No Folk Without Fire

11/04/2022

We’ve got an exciting line up of contemporary experimental folk for you through the day at Trades Club on Saturday 11th June, headed up by the fabulous Stick in the Wheel

Stick In The Wheel’s work is rooted in traditional music and song, informed by the modern electronic music that grew out of their hybrid East London heritage. Nicola Kearey and Ian Carter use centuries-old work-songs that speak to present-day issues of class - an inherently political act - as well as historical material from Saxon poetry to Medieval carols. Their third studio album, Hold Fast, is a deeply layered journey of hope and resistance, with a sonic palette that is wider yet more nuanced than ever, with synths, spoken word and psychedelic guitar fuzz. 2021 experimental mixtape Tonebeds for Poetry is #2 Contemporary Music Guardian Album of the Year.

SITW continue to push forward the contemporary tradition of roots music, whilst maintaining and celebrating music from our collective histories - conjuring the past to point toward the future. They’re not to be missed!


“a remarkable psychogeographic voyage through a thousand years of London culture” Uncut Magazine 9/10


“tracking london’s sonic identity through the ages - incredible stuff”
 Noods Radio

Thanks to everyone who has already bought their tickets! For those of you that haven’t - get the early bird weekend tickets while you can… when they’re gone, they’re gone!!

https://www.hebdenfolkroots.org/

02/04/2022

Kris Drever is a Scottish folk singer songwriter, who has won multiple awards including an incredible 7 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, two shortlist nominations for Scottish Album of The Year (with his trio Lau) and much acclaim for his solo recordings and concerts including glowing reviews from The Herald, The Guardian, Mojo and Q Magazine.

We are delighted to welcome Kris to Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival 2022. Kris will play alongside some of the most innovative, eclectic and engaging folk artists of today. Over the next couple of months we will be promoting the artists on our bill, so here's our Saturday night headliner, Kris Drever! Early bird tickets available https://www.hebdenfolkroots.org/

24/03/2022

We’ve had a hand in organising this and it’s gonna be a real hoot! Get ya early bird tickets now! https://www.hebdenfolkroots.org/

24/09/2021

Hello! All’s been quiet for a while, but here’s something that we’ve helped to organise with Hebden Folk Roots Festival. There’s a free daytime event an evening fundraiser (suggested donation £5), tickets available in the bio.

At 2pm will be showcasing the amazing artists that took part in their Calder Folk project (link in The Cloud Gallery bio)

At 7pm we’re bringing you the trad and the rad - The Brothers Gillespie will be heading over from Northumbria. With vocal harmony, flute, fiddle, mandolin and guitars, the brothers weave magical and strange melodies reminiscent of Folk Revival bands like The Incredible String Band. ‘Their music is ethereal, romantic and radical’ (Folk Expo). And joining them we have Atlas Bridge. They’re an acoustic trio featuring Uilleann piper & multi-instrumentalist Becky Taylor, on 5 string banjo and vocals, Madeline Smyth and on guitar, Steve Lacey. Expect engaging, high energy, lively tune sets, leave your pipe and slippers at home and dust down for a hoe down !

Tickets for both events available through the bio!

It’s gonna be GREAT!!

24/12/2020

We’ve had fun making this little film! Holly Francesca and Porl Den-man feat Big Ray... Beyond the bah humbug... Hope you all get to see your loved ones sometime soon. Love to all you good beasts!! 🖤💚❤️ ###x

21/12/2020

The The Fox and Goose is a cooperatively run pub in Hebden Bridge, supporting local breweries, providing cheap pints, free music and meeting space. I know there's a lot of people struggling at the moment and there is no shortage of people that need help - But if you are able to donate and want to see the Fox and Goose open again please read below.
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/fox-and-goose-hebden-bridge...
No Folk Without Fire have had the pleasure of hosting Sangre de Muerdago, Cinder Well , Pig Society Sallows captain hotknives and others.. The Fox and Goose also hold regular jam nights, film nights, poetry and pretty much anything you can fit in the tiny backroom, Cubes Ville tells me he once saw Steve Ignorant official playing a gig there but you'll have to ask him about that. This is Hebden's most treasured pub and it would be great to see it open again. Cheers! x

Help us raise £16,000 to build permanent, heated structures in the beer garden.

21/12/2020

https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2020/12/video-cinder-well-from-behind-the-curtain/?fbclid=IwAR3adRWIYzdIe312xjGtK5PUExs-SgBVZY7hoAnDt-VRxc94gWZnogpkq68
Great collaboration here. Check out Cinder Well ' s new album too, out on Free Dirt Records x

Watch Cinder Well performing 'From Behind the Curtain' live at Abbeydale Picture House in Sheffield, a beautiful collaboration with filmmaker Jordan Carroll.

13/08/2020

A great review of a great album here - The new Cinder Well record is out now! Last year we released 'Unconscious Echo' on tape and Cinder Well came to the UK for a handful gigs up north. It was an absolute pleasure to have them over, let's hope we can do it again soon! Check out their new record on Free Dirt Records & Service Co.

https://everythingisnoise.net/reviews/cinder-well-no-summer/?fbclid=IwAR2_kaN9_ZIOe_RtDyYl-onT0sV5fFLkmruwI-RE-HfpVQ6VIJ9ukCVUKUA

We have a few copies of The Unciocsios Echo left too, available from Cinder Well Bandcamp or ....

https://nofolkwithoutfire.bigcartel.com/

"No Summer" marks the staggering return of Cinder Well. It elegantly weaves a compelling and contemplative folk patchwork of solitude and cultural identity.

09/03/2020

Our friends at BGR do some crucial local fundraising in Calder. Regular events are held at The Wadsworth Community Centre, they are volunteer run and always on point bringing some of the best local and international artists to town! Tickets are available now, 21st March - check their site for details. https://bgrevents.weebly.com/

02/03/2020

This year we’re curating some of the lineup for the fantastic Hebden Folk Roots Festival... Saturday afternoon Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival 2020 we have Stick in the Wheel! Their work is rooted in the melodies of traditional English Folk music, informed by the modern electronic music that grew out of their East London heritage. Nicola Kearey and Ian Carter use centuries-old work-songs that speak to present-day issues of class - an inherently political act. Five-times BBC Folk Award nominated, their ongoing 'English Folk Field Recordings' project has seen them collect recorded performances from Richard Dawson to Nancy Kerr, as an attempt to create a snapshot of the current English scene.’ Absolutely not to be missed!! Sat afternoon, 9th May The Trades Club ! Tickets £45 for a limited time! Go to Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival page or website...

24/02/2020

We've joined the Hebden Folk Roots Festival Committee... It's amazing working as part of the volunteer team and we are really excited about the incredible line up of musicians we'll be welcoming to the town in May. Early bird tickets £45 - available Hebden Folk Roots Festival event page or https://www.hebdenfolkroots.org/ Ye Vagabonds Stick in the Wheel Tarantism captain hotknives Hanami Family Firepit collective John Francis Flynn Atlas Bridge Sallows Johnny Campbell The Trades Club The Fox and Goose

Here it is! Hebden Bridge Folk Roots, May 2020. We have curated this lineup to bring you some of the best music from the British Isles and Eire! As well as this there will be song and dance in the town. Early bird tickets are £45, details of our performers are on the website! Follow us on Instagram to follow updates

22/02/2020

Hello all! The Sallows Gig + Guided Walk SOLD OUT is still going ahead tomorrow, we are expecting sun from 2pm! If anyone missed out on tickets then there are some people selling tickets on the FB event page (link above) cheers! x

Also, please make sure the person selling the ticket is genuine. If you are in doubt please contact us ! x