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Issue 15
If music be the food of love... William Shakespeare famously wrote in Twelfth Night; 'if music be the food of love, play on'. Alan Partridge once said a similar thing; 'if music be the food of love, let's eat it!' Whilst one may be profound and the other preposterous, there is no doubt that the crossover between music, food and love is as evident now as ever before. From romantic songs and serenading dinners, to street food in music venues and live music at food events, there is an increasing culture for cuisine and entertainment to join passionately together. In this issue, we celebrate the many local folk who are doing amazing things uniting them and sharing their music, food and love with the county. None of this, of course, is what the great bard meant in 1601, but in 2018, Leeds and York are definitely playing on and eating it!
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My cover illustration blends the themes of music, food, and love. The graphic patterns are inspired by strawberries, which are traditionally considered to be the food of love. I wanted to show the playful, joyful, and eclectic nature of music by creating silhouettes flying through instrument pipes, swimming and jumping through a sea of strawberry waves.
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Words & Photos: Craig Worrall ď… @edible.leeds
Season’s Eatings Right then, that's the romanticism out of the way, now to get down to the nitty gritty: foraging, and in particular wild, edible, seasonal fruits. Delving into the archive of autumnal fruits available to forage in the UK reveals an impressive ensemble of well known, some quirky, yet always tasty fruits including; apples, pears, elderberries, blackberries, medlar, bullace, sloe, rowan, sea buckthorn, quince, japanese quince, raspberries and whitebeam. This varied and sizeable list offers a great deal of creative culinary potentials including; jams, jellies, cakes, cordials, syrups, wines, cider, perry, pickles, chutneys, ketchups, fruit leathers, fruit cheeses, fruit butters, sweets, sorbets, ice-creams, verjus, alcoholic infusions, vinegars, shrubs and that autumn favourite the humble fruit crumble. Many of these fruits can also be used to pimp up sauces and gravies and eaten straight from the tree in most cases.
Autumn, that fabulous season of wild abundance is upon us once again.
One fruit that everyone is familiar with and one that is less well known provide perfect examples of the array of free fruits that are extremely versatile and down right delicious; pears and japanese quince. There is something deeply satisfying about discovering a pear tree while out foraging, owing mainly to the lack of them found hidden in hedgerows, woodlands or parks. Most pear trees grow in gardens and therefore a knock on a door, a polite question and as I find is often the case, you should find yourself granted permission to harvest enough for a recipe.
The hedgerows, woodlands, meadows, urban gardens and green spaces are heaving with berries, fruits, seeds, fungi, roots, herbs and greens of all manner of shapes, colours, sizes, textures, flavours, aromas and potential uses. As with any of the seasons, Autumn brings all manner of sensory delights, the vast array of colours impress more than any technicolour dream coat, woodlands adopt their definite fungus-like seasonal aromas, chill winds battle with the last vestiges of warm sunshine, catching the breath, tousling the hair, scattering leaves, baring the trees and forcing fruits to drop earthbound: the race is on to see who or what will get to these tasty treasures first. The ever encroaching dark nights enhance the star light and signal menu changes up and down the country, hearty stews, roasts, sticky puddings and velvety custard accompaniments are the order of the season. Home kitchens buzz with the sound of food processors, the bubbling of jams on stoves, the hypnotic 'ploop ploop' of fermenting wines, the clatter of utensils against pans, glass jars and in washing up bowls, and emit those sweet smelling treats, nasal catching vinegars and the distinctive aroma of wild mushrooms as they dry, ferment or cook down in preparation for winter storage and use. Well, my kitchen does. Who doesn't love autumn...
Less obvious than pears but hard to confuse with any other fruit are japanese quince. These aromatic little fruits are a pure delight. Often situated in plain and obvious sight in a corner of someone’s garden or used as protective barriers in municipal urban planting schemes, japanese quince have a much later fruiting season than many of those listed earlier and can often be picked well into the depths of mid-winter. Raw or cooked, they will pucker your mouth and delight your taste buds in ways you never thought possible. We live in strange times, and despite all the above listed fruits growing naturally, freely and coming equipped with their own protective external skins, many of us now opt to purchase fruits such as apples, pears, raspberries and blackberries with an additional protective layer of plastic: when this bizarre, toxic and pricey phenomenon took hold I'm not entirely certain. So much free and perfectly safe, tasty fruit now drops to the floor adding to the ever increasing 'food waste mountain' of modern times. It's about time more of us adopted a more respectful attitude toward food in general and especially toward easily identifiable, free food. After all, it's not going to harm you if you pick it and eat it and learning to identify it is relatively straight forward enough. I do hope that many of you will take some time to locate the featured fruits, get outside and pick some and then get indoors and creative with them. If you do, I hope you enjoy the results from them and perhaps create your own unique recipes with them too. Happy foraging... www.edible-leeds.blogspot.co.uk
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Some simple seeds had finally grown, After such wind and heavy rain, The power of nature was clearly shown, And removed any dark sign of strain. The sun now awoke from a heavy dream, To shine the light on a fresh new day, With the birth of new seeds on land so green, A new time had begun with the past so far away. This brand new dawn brought a gust of fresh air, So far it had gone as early groups began to appear, They arrived with their tools taking such care, Setting up the space for their community’s new year. While the new space had been built by each dutiful hand, Others turned up with trays full of fresh new food, A strong scent of fresh bread stopped everything planned, Both groups ate together showing that all was now good. Once all had been fed the day could now begin, It was a time of joy for all near and far, The season of love to be spread once again, Finally the sun arose to display this magic star. The feeling of love made emotions alive for everyone, Young children began to dance and move with fun, This encouraged music to be used to invite more to join, Using music let the beats in the hearts move all as one. From the growth of tiny seeds so long ago with little courage, A new time and place of community has come to life once more, With skills, food and music combined a new home began to flourish, An emblem of life in hearts from all so that love will continue to grow.
