PIERRE BENSUSAN

50th Anniversary World Tour

Monday 1st June / 8pm / £22

One of only four UK appearances. Multi award winning acoustic guitar virtuoso, recognised as one of the greatest guitarists of the 21st century and held in high esteem by guitar players such as Leo Kottke, Steve Vai, Tommy Emmanuel, Mark Knopfler, Pat Metheney and Steve Lukather to name just a few. Performing exclusively in DADGAD tuning he’s taken his unique sound to all corners of the globe earning a reputation as one of the most eloquent World Music guitarists of our time.
“Breathtaking. A true giant” Guitar Player Magazine
“He’s achieved the sublime – decades of technique, intuition, passion and intensity crashed together – a man transformed, singular, stunning. I have so seldom had the privilege and pure animal joy of experiencing this calibre of artistry”  Rain Crow
“…a true inspiration” Suzanne Vega
“Beautiful, one of the greats” Tommy Emmanuel
“Pierre Bensusan’s music is a gift” Carly Simon

THE REMI HARRIS BLUES ROCK ROADSHOW

Thursday 4th June / 8pm / £19.50

Join Remi and his band on an unforgettable journey exploring the psychedelic rock and blues classics of the 60’s and 70’s.
Come and experience some of UK’s finest musicians pay a world class tribute to legendary artists such as Led Zeppelin, Peter Green and Jimi Hendrix in the ultimate celebration of music from this musical era.
“Remi Harris…an astounding player” Guitar Techniques Magazine
“Remarkable” Total Guitar magazine
“…an incredible display of melodic improvisation” Guitarist Magazine
Remi’s previous 2 appearances at Greystones were with his Man of The World show. Both those sold out well in advance so please get your tickets early.

BOTH SIDES NOW

presents the Joni Mitchell songbook

Friday 5th June / 8pm / £18

The music of Joni Mitchell is celebrated in this performance of some of her best-loved songs. As Joni reaches her landmark 80th year, these concerts are an extended homage to her life and work, paying particular attention to the ever popular ‘Court & Spark’ (50 years old in 2024!) and her Gold Standard seminal album ‘Blue’.
The show draws on a three-decade journey of Joni’s incredible creativity, from folk singer to mainstream rock artist, as well as her abiding love affair with jazz. Both Sides Now is a five-piece band showcasing the outstanding voice of Sarah Miller. During its debut year of 2018, the band played at some of the UK’s leading music venues. The musicians’ CVs include such notable names as Don Felder of the Eagles, Badly Drawn Boy, Ruby Turner and Corinne Bailey Rae. Featuring the radio hits of Help Me and Free Man In Paris (from double-platinum Court and Spark), Big Yellow Taxi (her most covered song), River and A Case of You (both from the breakthrough album Blue), the jazz-infused stylings of In France They Kiss On Main St (The Hissing of Summer Lawns) , Coyote (Hejira) and of course Both Sides Now.

GNOSS

Sunday 7th June / 8pm / £18.50

Glasgow based quartet Gnoss are one of the most exciting and engaging bands in folk music. Their signature sound is a rich tapestry of acoustic layers; outstanding musicianship, deep traditional roots and contemporary compositional flair combine to create songs and tunes brimming with character.

The band have built an invested following through their forward thinking on traditional music and the unique warmth of their live shows. This has been proven by 3 consecutive sell out appearances at the world famous Celtic Connections Festival.

M.G.BOULTER & SAMANTHA WHATES

Wednesday 10th June / 8pm / £18

M.G.Boulter, described as a “weapons grade singer songwriter”, creates vignettes of suburban lives and wonderful seaside communities and their characters. His albums have featured in the end of year Top Ten lists for multiple publications. He’s also an in demand session player and has been a member of American bands The Simon Felice Group (The Felice Brothers) and the Duke and The King.

Scottish singer songwriter Samantha Whates is a highly respected figure on the English and Scottish folk scenes. She’s released several albums and can regularly be heard on Radio 2 and BBC Radio 6. Her beautifully crafted, observational songs retain an affinity with her Scottish roots cultivating a sound that is contemporary, rooted in tradition but uniquely her own. She’s also noted for her fluid, fingerpicked guitar style.

Both are respected and critically acclaimed singer songwriters in their own right but they’ve also been infrequently collaborating since 2014. Their third, and latest project, Flower Days, is a concise concept album exploring the enduring role of flowers as carriers of human meaning from devotion to grief, celebration to remembrance. It’s an album full of joy and the love of nature and life.

