MARSDEN
FRINGE
FESTIVAL

6TH – 8TH OCTOBER

2023

MORE VENUES • MORE GIGS • MORE FUN

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WHAT IS THE FRINGE FESTIVAL?

The Fringe Festival is an independent music and arts festival running alongside Marsden Jazz Festival, giving an opportunity for all local businesses to host events. The festival is funded entirely by generous donations from local businneses and people. You can find out more about our fundrasing here.

FULL TIMETABLE OF THE WEEKEND’S EVENTS

FRIDAY 6TH OCTOBER

2pm    Sass Wellbeing Studio & Coffee House   Dylan Brierley – Singer, guitarist & songwriter playing covers and original tunes.

2pm   The Railway Inn    The Valleys Popular local duo ‘Howling’ Jez Webster and Spencer Grant. 

5.45pm  Hanson Music Marquee   WGSF Big Band outstanding Big Band full of youthful energy.

6pm   Zapato Brewery   Open deck night

6pm   The Railway Inn    Scott WainwrightPromoted by Huddersfield Blues Club

6pm   Katie’s Homemade Kitchen   Love music, Hate racism – drum’n‘bass, hiphop, rap, soul & dub.

7pm   Hanson Music Marquee    Simon’s Jazz Collective full 25 piece Big Band playing standards Latin and more.

7pm    Mechanics Hall    Easy stride band / Deadbeat Brass TICKETS £10

6pm   Katie’s Homemade Kitchen   Silverfinger Singh,  Pat Fulgoni, Tonia Victoria, Ducklin Curls, Terry Logan, Kirsty Newton, DJ K-Tek, Fresh Kidz Graffart

8pm    The Shakespeare    Days of Riot – Local rock band playing all your favourite tracks

8.30pm   Hanson Music Marquee    Bludogz – 60’s band to get the party started!  Real ale bar and street food.

9pm    The Railway Inn  Crosscut Saw – Promoted by Huddersfield Blues Club

Do you know of an event we’ve missed out?  Please let us know and we’ll include it!   info@marsdenfringe.com

SATURDAY 7TH OCTOBER

9am  Hanson Music Marquee    Saturday Strings – an eclectic selection of tunesBreakfast with Music!  Bacon Butties, Tea and Freshly ground coffee

10am   The Bandstand (Marsden Park)    Heckmondwike Grammar School Big Band

10am   Sass Wellbeing Studio & Coffee House   LIVE ACOUSTIC YOGA TICKETS £12.50

10:30am  Dark Woods Coffee   Dave Kane (Bass) and Matthew Bourne (Piano) playing Jazz Standards – TICKETS £17.50 (includes brunch & coffee)

10.45am   The Bandstand (Marsden Park)    Musica Soul Band

11am   Festival PARADE

Starting at the top of Peel Street and processing through the village.

All welcome to come along and join in!

There will be a childrens creative craft workshop on Saturday 30th October, 11.30 – 1.30 (drop in) at Hanson Music on Warehouse Hill Marsden.   Make your own wacky instruments to play in the Festival Parade – £6 per child – bring your grown ups with you!

11.15am   The Bandstand (Marsden Park)    Greenhead College Big Band

12 noon   The Bandstand (Marsden Park)    Musica Mirfield Swing Band

12.30pm  Hanson Music Marquee    Jon Taylor’s Blues SpectrumOne of the leading sax players in the North and his Blues Band.  Local ales and street food. 

12.30pm   Katies Kitchen      The Valleys Popular local duo ‘Howling’ Jez Webster and Spencer Grant. 

12.45pm   The Bandstand (Marsden Park)    Musica Youth Jazz

1.30pm   The Bandstand (Marsden Park)    Musica Batley Jazz Bats

2pm  Hanson Music Marquee    James Alexander Set  – The inimitable Simon Wood and band.  Jazz, Pop and Latin vibes

2pm   Zapato Brewery   The EXU

2pm    Sass Wellbeing Studio & Coffee House   Paul Nolan – Huddersfield Singer-songwriter

2pm   The Jazz Canal Boat      The Valleys Popular local duo ‘Howling’ Jez Webster and Spencer Grant. 

2pm   The Bandstand (Marsden Park)    Musica Colne Valley Big Band

2.45pm   The Bandstand (Marsden Park)   Musica Holme Valley Big Band

3pm   The Railway Inn    Dana Ali Band Promoted by Huddersfield Blues Club

3pm   United Church Marsden   Soul Choir

3.30pm  Hanson Music Marquee    Hanson SistersClose harmony vocals and Virtuoso Jazz Violin

3.30pm   The Bandstand (Marsden Park)    Musica Shelly Big Band and Adult Swing Band

4.30pm  Hanson Music Marquee    Mustard County Band Americana and Country – bring your cowboy hat!

