NOW FULL Merry Hell - Lost Songs - In Barnoldswick or Barlick depending on your preference!

Name: NOW FULL Merry Hell - Lost Songs - In Barnoldswick or Barlick depending on your preference!
Start: 2025-03-19T19:00:00+00:00
Location: Barnoldswick Music & Arts Centre

Schedule

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Barnoldswick Music & Arts Centre | Barnoldswick, EN

MERRY HELL - LOST SONGS - 15th Anniversary 2010 - 2025
Merry Hell offer an intimate evening of music, chat, stories and discovery from their long history!
Everything you wanted to know about Merry Hell and beyond - the history, their stories -how the songs came about - and your opportunity to ask them yourself! Plus, a little glimpse into the future!!
All this and the chance to hear some of the songs that have been 'lost' - revisiting songs that helped create the folk-rock leviathan that they have become.
A spellbinding evening in the company of the four Kettles, Virginia, John, Bob and Andrew - something quite special - so don't miss out - it's different and it's what we have been asked for - get in there to find out everything you ever wanted to know - and some stuff you probably didn't!
Multi-award winning Merry Hell offer joyful, uplifting folk-rock, with a message for troubled times. Native to the North-West of England, the 8-piece musical charabanc was built from the embers of the much-loved folk-punk band The Tansads, before developing a life and feel all of its own. Their energy and passion is complimented by their love of what they do and desire to share hope and togetherness with as many people as are willing to listen. Through 6 well-received albums and hundreds of gigs, they've offered voices of hope and beacons of light to anyone valuing spirit, energy, melody and positive humanity.
JOHN KETTLE
A truly inspirational songwriter, musician and producer, for so long the driving force behind The Tansads, John found his creative energies once again ignited at their reunion concerts. Having served the musical aspirations of others for so long at his own Jaraf House Studio, MERRY HELL has provided a necessary outlet for his own brand of melodic magic and lyrical wryness which will certainly continue to enrapture audiences. His song 'We Need Each Other Now' has travelled around the world and been shared by solo performers and a 1,000 voice choir.
As the man responsible for recording and producing all of Merry Hell's albums, he has become a sought after producer both within the folk world and beyond – having contributed significantly to two No.1 albums for young indie sensations The Lathums.
VIRGINIA KETTLE
A well-respected singer-songwriter in her own right before joining Merry Hell with two solo albums under her belt, Virginia adds an essential dimension to the band, both vocally and creatively. Having contributed some of the most distinctive songs to the Merry Hell repertoire, not least the live anthem 'Bury Me Naked' which has audiences of all sizes swaying with delight and gay abandon. On record or live, she delivers a perfect pure-toned vocal foil to Andrew's gravelled delivery, as well as an on-stage chemistry that adds so much to the Merry Hell experience. This wonderfully talented all-round artist also plays acoustic guitar, and, as a prolific writer, also offers solo gigs and her side project Rolling Folk as outlets for her songs in which all human life is observed, examined and celebrated. 'No Place Like Tomorrow', her first solo album since joining the band was a critical hit and also hit the dizzy heights of No.1 in the Amazon Folk Charts!
ANDREW KETTLE
Possessed of a voice full of character, just as much at home belting out folk/rock anthems as caressing a capella show-stoppers, he has transferred his authentic and charismatic stage presence, developed through four Tansads albums and countless tours, to become a focal point for MERRY HELL. Currently delighting in the vocal and personal interplay with Virginia, he has stamped his rightful mark in the register of distinguished British folk/rock vocalists.
BOB KETTLE
A wordsmith of the highest order, along with an onstage presence that encapsulates the energy, joy and spirit that sets this band apart, Bob is in many ways the dynamic, beating heart of MERRY HELL. Besides contributing songs destined to be recognised as classics within and beyond the folk/rock genre, his enthusiasm for making music remains as strong today as it ever did through his four-album career with the Tansads, providing an inspirational presence that is recognised and reflected by MERRY HELL fans wherever they may be. His song 'Come On, England!' has been touted as an alternative national anthem and has audiences raising teacups and glasses in tribute and agreement wherever it is played!
NOTE: Tickets already in very short supply!!