The Harrison

The surreal and beautiful beast that is Mik Artistik's Ego Trip play #theharrisonbasement in June
“The best live act I’ve seen all summer” Gideon Coe BBC Radio 6 Music
Tickets £14 adv
... FRIDAY 21st: bit.ly/2Uumrhm SATURDAY 22nd: bit.ly/2MIu7tR
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Tuesday 7th May Pear O'Legs Records returns!
Effra
“Stylish, high-energy brand of folk-minimalist music” fRoots Magazine
... “An immersive, trance-like musical treat.” Songlines
Plus Andy Skellam

Tickets £6 adv bit.ly/2UT55PU
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Our chef's #homemade #banoffee pie - great to share for Fika (thanks Sophie). A bit like #afternoontea but Swedish style. You'd think that the delicious homemade cake and freshly ground #Monmouth coffee would be the most important element of Fika. Apparently not. Fika is all about taking time out of the day to spend with friends or colleagues for a sweet treat and a hot drink. We're a friendly lot at the Harry and liked the idea of sharing time, not just stuffing your face. So our afternoon tea is now called #Fika and we're serving it every week day from 3.00pm -5pm.#londonfood #londoncake #madeinkingscross #harrisonpub #harrisonhotel #harrisonbarlondon

The Acoustic Folk Highway returns on Sunday!
LINE UP:
Merrymaker... "Beautiful and Majestic" Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2 The Sparrow Down Neal Hoffman (Amphibic) “Neal Hoffmann bursts onto the singer-songwriter radar...highly original and lusciously arranged compositions…delivered with genre-defying originality” - Ian Taylor, FATEA. Mick Shepherd Music Philip Whitehead Danny Leigh
Tickets cost £7 on the door.
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On Saturday Bright MGMT presents Davy Flats plus Darragh O'Dea
Tickets £5 adv bit.ly/2VXh1N7
A mediocre drummer by trade, Davy Flats’ first dalliance into the music industry was in 2008, when he formed The Coonics (later Strange Boats) with three childhood friends. After releasing a number of well received singles and an album, the band took a break and Davy relocated from the west of Ireland to north London where he started writing his first songs at the age of 32. Described... as charming and erudite indie-pop, Davy’s songs tend to be observations on contemporary topics such as dating apps, infidelity, Brexit, boredom and food fads. Currently recording his debut album, Davy has released several successful singles to date including Avocado and Snowflakes.
Avocado: A short song about nostalgia and consumerism; Avocado, refers to the growing herd of people in 2019 with a champagne taste on a lemonade budget, and those who support Fair Trade coffee shops from Monday to Friday but are less concerned about the source of their Class As at the weekend. Added to various UK radio playlists (including Steve Lamacq BBC 6 Music, and John Kennedy Radio X), Avocado is an anthem for anyone who turns their back on bourgeois aspirations and is content with living a simple life. Snowflakes: Following the EU referendum result in 2016, Davy noticed the subsequent fallout between London and the rest of the UK and he quickly penned Snowflakes, a song which Steve Lamacq described as "the sort of thing that might have tickled John Peel's fancy".
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This Friday New Roots Promotions presents Laura Frances (full band show), with support from Gus White.
Tickets £8.50 adv bit.ly/2UErko0
Laura Frances is a striking new voice in UK alt-folk, with a startling depth and a richly intense tone that instantly marks her out as one to watch. The deep vulnerability in her lyrics and unique vocal style is juxtaposed by lush layers of dreamy guitar, captivating and transporting the listener. Laura's debut album is set for release in the... summer of 2020, and she plays its songs tonight with a new 4-piece band.
Growing up in a small village in Wiltshire, Gus White began his career as a choir boy, discovering his passion for music at an early age. He studied Sonic Arts at Queen’s University Belfast and Popular Music at Goldsmiths University of London. He has been greatly influenced by folk artists such as Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake, and by the countryside in which he grew up, contributing to his particularly English and pastoral sound.
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Tonight acclaimed folk singer Saskia GM will be giving us a special evening of her lovely music, to raise funds to help people in Kipkelion. Friends of Kipkelion
Last remaining with all proceeds going to charity bit.ly/2UwOgoR
Plus support from Carl Spence

Friday 10th May New Roots Promotions presents Gem Andrews
Tickets £8.50 adv bit.ly/2vjrQgM
Gem Andrews writes Americana and folk music with an honesty and rawness that cuts to the quick. Andrews' superb songs are backed by lush harmonies, sweet fiddle, piano and accordion, and supported by a double bass and drums rhythm section. Deeply rooted in contemporary alt-country, her sound makes respectful nods to the giants of roots and country music, Patsy Cline, Lucinda Williams a...nd Kate & Anna McGarrigle, all the while maintaining her own fiercely independent spirit.
In Andrews' powerful new album 'North', released in January 2018, she employs a noir-country stye to tackle heavyweight themes of mental illness, poverty, community and destitution. Running through every song is the North East of England- as subect, backdrop and through tribute to local legends, including adaptations of poems by the late, great local poet and playwright Julia Darling. 'North' captures the energy and warmth of the people of the region, and the rage felt at a political class who have left them to waste.
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Tuesday 7th May Pear O'Legs Records returns!
Effra
“Stylish, high-energy brand of folk-minimalist music” – fRoots
... “An immersive, trance-like musical treat.” – Songlines
Andy Skellam
'Andy is up there in my top three favourite guitarists of the new British ragtime guitar revolution’ - Kate Stables, This Is The Kit
Tickets £6 adv bit.ly/2UT55PU
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Friday 3rd May New Roots Promotions presents Laura Frances (full band show), with support from Gus White.
Tickets £8.50 adv bit.ly/2UErko0
Laura Frances is a striking new voice in UK alt-folk, with a startling depth and a richly intense tone that instantly marks her out as one to watch. The deep vulnerability in her lyrics and unique vocal style is juxtaposed by lush layers of dreamy guitar, captivating and transporting the listener. Laura's debut album is set for release in ...the summer of 2020, and she plays its songs tonight with a new 4-piece band.
Growing up in a small village in Wiltshire, Gus White began his career as a choir boy, discovering his passion for music at an early age. He studied Sonic Arts at Queen’s University Belfast and Popular Music at Goldsmiths University of London. He has been greatly influenced by folk artists such as Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake, and by the countryside in which he grew up, contributing to his particularly English and pastoral sound.
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Next Tuesday acclaimed folk singer Saskia GM will be giving us a special evening of her lovely music, to raise funds to help people in Kipkelion. Friends of Kipkelion
Tickets £18 with all proceeds going to charity bit.ly/2UwOgoR
Plus support from Carl Spence