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Words: Kat Djali @tanghallcommunity
A Smart Community The Tang Hall Food Cooperative brings together our values and the needs, pride and creativity of the local community. The aim is to address the many levels of disadvantage and inequality that poverty places upon people – and we’re doing it through food. Food brings people together, evens the playing field, gives everyone something in common, and eating well makes you feel better. We grow our own, we buy in bulk, we sell at cost, we teach people to cook, and we eat together. The ethos is simple – people should have food security, affordable access to better quality food, and the skills needed to have control over their food choices.
Tang Hall Community Centre: a non-profit charity organisation investing in the community through food.
Learning about the nutritional value of food, and how to cook with real ingredients is empowering, and alongside the availability of affordable, good quality food, it allows people to make real choices about their diet, their health and their futures. We’ve found that communal cooking and eating builds community, which we was evident in its fullest form this summer, at the Tang Hall Big Local Big Picnics. People tried new food, accessed support informally and formed friendships. Tang Hall Food Cooperative exists as a genuine alternative to the current failing food system.
Tang Hall was built after the first world war as a social housing estate, with the aim of clearing the slums and solving the housing shortage. Community was at the heart of the design, which is why Tang Hall includes large areas of green space, gardens, parks, and allotments. Identity and pride have definitely shaped the area, and its former reputation as one to be avoided is long gone in its current iteration, this is a place where community is strong, creativity is endless, and projects are thriving.
Whilst there’s a long way to go in getting people to believe that they can shape their future and make choices which influence the whole area, community activism is becoming a very powerful force here, and there are people from all over working hard to build connections, develop community, improve Tang Hall, and create better opportunities.
The Community Centre was built by the council in 1992, and we took over in 2014. It is run by a small charity of the same name, with one large aim – to make Tang Hall a better place to live, work and play. Primarily a venue, providing an affordable, accessible place for local groups and individuals to hire, we are led by what local people want, and based on what we’ve learnt over the years and what we’ve seen work, have also come up with our own project.
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Words: Sue Williamson @tanghallsmartcic
Tang Hall SMART: Sound, Music, Art, Recreation and Training.
I decided to remain, working on the same site, and set up a social enterprise with my husband Alex, offering a range of music-based clubs, classes and activities to the local community. Using the words ‘Tang Hall’ in our name was a deliberate choice, a kind of standingalongside-the-community gesture, rather than using the more palatable names such as ‘Apple Tree Village’ that the area is sometimes called. Within our first year we had a sufficient base to build up our vision of working with those who had the most difficulty in accessing mainstream life.
Art that moves. Genre-defying live performances at Riley Theatre learning disabilities, and adults who have problems such as homelessness, addiction and mental health. We have seen music have a role in people’s lives that have been totally transformed.
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Jonny, a rapper who has down’s syndrome, was a 15 year-old when we opened in 2014, and immediately endeared himself to staff with his cheeky humour and friendly nature. He wanted to rap, but was a bit shy, and needed some encouragement. Now, Jonny the Wolf is proud of his identity as a rapper. He has performed at The Duchess, Fibbers, and York Barbican, busked in York centre to help raise money for homelessness, acted as a mentor on our summer school for young people with learning disabilities, performed in several videos, been profiled by Youth Music, and has just released his own EP. Jonny raps about his life, love, friends and family – but also what it is like to have down’s syndrome, and how there is much to hope and aim for.
Four years on, and we have moved to the brandnew community centre, where we run employability schemes for those furthest from the job market and provide start-up business support… but mainly we do A LOT of music! We see daily how music is for everyone; it provides recreation and the opportunity to do meaningful and creative things in the company of others; it helps us to connect and communicate; it keeps loneliness at bay and gives people a sense of purpose and joy. With performing and recording comes a sense of achievement, a growth in self-esteem, and then real change takes place as people start to view themselves differently, more positively.
Neil, who I first met at a homeless hostel December 2016, has moved from being a long-term drug-addict and alcoholic who regarded himself as ‘written-off’ by society, to becoming a full-time member of staff, 18 months sober, and living in his own flat. As a music director, he oversees the quality of our exam courses, is our company secretary with responsibility for finance, produces all our record label output and videos, and has released three of his own albums as D.Ni.L. I have never in my life met anyone as musically talented, as ferociously hardworking, as fired-up as Neil, but nobody could have predicted his life transformation from that first meeting.
The music activities, and complimentary provisions alongside, include a record label, an electronics workshop, live shows, a recording studio, and three delivery rooms where we run art and drama, all of which are not only for community groups, but for people with
That’s what I love about Tang Hall SMART the most – the real chance we get to work alongside people, sticking there for the long-haul, and plugging some of the gaps we see in services – to affect people in such positive and life-changing ways!
Image: Scottish Dance Theatre, YAMA by Damien Jalet © Brian Hartley
I have worked in Tang Hall since 1993, when I first starting teaching at Burnholme Community College. I was aware from the outset of the negative reputation that the area had, not just from newspaper stories, but also from hearing about the area when studying to be a teacher. I knew that statistically Tang Hall had higher crime and unemployment rates than other areas of York, and is in the lowest 10% Index for Deprivation. The lived experience was so very different to the reputation; I loved working at the school, I loved the pupils, and over the years there, I had a great time. But in the end the school just couldn’t shift its reputation, which ultimately led to its closure in 2014. When confronted with a choice of sending their children to schools with more affluent catchment areas, the view that Tang Hall is a rough place to live and work acted as a detriment.
