Tuesday 27th January
Independent Venue Week:
STICK IN THE WHEEL
£16 | £18 [10% booking fee]
Doors open 7.30pm
18+ show
Nicola Kearey & Ian Carter have been making music as Stick In The Wheel since 2013.
This radical East London duo are known for their intense live shows exploring the raw holler of folk, synths, spoken word and intricate rustic dobro guitar. Full-force reworkings of centuries-old work-songs with fragments of ancient text speak to contemporary issues of class – an inherently political act. Their multi-layered sonic palettes, told with a razor-sharp authenticity, deeply reflect hidden histories. Stick In The Wheel have created their own London vernacular, a contemporary roots music full of hope and resistance that celebrates the collective stories and traditions of the city – conjuring the past to point toward the future.
“Stick In The Wheel grab hold of folk music with both hands, dragging it through the 21st century city with no fear they might somehow break it.” THE QUIETUS
‘A remarkable psychogeographic voyage into a thousand years of London culture’ 9/10 UNCUT
‘Absolutely brilliant’ Marc Riley BBC6 Music
‘Maximum innovation’ The Observer
‘The most important band in the current British folk scene’ (10-page feature) ELE-KING MAGAZINE, JAPAN
‘Powerful – and deeply relatable’ PITCHFORK
‘Live, Stick In The Wheel are a diamond-hard machine’ SONGLINES
This event is fully booked.