February music at The Black Swan venue at Newcastle Arts Centre.
Saturday, January 25, 2025
The Black Swan venue at Newcastle Arts Centre will present jazz and folk events during February 2025. Details attached.
We have received the following information;
Tuesday 4th February
First Jazz Jam of 2025!
Our Black Swan Bar & Venue has been shut for January for refurbishments
We’re already missing our Tuesday Jams, and can’t wait to kick off 2025 with this one on the first Tuesday of Feb!
Tuesday Jam is free entry!
All Jazz instrumentalists are welcome to join in and jam - all listeners welcome too!
https://newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk/jazz-cafe-programme/
New Folk music for 2025…
Join us on
Thurs 13th February
Doors 7pm, music from 7:30pm
We’re thrilled to have THE F WORD Folk Club back,
and we are delighted to welcome…
Naomi Bedford & Paul Simmonds
based in the folk and country roots genre
Paul is also known as the chief songwriter with legendary folk rock band The Men They Couldn’t Hang. Naomi has co written and sung on ‘Funny Break’, a Top 20 hit with Orbital and has appeared on Later with Jools Holland.
The duo’s most recent album ‘Strange News Has Come To Town’ appeared in the summer 2024 an album “full of splendid songs and gorgeous harmonies.” (The Arts Desk)
Their Appalachian Ballads album, ‘Singing It All Back Home’ was featured as Guardian’s Folk Album of the Month in 2019, and was also featured in session on the Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 2 show.
Tickets here;
https://newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk/product/the-f-word-naomi-bedford-and-paul-simmonds/
‘Bedford and Simmonds don’t disappoint, for the album is full of splendid songs and gorgeous harmonies, Bedford’s voice always well to the fore, and fine instrumental work, including Simmonds’ guitar and mandolin’– The Arts Desk
‘This is a definitively human album, embodying exquisite musicianship, finely crafted song-writing and a deep underlying sense of creative purpose.’ – Louder Than War
https://naomibedfordandpaulsimmonds.bandcamp.com/album/strange-news-has-come-to-town
Each instalment of The F Word will be warmed up by The Floor Spots
Championing local talent, the The Floor Spots are dedicated for North East based Folk musicians wanting to connect with new audiences.
Interested in playing a Floor Spot? Please email us. Please introduce yourself, what you play, a bit about your experience and which of the above nights you’d be interested in performing a Floor Spot… We’d love to hear from you!
The F Word is Newcastle Art Centre’s debut Folk Programme, and Newcastle’s newest Folk Club. It offers lovers of Folk a monthly programme of top acts.
Newcastle Arts Centre
67 Westgate Road Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SG