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Words: Kathryn Gray @lumenaudiovisual
Let T here Be Light We get to work with a wide range of people and for some really good causes, having been lucky enough to create content for brands such as Virgin Records, Jimmy Choo and the BBC, work with Leeds International Film Festival, Hepworth Wakefield and Hull 17, and do art installations for Leeds City Gallery, Henry Moore Institute and Whitworth Manchester. Each project is never the same and so our work is never dull, but you have to be pretty adaptable, as some can take real twists and turns! We specialise in working with creatives, offering advice to imagine what something might look like, or sound like, and how that might be achieved, helping artists create their work, teach them how to capture sound or edit video. It is crucial to be non-judgemental, encourage people to have ideas, and not let ‘the way we would do it’ restrain their way of working. Leeds has strong examples of arts organisations, such as Pavilion and East Street Arts, who approach what they do in their own way.
Lumen are James Islip, Kathryn Gray, Stuart Bannister and Joe Osborne. All of us started out making music in bands. From there we’ve gone on to pursue qualifications in areas such as acoustics, music technology, sound recording and electronics engineering, and all currently have personal practices, from video to sound art. We come from a range of backgrounds in arts and technology so have different strengths, but each has expertise in projection, video editing, live and recorded sound, and audio/visual installation.
The wider audio/visual arts industry is a relatively small and exciting world to work within, spanning such different fields from contemporary art to film and TV, so it’s a privilege for Lumen to be a part of it. Lumen does not have shareholders, all of our staff are paid the same fair living wage, and we make collective decisions about how our organisation operates. Profits are invested in equipment, people and resources, and hopefully this non-hierarchical approach comes across in everything we do.
This industry is constantly teaching new things, with new technologies appearing all the time. Development is very important and we regularly travel to see what trends are coming through and what direction both manufacturers and galleries/artists/film-makers are going in. A lot can be learnt by research, but also by doing; investing in time on new skills is vital, and this can involve learning old technologies, such as large format film projection systems, as well as new. Sometimes, though, the skills just have to be learnt on the job; we’ve set up installations and live events in grade 1 listed buildings and can’t attach anything to the walls or ceilings, so have had to get creative!
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Words: Thea Hudson-Davies @theahdavies Photos: Kirsty Garland @ photogarland GR ACE JONES
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I saw Grace Jones at Dimensions festival last year, in an amphitheatre no less… I had always been a fan, but never really fell head over heels for her. I liked Nightlife, but after seeing her perform ‘the hits’ and hearing her do ‘Walking In The Rain’, that was it. I binged on this record and I didn’t get bored of it. I also went to go and see ‘Bloodlight and Bami’ with my boss, just before Dimensions I think. It was such an amazing film, and again has made me have a whole new appreciation for her as an artist. I now have every Grace Jones album and I think of her when I close my eyes.
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This record never leaves the bag. Janet Kay’s voice is ridiculous. After hearing this single, you’d expect to find a long list of Kay’s music. But, ‘Silly Games’ is her one hit. I think it was written after she was asked to do a reggae cover of Minnie Ripperton’s ‘Loving You’. This 12” has an extended dub mix, which is a must! There’s a great clip of her performing this on Top Of The Pops too.
Digger's Island Discs explores the collections of Leeds' most prolific vinyl slingers and groove bringers to present us with the records they could not live without. In this issue, Thea Hudson-Davies of The Leaf Label picks the stuff that she’s been playing out over the last three years. You can find Thea and her tunes at any major celebration in The Brunswick and occasionally at Wharf Chambers, Wire and Belgrave, plus catch her radio show on NTS and KMAH.
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This seems like an obvious choice really, but it’s a fucking fantastic Disco 12”. The queen of all queens! And of course, I feel that I have to include Patrick Cowley in my selections. Although his solo stuff (most of it) is ace, his mix of ‘I Feel Love’ turns any night upside down. If you’re ever stressed half way through a set, and you think the crowd can take it…
I’d be in denial if I didn’t include LCD in this list. It’s impossible to choose your top few records really, so I have gone pretty generic with my choices, but they’re all just excellent. ‘Losing My Edge’ is my favourite LCD track, no doubt. B-side ‘Beat Connection’ is a lovely monster too. And… I love James Murphy.
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Paranoid London are two guys plus Mutado Pintado (who I am a big fan of). This is their first album and is an absolute winner. It’s modern day acid house done really fucking well. Mutado Pintado’s ‘Eating Glue’ is my top tip here.
I don’t actually have a copy of Mr Oizo’s Flat Beat on vinyl anymore, because I’ve lost it somewhere, but if I did, then I would have that in here instead. But I don’t… Everything about Mr Oizo is pretty cool. ‘Analogue Worm Attack’ is my second favourite track from Flat Beat, just because of how it makes you feel. But yes, he’s a genius. You know when you know it’s Mr Oizo.
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Have a look. Next time you brave that country air, have a look for any evidence of vegetable production. More likely than not, at this time of year, you will come across field after field of ploughed earth or grazing pastures. Not a celeriac or cabbage in sight. In a county as big and agricultural as Yorkshire, there is very little veg around, especially when you're on the hunt for the unsprayed variety. Why? Because it's a shit business. Maybe I'm bitter after enduring that unforgiving winter - huddled in a field, knee deep in snow. No feeling in the extremities (or even some of the more immediate body parts), nose running, eyes streaming, exposed skin stinging, trying to pull uncooperative vegetables out from the frozen ground. And ok, the winter eventually moved aside for warmer, brighter conditions, but with it, a whole new flurry of unfortunate circumstances. Heat, drought, weeds, pests, pesky human error...
