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 Bark! (Phillip Marks/Rex Caswell/Paul Obermeyer + Sylvia and I (Sylvia Hallett/Chris Dowding) @ The Peer Hat, Manchester
@ The Peer Hat, Manchester

Excited that we will be back @thepeerhat on Monday 17th June with a fantastic mixed bill of visiting groups from out of town!

We’re very happy to welcome back Bark! who last played for us in 2013. Comprised of Rex Caswell on guitar, Philip Marks on percussion and Paul Obermayer on sampler, the gig 11 years ago is one of my all time Curious Ear favs and as the musicians now live in the UK, Portugal and Denmark its really special to be able to get them together.

They’ll be joined on the night by the sounds of Sylvia & I. A duo of Sylvia Hallett (who I first saw performing 20 years at Dan Weaver’s Alectro-Ecoustic night at Bar Centro on Til St; playing bicycle wheel and violin which totally opened a few doors for my imagination) and Chris Dowding on trumpet they use loops and layers to improvise melodic music using violins, trumpets, bowed saw, bicycle wheel, pedals, electronics and more…

Finally we are really happy that Edinburgh native Ali Robertson is visiting us on his first (sob) post Usurper tour. I’ve been lucky enough to a see a number of Ali’s solo outings in the last few years which have variously involved cat litter, scrambling coins, asking audience members kids to ask them how much the earn and contact microphones. His work is always really fun and picks at the awkward spot. As much stand up as music his live sets are not to be missed!

Gleaned by Phil Morton from X-twitter

Tickets

Tryhere, for the May 25th gig

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/curiousear/1190912

Schedule

3rd February Curious Ear Relaxed Gigs Series Pat Thomas/Dom Lash @ St Margaret’s Church, Manchester, M16 8AE tickets available here

19th February Ivan Leudar films + Matthew Grigg/Tim Hill/Raph Clarkson + DAVID (David Birchall/David McGregor(Preost)/Nina Whiteman, Curious Ear @ The Peer Hat, Manchester

2nd March Curious Ear Relaxed Gigs Series Sloth Racket (Cath Roberts/Sam Andreae/Seth Bennett/Anton Hunter/Johnny Hunter) @ St Margaret’s Church, Manchester, M16 8AE

18th March Curious Ear Nick Branton/Phil Morton/Martin Hackett/Emil Karlson + David Birchall/Alistair Zaldua + Noisebringers (Henry McPherson/Maria Sappho) @ The Peer Hat, Manchester

6th April Curious Ear Relaxed Gigs Series Kate Armitage/THF Drenching/Odie Ji Ghast/David Birchall @ St Margaret’s Church, Manchester, M16 8AE

8th May Curious Ear x Skribble Eugene Chadbourne + banjo trio (EC/Arthur Bickers/David Birchall) + Hedgehog

25th May Curious Ear Relaxed Gigs Series Richard Scott String Quartet: Richard Scott: viola, Sarah Farmer: violin, Angharad Davies: violin, Hannah Marshall: cello + Caroline Kraabel (saxophone)/Khabat Abas (cello) @ St Margaret’s Church, Manchester, M16 8AE

17th June Bark! (Phillip Marks/Rex Caswell/Paul Obermeyer + Sylvia and I (Sylvia Hallett/Chris Dowding) @ The Peer Hat, Manchester

29th June Curious Ear Relaxed Gigs Series This Friend Ship Is Sailing: Maggie Nicols: voice, Odie Ji Ghast: voice Sam Andreae: saxophone + electronics David Birchall: guitar @ St Margaret’s Church, Manchester, M16 8AE

6th July Curious Ear Relaxed Gigs Series Improvisers Orchestra @ St Margaret’s Church, Manchester, M16 8AE

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https://curiousear.net/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/Curious_Ear_MCR

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