

In December I wrapped up True North Music’s 2023-24 local live music series, which was the most amazing cornucopia of folk-roots, bluegrass and Americana. We welcomed some of the finest roots artists from the UK, USA and Canada to perform concerts and lead workshops, including Jaywalkers, Gangstagrass, the Jake Blount trio, Mishra, Kris Drever, Golden Shoals and Evie Ladin & Sophie Wellington, just to name a few. We hosted ticketed workshops in fiddle, banjo, body percussion, harmony singing and Appalachian flatfooting, and delivered warmly received school workshops in fiddle, ukulele, body percussion, singing and tabla language! Our Huddersfield-area concerts and festival took place at the delightful community venues The Carlile Institute (in Meltham) and Marsden Mechanics. Check out the video highlights reel above for a taste of these wonderful musical occasions. We also want to add our appreciation to series sponsor Dark Woods Coffee and event sponsors Eagle Music Shop and the British Bluegrass Music Association. Most of all, we acknowledge the vital support from Arts Council England, whose National Lottery Project Grants funding made it possible for us to deliver such an excellent programme of events, and guarantee decent fees for artists, alongside the ticket income (which was also absolutely essential) and sponsorship contributions.