Puzzle Hall Inn

Doogle + Wonkypuss
2024-12-06 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London)
Doogle are an exciting new band from Huddersfield making waves with their mixture of classic indie pop hooks and youthful energy.

WonkyPuss are a much loved fixture of the Calderdale music scene spreading joy and bemusement in equal measure with their own unique brand of energetic anti folk full of ramshackle charm.

French Fridays
2024-12-06 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-11-29 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-11-22 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-11-15 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-11-08 17:30 - 18:30, 2024-11-01 17:30 - 18:30
An informal group to practice your conversational French – Everyone welcome!

Folk Night with Ragged Trousers
2024-12-05 20:00 - 23:00
This month we welcome – Ragged Trousers
Ragged Trousers are a three part male harmony group from North West England. We have a long history of singing and playing traditional songs together going back to school days. The songs we are drawn to are largely those concerning social injustices, either cultural or political, and the plight of ordinary people.
Free entry, donations toward events and artists always welcome.
For those who may be unsure of the public transport situations, here are some useful details…
Trains: If you’re travelling towards Halifax / Bradford / Leeds, the last train leaves Sowerby Bridge at 00.05.If you’re travelling up the Calder Valley, and onwards to Manchester, the last train leaves Sowerby Bridge at 23.23.Please allow 15 minutes to walk from the pub to the station, and please check, on the day of travel,that the times have not changed, or that strike actions are being planned.
Bus: There’s a 579 bus to Halifax that leaves Station Road at 23.48, just a few minutes’ walk from the Pub, however, give yourself plenty of time, as it’s the last bus, it can be pretty sharp in setting off.

Technical Difficulties
2024-12-04 19:00 - 23:00
Technical Difficulties is Sowerby Bridge’s original experimental & electronic music open mic held on the first Wednesday of each month.
FREE ENTRY
Please send us a message if you want a slot!
We have a PA installed, two tables and somebody to plug you in…
Whether you’re into alternative hip hop, dark ambient, free jazz, freak folk, beat poetry or drone rock come on down, plug yourself in and let your freak flag fly!

Clothes Swap
2024-12-03 18:00 - 20:00
We’re back… and this time we’re staying! Every third Sunday at the Puzzle you can swap your clothes for something new (to you!)
Entry is £1.
Bring up to 6 items of clothing (in clean and wearable condition) and swap away! Or you can buy up to 3 items for £1 each! OR you can just pop by and donate whatever you can afford.
This is a non-profit event with all proceeds going to Overgate Hospice and Fire & Water Cultural and Community Hub.
Come down and see if there’s anything you fancy!

Chess Night
2024-12-02 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-11-25 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-11-18 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-11-11 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-11-04 20:00 - 23:00
All welcome for this casual but serious evening of chess.

Acoustic Singaround Session
2024-12-01 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-03 13:00 - 16:00
Join us at the Puzzle Hall Inn, the 1st Sunday of each month for an acoustic afternoon informal singaround. All persons of all ages and skill levels welcome.
Hosting, will be the incredible Dave Calvert.In his own words: “Everyone is welcome to come along and sing, play, join in or just listen, the beer is great, as is the atmosphere. Its a lovingly restored, community owned pub which is continuing it’s long history of music events.”
Entry is free, hope to see you there.

Yellow Goose Dance
2024-11-30 21:00 - 23:00
Yellow Goose Dance brings you seven of Huddersfield’s finest musicians, playing catchy, original songs, with sweet harmonies, rock solid beats and sizzling horn section. Expect sultry Latin beats, lively ballroom numbers and maybe even something heavier. This band plays it all!

Jazz Night with Anna Chandler
2024-11-28 20:00 - 23:00
Tonight the Puzzle House Band are joined by multi-saxophonist Anna Chandler. One of Anna’s favourite instruments is the bass saxophone, it’s rarely seen or played, let’s hope it’s available on this gig!

