Burning Rope is a band born from the ashes of multi award winning blues rock band Catfish following the sad loss of their frontman and guitarist Matt Long to cancer in October. The other members of the band wanted to continue to play and write together, so have come together as Burning Rope along with superb Gloucestershire based guitarist Alex Voysey and regular dep for Catfish on drums, the excellent Mitch Weaving.

Ruth Notman is a folk singer/songwriter from Nottingham who is, most notably, known for being one of the leading ‘nu-folk revivalists’ in the late 00s who bridged folk music into the 21st Century and plugged it into a mainstream audience. Ruth first rocketed into the consciousness of the wider music scene in 2007 at 18 years old with her debut album, Threads, followed by her second album, The Life of Lilly (2009), which enjoyed similar accolades to her debut. Now,…

Performing jazz standards by Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Arlen and more, Molly will be singing with her jazz quintet. Featuring trumpet, guitar, drums and bass, this will be a dynamic line up alongside Molly’s warm, expressive voice. Her performances honour the rich tradition of jazz while infusing each set with fresh energy and charm. Acclaimed jazz guitarist Pat McCarthy returns to The Ropewalk with award winning trumpet player Thom Whitworth, leading jazz professionals Warren Jolly on bass and Simon Potts on…