JENNY COLQUITT

Thursday 11th June / 8pm / £12

Massively talented Jenny Colquitt’s music encompasses a unique combination of Americana, folk and indie rock/pop. Her strong, exceptional vocals, command of melody and often moving, raw emotion performances full of genuine passion and affection, make her live shows an unforgettable experience. Very highly recommended.
“I was truly mesmerised and it was only the song finishing and the realisation I was dripping soapy water all over the kitchen floor that snapped me back into some level of awareness” Music Musing
“…exceptional” Liverpool Acoustic
“…she does it with thunderous and strident ability” Liverpool Sound and Vision
“A performer with a wide appeal across different audiences writing songs that resonate” Fatea Magazine

THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY EXPERIENCE

Saturday 13th June / 8pm / £16

Greystones regulars for many years this 5* rated, Glasgow based tribute to SAHB would make the big man proud.
Close your eyes and your back there at those memorable nights at the City Hall in the 70’s when Alex was giving security a b******ing for stopping fans standing up, “sit down! sit down! No dancing!” They were great days and these fantastic musicians do an amazing job capturing the spirit and fun of Alex and the original band. 
Expect to hear all of the most loved songs, from the swampy, gritty Amos Moses to the Yo Ho Ho cries of Tomahawk Kid to the vaudevillan Next, they’re all here and many more plus a few deeper cuts all delivered in a brilliant, exciting, theatrical stage show. 
” A stand up hairs on the back of your neck experience”
” A powerful, exciting tribute to a Scottish legend”
“These guys have nailed it 100%”
“Stunning. As close as you’ll get to the originals. Don’t miss them”

SONS OF TOWN HALL

Wednesday 17th June / 8pm / £17

“Unique and beautiful…unforgettable” Phil Collins
“Nothing short of stunning” Lisa Schwartz, Director Philadelphia Folk Festival
“Part balladry, part performance art…it’s totally cool. Think Simon and Garfunkel lost at sea and you get a sense of the mythic world at play here”  Philadelphia Inquirer
“Amazing, a splendour to behold. They simply exist on a different plane to everyone else” Folk Radio UK
“Purposely timeless yet anachronistic, a sort of aural steampunk” Sata Fe New Mexican 
Welcome to the mythic world of Sons of Town Hall, the International, waterbourne duo of Ulysses Brown (UK) and Chester Jones (USA). The pair transcend time and space, dressed in threadbare Victorian outfits, they meditate about the ocean, and sing songs that beg you to sing along. Their songs are masterful in their own right, poetic turns of phrases sung with voices that are so perfectly matched it’s impossible to tell them apart, harmonies so sublime they’ll seem the work of witchcraft, and intricately finger picked guitar parts worthy of Apollo himself. But it is Sons Of Town Hall’s presentation that sets them apart from every other guitar slinging, song writing team out there.
The show is 3 parts concert, one part theatre, it’s unlike anything most have witnessed. The between song banter is unique and absolutely hilarious as they share their tales of travelling the world on the water and roaming the frontier looking for work. The affection they show for one another is contagious, and audiences leave in love with both of them, with each other and with life in general’ You will laugh. You will cry. You will be transfixed and transformed, drunk on adventure and the tragic beauty of the human condition. Highly highly recommended.

MARK RADCLIFFE & DAVID BOARDMAN

Thursday 18th June / 8pm / £18

Mark, once half of legendary radio double act Mark and Lard, currently hosts the Radio 2 Folk Show and Weekend Breakfast on 6Music with Stuart Maconie. He was leader of folk/rock bands The Family Mahone  and Galleon Blast and has written 5 best selling books about music. His most recent publication is “Et tu Cavapoo, one man and his dog in Rome” which he co authored with his canine companion Arlo. 
David is a consummate guitarist, singer, songwriter and fine artist who has exhibited at The Biscuit Factory in his native Newcastle and at The OXO Tower in London.
Their acclaimed live shows, which have taken them across the UK and also into Spain and Portugal, feature rambling anecdotes from Mark’s mystifyingly long career, along with some though provoking, borderline depressing original songs and the odd, carefully selected cover.

