Last chance for a magical summer evening on the Arts Barge! A night of Indie folk from America and York. This will be an intimate show of accompanied songwriters and story tellers taking us on ups and downs with whimsy, woe and everything in-between.
We’re excited to welcome Curtis back to The Arts Barge - this time with the whole dowggawn Circus! It’s going to be a fab show! Get more info and tickets here: https://www.curtiseller.com/tour
Curtis Eller is a banjo player, songwriter and rock & roll singer. A twenty-year show business veteran, Eller and his band The American Circus have developed a devoted international following based on dynamic, highly physical stage performances and an extensive catalog of curious phonographic recordings. The iconoclastic musician has spent more than a decade relentlessly touring the club, theatre and festival stages of North America and Europe.
Yeehaw! Arkansas singer Dylan Earl returns to York this summer!
Dylan had the Arts Barge spell-bound last year with his captivating performance at the Arkansas Hoodang, and we can’t wait to see him play a full headline set! Support acts tbc.
Tickets : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../dylan-earl-on-the-arts...
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Jude Brothers returns to York after a mesmerising set at last year's Arts Barge Arkansas Hoodang.
This will be a beautiful show, with support from We Are Hannah, Dyr Sister and Rowan. Expect sweet and haunting melodies, harps, violins and that mushy feeling you get in your bones.
"A savagely lyrical, surreal chronicle of some of the darker, more obscure moments in American history. Cruel ironies, double entendres and surprisingly subtle humor are everywhere in his songs. Eller’s also got a fantastic new album, How to Make It in Hollywood, which finds him taking a full-throttle detour into dark garage rock and classic soul music along with the oldtime sounds that made him one of New York’s most riveting live acts"
-New York Music Daily
We team up with Jessie’s Fund (Patron the actor Maxine Peake) to bring you a summer’s evening of sublime music - Mozart's wonderful Serenade K.361, commonly known as the Serenade for 13 Wind. Tickets are free but you’re invited to ‘pay what you feel’ on the night. All proceeds from this to Jessie’s Fund and all proceeds from the bar to Arts Barge’s current fundraiser . It’s going to be a special evening! Hope you can join us.
York band J. Halliday play on the Arts Barge with ship mates Captain Starlet and Claudia Fenoglio.
All funds raised from the bar will go to the Arts Barge Crowdfunder to raise the money needed to insulate the barge.
YEEHAW! Come y’all to the FIRST event back on The Arts Barge since when! We’re lucky to have a full slice of Arkansas, USA. The line-up includes 3 touring acts, Willi Carlisle, Dylan Earl and Jude Brothers, plus York’s own country sons The Wreck Liners. Join us for what will undoubtedly be a beautiful night of authentic Country, Western and Folk, with maybe a touch of the cowboy two-step. A night not to be missed and the first of a series of shows this year on the Arts Barge. Keep y’peepers peeled for what else is coming up!
The Blind Tiger Dance Band: Fabulous 16 piece Lindy Hop swing band with Rinkadon Dukeboy upfront. Blind Tiger is the Arts Barge band which brings together seasoned professionals and up and coming young instrumentalists. You may have seen them at The Great Yorkshire Swing, The Arts Barge Riverside Festival or Hullsapoppin. 1940’s swing music played at just the right tempo for Lindy Hop. Dust off your dancing shoes!
Bargestra: The 20 piece Arts Barge community band for the young, the old and everything in between. Led by Arts Barge Skipper Christian Topman and freshly reformed after the imposed hiatus. Bargestra will play jazz, swing, Beatles, ska and more using their own and traditional arrangements.
The Stonegate Singers: a community choir that anyone can join – no previous experience necessary! Director Jon Hughes teaches the music by ear and anyone can do it. Singing is everybody’s birthright!
All three groups join to make a 50 piece ensemble and a fabulous festive finale. Seeing is believing!
Last event on the barge for this year - don’t miss it!!
Rory returns to York with a brand spanking new title for a show
Make your own Bit-Bot. One person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure.
Charcoal’s unique, exciting sessions give children the rare chance to create large-scale artwork whilst learning fine art skills.
Henry Raby defines the decade through sharp performance poetry.
Rory promises to unveil the cryptic mysteries in a 90 minute workshop that is intended to be relaxed and entertaining as well as informative.
Raphael Wallfisch is one of the most celebrated cellists performing on the international stage, and is one of the most recorded classical artists in the world. Not to be missed.
Charcoal’s unique, exciting sessions give children the rare chance to create large-scale artwork whilst learning fine art skills.
Poetry inspired by the Ouse and Foss, rivers, and all things watery!
Cinema Arts presents a rare screening of the last silent film ever made by Charlie Chaplin.
Destino, made by Walt Disney and Salvador Dali in 1946 is one of Cinema's greatest curiosities.
