
Welcome to Hunsley Acoustic Music (HAM)
celebrating 27 years of staging live acoustic music concerts in the East Yorkshire villages!
Organiser- Will Richardson
Contact will@applepie.karoo.co.uk - 07814608131 - www.hamgigs.com
To Book HAM Concerts at Croft Park Live Lounge on line -
visit - https://croftparkcafe.com/shop/
Address of Venue
Croft Park 55 Rowley Road, Little Weighton, Near Cottingham, East Yorkshire. HU20 3XJ
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Friday 1 December Croft Park
'The Silver Whisker Band'
'Blako' is very well known figure in the live music scene around East Riding and beyond.
His musical talents on guitar and pedal steel are first class and he is also a highly respected sound
and lighting engineer at concert venues large and small.
Blako has played many HAM gigs over the years in bands including the popular 'Mean Eyed Cat'. In fact,
whatever the line up, they always provides amazing musical entertainment.
For this event, 'Blako' is putting together a five piece band, The Silver Whisker Band featuring Lynn Blakeston, Anita,
Lee,Gary and Brian all of whom are top rate musicians. Their instruments include Guitars, percussion,
accordion, piano, pedal steel. banjo and mandolin.
Expect the music of Crosby Still Nash,Gram Parson,Neil Young Gordon Lightfoot,Jackson Brown,
Gerry Rafferty Willy Nelson and The Desert Rose Band!
Easton Guillory
Easton was born and raised in Newcastle but moved to Leeds to pursue a career in music when he was 18.
Performing in bands from the age of 10 brought him to studying music in Gateshead college.
He went on to study a BA Honours degree in popular music at Leeds Conservatoire, which is where he stayed on to
do a masters degree, specialising in composition and performance.
He has performed in some beautiful venues across the North East like Durham Cathedral, Newcastle City Hall
and The Sage Gateshead.
Easton -'The guitar has always been my true passion. I have always gravitated more towards the acoustic, focusing
a lot on the hybrid picking technique. I would say I have quite a modern playing style, originally being classically trained
but spending most of my teenage years shredding the electric guitar (poorly) with lots of gruesome distortion
led to me forming a balance between the two. I'd say my music takes influence from quite a few genres,
forming the deranged but semi approachable offspring of prog rock, folk, neo-classical and jazz.'
More details to follow!
Tickets £15 - To Book HAM concerts on line
Shop - Croft Park Café (croftparkcafe.com)
There is no booking fee!
Friday 19 January Croft Park
Ric Neale
Support by Graham Hodge
You may recall Ric Neal appearing at Croft Park supporting Tom Townsend earlier this year.
He certainly made an impression with the audience many of whom requested a return booking.
RIC is a singer, songwriter and pianist whose honest, heartfelt songs about life, love,
parenting and adventure are beloved by his many followers. He has performed up and down
the country supporting his solo records, including 2021’s hugely popular album
Connected Disconnected which currently approaching 800,000 streams on Spotify.
Ric has also written and performed in various musical theatre shows including the theatrical performance
of his own song cycle about parenting ‘Lullabies For Parents’ as well as stints as musical director
for UK Drag hero Divina De Campo. For the last five years he has run MONOCHROME, a monthly event
showcasing some of the best songwriters around in his native Wakefield and has lectured
on the art of songwriting in Seoul, South Korea and Rome, Italy. Ric’s live performances show off his
storytelling, his passionate piano playing and his
Graham Hodge
A highly respected musician, Graham is a regular performer at HAM concerts.Admired by
audiences and musical peers, his own compositions are melodic and thoughtful and always well received.
Graham tends to play cover versions of famous, and not so famous songwriters and plays a wide range of material
from Folk, Blues, Country style.
Tickets £15 - To Book HAM concerts on line
Shop - Croft Park Café (croftparkcafe.com)
There is no booking fee!
Friday 23 February Croft Park Live Lounge
HALEY SISTERS
THE HALEY SISTERS Jo-Ann and Becky, were born and raised in the village of Harden, just out side
of Bingley, West Yorkshire. From a very early age they followed in their parents’ footsteps,
showing a strong interest in music from all genres.
The Haley Sisters first appeared professionally back in 1989, when they launched themselves into a successful singing career
Playing: Original, Americana, Country, Folk & any song from any genre that feels good…
Eclectic one would say, is an understatement. Whatever is played, it’s 100% live! Good solid songs featuring a magical
blend of vocal harmonies and top notch musicianship are the trademarks of the band.
Support
Ellis Jones
Sam Ellis and Mike Jones are a pair of highly talented musicians who met at Hull University when performing as individual solo artists. Subsequently performing as a duo and and a trio with a female vocalist in various folk clubs in the East Yorkshire area. In addition to the continuation of the folk clubs and writing their own material, they spent many years performing in working men's clubs across Yorkshire and also had a residency at the Nags Head near Beverley. They also performed as Salamander, a four piece folk rock band recording and EP at Fairview Studios in Willerby near Hull.
One track, Gentlemen of the Night, was featured on a Hull chart topping EP called Hessle Road by Pete Smith and Friends.
Other EPs released were Yorkshire Born and Proud Of It, another collaboration with Pete Smith, as well as a
contribution to the EP featuring John Alderton's narration for the opening of the Humber Bridge.
After a gap of a few years, Sam and Mike are back performing as an Acoustic duo featuring their
own material both old and new.
Tickets £15 - To Book HAM concerts on line
Shop - Croft Park Café (croftparkcafe.com)
There is no booking fee!
Saturday 23 March Croft Park Live Lounge
Stony Jazz
Growing out of Stony, the long-established song-writing/performing duo of pianist Mark Gordon
and singer/guitarist Rich Adams, the band’s members need little introduction to regulars,
appearing at the club in various musical combinations. Together with Ben Beattie on alto sax, Bob Walker on
bass and Tom Townsend on drums, Stony Jazz form a formidable fivesome of Scarborough’s
most polished purveyors of songs from the Great American Songbook, from swing to blues to ballads to Latin.
Tickets £15 - To Book HAM concerts on line
Shop - Croft Park Café (croftparkcafe.com)
There is no booking fee!
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'FIRE AND RAIN' TOUR DATES
6 PIECE BAND PRESENTING AN EVENING OF THE MUSIC OF JAMES TAYLOR
CHECK VENUES FOR BOOKING TICKETS
9 December - Seven Arts - Chapel Allerton Leeds - 0113 26 26 777
25 May 2024 - Melbourne Assembly Rooms - Derby - www.ticketsource.co.uk


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