Kimber's Men
2025-12-20 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London)
Lore at the Puzzle with Kimber’s Men.
Audiences everywhere, rave over the harmonies of Kimber’s Men. They have appeared at Festivals in Ostende, Appingedam, Portmagee, Portsoy, Fano in Denmark, and all over the UK. Featured twice on Sunday brunch for Channel 4 ,they also starred in the BBC2 and BBC4 production of Sea Songs, with Gareth Malone; the latter being the most viewed programme of the year, on BBC 4.
Expect to laugh, sing and be generally entertained.
Free entry, artist donations welcome.

The Fabulous Mustard Brothers
2025-12-21 16:00 - 19:00
Otley’s finest, The Fabulous Mustard Brothers are Nick Wood, Richard Currie, Rory McLeish and Ryan Griffiths. They live up to their name creating finely crafted folk pop gems (Think a more folky Crowded House or a rootsy Travis.) about the vicissitudes of modern life and the weather (mostly rain). Pop melodies with an Americana/Roots twist to capture your heart.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKeYojHJ85h-EsQRyqyw7Hg
https://www.facebook.com/…/The…/100089981340366/

Chess Night
2025-12-22 20:00 - 23:00, 2026-01-05 20:00 - 23:00, 2026-01-12 20:00 - 23:00, 2026-01-19 20:00 - 23:00, 2026-01-26 20:00 - 23:00, 2026-02-02 20:00 - 23:00
All welcome for this casual but serious evening of chess.

The Richard Royle Band
2025-12-27 21:00 - 23:00
Richard Royle is a Halifax based guitarist and vocalist specialising in bottle neck slide guitar. Richard is joined by Chris Booth on Bass & Graham Ross on Drums to play a mix of folk, blues, soul and jazz. With inspiration coming from greats such as Ry Cooder, Sam Cooke, Robert Johnson and many more Richard’s music is raw, honest and genuine.
FREE ENTRY – Donations towards events always welcome…

Bradshaw Mummers Festive Workout
2025-12-28 12:30 - 15:00
A traditional Yuletide family celebration
More Details to follow…
The Bradshaw Mummers are a street theatre group, performing traditional and contemporary plays based on the medieval mumming traditions of death and re-birth and the triumph of good over evil. Although most of their scripts are written by members of the group, the performances combine both old and new with the emphasis on entertainment – presenting the plays to modern-day audiences while remaining faithful to the origins of a unique form of theatre including the masking of faces, echoing the tradition that actors believed themselves cursed by the Devil if they were recognised.
Their Plays: For practical reasons, only two of the team’s 15+ scripts are ever current. While the full list includes a handful of traditional plays, the majority are self-written and include such diverse subjects as the Battle of Trafalgar, the Civil War Siege of Bradford, John Bull, the Spanish Armada, Robin Hood, the Witch-finder General and Jack Frost plus a wide range of characters ranging from Roman generals to a 15 foot high giant, an exploding dragon, an elephant with a fondness for buns and a rebellious boar’s head.
Free entry, donations towards events always welcome x

Jazz Night with The Brendan Duffy Quartet
2025-12-30 20:00 - 23:00
Brendan Duffy Quartet
One of the most charismatic & popular musicians on theNorthern jazz scene. The unique Brendan Duffy is joined bythe stellar rhythm section of Chris Sykes (drums), Paul Baxter(bass), & Karl Mullen, (piano).
Expect an eclectic & exciting set – everything from Louis Armstrong & ‘singalong fun’ to John Coltrane & Charles Mingus.​Free admission, collection towards the band taken,please be generous if you can.
Trains:If you’re travelling towards Halifax / Bradford / Leeds, the last train leaves Sowerby Bridge at 00.03.
If you’re travelling up the Calder Valley, and onwards to Manchester, the last train leaves Sowerby Bridge at 23.22.
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.

N.Y.E. Disco
2025-12-31 20:00 - 23:30

Acoustic Singaround Session
2026-01-04 13:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-01 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 CalvertIn 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.

