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November, 27 2009 09:30 PM - Secret Green + Nic Chapman and the Iceni
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £8 / £10

Francis Lickerish is most famous as the guitarist, composer and founder member of 70’s classic progressive rock band The Enid, with whom he composed and recorded classic albums such as In the Region of the Summer Stars and Aerie Faerie Nonsense. After some time away from the music scene, Francis has returned with his new band, Secret Green, who recently released their debut album ‘To Wake The King’, receiving great reviews and accolades along the way, being widely feted in the progressive & folk world as possibly the album of 2009. Secret Green’s line up also includes Willie Gilmour (composer / keyboard player with The Enid), Jon Beedle (guitarist for Cliff Richard amongst many others!) and Hilary Palmer on vocals. A great opportunity to see a unique band, still capturing the unique sound of the early days of The Enid, but with a totally fresh approach with Hilary Palmer’s beautiful vocals. A powerful live experience not to be missed. With support from Hebden Bridge singer/songwriter Nic Chapman and his band, playing songs from his forthcoming album ‘Narrow Road To The Deep North’
November, 28 2009 02:00 PM - The Marvellous Tea Dance
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £4 / £5

Let us take you back in time for a vintage afternoon with a twist! The Marvellous Tea Dances have become a firm fixture across Yorkshire and are coming to Hebden Bridge. Kitsch irony rules the day for our tea dancers, combined with 40s and 50s live music in a truly sensational event.Each event is a delightful spectacle of patterned bunting, embroidered tablecloths, crocheted doilies table flowers and fairy lights. For the perfect afternoon tea we serve a mouthwatering and lovingly decorated range of classic and seasonal cakes, buns and biscuits, along with a selection of sandwiches and lashings of fairtrade tea, all served on the cutest vintage china, mmm...
November, 28 2009 09:00 PM - Cabaret Heaven with Clare Summerskill and Steve Best
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £7 / £9

Another top night of comedy, music and surprises with two acts so fantastic we’re not sure who to put on first. Clare Summerskill was described on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour as "a lesbian Victoria Wood" and with her charming mix of stand-up and songs she puts on a great show. And my goodness, she’s been on Richard and Judy which is nothing to coming on the Peggy and Bernard Show! Steve Best is a great visual comedian harnessing a mind-boggling array of gadgets and gags in a gorgeous display of wild tomfoolery."In a class of his own" said The Times. They’ll be joined by Bernard Otter with songs, stunts and surprises, and a guest DJ as well as our own Daz and Dave. Last cabaret of the year!
December, 3 2009 09:00 PM - Labour Party Quiz & Curry Night
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £4

The Labour Party fights back with a Quiz and Curry. These nights can be a bit messy and a bit loud, but quizmaster Dave Boardman wants you to win points, and ultimately prizes, even though the prizes are pretty tacky, as befits a party concerned with Fiscal Responsibility. The curries are spicy without being toxic. The questions provide tough choices, but if you work together as a team with no backbiting, even if you think the team captain is a bit dodgy, there’s still a faint chance you can win. All money raised goes to help fund the branch.
December, 4 2009 09:00 PM - Milun / Indo-Irish Arts
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £T.B.C.

This is an innovative mix of Irish and Indian music featuring sets of Indian music, and Irish set and a longer fusion of the two. Surmeet Singh is a talented young Sitarist from a musical family born and brought up in England. He began learning Sitar at the age of six from his father, Ustad Dharambir Singh. Chris O’Malley learned his music in the vibrant Irish scene in Leeds and on regular trips to his parents’ home counties of Mayo and Donegal. Although widely known for his piano playing, Chris is also accomplished on the accordion and guitar and is Director of the Irish Arts Foundation. Upneet Singh is a gifted young Tabla player who began learning at the tender age of 5. He is from a musical family and was born and brought up in England. Sam Proctor is an established fixture on the thriving traditional Irish session scene in London. Sam released his debut solo album ‘Natural Progression’ and received great critical acclaim.
December, 5 2009 01:00 PM - Singing Workshop with Rachel Unthank
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £7 / £9

You may already be part of a choir or just fancy having a go... this is your rare chance to be part of a singing workshop from one of the country’s leading folk artists. Rachel will be leading a workshop.
December, 5 2009 09:00 PM - The Unthanks + Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE -

THIS CONCERT IS SOLD OUT
December, 6 2009 03:00 PM - The Unthanks + Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £9 / £12

The Mercury Prize nominees return to the Trades for a two night stint, with a critically praised new album, an extended line-up and a name change. Rachel’s husband Adrian McNally is on piano and Chris Price has joined on guitar. Reviewing ‘Here’s the Tender Coming’, Robin Denselow wrote “Here’s an album that’s even more satisfying, compelling, and varied than ‘The Bairns’. There are echoes of anything from jazz to music hall and even systems music. Haunting, original and magnificent.” Last December’s show sold out very quickly. If you want to see them this time around, don’t delay, book today. The Unthanks are proud and excited to present Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell. Jonny Kearney is a young songwriter from Hexham way and Lucy Farrell is his charming Kentish accomplice. We’ve had an eye on Jonny’s songwriting for a while now, quite staggered by the quality and richness of his kitchen sink dramas and tales of the heart. Says Rachel Unthank, "Jonny’s songwriting is heartbreaking and touching, humorous and unexpected, and never ceases to enthral". Lucy (voice, fiddle, saw) and Jonny (voice, guitar, piano) are perfect foils for each other; "the fragility of one and warmth of the other is a moving combination," says Rachel. Jonny and Lucy will open for The Unthanks on every date of their 40 date UK tour.
December, 6 2009 08:00 PM - The Unthanks + Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE -

THIS CONCET IS SOLD OUT
December, 10 2009 09:00 PM - Christopher Rees
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - T.B.A.