5pm   Zapato Brewery   Yellow Goose Dance

6pm  Hanson Music Marquee   Tom Harris  – Jazz Pianist Tom Harris playing original music and standards

6pm   Mechanics Hall – Marsden Jazz Festival Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat  TICKETS £10  (evening pass £25)

6pm   Katie’s Homemade Kitchen   Subtek Ind. Sound Systems, 118, Rob da Kemist Ad Bass, Peter Pan, Joel Shaw, DJ K-Tek,

6.30pm   The Railway Inn    Velvet Hammer Promoted by Huddersfield Blues Club

7pm   Marsden Socialist Club    Backwater Blues

7pm   Royal British Legion     Simply Dread – Reggae an Dub DJ’s

7.30pm   Hanson Music Marquee    Harry Stobart Quintet  – Jazz Funk Fusion – local ales and street food

7.30pm   Parocial Hall     Raspberry Jam – Classic standard to funked up modern songs.  Bar and pie and peas.

8pm    The Shakespeare    Hangover Heros – Playing all genres of hits

8pm   Mechanics Hall – Marsden Jazz Festival  Ben Crossland Quartet   TICKETS £10 (evening pass £25) 

9pm   Hanson Music Marquee    DR. PETE’S SALSA BAND  – Latin Jazz Salsa Band – turn up the heat whatever the weather!!! 

9pm     The Railway Inn    Paolo Fuschi Quartet – Promoted by Huddersfield Blues Club

9pm     Liberal Club     Tombstone Buzzards – Rockabilly Band

10pm   Mechanics Hall Marsden Jazz Festival  Vipertime – Jazz Punk Vibe   TICKETS £10 (evening pass £25) 

Do you know of an event we’ve missed out?  Please let us know and we’ll include it!   info@marsdenfringe.com

SUNDAY 8TH OCTOBER

10.30am   United Methodist Church Tom Kitten’s Jazz Katz (Jazz Sunday Service) 

10.30am   Mechanics Hall Marsden Jazz FestivalJazz Café with Terry Kenyon, Adrian Ingram Hayden Minett and Steve Augarde – Breakfast café from Marsden Scouts

11am  Hanson Music Marquee    Calderdale Big Band Sax guru Geoff Atherton and his band – Breakfast with Music!  Bacon Butties, Tea and Freshly ground coffee

11am  Sass Wellbeing Studio & Coffee    Marsden Write out loud gets loud – Poetry Jam – Spoken word

12.30am   United Methodist Church  Tom Kitten’s Jazz Katz – Old Style New Orleans Jazz

2pm  Katie’s Homemade Kitchen   The Valleys Popular local duo ‘Howling’ Jez Webster and Spencer Grant.

12.45pm  Hanson Music Marquee    Chris Jolly Group. D’Addario artist Chris Jolly, Lucas Kelly, Harry Poxon and John Settle.  Not to be missed.

1pm   Marsden Liberal Club    Gelatos

2pm    The Shakespeare    Wayne Simons – 80’s Motown, Ska and Reggae

2pm    St Bartholomew’s church    Marsden Swing and Unity Voices.  TICKETS £5 – Fundraiser for Marsden Resilience Fund

2pm   Zapato Brewery   Colne Valley Classical Mixtape

2pm  Sass Wellbeing Studio & Coffee    DJ Paul Quinn – Baleric chilled beats

2.30pm   Katie’s Homemade Kitchen   Sydney Scully

2.30pm   United Methodist Church Colne Valley Boys Choir

2.45pm  Hanson Music Marquee   Derrick Harris Quartet – Back by popular demand  jazz guitarist, composer and bandleader with his quartet

3pm   The Railway Inn    Chris Martin Promoted by Huddersfield Blues Club

4pm   Mechanics Hall     Alligator Gumbo   TICKETS £12

2.30pm   Katie’s Homemade Kitchen   Katie O’Reilly

4pm   Marsden Liberal Club   State of confusion – Rock Band

4pm   The Riverhead  Popular local duo ‘Howling’ Jez Webster and Spencer Grant 

6pm   The Railway Inn    Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience Promoted by Huddersfield Blues Club

7pm   Royal British Legion  Electric Theatre Cinema – Summer of Soul (film screening)  TICKETS £5

9pm   The Railway Inn    Tom Attah& Matt Walklate  Promoted by Huddersfield Blues Club

Do you know of an event we’ve missed out?  Please let us know and we’ll include it!   info@marsdenfringe.com

GIGS

We have live gigs going on all day everyday throughout the weekend. 

If you have a gig or event to add to the programme please let us know.

VENUES

Mardsen is full of business serving superb food and drinks, as well as hosting some of the best local musicians around.

Click here to find the best places to go

MAP

Marsden is a small picturesque village in the Colne Vally, only a short train journey from Manchester and Leeds. Click here to view the map and find your way around the village