About

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.

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.