KATE YOUNG                                                                                                                                             
“Kate Young creates such an utterly unique world, I’d never heard this before, you’ve never heard this before either. Only a musician who can find the thing about themselves nobody else has can achieve such a feat. Kate is unequivocally one of those extraordinary people” Martin Green (Lau)

Kate Young has emerged as one Scotland’s most innovative composers and
musicians. She is driven by the exploration of new sounds found in
traditional musics around the globe, which feed into her compositional
world. As a musician, Kate combines voice with fiddle-playing techniques
to conjure intriguing soundscapes as she navigates her way across
musical genres.

Over the last five years she has developed her interests in British
plant lore and folktales, learning directly from books and then weaving
information into her songs and compositions as a means to perpetuate and
empower traditions at high risk of being lost. In 2016 she completed a
significant commission for Celtic Connections’s New Voices and wrote a
suite of pieces around the theme of the natural world. Her response – a
complete repertoire of songs inspired by British medicinal plants, set
to string quintet, with harp, double bass and percussion – was met with
wide acclaim.

see what Kate Young's about

with support from Lucy & Hazel

Lucy Huzzard and Hazel Thompson are a queer folk duo charming audiences with self penned folk laced with humour, harmonies and heartache. With influences drawn from a lifetime steeped in traditional English and European folk music, song and dance, Lucy and Hazel combine a love of groove, soulful raw harmonies and passionate song writing to give you hope in these strange times. 

On melodeon, clarinet, guitar and two distinct and powerful voices, Lucy and Hazel’s set will take you on a journey through themes of land and climate justice, feminism, apocalypse, power and platonic love. They will be releasing their debut EP for summer 2024.

With inspirations spanning from Joni Mitchell and Ivor Cutler, to stories of resistance to injustice, they are a powerful and entertaining folk duo on the scene. They have performed many venues over 2023 including Shambala Festival, The Land Workers Alliance Skills Fair and sell out shows at The Greystones & Cafe #9.

Lucy and Hazel are surely the queens of the new vibe of British folk to be emerging from the radical activist left. Folk music just got very exciting.
Sam Lee

We were blown away by their combination of incredible musicianship, tight harmonies, wry, funny and moving lyrics and quality bants!- Flying Donkey Events, Sheffield

DOORS at 7:30, music to start at 8pm

ACCESSIBILITY
there is wheelchair access to the building and the event will be seated with chairs (both without & with arm wrests) and a squishy cushion area at the front
please email lucyandhazelmusic@gmail.com if you have any further questions.

TICKET TIERS

we recognise affordability is different for many, this is reflected in our ticket prices

Solidarity Ticket - £17 - If you own a house and live comfortably we recommend this tier, this will support live music, the musicians and audience members that couldn't afford otherwise. 

Medium Income - £12 - If you can afford your rent & bills with enough left over to holiday then this is the tier for you.

Low Income - £8 - If you struggle to attend live music/arts events, affording rent might sometimes be a challenge, we want you to be able to come.

Totally Skint - We have spaces available for those that are unwaged or have no room to wiggle.