Puzzle Poets
2024-11-26 20:00 - 23:00

Sorry Cancelled - Ultimate Thunder + Lands & Body
2024-11-23 20:00 - 22:00
Sorry, this gig has been cancelled by the artist due to illness.

Ultimate ThunderPost-everything learning disability-forward avant space rock a la Hawkwind, The Fall, PiLhttps://ultimatethunder.bandcamp.com/
Lands & BodyFormer That Fucking Tank men making loud instrumental guitar and drums un-rock
8pm (prompt start) – 10pm
FREE ENTRY with donations for bands gratefully accepted. Done in time for trains back to Leeds / Manc. Supported using public funding from Arts Council England.

Ultimate Thunder are the Leeds learning-disabled / neuro-divergent band who made the news recently when their funding was cut. This is their second album collaborating with producer/ musician James Mabbett (Napoleon IIIrd). ‘The Fall meets Hawkwind’ description still fits but there is so much more to this band and it’s a great punk/experimental album in its own right, says Ged Babey.
This is not a novelty record.
This is just a great album full stop. One of the best of the year.
Behind the scenes at Louder Than War I’ve been fighting for it to be the coveted ‘Album of The Week’ only to be over-ruled by dictatorial middle-management as supposedly Big Special and Arab Strap are deemed more important and of wider-interest to our hipster readership. I threatened to resign, hinted at blackmail, intimated violence, the lot, but there was no swaying them….If this isn’t the most immediate, exciting and original 2020’s slice of dance-punk since ‘Jobseeker’ and ‘We Live Here’ I don’t know what is….

Kinaara + Warm Parts
2024-11-22 20:00 - 22:00
Kinaara, meaning water’s edge, weave together strands of Punjabi folk, Anglo Celtic epics, dark folk and Indian classical elements. The Leeds duo feature the haunting vocals of Satnam Galsian and Johnny Hogg’s electric guitar.
‘…you can hear Punjabi sounds– but there’s also folk, rock and jazz. Sometimes all at once’. Local Sound Focus
Combining Krautrock, Shoegaze and electonica into a psychadelish rush, Warm Parts are a new Calderdale based band with a fast growing reputation. Warm Parts will have you grooving and swooning in equal measures.

Scott Wainwright
2024-11-17 16:30 - 19:00
Scott Wainwright is a Yorkshire based singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. His music draws from various musical genres including Blues, Gospel, Folk, Jazz and Hip Hop as well as various ‘World’ musics, such as African, Hawaiian and Indian.
Working with acoustic finger style and bottleneck guitar, harmonica and occasional ukuele, Scott draws on his wide love for these types of music and celebrates the joy of pure creativity.
Writing and performing both vocal and instrumental pieces, Scott records regularly and now has a vast and diverse back catalogue of material. He has released numerous albums, EP’s and singles over the years, which have ranged in style from ‘Electric Blues and Hip Hop’ fusions (Every Man Has His Critics), to solo instrumental guitar workouts (What We Cannot Hold). In between these releases there have been regular bouts of ‘Lo-Fi’ folk (All That Glitters is Not Gold) and the odd dabbling as an acoustic balladeer (Whispers from a Kind River), whilst often drifting through the more experimental country blues sound that can be found on his ‘Strangers Here’ album.

Noise In The Valley
2024-11-16 13:00 - 23:00
Noise In The Valley – Yorkshire’s noisiest Rock, Punk, Grunge and Folk all day festival is back, bigger and even louder for 2024!
16 Bands. 4 Venues. No Crossovers. Free Entry.
Funded by Culturedale, celebrating Yorkshire grassroots music.
Curated by The Tall Trees.

Playing times at the Puzzle:
Stiletto – 14.30 – 15.00
Dan’s Girlfriend – 16.30 – 17.00
Lands & Body – 18.30 – 19.00
Objections – 20.30 – 21.00

Open Mic with Maddie Brooks
2024-11-14 20:00 - 23:00

Jacky's Fantastic
2024-11-09 21:00 - 23:00
Jacky’s Fantastic are an energetic three piece power folk band, playing all original songs with catchy rhythms and athletic musicianship…
Free entry, donations towards events always welcome!

