Ryburn 3 Step presents "The Road to Peterloo" at Huddersfield University   Ryburn 3 Step presents "The Road to Peterloo"  at Huddersfield University: Ryburn Folk Club organiser, Pete Coe, along with Brian Peters & Laura Smyth, bring their concert to Calderdale having had sell-out performances at concerts & major folk festivals over the summer. In this bi-centenary year three strong singers & accomplished multi-instrumentalists tell the story of the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester on 16th August 1819. They present ballads…

Ryburn 3 Step presents "The Road to Peterloo"  at the Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax: Ryburn Folk Club organiser, Pete Coe, along with Brian Peters & Laura Smyth, bring their concert to Calderdale having had sell-out performances at concerts & major folk festivals over the summer. In this bi-centenary year three strong singers & accomplished multi-instrumentalists tell the story of the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester on 16th August 1819. They present ballads written by the witnesses & published…

The Rise and Fall of the Wool Trade - a historical revue by Nigel Schofield, original music by David Williams and Helen Hockenhull. Follow the Fleece tells the story of the wool trade in West Yorkshire from the time of the Norman Conquest to the present day. It's a story of high finance, industrial espionage, revolution, transformation, triumph and disaster. Ryburn 3 Step is pleased to present this performance at St Mary's Church, in Cottonstones in the Ryburn Valley. Tickets…

One of the most respected players in old time music today, Beverly Smith is a singer, song writer, fiddler and dance caller, as well as a banjo, mandolin and guitar player. Besides her highly praised recordings of early country duets with Carl Jones, Alice Gerrard and John Grimm, her guitar playing has been featured on recordings of fiddlers Bruce Molsky, Rafe Stefanini, Tara Nevins and Matt Brown, and her singing with Mick Moloney, John Doyle, Laurie Lewis and others. Along…

Morgan Rattler are a Leeds-based band led by Gordon Tyrrall on flute and guitar, Barbara Mainland on fiddle, and Robin Shepherd on fiddle and melodeon. All 3 are marvellous musicians individually and together they make a fantastic band for dancing. Ryburn 3 Step's very own Award-winning Sue Coe is one of our most popular callers: with over 40 years of experience calling for dances you are guaranteed a great evening of dancing to suit all tastes. Venue and tickets: The…

Old and new American traditions with guitar, banjo, fiddles and harmonies. Our final dose of Americana from DANA & SUSAN ROBINSON playing traditional and original songs with guitar, banjo, fiddle - with very nice harmony vocals. They’re on a national UK tour too. Dana and Susan Robinson are two guitar-playing, banjo-frailing, fiddle-sawing, and harmony-singing interpreters of the American experience. Their unique blend of contemporary songwriting and traditional Appalachian music bring to their performances a deep understanding of America's musical heritage. The…

The Barley Cote Band is a new three piece ceilidh/barn dance band based in West Yorkshire. The band was newly formed in 2018, but all 3 musicians have many years of experience in playing for all kinds of dancing including barn dances,  ceilidhs, and folk festivals all over the country: Chris Partington - fiddle; Anahata - melodeon: Mary Humphreys - keyboard Their music is mostly English and chosen through extensive research into traditional English dance tunes. Click HERE for more…

The Ryburn 3 Step Grand New Year's Eve Barn Dance will see the Old Year out and the New Year in with the Black Box Big Band and caller Pete Coe at the Waring Green Community Centre. This event has always been hugely popular, so as usual, it will be "Ticket only". Tickets will go on sale in October - you'll be able to get them at the Ryburn Barn Dances, the Ryburn Folk Club, or by contacting Sue Coe…