THURSDAY FUNK CLUB

Friday 4th July / 8pm / £13

A mash up of the best Funk, Soul and Disco tunes played by seven amazing musicians from an eclectic mix of rock, indie, jazz and R&B backgrounds. In essence your favourite 70’s funky party numbers energised up to have you on your feet from the first minute to the last.

All seven members have played in various successful bands all over the Sheffield region and beyond for the last 25 years, however this collaboration is on another level.

Following recent sell out shows Thursday Funk Club hit the Greystones once again for a night of fun, dance and a dam good singalong – so make sure you bring your dancing shoes!

ELIZA CARTHY

Sunday 6th July / 8pm / £22

If there’s one musician who embodies the dynamism and vitality of the current folk revival it’s Eliza Carthy.

Beloved of staunch traditionalists and iconoclasts alike, Eliza’s music effortlessly crosses boundaries of genre and style.

Whether performing a centuries old ballad or a self written song her powerful nuanced voice, fiercely beautiful fiddle playing and mesmerising live performances have influenced a whole generation of new musicians.

Describing herself simply as “a modern English musician” multi award winning Eliza  is one of the most recognisable faces in English folk. 

Support from Jennifer Reid

OPEN MIC NIGHT

Monday 7th July / 8pm / FREE

Anyone can join in, all abilities welcome. Contact Peter Hill on hillpeter@live.com or just come along on the night. 

P.A. and mics provided, so just bring yourselves, your instruments and your friends to enjoy the proceedings.

SARA PETITE BAND

Wednesday 9th July / 8pm / £16

Fiery, outlaw country badass goddess Sara Petite has been tearing up stages for over 15 years. Her music’s been described as “the benchmark for what Americana music should be like in the 21st century”, but it reaches far beyond the genre’s borders and owes as much to the relentless, rock & roll roadhouse as it does to the honky-tonk but it’s a sound so original it can’t be pinned down to specific influences, it’s familiar but distinctive and unique. A multi award winner she’s recorded and shared the stage with some of the best musicians out there, including Todd Snider, Lucinda Williams, Lonestar, Bobby Furgo (Leonard Cohen), Kenny Vaughan (Lucinda Williams, Marty Stuart), Steve Peavey (Don Williams and Dwight Yoakum) and Dave Ro (Johnny Cash, Dwight Yoakam). Sarah’s released seven albums, The Empress is her latest and won three top awards at the recent San Diego Music Awards including Best Country/Americana Album and Best Country/Americana Artist.

MIKE SANCHEZ & THE PORTIONS

Sunday 13th July / 8pm / £20

A rare opportunity to see one of the most exciting, charismatic and flamboyant performers on the international jump, rhythm and blues, rock n roll scene.
The indelible image as Mike Sanchez the legendary, frenetic frontman has won him fans all over the world and an enviable following from many in the music world who are continually lining up to work with him and in a stellar career so far he’s played alongside Eric Clapton. Mark Knopfler, Dave Gilmore and Albert Lee to name just a few. He was in Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings for 4 years and was a member of Big Town Playboys when they did a 2 week stint supporting Eric Clapton at The Royal Albert Hall.
Mikes constant aim is to make every live show his best yet as he continuously enjoys growing acclaim and admiration for his powerful, energetic and electrifying performances.
“Mike Sanchez completely blew the afternoon crowd away with probably the wildest set of the festival. He’s a born showman and appears to work without a set list which is a sure sign of a natural performer. We’ve rarely seen such a huge post gig queue to buy cd’s.” Blueprint
“Mike Sanchez would have invented rock n roll if no one else had bothered” Mark Lamarr
“A great singer, songwriter, musician and a brilliant entertainer” Imelda May
“Mike Sanchez deserves the best because he is the best” Mike Zito

THE WEEPING WILLOWS

Your Roots Are Showing Tour

Wednesday 16th July / 8pm / £15

An acoustic, multi award winning duo, long ranked among Australia’s premier songwriters, who’ve been getting much attention in the UK since a hugely successful appearance at Maverick Festival. Steeped in bluegrass tradition and draped in Gothic Americana imagery, they tell tales of sunshine and romance, God and the Devil, murder and decay. This is real music, music that mixes song writing, story telling, exceptional musicianship and the simple delight of two perfectly matched voices singing in harmony. 
Their sublime live shows mesmerise audiences from the first note with out of this world guitar playing and sublime rich, warm, powerful vocals taking us back to what is beautiful about traditional country music.

“Right up there with the finest Americana you’ll hear year”  The Music
“Stunning acoustic guitar work, heavenly harmonies and haunting melodies rooted in American Gothic” Pop Matters USA
“…performed with brilliance and expressiveness” American Highways
“…some of the sweetest, most spine-tingly, awesome vocals that you’ll ever hear in this world – or probably even in the next” At The Barrier

Support from Dan Webster and Emily Lawler

TONY CHRISTIE & RANAGRI

The Great Irish Songbook Vol II 

Thursday 17th July / 8pm / £26.50

There are some, albeit ‘misguided’ souls, that think Tony Christie appeared out of nowhere in 2005, to grace our TV screens and ask the way to Amarillo. Nothing could be further from the truth. Those who know better, who appreciate his wonderful voice and his ability to get inside a song, can tell you that over the last 50 years he has recorded a string of exceptional records.
So: Is This the Way to Amarillo? No!
Fifty four years after the release of his million-selling hit, Tony Christie takes a nostalgic journey through his family’s Irish roots, revisiting the music of his grandparents who played in ceilidh bands and sang the songs of their homeland in County Mayo, Ireland. Once again joining forces with award-winning folk band Ranagri, they wind their way through the music of their childhoods, the stories that crafted the musicians they are today, and the inspirations that have brought them all together. Entering his 83rd year, this collaboration brings to light aspects of Tony Christie which many won’t have ever expected: emotional and introspective. With exquisite arrangements from Ranagri – guitars, percussion, flutes, dulcimer, harps – amidst haunting melodies and lush harmonies, many of the old traditional songs shine with new brilliance. Melded with musical influences from all over the world, their new album ‘The Great Irish Songbook Volume II’ will be released later this year. Expect to sing out loud, laugh and cry! Join these exclusive performances for an uplifting evening to remember for many years to come. Ranagri have performed in Canada, Portugal, Ibiza, Italy, Germany, France and all across Ireland and will be touring throughout the UK this coming Autumn.
‘Stunningly executed’ FATEA
‘A match made in heaven’ The Irish Post
**** Irish World
Ranagri – Band Of The Year 2022, Fatea Magazine
Tony Christie – Lifetime Achievement Award 2024, Fatea Magazine 

JOHN OTWAY & WILD WILLY BARRETT

Saturday 19th July / 8pm / £20

Legendary duo Otway and Barrett have been touring together, on and off, for 50 years during which time their irreverent, mad cap performances have confused and captivated audiences throughout the UK building them a huge, fanatical, cult following. 

Otway’s songwriting and self deprecating performances together with multi instrumentalist Willy’s exceptional talent and deadpan humour make their shows unpredictable, ingenious, inconsistent, reckless, theatrical and thoroughly wonderful, shows that are as musically tight as they are entertaining.

With a total disregard of anything else that might be happening in the world of music they follow their own eccentric muse with total dedication so expect a completely mind boggling, haphazard show with great music, heaps of foolishness and Otway’s trademark incompetence.

Massive fun and a do not miss show.

BRAVE RIVAL

Sunday 20th July / 8pm / £18

WISH YOU WERE HERE

50th Anniversary Show

Saturday 26th July / 8pm / £15