Little Sparrow
2024-11-08 20:30 - 23:00
Little Sparrow is singer/songwriter Katie Ware, a title that came from Elbow front man Guy Garvey, affectionately calling her ‘Cockney Sparrow’ it lead onto her stage name ‘Little Sparrow‘.
Drawing influences from the likes of Kate Bush, PJ Harvey and All About Eve, Little Sparrow’s music creates songs that are filled with a blend of styles, woven into the colourful tapestry of her music, often with a mysterious fairytale quality.
The critically acclaimed debut album ‘Wishing Tree’ released in 2014 had regular airplay on BBC Introducing, BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2 as well as regular regional and international radio plays.
2020 saw the release of ‘Tears’, a song originally written by her father Mick Ware.
Her father enjoyed a successful music career back in the 70’s and was a huge influence on Katie’s songwriting when growing up. This included a home studio and recording with
her father regularly when only a little girl. Mick Ware enjoyed new fame in 2019 when Tyler the Creator sampled one of his songs ‘Today’ on a track ‘Puppet’ which featured on his album ‘Igor’.
Late 2021 saw the welcome return to live music, which Little Sparrow embraced. With sold out shows and a support slot with Eddi Reader, this encouraged Little Sparrow to put more live dates together in 2022.
She has supported Ian McCulloch (Echo and the Bunnymen) and most recently Mike Scott (The Waterboys) in May last year, 2023.

Folk Night with Damien Barber
2024-11-07 20:00 - 23:00
Raised in Norfolk and heavily influenced by such earlier Norfolk singers as Walter Pardon and Peter Bellamy, Damien is a stylish and distinctive singer, either a Capella or accompanied on guitar or English concertina. Though he has lived in West Yorkshire for over 20 years he retains a strong East Anglian identity.
Damien was 5 years old he was first taken to The Orchard Garden’s Folk Club in North Walsham, Norfolk where his family lived and where he began to absorb the styles and sounds of local singers such as Tony Hall, Peter Bellamy and most notable of all Walter Pardon. Walter was one of the last great Traditional singers of the region and, along with his weekly visits to the folk club, Damien was fortunate to listen to, and play with, Walter a number of times at his home before his passing in 1996.
“He plays a hell of a concertina and he’s got allthe signs of be”
Free entry, donations toward events and artists always welcome.

Technical Difficulties
2024-11-06 19:30 - 23:00
Technical Difficulties is Sowerby Bridge’s original experimental & electronic music open mic held on the first Wednesday of Each Month
FREE ENTRY
Please send us a message if you want a slot!
We have a PA installed, two tables and somebody to plug you in…
Whether you’re into alternative hip hop, dark ambient, free jazz, freak folk, beat poetry or drone rock come on down, plug yourself in and let your freak flag fly!

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Seas Of Mirth
2024-11-02 21:00 - 23:00
Nottingham based Seas Of Mirth are a high-energy genre-swerving festival band with an immersive deep-sea twist. Fronted by the two founding guitarists Al Judders and C Ball Paul, their daringly inventive new album ‘Kriller’ covers everything from wonky disco funk to psychey prog-folk to worldly dance beats. On stage, the visual element is full on with UV lights, flamboyant costumes and LED sea creatures on stage and in the crowd… it’s one big sensory experience, with a generous spoonful of humour. Having performed at major festivals including Glastonbury, Bearded Theory, Boomtown, Lindisfarne and Solfest in the last few years, the band are passionate about playing to new audiences up and down the country. This is an opportunity that anyone with an adventurous pair of ears simply must take the plunge on…
*DISCLAIMER – the Venue and Artist take no responsibility for death by giant jellyfish*