But if you do manage to successfully propagate, transplant, weed, water, feed and harvest your lovingly cared for crops, you are left with the unhappy job of trying to flog the produce to a market which only values rock bottom prices and fake supermarket aesthetics. To say the least, it's a uphill battle for the modern veg farmer. However, there are some nutters out there that are doing a sterling job despite it all. The relentlessly professional outfit at Fadmoor, Newfield organics. Jane & Tony at their inspiring setup on Knapton Lane in York. The wonderful growers at Brunswick Organic Nursery. And Caroline on her idyllic spot past Strensall. These are my veg people. Without whom, I would have lost all hope. The veg foundations on which to build a truly sustainable food system.
Words: Sam Barratt @welcomeskatestore @tmrw_store @dontmesswithyorkshire
Crash Records is another place that’s important to me, and also owe a massive debt to - it was Ian (the owner) who generously gave us a home for Welcome when we started out and we’ll be forever grateful. Being an independent retailer is tough and without Ian’s help I don’t think we would have had a chance. Crash is a perfect example of a what makes independent stores great - it’s more than just retail, it’s a community and a personal touch that gives itself to a level of service you don’t get in other places.
Hyde Park is at the heart of my Leeds life.
Thorntons Arcade was where we always wanted to be with Welcome, there’s a long history of great independent retail in there including a skate shop twenty years ago (in the space we’ve just taken on for Tomorrow, next door to Village). A couple of years after opening below Crash we were fortunate to be in a position to move there and call OK Comics, Open Lifestyle, Hip and Chimp our neighbours.
The first wooden version of the skate park there was built not long after I moved to Leeds and I couldn’t begin to count the amount of hours I’ve spent there over the past 22 years, the pure fun that’s been had, the friends I’ve made because of that place and the world of experiences that have opened up because of those people.
Sadly, many of those stores no longer exist or have moved on to different iterations of themselves, along with several others that have come and gone in that time. I guess that just highlights the precarious nature of independent retail; support your local! Meanwood is now the area I call home. The park itself is my favourite in Leeds, there’s a little bit of everything there, some open space, the beck and some otherworldly rugged terrain, plus the cafe and playpark. There’s also a steadily growing community of great independents in the area, Tandem for the daytime and Alfred for the evening (or vice versa every now and again) plus there will hopefully be a Meanwood brewery and tap room by the time you read this. It’s also not too far from Hyde Park!
It’s a true community and I’m proud to have been a part of it, it welcomes all comers and I know that good things will continue to come from the people who meet there. It’s a good skate park too... councils might get it wrong some of the time but there was a proper user consultation for the current park so it’s stood the test of time. I’m sure Welcome, Tomorrow and Don’t Mess With Yorkshire wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for that place. These days however I definitely spend more hours in the Brudenell Social Club than at the skate park; it suits my aching body more, plus it is the best venue and the best bands play there... but you already knew that.
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That is one reason why Roots is totally different to The Black Swan, as it’s never a good idea to clone what you already have. Oldstead is a destination for a special visit, and whilst York isn’t not special, it is more casual, we can open through the day and accept walk-ins. I enjoy the differences, plus being less isolated and simply having shops around is a revelation - if something breaks in the kitchen I can just cross the road to replace it instead of waiting for deliveries! We chose York to open the new restaurant, partly because it is the closest big city to Oldstead, and also because it is a beautiful city that is starting to thrive. Until recently there were few independent restaurants, now there are lots; fantastic people have been popping up at awesome places like Skosh and Le Cochon Aveugle, and my secret favourite is just outside York in Newton-on-Ouse, The Dawney Arms; I’m there most weeks for their Sunday lunch...
Tommy Banks has been lauded as the country’s most exciting young chef, growing and foraging produce from his Oldstead surroundings and transferring it to inventive plates at The Black Swan, which has gained Michelin Stars and been hailed as the best restaurant in the world. Tommy has recently opened a new place in York, Roots, and here talks us through his chef’s story so far…
I got into food totally by accident. After growing up on a farm, my parents bought the local pub when I was 17; I had little interest in cooking at the time. Then, from 18 to 20, I became ill with ulcerative colitis, which meant I couldn’t play sport or go out drinking, so I started spending my time at the restaurant and learning how to cook. Doing this wasn’t always natural for me. Growing up on a farm helped because of the relationship with food and the seasons, but I was basically reading chef’s books and following their recipes. By 24, in some parts, I was suddenly hailed as a genius, when to me all I’d done was copy others. As if to justify the recognition, I really concentrated on the garden, growing fruit and veg, foraging for ingredients to be served on the menu.
Since gaining recognition and expanding, of course my daily routine has changed. I used to simply be head chef at The Black Swan and so all my time was spent cooking there, now I move between places and help out when and where I need to. The ethos is the same, though you have to change the infrastructure and keep improving, so now there is a development chef and such a wide bunch of people.
That’s the funny thing about hospitality: it is accepting of everybody, which I don’t think is found in other industries. You don’t need to have been to uni or got a degree to join or be successful. And there are increasingly more women working, fantastic female chefs, which is an important shift in what can be a very testosterone led world. It is becoming all encompassing, which is great.
This method promotes creativity, to be inventive and use everything, which fits with my values towards food. We have a responsibility to be sustainable, and use the finest local ingredients; I’ve had that drilled into me from day one. A lot of the dishes are therefore healthy, but that is not the focus - it’s nice to also have something damn naughty!
