Basset

Name: Basset
Start: 2025-09-26T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Kirkby Stephen Sports & Social Club, CA17 4QN Kirkby Stephen, United Kingdom

Schedule

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Kirkby Stephen Sports & Social Club, CA17 4QN Kirkby Stephen, United Kingdom | Kirkby Stephen, EN

Toronto-based duo, Basset, come to Kirkby Stephen with their
stunning harmonies reminiscent of the early folk revival. Support from Australian blues Americana artist Nigel Wearne.
Fri 26 September 7.30pm (doors open 7pm)
The Club, Kirkby Stephen (upstairs)
Tickets: £15
Under 25s / people on receipt of benefits: £10
Bar available
Book online, phone 07770 533107 or cash on the door
Basset:
"If you’re a lover of great close harmonies, like Simon and Garfunkel, or Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, I think you’re going to love this."
— CBC

Toronto-based folk duo, Basset, are full of timeless heart, with deeply human lyrics and stunning duo harmonies reminiscent of the early folk revival. Yasmine Shelton has one of those instantly recognizable voices that can dive, dip and soar all in a single phrase, while Sam Clark brings nuanced and tasteful support on guitar and other acoustic instruments.
Produced by Joshua Van Tassel, their Canadian Folk Music Award-nominated album In The Clay (2022) explores various themes of life in change, Shelton and Clark’s travels, and their lives growing up in opposite ends of Toronto. CBC Q’s Tom Power says “if you’re a lover of great close harmonies, like Simon and Garfunkel, or Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, I think you’re going to love this”.
Basset have toured heavily in the past year, including a three-month tour through Canada, the US, and the UK. Over this time they have developed a live show that is both sincere and disarmingly funny, with warmth enough to soothe anyone ready to lean in.
Nigel Wearne:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/46borjrmKCaBVcb2SMBNHe
Nigel Wearne saunters after dark in the music of the night, blending blues, jazz and Americana-noir. Hailing from Gunditjmara country in the deep south of Australia, he’s a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with diverse influences such as Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jones.
Nigel has played some of the world’s most prestigious music festivals, including Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (USA), MerleFest (USA), Cambridge Folk Festival (UK), Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion (USA), Adelaide Guitar Festival (Australia) and the Philadelphia Folk Festival (USA).
His sophomore album, ‘Black Crow’ garnered wide critical acclaim including a 4-STAR review in Rolling Stone, a nomination for Best Country Album at the Music Victoria Awards and it debuted at #1 on Australia’s AMRAP Charts. His 2023 offering ‘The Reckoning’ received back-to-back nominations for Best Blues Work at the 2023 & 2024 Music Victoria Awards and a 4-STAR review in The Australian. Nigel’s upcoming album, ‘The Lone Reckoning’ marks a return to his roots as a folk songwriter. A raw, emotive, stripped back rendition of his full band album ‘The Reckoning’.
A deep thinker and truth seeker with a penchant for all things peculiar, he sings of human frailty, grace and the cosmos; songwriting that cuts to the bone. “Tailor made for fans of Tom Waits… with fire and brimstone lyrics that recall Nick Cave” – Rhythms Magazine. “Poignant and mysterious” – Maverick Magazine UK. “Vocal swagger of Van Morrison and dark spirituality and intelligence of Nick Cave” 4 STARS – The Weekend Australian.
www.nigelwearne.com