Category Archives: Yorkshire Arts & Music
Folk Dancing with an Exotic Touch
Folk festivals bring out a growing diversity of dancing teams and styles and none are more exotic than the Four Hundred Roses. ‘Four Hundred Roses’ is a group of belly dancers from Leeds, Bradford, Keighley, their current base. They have … Continue reading
The Grand Steve Earl
Leeds Grand Theater is hosting a Steve Earl concert on Tuesday 3rd November 2009 and it sounds as though it will be a great event. After an outstanding performance at The End of the Road Festival this last weekend Steve … Continue reading
Hurry, York Art Gallery Closes Until 2015
York has lots to offer the resident, day trippers or tourists. It is easy to take facilities for granted and not make use of them when they are free and available particularly when there is so much choice. Beware one … Continue reading
Room at The Top for Billy Liar
Two of the greatest kitchen sink films were filmed in Yorkshire! 1. Room at The Top starred Laurence Harvey, Donald Wolfit, Simone Signoret and Heather Sears in the 1959 film of John Braine’s novel of lust and sex. Set in … Continue reading
Ampleforth Church, Abbey and Stained Glass
Ampleforth village is home to an abbey, college, school and the parish church. The Saxon church of St Hilda at Ampleforth is believed to contain Medieval stained glass windows. Certainly the C.of E. church dates back to 1390 although the … Continue reading
From Hull and Halifax and Hell
The traditional song of a Dalesman forced to flee to industrial towns the ‘three ridings round’. The Dalesman’s Litany – Tim Hart & Maddy Prior Maddy Prior is one of folk music’s heroes and still tours with The Carnival Band … Continue reading
Song for The Yorkshire Born and Bred
Here is a rollicking good tune with evocative words for those unfortunate expats who are reluctantly separated from God’s Own County. Yorkshire born and bred, words and music by Steve Saville. 1985 seems like yesterday but ‘Yorkshire born and bred’ … Continue reading
Prial of Great Yorkshire Actresses
Dame Judi Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA Judith Olivia Dench was born in York in 1934 (sorry to give away a Ladies age!) Is she Lady Macbeth, M or Queen Victoria? Well that depends on how she is cast as all … Continue reading
Gareth Gates Doin’ the Manch
Welcome to Loserville the new musical at the West Yorkshire playhouse. According to the Yorkshire Post it is “Grease for the 21st Century!” It is set in 1971 and is a boy meets (or more accurately wants to meet) girl … Continue reading
Yorkshire 3 – Saw Doctors 1
The Saw Doctors that great live band were in Yorkshire at the inaugural Kilnsey rock fest. They have 3 more dates in 2012 including Holmefirth Picturedrome and York Opera House. Holmefirth Picturedrome With such a remarkable intimate venue and outstanding … Continue reading