After ten years in the Break a Leg mines we’ve decided to have a makeover. It’s still Karen and Chris but we have some new musical ideas, a new name and a new website. Click on our new logo to find out more
All Change for Break a Leg!
Break a Leg! & Friends Fundraising for S6 Sheffield Foodbank Network
Thursday 14 Dec 2023 | 8pm
Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield
8 Nether Edge Rd, S7 1RU, Doors Open 7:30
£4 advance, £5 on the night if any tickets left .
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Break a Leg
As it is the end of the year it’s Break a Leg’s opportunity to show off, we will be top of our own bill wth an eclectic mix of our own songs and our take on classics from our musical history
Bob King
Bob King is a maestro of the ukelele and a great entertainer, when he has played for us before the audience reaction has been terrific. It’s always a treat.
Rebecca Dunn
Rebecca Dunn played her first solo concert performance for us last year and her beautiful singing was an instant hit. So it’s a real pleasure to have her back, a year later, more confident and ready to wow you again.
Charity Partner – S6 Foodbank Network
This month again we are raising funds for S6 Food Bank Network which operates at 12 locations across our city. So many people are facing great hardship this winter so we hope you will be generous.
Tickets are £4 in advance (£5 on the night if we don’t sell out, usually we do) and we will also be doing fundraising activities on the night so bring cash and a generous heart.
Doors open 7:30pm. Get there in good time and we won’t keep you sitting around, music starts at 8pm.
Break a Leg! & Friends Fundraising for Roundabout Homelessness Charity
Thursday 9 Nov 2023 | 8pm
Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield
8 Nether Edge Rd, S7 1RU, Doors Open 7:30
£4 advance, £5 on the night if any tickets left .
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Jig for a Kiss
Very old friends and a great multi-instrumental band, Full of life, enthusiasm, talent and humour. We always have a brilliant evening with them.
Ian Price
Our second guest is a very fine singer indeed, some beautiful and pointful songs and we always want to hear more from him. It will be his first time playing for us and we are really looking forward to it.
Your resident orchestra will be supporting them. Is it Folk Music? Is it Jazz? Are we Sheffield’s smallest Swing Band? Who knows? Who cares? We just love to play for you.
Charity Partner – Roundabout Youth Homelessness Charity
Roundabout do wonderful work to help homeless young people in Sheffield get their lives back on track. All income we receive through ticket sales, collection and raffle go to Roundabout. https://www.roundabouthomeless.org/
Tickets are £4 in advance (£5 on the night if we don’t sell out, usually we do) and we will also be doing fundraising activities on the night so bring cash and a generous heart.
Doors open 7:30pm. Get there in good time and we won’t keep you sitting around, music starts at 8pm.
Break a Leg! & Friends Fundraising for Under The Stars
Thursday 12 Oct 2023 | 8pm
Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield
8 Nether Edge Rd, S7 1RU, Doors Open 7:30
£4 advance, £5 on the night if any tickets left .
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Julia Waldron Band
This is very exciting, we were a bit nervous about asking Julia to play, after all she’s often seen on big stages with well-known people and she has quite a following. But we didn’t need to ask in the end. She got in touch really interested in playing for us to raise some money for the great local charity she works for, Under The Stars.
Even better Julia is bringing two of her regular band members, Kiri Smith and Al Dalton.
Kiri was playing for us last month, providing the instrumental support for Mike Richard’s set, and many will know her as a member of Dogwood Rose, so she’ll need little introduction. She’s a very fine violinist and singer. Al is not only Julia’s bass player, but the reluctant subject of more than a few of her songs (especially the daft ones).
The December Flowers Acoustic
Our second guest is a stripped down version of Sheffield’s big hearted Country music band, More information very soon.
Your resident orchestra will be supporting them. Is it Folk Music? Is it Jazz? Are we Sheffield’s smallest Swing Band? Who knows? Who cares? We just love to play for you.
Charity Partner – Under The Stars
Sheffield’s arts and events charity for people with learning disabilities. Under the Stars believes in their talent, their creativity and their potential.
They empower and enable people by developing their individual talent, skills, confidence and independence. Working closely with local artists, musicians, venues, schools, community groups and arts organisations, they give learners opportunities to share their talents, connect with the community. and be seen in places where people with a disability are often hidden.
Tickets are £4 in advance (£5 on the night if we don’t sell out, usually we do) and we will also be doing fundraising activities on the night so bring cash and a generous heart.
Doors open 7:30pm. Get there in good time and we won’t keep you sitting around, music starts at 8pm.
SOLD OUT – Break a Leg! & Friends Fundraising for S6 Foodbank Network
Thursday 14 Sept 2023 | 8pm
Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield
8 Nether Edge Rd, S7 1RU, Doors Open 7:30
£4 advance, £5 on the night if any tickets left .
Sorry we are now sold out, Next event is on 12 October featuring wonderful Julia Waldron
It’s a feast of American music to start our new season.
ON THE BACK PORCH
Two of our favourite musicians and the nicest people you could meet. Bob Delbridge and Issy Howie play old time American music with a deft touch and sweet harmonies – always a treat. Bob is also the leader of The Bapchilds, the country’s finest rockabilly quartet, living repositories of Hank Williams’ music. Issy is also a member of The Outlaw Sisters, too rarely seen in Sheffield (we are working on that). It will be a grand performance.
MIKE RICHARDS
Many people will remember Mike from the Americana trio, Dogwood Rose, but it’s less well known that he can produce powerful solo performances. His ability to fill a song with meaning and emotion is hidden behind a self-effacing personality, and a fund of hilariously absurd jokes.
