FEBRUARY - NOVEMBER 2024
Save the Date... This summer we are putting on our very first
Folk & Roots Maritime Festival Join us across the weekend of
SATURDAY 27 SUNDAY 28 JULY 2024!
Featuring your favourite Folk Club artists, Shanty & Maritime acts and a whole host of new ones to discover, alongside craft brewers and an artisan maker’s market. More information coming soon.
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SUNDAY 4 FEBRUARY AT 2PM
With a lifetime reputation of performing in this exact way and an undying love of the ‘pure song’, Keith James gives you a concert of Leonard Cohen’s amazing material in the most intimate and sensitive way imaginable, exposing the solitary inner strength of his greatest songs in their original perfect form. Included in the concert are Cohen’s well-known songs and Keith’s dramatic performances based on the work of Federico Garcia Lorca – Cohen’s greatest influence. ‘Some of the most atmospheric and emotive music you will ever hear’ -The Independent
£15
MONDAY 5 FEBRUARY AT 7.30PM
Emily Portman is the 2013 holder of the BBC Radio Two Folk Award for Best Original Song; an accolade which reflects her power to lure listeners into a complex and darkly surreal netherworld, conjuring a dark and brooding realm. Her ethereal voice belies a world of dark storytelling, cruel deeds and sordid city landscapes, part inspired by traditional balladry and part by rich literary sources. Her first entirely self-penned album, Coracle, subtly weaves together themes from myth and folklore with personal reflections on motherhood and bereavement. ‘Entrancing and unsettling. A marvellous, original work.’ -Observer
£15
MONDAY 11 MARCH AT 7.30PM
Brothers James and Sam Gillespie found their sound growing up in the fells and valleys of Northumberland, their songs often describing relationships with wild places and the experience of finding oneself in a world alive with soul. Described by Folk Radio UK as ‘weaving an especially compelling magic’, and 'showing British acoustic music in its best possible light’, Northumbrian duo The Brothers Gillespie make music that is animated by lyrical songwriting, fine fingerstyle guitar playing, multi-instrumental musicianship and ‘the glorious tones of their blood harmony’ -Sam Lee
£26
SUNDAY 14 APRIL AT 7.30PM
When The Fureys make their eagerly awaited return they will treat their audience to one of popular music’s richest legacies. They are one of Ireland’s all-time most acclaimed and influential middle of the road, folk and traditional bands. Furey’s classics like I Will Love You, When You Were Sweet 16, Red Rose Café, Leaving Nancy, The Old Man, From Clare to Here and The Green Fields of France have become the soundtrack to the lives of fans all over the world.
£26.50
MONDAY 15 APRIL AT 7.30PM
Maddy Prior and Rose-Ellen Kemp (her daughter and fellow singing teacher) are embarking on some shows around the UK joined by musicians Andrew Sinclair (Steeleye Span guitarist) and Ruth Elder (viola and piano). The band's sound is based around their four part harmony along with virtuosic viola playing which goes from dream-like wistfulness all the way through to thick, textured rhythmic crunch. The performance is all at once harmonically impressive and challenging, entertaining, uplifting and light-hearted, thoughtful and eclectic.
£15
MONDAY 20 MAY AT 7.30PM
BBC Young traditional musician of the year finalist 2022 and one of Scotland’s most exciting innovators, Malin melds tradition with electronics on a unique newly invented, self-made bagpipe. Hair tingling, philosophical and dance inducing melodies inspired by European folk traditions, humans, queerness and the universe. ‘The future of Scottish folk is here’ - The Wire ‘Re-Defining the music of tomorrow’ - PipingLive
£15
MONDAY 10 JUNE AT 7.30PM
Raised in the East Yorkshire flatlands on the fringes of Hull, Katie Spencer’s landscape has always been that of open skies and widening rivers. Industry still shapes the city here. The songwriting, and most notably her guitar playing stems from a time when the steel-stringed instrument was truly finding its voice. Artists like Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and perhaps most evidently Michael Chapman, flow into her sound, carrying with them the warmth and idealism of the early 70’s folk and songwriter movements. ‘One of the most satisfying and spellbinding singer-songwriter collections I’ve encountered in some time.’ -RnR Magazine
£33
SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER AT 7.30PM
Legendary 70’s Tyneside folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne present a classic five-piece line-up of long-time members fronted by founder-member Rod Clements on vocals, mandolin, fiddle and slide guitar. With a repertoire of unforgettable songs like Meet Me On The Corner, Fog On The Tyne, Lady Eleanor and Run For Home and a reputation for live performance second to none, Lindisfarne’s power to galvanize festival and concert audiences remains undimmed and is guaranteed to get the crowd on their feet and singing along.
ACCESS & INFORMATION Lowther Pavilion Theatre West Beach Lytham St Annes FY8 5QQ
BOX OFFICE OPENING TIMES Mon - Sun: 10am - 4pm
BY CAR
Lytham is easily accessible either by travelling along the promenade from Blackpool, from the M55 main motorway or from Warton/Preston.
BY BUS
Lowther Pavilion is a five minute walk from the nearest bus stop on Lowther Terrace (11, 17, 68, 68C, 76, 853, 916)
BY TRAIN
Lytham is served by Northern Rail. The closest train station is Lytham (twelve minute walk).
PARKING
Lowther Pavilion Theatre & Gardens has parking spaces availble on-site. It costs £3* for all day parking Mondays to Sundays. A valid ticket must be displayed and tickets can be purchased from our Box Office.
FREE PARKING FOR TICKET HOLDERS. NO BOOKING FEES. *Temporary price increases may be in action during festivals and other outdoor events
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