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Alternative folk mainstay Junior Brother boldly stakes out new folk-inflected ground with a fresh and daring single, The Men Who Eat Ring Forts. The brand new release follows on from June?s epic Junior Brother?s Favourite EP, and 2022?s highly acclaimed double LP The Great Irish Famine, with its ?wry songs of anxiety and frustration? (the Guardian) described by MOJO Magazine as being ?truly unforgettable?. Now, this new single boldly signposts an exciting new chapter for Junior Brother?s stunningly distinctive sound.

Taught yet expansive, the new single sets the tone for Junior Brother?s third album, currently being created with producer extraordinaire John ?Spud? Murphy (black midi, Lankum), set for release next year.

?The song is possessed with the fervour of the dispossessed,? explains Junior Brother, a.k.a. County Kerry?s Ronan Kealy. ?The Men Who Eat Ring Forts is a twitch of frustration, spat into modernity?s hollow wheel before it clears the way. Sacred things unseen to the suits are still there for them willing to look.?

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Located on Oldham Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, Gullivers is an iconic, lively and bustling bar with a long history dating all the way back to 1865.
Gullivers has had many different guises over the years. It was originally a Wilson’s house called The Albert Hotel, then The Grenadier before J.W. Lees brewery bought the pub in the 1970s. They renamed it Gullivers and it has existed in its current form to this day.
But there’s much more to Gullivers than just the busy bar; it also houses two distinct yet complementary live music and performance spaces; the upstairs Ballroom – a 100 capacity gig venue with a raised stage and the downstairs Lounge – an intimate, 40 capacity space ideal for acoustic or low-key performances.
As well as working with established and longstanding promoters from Manchester and beyond, Gullivers prides itself on being a welcoming, supportive space and a creative hub for the city’s grassroots artistic communities; with many now successful bands, artists, performers and promoters cutting their teeth within its walls.
This rare combination of space, location and ethos allows Gullivers to boast a busy calendar of live music, spoken word, comedy, theatre, film screenings, exhibitions and much more on almost every night of the week.

109 Oldham Street,

Manchester,

Greater Manchester,

England,

M4 1LW.

0161 839 4064