Your resident orchestra will be supporting them. Is it Folk Music? Is it Jazz? Are we Sheffield’s smallest Swing Band? Who knows? Who cares? We just love to play for you.
We are sorry to say that the demand for help from S6 Foodbank Network continues to grow and grow so we’ll be passing the bucket for them again. Please bring money and a generous heart.
Tickets are £4 in advance (£5 on the night if we don’t sell out, usually we do) and we will also be doing fundraising activities on the night so bring cash and a generous heart.
Doors open 7:30pm. Get there in good time and we won’t keep you sitting around, music starts at 8pm.
If you are unable to come but would like to send us a donation for this month’s charity partner, here’s a link.
Break a Leg at Yewstock Festival
Yew Tree Inn, Cauldon, Staffs, 21-23 July | 3:45pm Saturday 22 July
Great little family friendly festival with camping on site and a lovely atmosphere, many loyal supporters return every year and we are very pleased to be back.
This might be the last Yewstock, not because it isn’t popular but because the organisers are finding it increasingly too much work, so this might be your last chance. Here’s the link for full details
Break a Leg at Belper Music Festival
Arkwrights, 6 Campbell Street, Belper, DE56 1AP | 7pm, 15 Jul 2023
https://www.facebook.com/NaileditBMF/
This is scary, Belper Music Festival has a strict policy of original music only, we’ve always included some of our own songs but this time we are doing a 40 minute set, entirely our own original music. So some of the songs we will be performing will be ones that are new to us as a duo as well as old friends like Harriet Quimby and Four Dancers.
Expect a few jolly songs with grim themes, we’ll be exploring career opportunities in the environmental apocalypse and celebrating the triumph of the banking community in screwing the rest of us.
If you can come along we’ll be very pleased to see you. Should be a great day all round.
Break a Leg & Friends Acoustic Stage for Woodseats Live, Sat 8 July
The Chantrey Arms, Woodseats
Sheffield, S8 0SL, 3pm – 8pm
It’s the second Woodseats Live local music festival (thanks to Sheffield’s Mini-Festival maestro, Ciaron Elm)
So we’ve invited some great musicians to play at the Chantrey Arms, it’s all free and there will be live music at venues all round Woodseats.
| Domino Effect | 15:00 |
| Bone Cupboard | 15:40 |
| Becky Dunn | 16:15 |
| Break a Leg | 16:55 |
| On the Back Porch | 17:35 |
| Ian Price | 18:10 |
| Silver Mill | 18:50 |
| Kootch | 19:30 |
Break a Leg! & Friends Fundraising for S6 Foodbank Network
Thursday 8 June 2023 | 8pm
Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield
8 Nether Edge Rd, S7 1RU, Doors Open 7:30
LAPWING
We were very disappointed when Lapwing could not play for us recently, but their health is restored and they are back. Ben and Ellen are a new duo but both are very experienced musicians and their vocal harmonies and arrangements are just beautiful. We are really looking forward to hosting them.
MICHELLE LAVERICK
is another of our very old musical friends and we always love having her, This time it’s a bit more special as it will be the Sheffield Launch of her new Album, ‘Songs from a Cold Conservatory’. She is a consummate musician and knows how to hold an audience’s attention without raising her voice.
So a double bill to look forward to, plus your resident orchestra of course
Your resident orchestra will be supporting them. Is it Folk Music? Is it Jazz? Are we Sheffield’s smallest Swing Band? Who knows? Who cares? We just love to play for you.
We are sorry to say that the demand for help from S6 Foodbank Network continues to grow and grow so we’ll be passing the bucket for them again. Please bring money and a generous heart.
Tickets are £4 in advance (£5 on the night if we don’t sell out, usually we do) and we will also be doing fundraising activities on the night so bring cash and a generous heart.
Doors open 7:30pm. Get there in good time and we won’t keep you sitting around, music starts at 8pm.
If you are unable to come but would like to send us a donation for this month’s charity partner, here’s a link.
Break a Leg! & Friends Fundraising for Roundabout Homelessness Charity
Thursday 11 May 2023 | 8pm
Nether Edge Bowling Club, Sheffield
TOP OF THE BILL – LOST KIND WORDS
We are always looking out for musicians that have something special. We met Lost Kind Words a few years ago when we played at the Beeston Oxjam Festival, we saw a lot of performers that day but Jo and Q really stood out. Their energy and musicality was something special.
This is the third time they have played for Break a Leg & Friends. The first time was great and the second was just brilliant. Their exquisite and passionate performances of ‘Dark Country’ music entranced our audience last summer and it’s very exciting to have them back. https://www.facebook.com/LostKindWords
If Dave Mills had been born a few decades earlier he might have been a singer with one of those bands that took people away from their grey lives into a technicolor dance hall dream every weekend. Listening to his delicate performances of those beautiful songs from the era of Rogers and Hart and Al Bowlly is like slipping into a warm musical bath.
Your resident orchestra will be supporting them. Is it Folk Music? Is it Jazz? Are we Sheffield’s smallest Swing Band? Who knows? Who cares? We just love to play for you.
Our Charity Partner this month , like last month, is the Roundabout charity who do wonderful work to help homeless young people in Sheffield get their lives back on track. All income we receive through ticket sales, collection and raffle go to Roundabout. https://www.roundabouthomeless.org/
Tickets are £4 in advance (£5 on the night if we don’t sell out, usually we do) and we will also be doing fundraising activities on the night so bring cash and a generous heart.
Doors open 7:30pm. Get there in good time and we won’t keep you sitting around, music starts at 8pm.
If you are unable to come but would like to send us a donation for this month’s charity partner, here’s a link.
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