Following recent tours with Kristin Hersh and The Handsome Family, Christopher Rees brings his tremulous murder ballads and twisted rockabilly to The Trades Club. Driven by razor sharp banjo riffs, wailing harmonica and 50’s twang his solo shows are a one man tour de force. His new album The Devil’s Bridge has been getting rave reviews across the qualities and the music press. “A spit and sawdust holler that’s as close to a Southern hell-fire preacher as you can get hailing from Cardiff. Very, very good”. MOJO
December, 11 2009 09:30 PM - Skaville UK
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £9 / £11

Skaville UK formed in 2006. The group is based around the nucleus of the bands two main songwriters: Nick Welsh (Vocals/Bass) was a member of The Selecter co-writing & producing 4 albums for the band and 2 CDs for the offshoot Selecter Acoustic. Nick has also played with, written & produced artists like Bad Manners, Busters Allstars, Prince Buster, Dave Barker, King Hammond, Laurel Aitken, Judge Dread, Rico Rodriguez ,Rhoda Dakar & 3 Men & Black alongside J.J. Burnel (The Stranglers), Jake Burns (Stiff little fingers), Bruce Foxton (The Jam) & Pauline Black (The Selecter). Louis Alphonso (vocals/guitar) was The Original guitarist in Bad Manners.
December, 12 2009 09:30 PM - Dick Gaughan
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £7 / £9

You know that Christmas is nigh when the tree goes up in St George’s Square and Dick Gaughan makes his annual appearance at the Trades Club. Dick was voted one of the Top 10 Folk Voices of the 20th Century, and we need him more than ever in the 21st. Called “the Scottish Woody Guthrie” for the depth, passion and political conviction of his music, he has one of the finest voices on the planet, capable of capturing the heart with the most traditional of ballads in one moment and stirring the fire of the spirit with his uncompromising commentary on social injustices in the next. Come to the gig and buy his album “Gaughan Live! at the Trades Club”.
December, 17 2009 09:00 PM - Steve Tilston’s Trades Roots with Vin Garbutt
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £9 / £11

An early Christmas present for Trades Roots fans. We are delighted to welcome Vin Garbutt, past winner of “Best Live Act” in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Powerful, hugely moving, warm, humane, inspired, funny and gut wrenchingly honest - just some of the superlatives used to describe his performances. Vin is one of the best known performers on the music scene, and one of the most sought-after. It is no surprise. His song-writing is witty and powerful, tackling thought-provoking issues which others prefer to avoid, and he is an accomplished guitarist and fine whistle player.
December, 18 2009 09:30 PM - The Mental Elf Collective present Warblefly
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £6 / £9

Solstice time again and it’ll be a while till festy season. So gather round Elves and warm up your festive feet (without the camping or weather!). Warblefly. Noun. 1. Any of several large hairy flies of the family Oestride whose lavae grow under the skin of cattle, causing warbles. 2. A group more or less hairy musicans, playing raucaus traditional music at a festival near you. Fiddles, melodeons and mandolas will be ringing out with a flurry of fingers, over a pounding rythmn section of drum bass, electric and acoustic guitars. Top this off with vocal uproar, drunken choruses and sweet harmonies. This band are up for it, so you best be ready! Creating a sonic cushion around the band will be Mad Mick (Kulu) and his Morrocan mayhem plus Anton the Cosmo Naughty. Cosmo Naughty shall be delighting us with a fantastic Festival mash up, as one of our favourite Dj’s. He’s not played here since the early nineties with the Cabbage Head Kids, when he was a local lad. So come dance, drink cake and eat tea , with a splattering of booze if you wish.
December, 19 2009 03:00 PM - Trades Club Children’s Christmas Party
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - T.B.A.

Each year we celebrate the festival season with a party for members’ kids...!
December, 19 2009 09:30 PM - Souled Out
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £7 / £9

Really get your Christmas going with a return visit by the Valley’s premier rhythm’n’blues / soul band. Classics, old and new, to fill your ears and our dancefloor. A night you can organise your Christmas parties around!
December, 24 2009 09:30 PM - Christmas Eve Chill Out with Daren on the Decks
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - Free

Get down here, down a couple of beers or a classy wine and ease into Christmas with Daren’s chill out mix.
December, 26 2009 09:30 PM - Boxing Day with The Hub
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £3 / £4

Scott and the regulars are back to clear the Christmas cobwebs away with their rockin’ beats, house and dance sounds. Always a good night this is a chance to show off your new Christmas jumpers and socks you got from your favourite auntie... or maybe swap them with someone who has less fashion sense than she does!
December, 31 2009 09:30 PM - New Year’s Eve Party with Natural Rhythm + Chapter 4 Bass Culture
@ The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Northwest HX7 8EE - £7 / £9

Ska warriors Natural Rhythm brought their rootsy reggae sound to the Trades Club in the summer – after a gap of more than a decade. This time around the band still have that hard , raw ska sound with a handful of reggae tunes thrown in for good measure. The strapline ‘ska warriors’ come form their attitude, in Tony Bootsy’s words " we dont take no prisoners man". Natural rhythm have revamped their old songs and have new songs in their setlist too. Chapter Four Bass Culture is well known to Trades Club members and the old hands Daddy Tone and Dillinger P will be here to keep the party real. Dancehall, ska, reggae, you’ll almost feel the sunshine! Happy New Year!