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At: Groove Pad, 48 Saltaire Road, Shipley BD18 3HN
Venue (not Club) Tel: 01274 586542

Est: 1956

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Thursday 21st March 2024 at 7:30
 

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A chance for you to sing a song or play a tune or just listen.

£1 entry


 

THE TOPIC'S HOME

The Topic is at Groove Pad48 Saltaire Road, Shipley BD18 3HN. It’s a bar/coffee lounge on two floors. The Topic has exclusive use of the downstairs coffee lounge area on Thursday nights. The larger bar and room-space upstairs may be used for Guest Nights with a particulary high turnout. The bar serves a fine selection of drinks and does table service to the cafe area if required. Groove Pad is situated next to the Aagrah Restaurant on Saltaire Road. Easy street parking is available nearby and it’s only a few minutes walk from Shipley train station and the bus terminus.

www.facebook.com/TopicFCBradford
 

Coming Soon

28 Mar

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Joe Topping

Described by Sir Tom Jones as “a Weaver of Dreams”, Joe Topping is a folk singer and multi-instrumentalist from Liverpool whose singing and guitar playing regularly moves listeners to tears. His charismatic stage presence and engaging stories have entertained audiences all over the country and across Europe, including live sessions on BBC Radio 2, ITV television, The National Film Awards and a showcase at SXSW in Texas.

He has played on stage and in the studio with many legends of the British folk scene including Andy Irvine and members of Fairport Convention, toured as stand in lead vocalist in the BBC2 award winning “Best live Act” Home Service, and was a member of Ashley Hutching’s Rainbow Chasers.

Joe had our capacity audience in the palm of his hand before the end of the first number. Great songs, fab voice and a very engaging manner - a highlight of our festival- John Watterson, Programme Director, Harmony Voyages/Costa Festivals

Support: Robert Lane

Robert Lane is a musician, songwriter and actor based in the UK. He has toured extensively and released four albums. His most recent album Homeworking was released in late 2022 and was described by Fatea Magazine as “one of the best, and certainly most enjoyable albums of the year.”

As an actor he works in theatre and film and is a founding member of short form comedy improvisation group Improv Wolves. Robert is also the host of The Robert Lane Creative Careers Podcast where he chats to creatives including musicians, songwriters, actors, writers, comedians and journalists about their careers and how they create their work.

His momentum is building and his playing skills are very strong... an interesting release that enhances a growing reputation as Robert Lane continues to hone his signature sound - Lonesome Highway

Crowes Pasture unfortunately had to cancel their tour.

£7 (£6 members) - Doors open 7:00

https://www.wegottickets.com/event/609426

04 Apr

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Singers and Musicians

Sing a song or play a tune or just listen.

£1 entry - Doors open 7:00

11 Apr

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Louise and Chris Rogan

Louise and Chris Rogan are a daughter and father who frequently tour separately but also, as here, perform together. Things That Matter, their debut album as a duo, was released in February 2023.

Quickly gaining recognition as an up and coming talent on the U.K folk scene, Louise Rogan has been described as having "a pure and soaring voice" (David Jones, Folk North West) that is "unrivalled on the current folk scene" (John Owen, Hungry Horse Folk Club).

2023 kicked off with an invitation to the Introducing Stage at the Great British Folk Festival, where Louise was delighted to win the audience vote following her performance. In the Spring, Louise joined McCusker, McGoldrick and Doyle as part of their UK tour in both Sale and York for performances of Doyle's "Exiles Return."

2024 has been off to a flying start. Her first festival performance of the year saw her as a last minute replacement for Cara Dillon on the mainstage of the UK West Coast Folk Festival. She was then one of 60 acts selected to perform on the Danny Kyle Open Stage at Celtic Connections in Glasgow.

Chris Rogan is a singer, song-writer, guitarist and storyteller from Manchester. When the great Irish Balladeer Naimh Parsons heard Chris she said "What a wonderful song and great singing".

His repertoire of his own compositions or traditional songs, is shaped by his musical upbringing. He performs his songs with warm vocals and polished guitar work that fills the room. "My songs or the traditional ones I sing form images in my mind - I can see the stories they tell as I sing them."

£7 (£6 members) - Doors open 7:00

https://www.wegottickets.com/event/609427
 

18 Apr

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Singers and Musicians

Sing a song or play a tune or just listen.

£1 entry - Doors open 7:00

25 Apr - Serious Sam Barrett
+ support Lewis 'Burner' Pugh
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/609428

02 May - Singers and Musicians

09 May - Double Headliner Cobalt Tales and Hajak
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/609442

16 May - Singers and Musicians

23 May - Enda McCabe
+ support Andrew Lockwood
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/609639

30 May - Tom Kitching and Marit Fält
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/606720

06 Jun - Singers and Musicians

13 Jun - Robb Johnson
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/609641

20 Jun - Singers and Musicians

27 Jun - Louise Jordan
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/609642

04 Jul - Singers and Musicians

11 Jul - Roger Sutcliffe and friends
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/609649

18 Jul - Singers and Musicians

25 Jul - Daria Kulesh
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/609652

01 Aug - Singers and Musicians

08 Aug - Singers and Musicians

15 Aug - Singers and Musicians

22 Aug - Singers and Musicians

29 Aug - Caffrey McGurk Madge
+ support Pete Dunne
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/609637

05 Sep - Singers and Musicians

12 Sep - Sally Barker (reschedule from 2023)
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/599737

19 Sep - Singers and Musicians

26 Sep - Saul Rose and MacLaine Colston (Reschedule)
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/609655

03 Oct - Singers and Musicians

10 Oct - Brothers Gillespie
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/599735

17 Oct - Singers and Musicians

24 Oct - Stuart Douglas
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/610022

31 Oct - Double Headliner Hebble and John Bromley
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/610025

07 Nov - Singers and Musicians

14 Nov - Bella Gaffney
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/610030

21 Nov - Singers and Musicians

28 Nov - Steve Turner
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/610045

05 Dec - Singers and Musicians

12 Dec - Jim Causley
https://www.wegottickets.com/event/610047

19 Dec - Singers and Musicians

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