The Long Company
2026-01-05 20:00 - 21:30
Welcome in the new year with The Long Company. This theatre group brings you the traditional and sometimes surreal story telling of times past.

A FREE spectacular. open-air mummers play at 8pm followed by an indoor session of seasonal songs, tunes and novelties by the assembled company.

French Fridays
2026-01-09 17:30 - 18:30, 2026-01-16 17:30 - 18:30, 2026-01-23 17:30 - 18:30, 2026-01-30 17:30 - 18:30, 2026-02-06 17:30 - 18:30
An informal group to practice your conversational French – Everyone welcome!

Outside The Box
2026-01-10 21:00 - 23:00
Outside the Box are a Calderdale based group featuring Mark Paramor on guitar, Justin Graham on accordion Daz Jones on bass and David Insua-cao on drums (and dulcimer). Coming from a background of ceilidh, strict time Scottish Competition, New Orleans Second Line Jazz, Folk and Punk bands they put their own feel to songs and tunes old and new. Add beautiful and full throated three part harmonies, Outside the Box bring foot tapping energy, glorious tunes and sing-along choruses.
https://outsidethebox1.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/outsidetheboxband3

Electric Dreams
2026-01-17 19:00 - 23:00
This January come on down to Electric Dreams, a festival of electronica in all it’s forms designed to help you beat the winter blues. The following artists will be playing :
CHRYSALID HOMO are a hard-edged synth group from Salford whose unique sound heralds of a dark and dangerous future of shock and awe. Not afraid of drawing influences from those that have come before, this merry band of mad-max musicians can name those early pioneers of electronic music; Kraftwerk, The Human League, Tubeway Army, John Foxx, as shaping their own unique sound. Fear not, they aren’t flogging horses here (alive or dead), they’re pushing the boundaries of electronic music to carefully curate a sound that is unique, interesting and, dare we say, pop!(?)
www.chrysalidhomo.com
https://chrysalidhomo.bandcamp.com/album/novus-ordo
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2M0bXaZh4DNnreFFG63ucb
“Their pulsating electronics and digital soundscapes provide the missing link between the hairy bikers and Depeche Mode” – Louder than war
“Tight, retro-futurist synth pop plucked straight from the early 80s. Reminiscent of JOHN FOXX-era ULTRAVOX – icy, minimal, and strangely emotive. Enjoyable and evocative” – Reflections of Darkness.

DOTS are Nicki & Les, a dynamic electronic duo who together serve up a crazy cocktail of synth pop and early blues, mixing the sounds of Kraftwerk with the spirit of Hound Dog Taylor, topped with a generous sprinkling of humour. Genre-bendingly bizarre? You bet.
www.iamseeingdots.co.uk
https://www.youtube.com/@iamseeingdots
https://iamseeingdots.bandcamp.com/

FLASH CASSETTE’s electro-funk/synthwave sound will makes you feel like you’re cruising through Vice City with a boombox full of funk! Flash Cassette drips with synth swag and punchy bass lines that will get you out of your seat and onto the dancefloor. Think Daft Punk doing the soundtrack to a breakdance.
https://flashcassette.bandcamp.com/album/night-waves
https://www.facebook.com/flashcassette
“Day-glo electro and boogie brilliance, they sound like all those 80’s Library Music LP’s where synths were front and centre and atmospheric action was the rule of thumb” – Jumbo Records
“Sitting somewhere between Funkadelic & SEGA Megadrive, think 80’s synthpop, synth-funk and retro video game vibes.” _ Festival of thrift

ELECTRIC ISLES are an electronic alternative band built around captivating female vocals, dreamy guitar and melodic keys with an electronic drums backbone. They create an energetically funky yet blissed-out psychedelic sound that’ll get you moving. Think Little Dragon meets Bicep via Maribou State.
movie.https://www.instagram.com/electricislesmusic/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Fag97C6N3hqer7loeniwF

PROTEM is the alias of Stefan Bojczuk a Calder valley maverick magpie of electronica who mixes electro, techno, dub, ambient and electro-pop into marvelous tracks full of propulsive drive and melodic charm.
https://protem.bandcamp.com/

