New Mills festival’s much-loved Folk Night returns for a seventh outing on Saturday 14 September.
The event has been hugely popular since debuting in 2014, showcasing musical talent – both local and from further afield – and bringing sell-out crowds to the town’s iconic Torr Vale Mill.
This year’s line-up is headlined by Wreckless Eric – the septuagenarian Eric Goulden, best known for his 1977 hit Whole Wide World. He has since released nine Wreckless Eric albums, and is currently celebrating the recent publication of a new edition of his critically acclaimed 1998 autobiography, A Dysfunctional Success, which has been described by broadcaster Marc Riley as "the best rock ‘n’ roll memoir ever written".
Joining him on the bill is Liverpool’s Laura J Martin, who interweaves layered vocals, flute, mandolin and electronics, plus young Leeds fingerpicker Chris Brainwho will appeal to fans of Nick Drake and John Martyn.
New Jersey-via-Manchester multi-instrumentalist Run Remedy – aka. Robin Koob – completes the line-up with her trio.
The Folk Night, which takes place during the opening weekend of New Mills Festival, serves as a valuable fundraising event with all profits going to the annual community festival and its sister event, the family-friendly One World Festival.
Tickets for the Folk Night are available online from tinyurl.com/NMFolkNight7, and in person from Torr Vale Tap, Beer Shed and Priscilla’s in New Mills.
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