GOBLIN BAND

Goblin Band bring their own lively and original take on Folk Music to The Ivy House!

Organised by a group of queer folk obsessive friends and employees of HobGoblin Music (a music shop in Central London), and firmly rooted in the traditional music of the British Isles, they draw widely on many other musical genres and cultures, including medieval and early music, as well as the folk musical traditions from abroad.

Interpreting folk songs in relation to past and present political upheavals, they use a diverse range of instruments including flutes, horns, strings, squeezeboxes, bells and whistles - and the hurdy gurdy!

“They can play and they can sing and they’re fearless… When I saw Goblin Band singing recently, I just thought, “Why didn’t I think of that?… They move stuff around… They go back to versions that we were too snotty to touch and they turn them into stomps”.

Martin Carthy

 Supports tonight will be AINE ROWE and SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE.

Aine Rowe is half of the duo Elfshot.

Spitzer Space Telescope is Dan McDonald, who sings boisterous Irish ballads and gritty American folk songs.

At The Ivy House, London’s first community-owned pub.

Tickets are £15 advance, £17  on the door (cash or BACS only) 

Door 7pm. Live music starts 8pm and finishes 11pm.

This concert will be half seated, half standing, so come early if you want to be sure of a seat!

Please be aware that whilst our events are held in The Ivy House's  beautiful Grade 2 listed ballroom, this is a pub, so there may be some  background noise from adjoining bars. We and the pub management  have done our best to minimise this, however as this is a listed building there are restrictions on what kinds of soundproofing can be done. We hope you understand.

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