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COACH PARTY
AT THE GEORGIAN THEATRE, STOCKTON
The National Lottery’s Revive Live tour will be supporting musicians and venues throughout September, with one of the most exciting additions being Coach Party who will head to The Georgian Theatre in Stockton. Coach Party’s light melancholy tracks paired with their fun, catchier songs make them perfect for any mood. Dripping with reverb and good vibes, they’re making quite a connection with their fans, garnering millions of streams online and also receiving critical acclaim from a host of radio stations. For only £4.00 and the purchase of a lottery ticket, you and a friend can see one of England’s most exciting new indie bands in Stockton town centre. EMMA CHESWORTH
Visit: georgiantheatre.co.uk
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DEAN MCMULLEN
AT LITTLE BUILDINGS, NEWCASTLE
BEYOND THE MOOR FESTIVAL
AT GOSFORTH CIVIC THEATRE, NEWCASTLE
Gosforth Civic Theatre will introduce a brand-new music festival this month in the form of Beyond the Moor. The inaugural day-long event takes place at Gosforth Civic Theatre on Saturday 24th September and will showcase the best in local and national artists playing contemporary, alternative and traditional folk and roots music. Headlining the first- ever edition of the Festival will be RTE Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 Folk award nominees, Flook. Taking inspiration from their roots in the Irish and English traditions, Flook have an enviable trademark sound, weaving and spinning traditionally rooted tunes over precise acoustic grooves, with a rare blend of fiery technical brilliance, delicate ensemble interaction and a bold, adventurous musical imagination. They are paired at the top of the bill by Nancy Kerr and James Fagan, one of the best-known and most experienced folk duos on the British circuit today. The wonderful lyricism and gorgeous melodies of Withered Hand will also adorn the GCT stage. Described by King Creosote in The Independent as “The UK’s Best Lyricist”, Withered Hand is the songwriting output of Dan Willson, a cult figure in the Scottish music scene since 2009. North East-based trio Holly and the Revivers return to GCT from a hugely popular gig in January 2022 to showcase their growing reputation as one of the most exciting folk and trad bands to come out of the North East scene in years. Fans of instrumental virtuosity should be excited to see Ryan Young on the bill. Part of the ‘new wave’ of Scottish traditional artists, twice a finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards, and twice a finalist in the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of The Year, Ryan’s fiddle playing is brimming with fresh melodic ideas, an uplifting rhythmic drive and a great depth of dynamics and precision. He’s joined on stage by multi-instrumentalist and member of Rura and Väldens Band, David Foley. Completing the line-up are two North East-based artists: brand new accordion and percussion duo from Newcastle, Amy Thatcher and Francesca Knowles, as well as Tim Dalling, who will use his funky piano accordion to accompany songs of poetry, love, animals and drink. Tim will also be doing a two-hour workshop of writing exercises and singing games aimed at freeing yourself up and exploring various ways of generating song ideas. LEE ALLCOCK
Visit: gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk.
Some of you may know Dean McMullen as the guitarist in Muncie Girls. However, he recently decided to make the leap and step out on his own with his indie-folk solo venture – and it’s going down a treat with listeners. His debut album, ‘Part One’, is released on Friday 2nd September, and to celebrate, Dean is heading out on tour across the UK, stopping off at the intimate Little Buildings on Tuesday 6th September. Supporting McMullen will be Vienna-based singer-songwriter, Homonym. Originally hailing from Yorkshire, he has become popular due to his soul-soothing vocals. GEORGINA SHINE
Tickets: £7.50 Advance | Visit: littlebuildingslive.com
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1. Naoki Fujioka