Swaledale Festival 2023 has now finished. thank you for your support! We will be back in 2024 from Saturday 25 May to Saturday 8 June. Programme information will be shared on this page in January, so check back in.
Legendary blues singer/guitarist with two fine Indian musicians
Venue: St. Andrew's Church, Grinton
Michael Messer - vocals, slide & lap steel guitar Manish Pingle - Indian slide guitar (mohan veena) Gurdain Singh Rayatt - tabla A unique collaboration between an innovative British blues guitarist, a Hindustani slide guitar maestro from India, and a London-based tabla master. Together they have created an exciting and highly accessible fusion of blues and Indian classical music - a fascinating musical journey running from the banks of the Mississippi, via London and Mumbai, to the Ganges delta. Don’t miss it! Adult £22, Under 25 £3 A joint promotion with Reeth Memorial Hall. Generously supported in memory of Joan Graveson.
The three members of Michael Messer’s Mitra will perform a free concert in a local secondary school this week, as part of our Community and Education programme.