OUR ARCHIVE OF GIGS, FESTIVALS, CONCERTS AND VARIED EVENTS.....
..... AT BOTH OUR TAN HILL AND OUR KNAPP FARM VENUES
Please have a browse through some of our past tremendous Gigs..... we feel that they will provide you with a real feel for our Tan Hill Gig events. We look forward to seeing you soon......
Review of Gig - 16th, 17th, 18th JulyC-Fest WeekendThe Festival Weekend started on Friday with singer/songwriter Ian M.Anderson in the bar… well known songs to sing along with and quite a bit of Risque. Rantin Richie performed some of his poetry, both serious and funny. Then the floor was opened to anybody and did they come forward… singers, guitarists and poets… a great way to start the weekend!
Saturday… the music started at 1 pm with Ian M Anderson and Rantin Richie. And none stop through out the day there was High Force Folk Band, Tippin the Wink and Two Lads (who were camping for the weekend) all did fabulous 1 hour sets with Poetry and fun in between with Rantin Richie.Then we Had Granny Smiths Maggot, a Fabulous Irish Band, who decided to play in the bar instead of the Barn and did they have the place rocking or nearly two hours - and then we all decamped into the barn to watch The Arrival, a brilliant young Classic rock band, to finish the night off... and they did it in style.
Sunday…. What can we say? The Fabulous Dan Donnelly did what he does best all day and most of the night we think he must have played for about 6 hours!!!
Many Thanks to everyone who gave there time free!
Review of Gig - Saturday 24th JulyHARPETH RISINGWhat a brilliant night from this band from America… bluegrass at it’s best. Keep an eye out for them coming back next year… three girls and a boy… and a yellow dress which had Rantin Richie quite excited!!!
Review of Gig - Saturday 22nd MayELIJAH CRAIG BAND A great acoustic rock show. Review of Gig - Friday 21st May and Saturday 22nd May
RANTIN RITCHIE
A great two nights entertainment was had by one and all! Review of Gig - Thursday/Friday 20th/21st May DRUNK IN PUBLIC - the levellers The LevellersA sensational couple of days... absolutely fantastic!Review of Gig - Wednesday 19th May
ADAM COLE
The Human Juke Box - A Fantastic Night!
Review of Gig - Sunday 2nd May
IAN ANDERSON
What A Fantastic Night!
Review of Gig - Weekend 30th April and 1st & 2nd May
BRITISH SEA POWER FESTIVAL
A fantastic event with lots of artists! Our British Sea Power Festival on the 30th April and 1st & 2nd May was an outstandingly successful musical event which lifted the roof off and provided phenomenal entertainment for the thousands of people who came along over the Festival period. In addition we are very pleased to have raised some £1400 for the hospice at Wetherby from your generous donations. Many Thanks!
Review of Gig - Sunday 25th April
TERRY GORMAN
Acoustic wonderland!
Review of Gig - Sunday 18th April
SUZANNE ELIZABETH MARON
A Great Debut at Tan Hill!
Review Of Gig - Friday 20Th March
THE HURRICANES... PLUS GET EDUCATED
By Rantin Richie - A few weeks ago at tan hill we had a band with an average age of 15 playing from Middleborough, Electric Nightmares, and the first band on tonight get educated from Barnard Castle weren’t much older. how refreshing it is too, not to have to deal with boring old muso’s who’ve been there, jammed with whoever, and may be technically gifted, and have a nice repartee about how drunk they got at their last 200 gigs, blah blah blah ! Both bands turned up tonight with exactly the right attitude to impress an old cynic like myself. Get Educated are brand new, and the lead singer turned with his mum in her car. Fantastic !! To start off with they had lots of effects on the go, and not a lot of confidence or strong songs to back it all up, and it came across as shambolic to be honest, but by the middle of their set they reverted to playing flat out Indie/Punk and it came across as very tight, and I think that’s the direction that this band should be taking. The young lead singer was a dead ringer for Ian Curtis and I only wish he’d of stopped smiling at his mates every five minutes and really put on a show, but again, that will come. One for the future. The Hurricanes are a band from Glasgow, and it’s hard to see where they fit into the scheme of things regarding today’s music scene. They were leap years ahead of Get Educated, in the fact they had a very tight rhythm section, great vocals, and a great bass player who couldn’t be with them tonight for some reason. Essentially they are a covers band, and a very good one at that, and I’m sure they may get lots of gigs at colleges and weddings I would really love to see more youngsters for all their flaws, on stage. Having said all that, back to my original sentiments and well done to both bands for turning up at Tan Hill with the right attitude, and the attitude was a desire to play, and just for the hell of it. Good on yer.