I was fortunate to get into the industry when these things were changing. Chefs still work extremely hard, but without the stereotypical aggressive attitude. It was no good for anybody, because if someone is petrified, they’re not going to make good food. Like with all bullies, it’s a vicious circle, when one stops everyone stops, and hopefully that behaviour is a thing of the past.
With some of our combinations, from the outside it can look like ‘how did they come up with this?’, but for us it’s normal, we’re just growing different ingredients. It becomes a natural thought process and it is our palette to create these dishes. We had to force some ideas at the start but after a few years it started to work and now comes naturally. It is important that we keep the same thought process, of being creative and always getting better.
I’ve also never got the whole chefs eating crap outside of work thing. I enjoy cooking nice stuff at home, eating well; though obviously not how we make dishes at the restaurants because that would take too much time! And we love eating out, having a nice bottle of wine; enjoying food and drink, that’s just what we like to do. independentlife.co.uk
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Live music, particularly for grassroots and small venues, is a tough environment to operate in, and in a city like York, where the cost of living is higher than other places in the north, it can be a real challenge. However, whilst York is more famous for its ancient attractions, pretty surroundings, quaint shops and fine restaurants, there is also a bubbling underground music scene.
The Crescent is a 300 capacity fully equipped music venue and bar, that has been transformed from a working men’s club facing closure into one of York’s best venues. Fully independently owned and run as a family business, it initially was started to address the lack of spaces for music promoters in York. We program everything from folk to drum & bass, with recent guests including Turin Brakes, Joy Orbison and Jamali Maddix. York is often not the first place agents and bands will think of when routing a tour; and it's been our mission since opening to put our fair city a bit more on the map. Honourable mentions also go to our colleagues at The Fulford Arms, who have taken over a small pub on the outskirts of town and made it into a focal point for up and coming rock bands from both York and further afield. The Basement, underneath City Screen Cinema, is a strange bunker of a room that also plays host to jazz nights and intimate acoustic performances. Like many other cities with only a handful of venues, York has a bristling busking, open mic and pub music scene, and it’s hard to walk down any of the streets in the town centre without hearing the tinkling of a piano’s keys.
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However, like many other cities, York faces a challenge from developers who are looking to take advantage of increasing property prices to create luxury flats and hotels. We’ve already seen the closure of pubs like The Falcon Tap, and almost every venue is threatened with developments being proposed nearby. The Music Venue Trust has referred to a perfect storm of developers, business rates and an absolute lack of public funding. If music is the food of love, the scene is starving. Our team bought the Crescent three years ago, but the club itself has been around since 1904 as a working men’s club. All over Yorkshire, working men’s clubs are shutting down. This is in part due to an outdated membership system, and a lack of attraction for a younger generation, as well as changing consumer habits. We’re trying to show that these incredible spaces don’t have to go to waste. They can serve a new purpose: hubs for music, for community events, and for likeminded people to meet.
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TQD presents
The Royal T, DJ Q and Flava D Tour Sat 3rd Nov • 6pm - 10pm
Killing Joke Wed 7th Nov
Lewis Capaldi Thur 8th Nov • SOLD OUT
First Aid Kit
Sat 10th Nov • 6pm - 10pm
The Decemberists Sun 11th Nov
Kurt Vile & The Violators Wed 14th Nov
Thur 15th Nov
Leon Bridges Sat 17th Nov • 6pm - 10pm
Dr John Cooper Clarke Mon 19th Nov
Slaves
Wed 21st Nov
You Me At Six + Marmozets + The Xcerts
Fri 23rd Nov
Ally Pally Comes To Leeds Sat 24th Nov • 6.30pm - 10pm
Mogwai + The Twilight Sad Mon 26th Nov
Jessie J
Thur 29th Nov
Miles Kane + Cabbage Fri 30th Nov • 10pm - 5am
Crucast
Sat 1st Dec • 6pm - 10pm
Cypress Hill Mon 3rd Dec
Bowling for Soup Wed 5th Dec
Ocean Colour Scene + Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Wed 20th Feb 2019 • 6pm
Hannah Peel with Tubular Brass
Mayday Parade & The Wonder Years
Mon 10th Dec
Tue 26th Feb 2019
DMA’s
Blue Oyster Cult + The Temperance Movement
Tue 11th Dec
All Saints
Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Bjorn Again
Wed 6th Mar 2019
Fri 14th Dec • 11pm - 3am
Stiff Little Fingers
Ultimate Power Xmas Special Sat 15th Dec • 8pm - 1am
Love Train Xmas Disco Ball
The Wailers Wed 13th Mar 2019 • 6pm
MGMT Tue 18th Dec
Fri 15th Mar 2019
Razorlight
The Stranglers
Thur 20th Dec
Sat 16th Mar 2019 • 6pm
Absolute Bowie (Tribute)
Embrace
Fri 21st Dec
Sun 17th Mar 2019
Cast
U.F.O. “Last Orders” 50th Anniversary Tour
Tue 22nd Jan 2019
The Streets
Tue 19th Mar 2019
KT Tunstall
Sat 26th Jan 2019 • 6pm - 10pm
Miz Cracker
Sat 30th Mar 2019 • 6pm - 10pm
Tue 29th Jan 2019
Fun Lovin’ Criminals
Death Cab for Cutie
Tue 23rd Apr 2019
Wed 30th Jan 2019
Dropkick Murphys
John Grant
Sun 28th Apr 2019
Hollywood Undead
Sat 2nd Feb 2019 • 6pm - 10pm
Enter Shikari
Fri 3rd May 2019
The Macc Lads
Sun 3rd Feb 2019
White Lies
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Sat 9th Mar 2019
The Amy Winehouse Experience…A.K.A Lioness
Sun 16th Dec
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THURSDAY 20 DEC LATE NIGHT
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SUNDAY 23 DEC
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Fri 10th May 2019
The Undertones + Neville Staple Band
Thur 7th Feb 2019
The Dead South
Fri 17th May 2019
Sat 9th Feb 2019 • 6pm - 10pm
Peter Hook and The Light
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Sat 16th Feb 2019 • 6pm - 10pm
Mon 27th May 2019
Jungle
Anne-Marie
Tue 19th Feb 2019
Fri 28th Jun 2019
White Denim
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Fri 14th Dec
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If you're looking for something unusual, both Hyde Park and Headingley have an array of shops where you can find previously loved items, such as in Poverty Aid, or something a bit more fancy in Retro Boutique, both in Hyde Park. Headingley's Otley Road also has a wealth of charity shops including Mind, St Martin's House, Oxfam and Sue Ryder – where you can get both second hand and vintage clothes as well as books and records. Whether you want to watch the football at Skyrack or Original Oak, go 'out' out to Arc and Box, drink ale at Arcadia or Head of Steam, or just have a quiet night in with a pizza or a curry, Headingley has its students and locals covered. Also home to the infamous Otley Run pub crawl.
