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Red Balloon Music are proud to present the return of The Blackheart Orchestra, following their recent sold-out show back in March, and shortly before they support Hawkwind on their 50th anniversary tour!
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THE BLACKHEART ORCHESTRA:
Inspirational electronic folk pioneers The Blackheart Orchestra take music to a new, unexplored dimension. Described as A mesmerizing powerhouse An avant-garde musical utopia and One of the most extraordinary voices singing anywhere today vocalist Chrissy Mostyn along with multi-instrumentalist Rick Pilkington combine their classical influences with vintage synths and ultra contemporary electronica to create music that takes over the senses.
As emotionally charged as it is musically accomplished, expect sublime harmonies, virtuoso guitar, piano and synthesiser playing and songwriting and arrangements that take the audience from heartbreaking to uplifting in a single song. With awards including Best British Duo, Limelight Progressive Music Award Nomination and being voted in the UK's Top 4 Best New Bands of 2018, The Blackheart Orchestra are two voices and thirteen instruments that create a unique musical experience that is truly ground-breaking.
Ethereal Daily Express
A great band BBC Radio 2
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Voted #3 Best Unsigned Band of 2019
PROG Magazine Readers' Poll
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Nominated for The Limelight Award
2018 Progressive Music Awards
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Winner 'Best British Duo' Exposure Music Awards
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Voted #4 Best New Band of 2018
PROG Magazine Readers' Poll
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One of the most extraordinary female voices singing anywhere Rock Society Magazine
Pure five star, a perfect album, one that I will listen to for the rest of my life
James Douglas KCW Today
Easily one of my albums of the century John Brodie-Good Gonzo Weekly
Their songs are all stand-alone masterpieces Fatea Magazine
One of the truly great song-writing partnerships Kensington Chelsea & Westminster Today
Phenomenally talented a fantastic show Uber Rock
Everything else almost seems boring in comparison Rear View Mirror (Australia)
Captivating, graceful and elegant Maximum Volume
The band's fresh new sound is delicate and fragrant PROG Magazine
Listening to Mostyn's voice for the first time is a breathtaking experience After Dark
Haunting, mysteriousimpeccably technical and proficient Steve Gould Midlands Metalheads
These are the musicians that the creative musicians listen to Scene & Heard
A mesmerizing powerhouse Mostyn's vocals are a force to be reckoned with Xune Magazine
Expect the unexpected, a refreshing lack of boundaries Louder Than War
Liberating and unconventional - an avant-garde musical utopia with an impeccable vocal capability sending you weak at the knees No Depression
Beautiful, powerful and inspiring Steve Hackett, Genesis
Wowjust wow! Annie Haslam, Renaissance
A special and singular voice Highclouds
Smouldering and brooding, a mesmerizing performance Louder Than War
Cinematic yet intimate, from intense and soaring to dreamy and tranquilexquisite
Sonic Bandwagon
They remind us why music lifts us up Dalton Delan, American Public Broadcasting (USA)
From heartbreaking to uplifting in a single song Western Star (Australia)
An ethereal musical landscape, an enchanting masterpiece Purple Revolver (UK)
Absolute brilliance A Journal of Musical Things (Canada)
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The 200 year long story of The Castle Hotel is woven not just into it’s bricks and mortar, its Victorian tiles or its mosaic floors. It’s a feeling that you can’t put your finger on. It’s in its people. In its memories. And in the layers of history built up over centuries of experience.
The Castle Hotel started life in 1776, although records show that there has been a dwelling on the site since the 1400s. Over the course of a century the pub changed name several times, trading first as The Crown and Sceptre, then The Crown and Anchor and later The Clock Face. In the late nineteenth century the pub was acquired by Kay’s Atlas Brewery and started a new chapter as The Castle Hotel; which is probably when the current tiled façade and bar were added. In the early 1930s Frederic Robinson took over Kay’s Atlas Brewery and, consequently, The Castle Hotel.
The pub’s now deeply cemented relationship with the city’s music scene probably began when it was a stopping off point for people on their way to Band on the Wall.
In 1979, a now legendary John Peel interview with Ian Curtis took place here, weaving The Castle further into the fabric of Manchester’s musical heritage. Sadly, The Castle fell on hard times and closed it’s doors in 2008. This cherished public house was not to remain closed for long though, and in 2009 friends Jonny Booth and Rupert Hill took over The Castle Hotel and set about bringing the decrepit building back to life.
After a period of restoration which saw the infamous leaky roof replaced and the pub’s entire interior sympathetically brought back in line with it’s rich heritage, the renovation was completed in October 2010 with the grand unveiling of the new Music Hall and Theatre at In The City 2010.
So that’s the story so far. And now The Castle Hotel is ready for it’s next chapter; one which will see this historical drinking house continue to evolve at the beating heart of Manchester’s creative communities. So come along, pull up a stool, and become a part of our story.
66 Oldham Street,
Manchester,
Greater Manchester,
England,
M4 1LE.
0161 237 9485
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