Amber Arcades review: The Trades and The Finsbury

At the Heav­en­ly Week­ender at The Trades in Heb­den Bridge back in Jan­u­ary, Amber Arcades’ half-hour ear­ly evening set was the most engag­ing of the three days (young Hal­i­fax band The Orielles were the oth­er stand-out act). The focal pres­ence on stage is Amber Arcades’ mas­ter­mind, the very cool Annelotte De Graaf, vocal­ist, gui­tarist, song­writer. Amber Arcades…

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A Heavenly January on its way in Hebden Bridge

The Trades, Heb­den Bridge 2017. Drea­ry old Jan­u­ary. Dark rainy nights, emp­ty bank account, bud­dies off the alco­hol… is there any­thing the wretched first month has going for it? Well, yes! A Heav­en­ly week­end at The Trades in Heb­den Bridge, where the esteemed venue hosts a mini fest of musi­cal delights. Last Jan­u­ary 2016, we saw…

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