Reuben and the Bridge + Chris Manners

Event information

Bradford City of Culture booking. Tickets also available on the door. Accessible toilet. Free Parking on Crowgill Road.

Reuben and The Bridge
Bridget is a stunning fiddle player. Her Celtic roots sparkle and shine with her heartfelt and expressive style.
Reuben, a former Cathedral chorister, is a natural performer who brings strong vocals, warm guitar and a little bit of cheekiness.
Self penned tunes and songs, paired with creative folksy cover versions of classic rock and pop, makes for a very diverse experience.
Coming from Bradford, they have performed together for the past seven years.
Well received at many folk clubs and events across the nation they have performed at Celtic Connections in Glasgow, Gate to Southwell Folk Festival in Nottinghamshire, Holmfirth Festival of Folk and Moniaive Guitar Festival.


Chris Manners has washed elephants in Thailand, delivered newspapers
in Rio, marvelled at a volcano in Hawaii, sat in a thousand traffic jams
and yawned at countless inter-office memos. He’s been honing his
songwriting and performing craft for over 40 years, his work deeply
rooted in the English folk tradition and influenced by the likes of Martin
Carthy and Nic Jones, Bill Caddick and Jake Thackray.

He lives in Keighley, West Yorkshire, cut his performing teeth in Barnsley and is a
long-time resident at Pete Coe’s Ryburn folk club and with the folk
development organisation Ryburn 3 Step. He has performed all over the
UK, including Sidmouth and Towersey festivals and West End Theatres.
He was also part of the editorial and production team at TykesStirrings, the
listings magazine for folk music in Yorkshire.

www.chrismannersmusic.co.uk
chrismanners.bandcamp.com

“Cracking song, characterful vocals and lovely guitar playing. What more do you need when it’s done as well as that?” — Mark Radcliffe, The Folk Show, Radio 2
“In the tradition of 20th century folk club masters like John Tams and Bill Caddick” — Ian A Anderson, Podwireless
“It’s witty, it’s clever, it’s funny” — Tim Walker, Tim Walker’s Folk, BBC Radio Lincolnshire
“Clever lyrics with catchy tunes — genius . . . each and every song is amazing” — Folk Roundabout