HELLO HYDE PARK & HEADINGLEY
If you attend the Beckett's Park campus of Leeds Beckett University, your morning lectures will also include a scenic route through Beckett's Park. The old war hospital, now the University, is also spectacular at night, when the grounds are lit up. A short walk into the woods at the back of the park also has an old victorian gate, which is somewhat unusual now the road has gone. Brudenell Social Club is a truly fantastic venue, hosting a packed schedule of gigs from both small and large, local and international artists. It has a newly completed community gig room and a renovated games room, so regulars and visitors can play pool and sup booze whilst the venue can host gigs both bigger and smaller than previously. Outnumbering the famous coffee chains are a host of eclectic independent cafes in both Headingley and Hyde Park. A walk from one end of Otley Road to the other can include several coffee stop offs, including LS6 Cafe, Bowery Arts and Sebby’s Deli. Every year, the residents of Hyde Park host Unity Day on Woodhouse Moor with the aim of bringing all the community, both long-term and short-term together. The area also has lots of community projects to get involved in, such as Hyde Park Source, Better Leeds Communities, Oblong in Woodhouse just over the road, or community centres like Headingley Heart.
Hyde Park is a great place to get desert, with several spots specialising in just that, and most even deliver. Places included Me Treat, Ice Cream Gelato, and Gelato Passion. Home to both Yorkshire County Cricket and Leeds Rhinos, Headingley Stadium brings floods of sports fans to Headingley on match days, who in turn bring an atmostphere of celebration with them. Yorkshire Cricket host matches from Tests to T20s, and Leeds Rhinos have been the most successful Super League team of their era. Both also offer student discount tickets. Both Hyde Park and Headingley have their own independent cinemas. Snook away to the side of Otley Road, Cottage Road in Headingley is the oldest cinema in Leeds, starting in 1912. However Hyde Park Picture House is not far behind, established in 1914, and retains its charm on the corner of Brudenell Road, where it shows a variety of independent films. Headingley in particular is full of places to eat, with a range of different flavours, including Greek at Santorini, Italian at Salvo’s, Indian at The Cat's Pyjamas, Thai at Jino's, or if you just want lots and lots of meat there is Reds. If you don't want to do all your shopping at a supermarket, there are lots of other places to get your groceries. Both areas have many small local shops, with grocers, butchers, health stores and independent markets to get all the food you need. Woodhouse Moor, situated between University of Leeds, Woodhouse and Hyde Park, offers a lot to residents and visitors. It has an allotment hidden on one side and an impressive skate park on the other which hosts its own community, and dotted around each corner is a statue that once stood in the city centre. These imposing figures could be seen as out of place in the area, but past students have seen to that.
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Words: Tom Bacon ď… @brewyorkbeer
SUP UP I'm not from York originally, I moved here from a small village outside Sheffield 7 years ago. The beer scene from there would be best described as lacking. Growing up, the choice when you went to the pub was down to John Smiths Smooth flow, Stones Smooth flow, and if you were very lucky, a pint of Magnet. Even 7 years ago, York was like coming to a different world. But it hasn't rested on its laurels, in the time I've been here we've seen massive expansion, 2 new breweries opening within the city walls, with more than half a dozen more opening within the York postcode. We've seen pubs and bars expand and diversify. Few places have embraced this as much as the Rook & Gaskill, this year's CAMRA pub of York (and my local). Expanding its already famous 8 rotating cask beers and adding another twelve kegs, bringing some of the weirdest beers the landlord can get hold of and putting them alongside the well-established favourites. Or the amazing things that are happening to the York Brewery pubs; The Three-legged Mare and The Last Drop. Places that while sticking true to their roots are
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embracing change, places where you regularly see 12% coconut flavoured imperial stouts sat quite happily next to 3.7% traditional bitters, there are too many to amazing places to even list! For such a small city the range is truly amazing, the old saying is that York has 365 pubs, one for every day of the year. Although I think that this figure is slightly outdated now, it's not too far off, in the last CAMRA beer census people found 328 different ales in 212 pubs across the city limits, only narrowly being beaten by Leeds, who found 372. A city three times the size! This is all without talking about the events that have been held; the more traditional side being brought to the foreground with the York Beer Festival, something that I think should be in everyone's calendar. To the more modern craft offerings at Brew York's Kegfest, where you'll see flavours and varieties of beer you'd never even think could work; Imperial Marshmallow Flump Stout anyone? In the year 2000 there was 500 breweries in the UK, now there are more than 2000! There was an increase of 64% since 2012! And York hasn't been left out of this, with the likes of Bone Machine in Pocklington and Turning Point in Kirkbymoorside. Then in the centre you have Brew York, the largest of the new breweries with a huge new 40 tap Beer Hall and 20 Taproom, and the largest number of beers in York! What I'm trying to say is: Come to York for pint. It’s pretty good here. 35
Words: Simon Henry @york_gin Illustration: Catherine Pape @catherinenoel
I get by with a little help from my friends
In the beGINning, on a snowy 1st of March, York Gin sold its first ever bottle... Before then, we’d spent the best part of two years finding and setting up the distillery, and we'd spent many interesting hours comparing and contrasting the gins we were creating with over 100 top gins. ‘Nice work if you can get it!', some might say. And yes, this part - the experimenting, the tasting - gave us a massive insight into the wonderful world of gin. We really liked some. We were less impressed with others. And we wanted to create a gin we absolutely loved. After months of honing, discussing, and of course more tasting, we agreed on a recipe. Classic gin should be smooth and balanced, feel like it could have been around for centuries, and we hoped to emulate that in our copper two-litre alembic column recipe still. Traditionally, gin makers retain some secrecy about their exact ingredients. But we can tell you that our dry gin includes black pepper, cardamom and grains of paradise, as well as a combination of botanicals including angelica and orris root. After navigating a labyrinth of regulations, we had got there. There's more to a gin company than just making gin!
