Sep - Dec 2017 breweryarts.co.uk | 01539 725133 NEW! Sound of the Sirens - Thu 7 Dec 01 Sep - Dec 2017 Box Office: 01539 725133 For full listings and to book online: breweryarts.co.uk WELCOME TO A NEW! SEASON AT THE BREWERY Welcome to The Brewery, NEW Website South Lakeland’s home of culture and entertainment! We are pleased to announce that we are currently developing a new Not only is this autumn our website which is scheduled to go biggest season, we’ve worked live early in the autumn. hard to bring you an exciting The new site will provide visitors with a smooth selection of brand new bands, booking process and up-to-date information artists and shows and we’ll be about everything going on at the Brewery and telling you a bit more about it will also be fully compatible with mobile them in this brochure. devices, phones and tablets. Stay tuned for announcements… exciting times! Take a look at all the great stuff coming up! We’re very excited NEW Work and are sure you will be too! For the autumn, we have commissioned three pieces of dance as part of a new dance project. Entitled Journey, the event will take over all of The Brewery’s main spaces for a day in September during which visitors can experience a broad range of styles from clogging to popping! See page 15 for details! Follow us on twitter: @BACKendal | facebook: facebook.com/breweryartscentre Welcome 02 NEW Classes NEW Menu The Brewery is known Our Head Chef Mark for its inspiring and Robson has been busy diverse classes and sourcing the best local workshops for young ingredients to add a new people and adults. seasonal flavour to the This autumn we are expanding Grainstore Restaurant. our range to include a series Some new dishes include of new, interesting and popular Spanish paella; chicken, classes including yoga for asparagus and baby leek pot young people and classes such pie and a range of fresh salads. as Mandarin, Dance Fitness and Art for the Terrified as part of Turn to page 19 for a flavour NEW Music our Adult Creative Learning. of what’s to come. Big City Music Links! See page 20 for details. Bringing you the best in up and coming bands and firm favourites! NEW Makeover The Brewery has a long- We are launching a standing relationship with major new campaign Manchester venue Band on the to raise funds to improve Wall. New BOTW programme manager Gareth Butterworth and modernise our has years of experience booking main foyer area. gigs across the north west at We aim to create a more hip venues such as Night & comfortable space for meeting Day in Manchester’s Northern and socialising during the day Quarter. He’ll be using his and evening. extensive links to bring some of the best up-an-coming, fresh Check website for details. new acts to the Brewery this autumn and beyond. Turn to page 3 to see what new exciting new bands we’ve got in store! The Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4HE The Kendal Brewery Arts Centre Trust Ltd is a registered charity - no. 01086789 03 Sep - Dec 2017 Box Office: 01539 725133 For full listings and to book online: breweryarts.co.uk Fresh! New! Exciting! Up-and-coming! Direct from North Carolina, Curtis Eller’s American Circus will be rolling into Kendal for a barnstorming, banjo-driven night of Americana. The Circus have developed a devoted NEW! Curtis Eller’s American Circus - Fri 8 Sep international following thanks to their dynamic, unhinged live performances on festival stages on both sides of the Atlantic. Skerryvore are a young Scottish folk/ rock band who have been earning critical acclaim for their raw and driving brand of traditional Celtic music. Their appearance in the Malt Room is part of a major tour of Europe MusIcand North America. NEW! Leveret - Wed 11 Oct NEW! Electric Swing Circus - Fri 6 Oct For more information on music at the Brewery visit breweryarts.co.uk/music or call box office on01539 725133 Follow us on twitter: @BACKendal | facebook: facebook.com/breweryartscentre Music 04 Hold onto your hats! Another American singer-songwriter, circus is coming to town! and founder of Spacebomb The Electric Swing Circus is a Records, Matthew E. White six-piece fusion of saucy 20’s is currently completing work swing and stomping electro on his new album and he’s beats. With an explosive sound joining us on Sun 22 Oct. that reverberates back through time, the ESC hotfoot their As part of the new album, way through everything from, Matthew is taking time out rock to electronica, house and to embark on a tour of smaller big beat, all with their own venues across the UK to share unique style. and try out some of his works-in-progress alongside Accordionist and BBC Radio familiar material. A