JOHN OTWAY & WILD WILLY BARRETT

Friday 19th June / 8pm / £20

The Alive and Gigging Tour

After their acrimonious split in 1973 Willy spent many years successfully avoiding Otway but he was cajoled into an abortive reunion in 1987. That lasted long enough to record just a small part of an album before they parted again. Since then they’ve regrouped and fallen out too many times to count, one reunion tour was even titled “The Incompatible Otway and Barrett”.
So here we are, well over 50 years after the first hit, older but no wiser, the mismatched, dynamic duo are still going strong with an amazing and totally irreverent show performed by these two master entertainers. Willy’s still horrified at what all this does to his reputation as an outstanding musician and Otway…well, Otway is Otway, the irrepressible, ingenious, unpredictable, inconsistent, reckless, totally loveable nutter from Aylesbury. Audiences should be be prepared for, perhaps, a wah wah wheelie bin, bare chested theremin playing and plenty of madcap chaos. And, of course, some great music. Let’s hope they don’t fall out.
“Crazy Otway. Simply magic” NME

DAVID BOAKES

Saturday 20th June / 8pm / £20

A Tribute to Michael Jackson

The UK’s Top Michael Jackson Tribute Band starring David Boakes as Michael Jackson. A super fun night for all ages guaranteed to have you singing and dancing to all your favourite songs. Starring Live Band And Dancers.

HAZE + THE EMERALD DAWN

Sunday 21st June / 8pm / £15

Sheffield veteran prog rockers Haze make a welcome return to Greystones. Opening the show will be symphonic electronic prog quintet The Emerald Dawn who combine elements of rock, jazz, classical, folk and world music to produce an original, epic and powerful sound that’s sometimes haunting, often beautifully melodic and highly atmospheric taking the audience on an unforgettable musical journey.

OPEN MIC NIGHT

Monday 22nd June / 7.30pm / FREE

Anyone can join in, all abilities welcome. Contact Mark at m@rkwilliamson.co.uk or just come along on the night. 

P.A. and mics provided, so just bring yourselves, your instruments and your friends to enjoy the proceedings.

THE LAST LAUGH COMEDY

Justin Moorhouse & Keith Farnon

Thursday 25th June / 8pm / £12

Comedy returns to The Greystones with a cracking night of stand-up, headlined by the much-loved Justin Moorhouse, with support from Keith Farnon.
Justin Moorhouse is a master storyteller with an infectious warmth and a brilliantly wayward imagination. A familiar face from Phoenix Nights, he blends big laughs with moments of real heart, turning everyday situations into rich, hilarious tales that pull an audience in and keep them there. Effortlessly likeable and endlessly funny, Justin has a rare ability to make a room feel instantly at ease while delivering punchline after punchline.

Opening the night is Keith Farnon, a sharply intelligent comedian known for his dry delivery and distinctive take on the world. With smart writing and a confident, understated style, Keith brings thoughtful laughs and a fresh perspective, making him the ideal opener for the evening.

All of this takes place in the intimate, friendly surroundings of The Greystones, where live comedy always feels close and personal. Grab a drink, settle in, and enjoy a top-quality night of stand-up.

Greystones presents at Firth Hall, Sheffield University

THE SPOOKY MENS CHORALE

Tuesday 30th June / 8pm / £27.50

The Spooky Men’s Chorale is a magnificent, many headed beast which has single handedly turned the world of men’s singing upside down. Bypassing well trodden avenues they carve out new territories of mighty man sounds, exquisite tenderness and charming stupidity to both celebrate and mock masculinity. Formed in New South Wales in 2001 the Spookies have become rock solid festival and theatre favourites throughout Australia, Europe and the UK with 7 albums and 900 gigs under their belts.No subject is too trivial or weighty for their attention, and such ability to find new musical rooms to explore contributes greatly to their astonishing fan loyalty.The show evokes musical worlds far beyond that suggested by their unassuming, casually hatted, black clad appearance. They’re just a bunch of blokes but where they take you will blow your mind. Winner Australian Folk Music Awards, Peoples Choice.
“See them without hesitation and thank me later…watching this mad, wonderful dream turn 10,000 strangers into permanent fans with their lives enriched is the the best thing a promoter can do” Simon Nicol, Fairport’s Cropredy Convention Co- director
“Once seen never forgotten. Beautiful singing…” BBC Radio 2
“Sheer musical excellence. Like the ghosts of choristers long gone” Sydney Morning Herald
“Don’t miss an opportunity to see them” Daily Telegraph