Aurora Engine + Friends

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An evening of music from North East musicians!

AURORA ENGINE - HARPIST / PIANIST / SONGWRITER / ELECTRONICS

Fusing real instruments (harp / piano), voice and progressive electronica, Aurora Engine encapsulates a singular and striking sonic landscape. Inventive, innovative, her lyrics brim with magic realism, their jauntiness counterbalanced by darker themes of contemporary relevance. Expect tales of imaginary friends, miniaturists, the porn industry, and drunken brawls, often delivered with humour and candour. Sculpting soundscapes from found sounds, inside pianos and outside the mainstream, Aurora Engine composes thrilling, spine-chilling music. Originally from the North-east, she sings in a geordie-tinged dialect. Her work has been likened to compelling artists such as Bjork, Kate Bush and Anna Meredith

LISTEN HERE - https://auroraengine.bandcamp.com/

ELEANOR ADAMS
Trained in a church choir from the age of 9, Eleanor Adams first picked up a guitar at 18, after hearing Joni Mitchell’s Blue. Mitchell’s open tunings and custom chord shapes inspire Eleanor’s own guitar playing, which is largely self-taught. A very internal thinker, her lyrics question the world she sees around her and the people she meets, expressing sentiments which may not otherwise be shared. Since October 2022, Eleanor has been performing as part of CITRUS, an alt-rock group formed whilst its members studied music at Newcastle University. With a sound drawing comparisons to The Cranberries, the band play regularly across the North-East and released their debut EP ‘Away From Home’ in May 2024

CATH STEPHENS and PAUL GRAINGER

Cath and Paul combine double bass and vocals to weave a unique tapestry of jazz, folk and original songs telling some of their favourite stories. This new project focusses on a sparse, stripped back approach to arrangements and the duo have a keen interest in storytelling through a feminist lens. This set will feature a special guest performance from the delightful Anna Heslop. 

ASH DICKINSON POET

Ash Dickinson has been full-time as a poet since 2008. He is a multiple slam champion, including Edinburgh, Cheltenham, the Museum of Scotland and BBC Radio. He has performed in Australia, Canada, USA, New Zealand, Spain, Jordan, Denmark, the Czech Republic and Germany, and headlined countless shows and festivals throughout the UK. Ash is in great demand to run writing workshops in schools, galleries, museums, prisons and with writing groups. His debut collection, ‘Slinky Espadrilles’, was the very first title published by Burning Eye Books. His second major collection, ‘Strange Keys’, also released by Burning Eye, came out in 2016. A collection for younger years, ‘Show Cats In Transit’, followed in 2019. His latest book, ‘Instructions For Outlaws’, was published in 2022.

“Impressive wordplay” – The Times
“Clever And Funny” – The Scotsman
“Brilliantly surreal invention…fabulous poems” – Edinburgh Evening News

“A master of stand-up poetry” – Apples And Snakes

www.ashdickinson.com