Louis Armstrong is reported to have once said that “All music is Folk music”. He could have been talking about The Met. From traditional to contemporary, English, celtic or international, Bury has become a place that live music fans know they can catch brilliant gigs from bands and artists who fall under the wide banner of ‘folk’.
Folk Music
- Fri 26 Apr 7:30 PM
Blair Dunlop
Blair Dunlop has been hailed as one of the UK’s most accomplished folk songwriters.
- Sat 27 Apr 8:00 PM
Aoife Scott
Aoife Scott is an award-winning folk singer and songwriter based in Dublin, Ireland.
- Fri 10 May 7:30 PM
Jenny Colquitt
Jenny Colquitt's music combines Americana, indie and folk rock and pop. She writes with soul, lyrical vulnerability and style to accompany her musicality both through keys and guitar. Supported by Joe Martin.
- Wed 15 May 8:00 PM
The Pitmen Poets
Featuring Lindisfarne singer and songwriter Billy Mitchell, Warhorse songman Bob Fox, Master of Tyneside song Benny Graham, and award-winning songwriter Jez Lowe.
- Thu 23 May 8:00 PM
Gordon Giltrap and John Etheridge – Two Parts Guitar
Gordon Giltrap and John Etheridge join forces for an unforgettable evening of top class musicianship performed by two of the UK's most respected and influential guitarists.
- Thu 6 Jun 7:30 PM
The New Radio Ballads: In the Footsteps of Ewan MacColl
A concert of songs and spoken word with Jez Lowe, Bob Fox and Julie Matthews.
- Sat 21 Sep 8:00 PM
Edwina Hayes
Edwina Hayes brings together English folk, Americana and the rich northern singer-songwriter tradition to create a sound that’s truly her own. Supported by Tom Johnson.
- Fri 11 Oct 7:30 PM
Jack Rutter
Yorkshire folk singer Jack Rutter is one of the standout voices of the folk, roots and acoustic music scene.
- Wed 23 Oct 8:00 PM
Chris While and Julie Matthews
One of the finest and most loved duos on the British folk-roots stage, Chris While and Julie Matthews return to The Met in celebration of their thirtieth anniversary.
- Sat 26 Oct 7:30 PM
Joshua Burnell
Joshua Burnell makes baroque pop for the modern world. Expect hooky melodies drenched in warm, retro-synth textures, reverbing guitars, lush harmonies and words that make you think.
- Sat 16 Nov 8:00 PM
Christine Collister: Children of the Sea
Touring for the first time in four years, Christine Collister will be performing songs from the Children of the Sea project along with a selection of old favourites.
- Thu 21 Nov 8:00 PM
Steve Knightley
Steve Knightley, former Show of Hands frontman, returns to The Met with a solo show.
- Thu 28 Nov 7:30 PM
Eleanor McEvoy
Eleanor McEvoy is one of Irish music's biggest stars. Her song Only A Woman’s Heart was the title track of the best-selling Irish album in Irish history.
- Fri 29 Nov 8:00 PM
Project Smok
Project Smok is an award-winning trio of nonconformist and progressive Scottish folk musicians.