rare 2 Folk Musician of the Year opportunity to gain unique Andy Cutting is a firm Brewery insight into the song writing favourite having performed process of a top artist. here many times over the years with the likes of John McCusker. The Furrow Collective He’s back in the autumn, with is a mouthwatering folk new collaboration Leveret, collaboration between Alasdair alongside top concertina Roberts, Emily Portman, Lucy player Rob Habron and fiddler Farrell and Rachel Newton. Sam Sweeney. The group scooped the Best Band prize at this year’s BBC ‘Leveret – it means young hare Radio 2 Folk Awards and two – is the finest of traditional nominations for Best Traditional English folk today: a trio of Track and Folk Singer Of The poise and subtle gesture, of Year for Emily’s vocals, at the deft layering, graceful swing event in 2016. and gorgeous understatement’ The Guardian NEW! Matthew E White - Sun 22 Oct 05 Sep - Dec 2017 Box Office: 01539 725133 For full listings and to book online: breweryarts.co.uk NEW! The Mouse Outfit - Sat 9 Dec HIP NEW! DJ Format & Abdominal - Fri 10 Nov Uplifting, catchy pop songs from a young folk duo making a name for themselves with HOP high-profile festival shows and an appearance on TFI Friday Top hip hop duo DJ Format & last year by personal invitation Abdominal hit the Brewery this autumn showcasing their very of Chris Evans. Sound of the first full-length album together, Sirens released their debut album in May to critical acclaim Still Hungry. The album is a BBC which also earned them a slot 6 Music favourite and earned supporting Hollywood A-Lister them a live session with Lauren Kiefer Sutherland! Laverne. The album hit the Top 10 in the iTunes Hip Hop Charts NEW! Moulettes - Sun 17 Dec Thoughtful English folk music and their appearance is part of from an acclaimed artist who a special tour to reach towns off has collaborated with the likes the beaten track. of Billy Bragg. Chris Wood’s evocative lyrics paint a picture Another hip hop collective is of every day British life and The Mouse Outfit, a production explores modern issues ranging team from Manchester. The from football to global warming. live show is fronted by Sparkz and Dr Syntax and features a 9 piece live band which has ‘Chris Wood has developed toured throughout the UK into an exceptional songwriter and Europe. …venturing into areas that few artists would dare tackle’ The Guardian ‘The moment the Mouse Outfit announced they had a new Take a trip to into an alternative album dropping, there was an universe occupied solely by almost audible breath in from Moulettes! Two-part harmony the hip hop community female vocals, amplified cello, in Manchester’ auto-harp, electric guitar, drums, Pete Obsolete bass, synths and samples collide Wordplay: UK Hip Hop UK Graffiti Culture Magazine For more information on in a truly unique alt.pop/rock/ music at the Brewery visit folk cacophony! breweryarts.co.uk/music or call box office on 01539 725133 Follow us on twitter: @BACKendal | facebook: facebook.com/breweryartscentre Music 06 NEW! Curtis Eller’s Peatbog Faeries American Circus Thu 19 Oct | £17.50 / £20.50 OTD Fri 8 Sep | £12 / £14 OTD Sheelanagig Thea Gilmore Sat 21 Oct | £12.50 / £14.50 OTD Thu 14 Sep | £18.50 / £20 OTD NEW! Matthew E White Son Yambu Sun 22 Oct | £14.50 / £16.50 OTD + Salsa Dance Night Sat 16 Sep | £11 / £13 OTD John Power (Cast & The La’s) Thu 26 Oct | £12.50 / £14.50 OTD NEW! Skerryvore Thu 21 Sep | £18.50 / £21 OTD The Blues Band Fri 27 Oct | £23.50 / £25 OTD Merry Hell Sat 23 Sept | £10 / £12 OTD Martin Simpson Thu 2 Nov | £16.50 / £18.50 OTD Craig Charles NEW! Funk & Soul Club The Furrow Collective ft. Snowboy & The Latin Section Sat 4 Nov | £14.50 / £16.50 OTD + Jen Kearney Fri 29 Sep | ‘til 2am | £17.50 / £20 OTD Eddi Reader Wed 8 Nov | £23.50 / £25 OTD NEW! Electric Swing Circus Fri 6 Oct | £10 / £12 OTD Emily Barker Thu 9 Nov | £14.50 / £17 OTD NEW! Leveret NEW! Wed 11 Oct | £14 / £16 OTD DJ Format & Abdominal Fri 10 Nov | £12.50 / £15 OTD John Smith Wed 18 Oct | £13.50 / £14.50 OTD Dodgy (acoustic set) Sat 11 Nov | £14.50 / £16.50 OTD NEW! Chris Wood Wed 22 Nov | £14.50 / £16.50 OTD Lau Thu 23 Nov | £18.50 / £20.50 OTD The Joy Singers of Venice Christmas Concert Sun 26 Nov | Theatre | Starts 2.00pm £12 / £10 Conc / £6 U16 NEW! Chris Wood - Wed 22 Nov NEW! Skerryvore - Thu 21 Sep The Lancashire Hotpots Sat 2 Dec | £14 / £16 OTD NEW! Sound of the Sirens Thu 7 Dec | £8 / £10 OTD Duke Special Fri 8 Dec | £15 / £17 OTD NEW! The Mouse Outfit Sat 9 Dec | £13.50 / £15.50 OTD NEW! Moulettes Sun 17 Dec | £16.50 / £18.50 OTD Unless otherwise stated all gigs are in the Malt Room and doors open at 7.30pm.