MARTIN BEECH’s brand of intricate electronica is at once beautifully minimalist yet compellingly rich with tracks which build from delicate simplicity into something both ready for the floor yet rooted in the heart. Think Daniel Avery at his dreamiest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftaJV_UwOxc
https://tidal.com/album/327654253

Steamtown
2026-01-18 16:00 - 19:00
Steamtown are a folk duo from North Yorkshire whose well crafted original songs could easily pass for classic US roots music from 1957 or 47′. With joyful harmonies,twanging guitar/banjo and a rollicking accordion this is Classic Americana delivered as only Yorkshire folk know how.
“A mix of traditional and modern folk containing some exceptional storytelling that will make you both evaluate life and smile.” -Fatea Magazine
https://steamtown.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.facebook.com/Steamtownband/
https://www.instagram.com/steamtownband/

Tom Waits For No Man
2026-01-22 20:00 - 22:00
Tom Waits for No Man is a homage to the song writing prowess of one of America’s most enduring composers. They don’t seek to impersonate Waits work, rather celebrate it; sometimes re arranging the material, seeking new interpretations and sometimes by stripping it back and letting the sheer calibre of the song writing speak for itself.From the tender nostalgia of ‘Martha’, the gospel infused ‘Picture in a frame’ and the variously, dark, comedic and lewd content of such numbers as ‘Pasties and a G-string’, ‘Tango till they’re sore’, ‘The Piano has been Drinking’; this may be an opportunity to reacquaint yourself with this stellar artist, or perhaps discover for the first time, a few of the reasons that maintain his reputation as songwriter of international acclaim.
“It isn’t necessary to be a card-carrying member of the Tom Waits fan club, anyone with an ear cannot fail to be other than impressed by a set that is nothing short of fabulous. Tom Waits for No Man is a winner.” – Bebop Spoken Here.
“The energy of Tom Waits for No Man was full-on from start to go, with the performers’ personalities shining through in their individual interpretation of the legendary Waits’ songs. From gravelly rock ‘n’ roll to soft, crooning ballads and everything in between, this was quite simply a beautifully put together show”– In Daily
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064603251861#
https://www.youtube.com/@tomwaitsfornomanuk5816

Makuta
2026-01-24 21:00 - 23:00
MAKUTA is Doug, Aleata, and Rose Makuta, an American cinematic rock band out of New York. Their forthcoming album will be released in 2025, supported by extensive touring — both domestically and internationally (including a headlining date at the world-renowned Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland). Their songs have been featured on Wells Fargo, CBS, and more, and they have also collaborated, and written for/with fellow artist friends, including Janis Ian, Ab-Liva, Ron Carter, and others.

Independent Venue Week - Mike's Alternative Pop Quiz
2026-01-27 19:30 - 23:00
Do you know your David Bowie from your Drimble Wedge & The Vegetations? If so you are probably wildly successful, rich, popular and having more sex than you can cope with.But on the off chance that you are free on Tuesday 27 January then pop down to the Puzzle Hall Inn and put your knowledge to the test, and the peasants in their place.Form a team in advance or just turn up and form one on arrival and take part in the slightly strange but highly entertaining alternative / independent pop quiz where points mean prizes and the prizes are pants. It will be heaps of fun though.

Jazz Night with Panjumby
2026-01-29 20:00 - 23:00
Our January band will be bringing music and rhythms from the sunny Carribean and South America.
Come on down and groove the night away,
Panjumby are:
Dudley Nesbitt, steel pan, cowbell
Richard Ormrod, sax, flute, percussion
Barclay McKay, keyboard, guitar
Paul Baxter, bass
Sam Hobbs, drums
Led by steel-pannist Dudley Nesbitt, Panjumby are a five-piece band with a repertoire of Modern Jazz, Contemporary Calypso and classic Latin tunes from Brazil, Cuba, Trinidad and Jamaica, the crew are a high-energy group of engaging and accessible performers.
Nesbit grew up in Trinidad and was a child prodigy on the steel pan, eventually becoming a regular arranger for the prestigious annual Panorama competition at a very young age. He has an extraordinary musical mind and is fully capable of composing a through-written piece of music for a pan orchestra of over a hundred players in his head, teaching them all their parts from memory without recourse to scores or notes, or of orchestrating pieces from the classical canon for the same size ensemble.
He is one of the world’s prime exponents of steel pan; one of the few musicians to truly translate steel pan techniques into a jazz context and to bring a group close to understanding the real underpinnings of Calypso, Soca & Trinidadian rhythm.
The present line-up has been steady for fifteen years, and the musicians have developed the kind of instinctive rapport that most groups nowadays can only aspire to.
Free admission, collection towards the band taken, please be generous if you can.

