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 Wainwright – Promoted 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 tunes – Breakfast 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 Spectrum – One 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 Sisters – Close 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 Festival– Jazz 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