Thursday 31st October Folkworks
Halloween Supper Special: Grisly Ballads and Songs of the Supernatural
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 7pm for 7.30pm dining
Songs and stories chosen for Halloween: ghostly lovers, changelings and Halloween customs with a two course meal, spooky canapés and ghoulish cocktails on arrival. Halloween outfits encouraged- with a prize for the best one!
Tickets: £ 27.50
Saturday 2nd November Folkworks
Mairearad Green and Anna Massie with support from Sarah Hayes
Millennium Hall, Gateshead Old Town Hall, 8pm
Award-winning multi-instrumentalists, Mairearad Green and Anna Massie are an instantly captivating duo, providing a warm and friendly stage presence. Sarah Hayes’ solo set sees a welcome return to her folk roots.
Tickets: £ 10 c
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Anna Huntley
phosphorescent
edinburgh quartet
Sunday 3rd November
Young Classical Artists Trust: Anna Huntley
Hall Two, 11am
Anna Huntley: Mezzo soprano James Baillieu: Piano
Former Samling scholar Anna Huntley begins the 2013 / 14 series of Sunday Morning recitals by young and emerging artists, singing works by Mahler and Debussy alongside English song.
Tickets: £ 11 c
Monday 4th November
Phosphorescent
Hall Two, 8pm
American singer-songwriter Matthew Houck is on the road with the glorious country-soul sound of Phosphorescent live, following the release of his critically acclaimed album‘ Muchacho’.“ A vibrant, evocative LP.” BBC
Tickets: £ 13.50( Club Layout)
Wednesday 6th November
Newcastle International Chamber Music Series
Edinburgh Quartet
Hall Two, 7.30pm Haydn String Quartet in C, op. 74 No. 1 Britten String Quartet No. 1 in D Dvorák ˘ String Quartet in G, op. 106
An ensemble which is a dynamic force in Scotland’ s musical life plays one of Haydn’ s greatest quartets, before paying tribute to Britten in his centenary year, and ending with Dvorák’ s final quartet masterpiece.
Presented by Newcastle Chamber Music Society. Tickets: £ 12 & £ 19. On sale Monday 2nd September. c
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