It offers an attractive mix of contemporary and traditional as well as innovative folk, roots and world music. This year's line-up includes established international artists such as Don McLean, Jake Bugg, Richard Thompson, the Zutons, Peggy Seeger and Edwyn Collins. It also affords a great opportunity for unsigned and local musicians to showcase their talents and material, with something to suit all tastes.
There will be a full programme of Arts and Crafts (Stuart Maconie), Comedy and Cabaret (Glee Club Comedy), Poetry and Literature (Birmingham Literature Festival) and Talks and Debates (Peggy Seeger Q & A). Not to mention, a wide choice of food and drink from around the globe, encompassing everything from Persian and Italian to ice cream, inclusive of vegetarian options.
Tickets for the event cost between £48 and £240 including commission. Car parking is located within a 5 minute walk of the site, to which there is disabled access. Organisers of events and festivals such as this often use poster printing services to create eye-catching promotional Posters to display around the local area.
Moseley Folk and Arts Festival kicks off at 1pm on Friday 30th August and will conclude on Sunday 1st September at Moseley Park in south Birmingham.
Sara Pascoe and Guz Khan to head up 25th anniversary celebrations at the Glee Club in Birmingham
Acclaimed comedian Sara Pascoe and star and creator of the BBC’s Man Like Mobeen, Guz Khan have been revealed as the two starring acts of The Glee Club’s 25th anniversary celebrations on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 September.
The two comics, who regularly make appearances on shows across the BBC and Channel 4, will perform a special set to mark a quarter century of comedy at the Arcadian venue.
Supporting acts on the night include Shooting Stars' Angelos Epithemiou, Canadian Mike Wilmot and regular compere Andy Robinson from Oldbury, who has been performing at the club for more than 20 years.
The Glee Club, opened its doors in 1994 during the height of the alternative comedy scene, becoming the UK’s first dedicated comedy club outside of London.
Since then it has hosted acts including Jack Whitehall, Jack Dee, Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan and Sarah Millican.
The success of the Birmingham club lead to the creation of four further Glee Club venues in Nottingham, Cardiff, Oxford and most-recently Glasgow which opened its doors in February this year.
The Birmingham venue has also played an invaluable role in supporting midlands comics such as Joe Lycett, Guz Khan, Jo Enright who hosts the regular Rough Works night for emerging Midlands comics and internet sensation Gary Powndland who recently played a series of sell out shows.
Guz said: “Just two years ago, Joe Lycett and the gang at The Glee Club in Birmingham invited me in to perform at a comedy club for the first time. I have now learned that I was lucky enough to start at the very best comedy club in the land. All other comedy clubs can suck their mums as far as I’m concerned. Glee club Brum Town for life mate.”
Speaking about the anniversary, Glee Club founder Mark Tughan said: “We’ve had an incredible 25 years here in Birmingham and are pleased to say that we remain one of the most top-rated venues for both comics and audiences, having amassed over 14 awards. We’re committed to creating an unmatched environment for comedy and intimate gigs, attracting the best comic talent into Birmingham.
“It’s great to see comics that we’ve hosted like Romesh Ranganathan, Russell Howard, Peter Kay, Sara and Guz going on to have hugely successful careers and it’s a real pleasure to be welcoming back Sara and Guz for our 25th anniversary celebrations.
“Our quarter of a century shows are sure to be nights to remember and I can’t wait to see how the next 25 years of Glee unfold.”
The Glee Club’s 25th anniversary shows take place on Friday 6 September and Saturday 7 September.
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