The surreal and beautiful beast that is Mik Artistik's Ego Trip are on their 2019 'World Tour' ...and it promises to be an 'exotic' adventure. Come see them play #theharrisonbasement in June....
Tickets £14 adv
FRIDAY 21/06: bit.ly/2Uumrhm... SATURDAY 22/06: bit.ly/2MIu7tR
Mik Artistik spouts lyrics, throws straws, and generally amuses himself, over the top of an exquisite layer of rock, soul, and punk created by partner in crime Jonny Flockton on guitar, a drum machine ,and one of a crack squad of bass players.
The cult band, have delighted and unnerved Glastonbury audiences for over ten years gaining more devoted followers each time they play, and are proving to be one of the most interesting, unpredictable and exciting acts on the circuit.
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On Saturday 4th May Bright MGMT presents Davy Flats plus Darragh O'Dea
Tickets £5 adv bit.ly/2VXh1N7
A mediocre drummer by trade, Davy Flats’ first dalliance into the music industry was in 2008, when he formed The Coonics (later Strange Boats) with three childhood friends. After releasing a number of well received singles and an album, the band took a break and Davy relocated from the west of Ireland to north London where he started writing his first songs at the age of 32. D...escribed as charming and erudite indie-pop, Davy’s songs tend to be observations on contemporary topics such as dating apps, infidelity, Brexit, boredom and food fads. Currently recording his debut album, Davy has released several successful singles to date including Avocado and Snowflakes.
Avocado: A short song about nostalgia and consumerism; Avocado, refers to the growing herd of people in 2019 with a champagne taste on a lemonade budget, and those who support Fair Trade coffee shops from Monday to Friday but are less concerned about the source of their Class As at the weekend. Added to various UK radio playlists (including Steve Lamacq BBC 6 Music, and John Kennedy Radio X), Avocado is an anthem for anyone who turns their back on bourgeois aspirations and is content with living a simple life. Snowflakes: Following the EU referendum result in 2016, Davy noticed the subsequent fallout between London and the rest of the UK and he quickly penned Snowflakes, a song which Steve Lamacq described as "the sort of thing that might have tickled John Peel's fancy".
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On Saturday Lost Horizons Music presents
Calling Blue Jay // Martin Callingham
Tickets £5 adv bit.ly/2Vr198M
... Calling Blue Jay is the musical project of London-based, Belgian songwriter and musician, Marieke De Keukelaere, alongside Latvian violinist, Maris Peterlevics. The music can be described as atmospheric alt-folk, a sound that is simultaneously intimate and powerful. Creating an otherworldly melancholy, the listener is taken to a landscape somewhere between the desert and the sea where nothing is what it seems. Seeking to explore complexities through self-reflection and visualisations, lyrics taste bittersweet and performances are known to be intimate and captivating. Following on from Marieke's solo debut album 'Woods' new album 'Indigo Dreams' will be released on the 22nd of February 2019 of which 2 songs were already made public, including `The City Shake` which received airplay on BBC 6 by Tom Robinson calling out its intensity.
Support Martin Callingham
”Beautifully recorded and lovingly created, it’s exactly what an album should be.” - Folk Radio
”A superb collection of folk inspired hymnals with some dark undertones .” - Clash Magazine
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On Sunday Indie/Folk singer-songwriter Jennifer Kamikazi releases her 2019 EP 'Wander in Wonder' supported by soulful songstress Emily Mutaako and angelic sounding acoustic pop/folk artist Lydia Rose.
Tickets £6 adv bit.ly/2IBwj7a

IRISH SESSION on Sunday!
Come to play or just to listen.. eat, drink and be merry.
8-11pm on the ground floor.
... Sunday Roasts are served all day until they run out and we serve a full dinner menu from 6-9.30pm.
Traditional Irish music jam session. Open to musicians of all levels to join in.
Free to listen or play
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Comedy fans! Next Monday TWO incredible work in progress shows from two comedians at the top of their game, all for the bargain price of just £5. Outrageous.
Pierre Novellie: YOU'RE EXPECTED TO CARE “Brutally funny” ★★★★ Chortle ★★★★★ Metro ... ★★★★ Sunday Post
Tom Parry: PARRYOKE! 'A show that believes in the soul-nourishing quality of silliness' ★★★★ Guardian 'A thoroughly joyous romp' ★★★★ Chortle
Tickets £5 adv bit.ly/2UwEvqJ
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