Otley Courthouse Programme Spring-Summer 2022

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We are the Monsters The Bowie Extravaganza Nell Bryden
Friday 17 June
8pm
£15 Standing
£19 Limited guaranteed
seating
Monsterceilidhband.co.uk
Music
WE ARE THE
MONSTERS
We are the Monsters (formerly
known as The Monster
Ceilidh Band) present their
“electrofolk” spectacular
with award winning talents of
accordionist Amy Thatcher
and the gifted young Teesside
violinist Grace Smith.
The group’s powerful and
uncompromising approach
has seen them grace stages
at many of the major UK
Festivals, including Cambridge
and Bestival, along with Tanz
Und Folkfest, Germany and
Colours of Ostrava in the
Czech Republic.
The Monsters have been
guided by bands like
Shooglenifty, Martyn Bennet
and the Peatbog Faeries,
continuing in the electronic
fusion genre with their self
styled electrofolk. The band
spent lockdown working on
new material and are looking
forward to presenting their
fourth albun on their 2022 UK
tour.
This is a standing concert
with some limited guaranteed
seating.
Saturday 18 June
8pm
£13 Standing
£18 Limited guaranteed
seating
Music
THE BOWIE
EXTRAVAGANZA
– WE CAN BE
HEROES
One of the country’s finest
tributes to the music and
legend of David Bowie. In
a performance that’s over
two hours long, The Bowie
Extravaganza use their years
of experience in live music to
create a compelling show filled
with the biggest hits of one of
the greatest artists the world
has ever produced.
Collectively possessing over
80 years of high end live
performance in the UK and
across Europe, The Bowie
Extravaganza perform with
the kind of precision, passion
and fun that would make David
Bowie proud.
This is a standing concert
with some limited guaranteed
seating.
Saturday 25 June
8pm
£20
nellbryden.com
Music
NELL BRYDEN
With this tour, New Yorker Nell
has gone back to her roots and
followed the traditional sonic
footsteps of her idols Dusty
Springfield, Aretha Franklin
and Carole King.
Having recorded an album
(to tape!) at Ray Davies Konk
Studios in London, Nell’s
songs reference a soon to be
released debut novel, for which
this music is a companion
album.
You will of course hear the
more well-known songs from
this BBC Radio 2 darling,
including songs of hers
covered by Cher and Susan
Boyle. Expect a soulful,
heartfelt performance from
Nell and her band – a classic
artist who is at her most
comfortable on the road.
Tickets 01943 467466 / otleycourthouse.org.uk