Scotland’s Paul McKenna, who is appearing at Ropery Hall on Friday (Feb 14) has long been ranked among that country’s finest younger singers and songwriters.
Armed with a powerful yet intensely emotive voice and passionate social conscience, often expressed through his songs, he and his band draw on both Scottish and Irish roots. Continue reading
Two original theatre productions are on stage at Barton upon Humber’s Ropery Hall in quick succession.
On February 15 stand-up poet Kate Fox returns, in the company of actor Joanna Holden, with Where There’s Muck There’s Bras that was orginally commissioned by the Great Exhibition of the North 2018. Continue reading
Irish band Cua is performing at Ropery Hall later this month as part of a short tour of the UK following the release of its latest album, In Flight Off the Islands.
The trio made up of John Davidson, Shane Booth and Ros O’Meara is noted for its love of world folk music and through the combination of great shows and hard work, has already played two sold out shows at the prestigious Celtic Connections Festival at the beginning of the year. Cua has also received national and local radio airplay in throughout the UK, Europe and the US and has shared a bill with Andy Irvine, The Furey’s, and Hazel O’Connor to name but a few. Continue reading
It’s the final show of the season. As ever, a lovely Barnstormers Comedy MC will be on hand to introduce three more top acts from the UK Comedy Circuit and beyond. Tonight, they are: cheeky laid back Northern wag Mike Wilkinson, ‘Relaxed and confident stage presence’ – The Last Laugh; freestyling stand-up Ben Van der Velde, ‘Whipsharp…with an air of mischievous mayhem…his hit rate is impressive, while his in-the-moment style creates a buzz of excitement in the room’ – Chortle; and excellent observational stand-up Paul Ricketts, ‘Weird and wonderful… Ricketts should be given his own TV show’ – The Stage
This month, guest Barnstormers’ Comedy MC Phillip Simon will be on hand to introduce three more top acts from the UK Comedy Circuit and beyond. On this occasion, he’ll be playing host to: hugely upbeat visual dynamo Steve Royle, ‘Pulsates with enough anarchic energy to power a small European Principality’ – Metro; unique observational comic Wouter Meijs, ‘Side-splittingly funny, his take-off of the ‘worst of British’ is right on the money, excellent entertainment’ – Canarian Weekly ; and the fast paced observations of Lincolnshire’s own Pete Phillipson, ‘Great act with a big future’ – Laughing Stock Comedy
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As ever, Barnstormers’ MC Kevin Precious will be on hand to introduce three more top acts from the UK Comedy Circuit and beyond. On this occasion, he’ll be playing host to: up ‘n’ coming insightful and topical comedian Chris Kehoe, ‘A damned fine satirist’ – The Skinny; Mancunian legend Tony Burgess, ‘A demon set and staggering stage presence…’ – The Big Issue; and outstanding observational comic Junior Simpson, ‘A vigorous raconteur and vibrant mimic with lots to say’ – The Guardian.
