging, toe-tapping theatrical and cinematic delight that will have the whole family singing along!
Founded in 1978, Maghull Wind Orchestra is a community based symphonic wind orchestra providing an opportunity for people to play music together. The aim of MWO is to provide a high quality enjoyable musical experience for all woodwind, brass and percussion musicians regardless of age or ability, without audition or fee.
The NHS plays an important role in all our lives and is a cornerstone of our society for 75 years. This concert is in partnership with the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Charity (Registered Charity Number 1052813).
Naima Bock (ex-Goat Girl), Sam Fryer (Gently Tender/ex-Palma Violets) and Sam Grassie (Avocet) met through the Broadside Hacks Folk Collective, originally based in South London’s Skehans Pub.
The three realised that their shared love of transatlantic tunes and songs called for another musical venture and after various misadventures in the Welsh countryside, they arrived at Greenman Festival and performed their debut show. With zero spoons, three guitars, cittern and fiddle their music will transport you to simpler sunnier days.
With original songs and tunes from Pentangle, Dave von Ronk and other transatlantic poets, singer-songwriters and creatives.