The craft gin market has been growing quickly and York was getting a reputation for gin - with the Evil Eye gin shop holding the Guinness World Record for selling over 1000 different varieties. With 8 million visitors a year, that’s a lot of people who could drink us, but starting a new business is always a leap in the dark, and we've been utterly amazed at the support from the city. York, please take a bow... Fenwick department store immediately created a brilliant window display; The Evil Eye put us on their gin menu and created cocktails; House of the Trembling Madness has been a massive support from day one; Sutlers, Plonkers, and more bars and pubs, hotels and restaurants than we could have imagined have been brilliant. We made friends with the York Cocoa Works, launched a cocoa gin using their cocoa nibs on Yorkshire Day, and they're making gin-flavoured chocolate. The JORVIK Viking Centre asked us to do a Viking-inspired gin (yes, we know gin didn't appear until centuries after the Vikings!). And we got together with The Star Inn The City, PurePallets and PureLasered to create a work of giant gin bottle art! Collaboration is key! Whatever your product, you always need others to support you. There are so many businesses in York with great imaginative people daring to try new things, to push boundaries and to support local creatives. We're so delighted to be part of that movement. Lots of late nights and long weekends are ahead. But it's all worthwhile when you see your gin in these fantastic places round the city. independentlife.co.uk
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ALL YOU GOOD FOOD PEOPLE
As Embrace prepare to tour their debut album The Good Will Out twenty years later, drummer Mike Heaton talks about a band’s changing relationship with food and drink on the road and at home throughout the years… I grew up in Liversedge, West Yorkshire, then moved around through my 20s and 30s, and have ended up where I started, still hanging around with the friends I first met from when I was less than ten. Music played a massive part in my growing up, as I fell in love with punk at a very early age, probably about 8 or 9, and then began playing the drums at 11. I’ve also always been a big lover of food - good and bad! My mum struggled to have kids, so she always said that when my brother and I did eventually appeared, she made sure we were well and truly fed, which did lead to us being quite rotund through our early years! She was a great traditional British mum cook, and her chips have yet to be beaten in my eyes.
A few musicians have moved into the bar and restaurant industry, I guess the crossover is that most like a drink or two, so it seems like a natural connection. We all know the downsides and the health risks associated with drinking too much but, unfortunately, it’s a nice sociable thing to do and when you get off stage after a great gig you want to carry on that high and celebrate, which normally involves a few drinks. Then during the days you find yourself bored and with time on your hands which can also lead to popping in a bar for two or three. We must have some idea of restraint though, as we’ve been together for over 20 years without any serious fall outs and without anyone going into rehab! TV chefs now seem to be called the new rock stars for some reason, although I’ve never heard of a chef throwing a TV out of a hotel room window... A few years ago I was approached by a guy called Jamie Lawson who had taken over my local pub and was a partner in Ossett Brewery, which his dad had set up. He was a bit of a drummer and I started teaching him some basics. One day he asked if I’d like to be involved with a new bar idea he had which would bring together real ale
and good music in Wakefield. The first Hop was opened 8 months later and another four followed, including Leeds and York. I had a wonderful seven years involved with the bars and learned a hell of a lot. Steve (Embrace’s bassist) and I had joked about running a pub together for years but never did anything about it, so when Jamie came along it just seemed like a great idea, and it was. Now we are blessed with loads of great music venues in Leeds, such as the Brudenell Social Club, the Howard Assembly Rooms, and the Belgrave Music Hall, to name but a few. Working as a musician can make for a volatile relationship with food. When we used to tour with catering, it was easy to keep an eye on what you eat as you could just specify your diet. That became massively expensive and when we don’t have catering I get lazy and don’t eat that well. Topped with probably drinking a little more than you should on tour, it doesn’t make for a very healthy lifestyle. My only saving grace is that I get plenty of exercise knocking the shit out of my kit every night for one and a half hours!
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9 Nov - 22 Dec / All day / Millenium Square The annual Christkindelmarkt German Christmas Market will open its doors once again, transforming Millennium Square once again into a festive wonderland. The family-friendly market will be boasting over 40 traditionally decorated wooden chalet stalls featuring handcrafted toys, jewellery, festive decorations and authentic German delicacies, along with the ever popular Christmas Carousel and other themed children’s rides.