Review of Gig - Saturday February 7th 2009
TOM HINGLEY (Inspiral Carpets) / ANDREW YEADON BAND / PETER HOOK (New Order) / RANTIN RICHIE
This was the first "proper" gig that I had organised at Tan Hill, which is as you should know the highest pub in Britain, which is situated on the corner of the North Yorkshire moors, but also very close to the borders of both Cumbria and Durham.
The actual gig was the brainchild of Scott Cunningham, who is a blind lad from Scotland, and who does many benefits for the "Guide dogs for the blind" with his charity "Travistrek". (Travis is the name of his particular guide dog, and who goes everywhere with him). The next trip after visiting Tan Hill is called Travistrek 5, and goes from Fort William and eventually ends up at the famous Ibrox Park in Glasgow, home of Glasgow Rangers Football Club. There are many ex Rangers players taking part on that particular trip including Terry Hurlock, ex Scotland goalkeeper Andy Goram, Alex Rae and others. Anyway the featured artist on tonights benefit was Tom Hingley the former frontman from the Inspiral Carpets. Tom previously worked at the legendary Manchester club, the Hacienda as he told us during his set. And to complement the evening, it was New Order bass player Peter Hook who was one of the supports for the night doing a blinding 2 hour DJ set. (It was his band New Order that had financed the Hacienda back in the 80's, a club which saw a whole musical movement evolve from, with local bands such as James, the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays all become huge stars, and including Tom Hingleys band, the Inspiral Carpets. Madonna also played one of her early UK shows here too.)
First on the bill tonight were local Barnard Castle 4 piece the Andrew Yeadon Band. It was obvious that everyone had come here tonight to see Tom and Peter only, which is a shame as I thought the band played really well, and delivered a very broody set which could have easily been comparable to another legendary Manchester band Joy Division. I must say fair play to Andy and his band who sold £80 worth of their own CDs, and they kindly donated that money to Scotts charity.
I can personally testify that Tom Hingley is a very nice pleasant bloke, and has loads to say for himself, and to be honest I actually wished i lived near him, so i could chat to him as a mate on a regular basis, as his conversation is so varied and so interesting. Anyway he came on with his guitar and delivered a very bold set, and had the crowd in the palm of his hand. Quite a few Inspirals songs were thrown into the mix to keep the baying pack happy. What i liked about Tom, is the fact that you can tell he is very much at home doing solo shows, and the vocals are, well beautifully delivered, and his guitar can certainly talk. (Tom has a new band now which he does gigs with every so often, called Tom Hingley and The Lovers. He gave me a copy of their 2nd album the next day called "Highlights" and a lovely album full of beautiful soundscapes it is too. The Lovers feature Jason Brown on lead guitar, Paul Hanley on drums with his brother Steve on bass. Keyboards are by Kelly Wood, and the band are signed to Newmemorabilia. The track listing for the album is " Kick Out The Clocks / All Of My Time / Let Go / No Easy Exit / Venomous / 3am / Highlights / I Was Wrong / Both (My personal favourite. Very melancholic and Very Joy Division-esque both lyrically and musically with it'sslightly doomladen mood) / Evergreen / Open Up Your Eyes (The only track on the album i dislike, which sounds a bit bedroom student-y Morrisey type angsty)". After Tom we had "Hooky" (aka Peter Hook) legenday bass player from New Order. Pete started out his musical life in the punk group Warsaw, and then they turned into the hugely influential band Joy Division managed by the enigmatic Tony Wilson, and spearheaded by the Iconic figure of Ian Curtis. I didn't quite know what to expect of Hooky's Djing, although I knew he meant business when i told him i had no hedaphone sfor mixing, he just looked at me wryly and said after a while, "Um, interesting !". What we did get, however, was a very slick polished set that harkened back to the 80's Manchester scene, which he plucked out especially for the evening. He actually played a very danceable version of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" which i never got to ask him about. Anyway he was a very nice good humoured bloke. Did i tell you I gave him a Tan Hill Staff T Shirt and also as part of his "rider" for the evening, he got a Kit Kat. Altogether a great evening, and Tom will be back in the Summer.
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