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Every Tues-Sun from 23 Oct to 25 Nov / 10.00-16.00 / Leeds Industrial Museum
South African singer-songwriter and guitarist, Dan Patlansky, #1 Blues Rock Album 2016 by Blues Rock Review. In only a little over a decade, Dan has become one of the busiest and most respected blues artists to ever come out of South Africa. After his debut album which garnered Dan a reputation as a Blues-phenomenon, and his subsequent “Readers Choice” vote as “Best Blues Guitarist in Southern Africa”.
By the end of the First World War the city of Leeds had produced 53 million shirts, 2500 field guns and 566,000 tonnes of completed ammunition to support the war effort. Leeds factories had continuously churned out supplies to keep allied soldiers warm, clothed and well armed. As the Armistice approaches, we are taking this time to commemorate the role of workers in the First World War with a vibrant installation of red and yellow poppies made by local communities.
27 Nov / 19.30 / Brudenell Social Club
Discover the beauty, innovation and artistry of Vivienne Westwood shoes in a brand new exhibition showcasing the cutting-edge footwear of this pioneering British fashion designer. A Personal Collection of Vivienne Westwood Shoes showcases Vivienne Westwood's iconic footwear through the years.
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28 Sep - 25 Nov / 10.00-17.00 / York Art Gallery
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH ON TALISK LIVE
Tues 23 Oct / 19.30-21.30 / St Margaret’s Church, Walmgate Band Of The Year in the latest MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards, Talisk are one of the fastest rising instrumental bands on the British folk scene. The trio create a captivating and energetic sound that, in barely four years, has earned them unwavering media praise and standing ovations from audiences far and wide, including at such world-leading festivals as England's Cambridge, Denmark's Tønder, Canada's Celtic Colours and Scotland's Celtic Connections.
As part of York Mediale 2018, this landmark exhibition will be the most ambitious and large scale media art exhibition York has ever hosted. EDIBLE ART FOR THE UNDER 5S
25 Oct / 10.30-11.30 / Leeds City Museum
MURKEY MURDER MYSTERY
Create foodie artworks in this craft session for the under 5s and their carers. On 25th October they celebrate World pasta Day, getting creative with pasta.
There has been a murder in our Victorian Streets! Can you solve the clues and crack the case?
HAWK WIND: IN SEARCH OF UTOPIA Fri 19 Oct / 19.30-00.00 / Leeds Town Hall Due to overwhelming public demand and having sold out the iconic London Palladium ten months in advance, Hawkwind have announced further UK dates with their brand new concept show ‘In Search of Utopia - Infinity and Beyond’, including a performance at Leeds Town Hall.
1 Nov / 10.00 - 16.00 / Abbey House Museum A CHRISTMAS CAROL
20 Nov - 30 Jan ‘19 / Various times / Leeds Playhouse It's Christmas Eve in Victorian Leeds, but the cold-hearted Ebenezer Scrooge hasn't an ounce of festive cheer. As the cold night draws in, four ghostly spirits take Ebenezer on a magical journey through his past, his present and his future, hoping to show him the error of his ways. With Christmas spirit, fun, music and magic at its heart, this timeless Charles Dickens tale is brought vividly to life.
AN AUDIENCE WITH PAUL GASCOIGNE & VINNIE JONES
Strata, Rock, Dust, Stars will showcase groundbreaking moving image, new media and interactive artwork inspired by William Smith's geological map, which transformed the way in which the world was understood when it was created 200 years ago.
18, 27 Oct & 10, 15, 24 Nov / 10.30-13.30 / Talbot Hotel
Thurs 8 Nov / TBC / New Dock Hall Ex footballers Paul Gascoigne & Vinnie Jones come together for a reunion in Leeds. From club days, international careers and antics on and off the pitch, one thing is for sure; there will not be a shortage of stories from this pair.
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The original Tour, 'The Artisan' will get you behind the scenes of Malton's best producers, experiencing the town's passion for incredible artisan food and drink. Book a ticket and munch your way around Malton's charming streets, learning local history and tasting delicious Yorkshire food and famous local produce.
Be the first to visit the Fair on the Festive First Night, when the Christmas festivities officially begin on 15 November. Things will kick off with the official light switchon, when the bright warm glow of the lights will bring colour to the city and its landmarks.
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Sat 1 Dec / 19.00-21.00 / Barley Hall
VENEZIA LIVE
31 Oct - 2 Nov / 19.30-21.30 / Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall
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Thurs 15 Nov / 18.30 / City Centre
Venezia, a musical portrait of Venice, is the Practical Project that each year draws together new students and others to create a production from scratch. From the sounds of bells tolling to the legacy of composers who lived there and those that were inspired by its atmosphere, the performance will draw several musical strands together.
In the run up to Christmas enjoy an evening sampling some of the delicious tipples on offer from the York Gin Company all in the beautiful surroundings of medieval Barley Hall. Taste a variety of samples of gin to get you in the festive mood; including York Gin's signature recipe, with notes of black pepper and cardamom as well as Barley Hall's Magic & Mystery infusion, which takes inspiration from the herbs, spices and fruits that were employed in medieval charms and potions.
SANTA FUN RUN
Sat 1 Dec / 11.15-14.00 / York Racecourse Start the Christmas festivities with our Santa Fun Run, a fun filled race, fundraising towards a new purpose built Sensory Room for babies, children and adults with sensory loss, which will be situated in the new Living and Learning Zone near York College.
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