Independent Venue Week - Calder Groove Open Mic + The Incident
2026-01-31 14:00 - 18:00
The Incident duo Live plus Open Mic to celebrate Independent Venue Week.

Midnight Gallery + Billy Billy 5p
2026-01-31 21:00 - 23:00
Manchester new wave outfit MIDNIGHT GALLERY came to life in 2020 amidst the hush of the pandemic, developing their sound at the forefront of modern post-punk, with a shared enthusiasm for 80’s musical influences and the distinctive sounds of the North. Drawing parallels with artists such as Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen and Interpol Midnight Gallery’s music fizzes with sharp guitars, brooding synths, and evocative lyrics exploring the emotional turmoil and complexities of modern life. With a captivating debut EP and an increasing buzz around live shows, including a sold-out hometown show and a UK tour with IST IST, Midnight Gallery is quickly making its mark in the UK post-punk scene.
“Hypnotic, romantic and mysterious Midnight Gallery have earned a formidable reputation as compelling live performers” – RGR
“Midnight Gallery have an intuitive feel and flow and a rich awareness of songwriting craft” – Even The Stars
https://midnightgallerymusic.com/https://www.instagram.com/midnightgallerymusic/https://www.facebook.com/midnightgallerymusicpage/https://www.youtube.com/@MidnightGalleryMusic
BILLY BILLY 5p are an internationally unsuccessful “supergroup” featuring the least competent members of Leeds bands Two Minute Noodles and Hillary and the Hatecrimes, Liverpool bands The Walkingseeds and Star Spangled Banana, Calderdale bands FADS and KLONK and other acts that you haven’t heard of either. Like the power rangers used to they come together to make something far stronger than their own weedy selves. Their music is inventive, fun and constantly surprising mixing power pop, psychedelia, space rock and classic indie into a charming sound all of their own.
“Eclectic, eccentric and thoroughly joyous” – Louder Than War
https://billybilly5p.bandcamp.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozoRocelsLghttps://www.instagram.com/billybilly5p/

Folk Night with Bridget Hayden
2026-02-05 20:00 - 23:00
LORE at the Puzzle proudly presents BRIDGET HAYDEN
Free entry/’pay what you can’ collection for the artists
Join us for the first LORE event of 2026 – a rare trad solo show for Bridget Hayden, one of Northern England’s finest and most fearless interpreters of traditional song, our events also feature floor-spots for local folk singers and musicians (with priority for new contributors); so please join us, and perhaps join in!
Entry to this and most other Puzzle Hall Inn events is free; we also invite voluntary contributions from the audience across the evening to further support the artists that we are hosting.
Widely acclaimed as one of 2025’s finest folk albums, ‘Cold Blows the Rain’ by Todmorden’s own Bridget Hayden & The Apparitions is an enrapturing wintery pilgrimage through traditional standards including ‘Blackwater Side’, ‘Lovely On the Water’ and ‘She Moves Through the Fair’, traced out in spectral banjo, harmonium and fiddle. These most traditional of songs, learned at her mother’s knee and delivered with tender restraint, mark a paradoxically radical departure for Hayden, who has been a key figure of the UK’s ‘Trans-Pennine Underground’ experimental music scene across two decades, including as a member of Vibracathedral Orchestra and the Telescopes, and as a central figure in the Folklore Tapes nexus.
‘Bridget Hayden and the Apparitions start the year with traditional songs as heavy as the sodden moors at midnight. They unfurl at a glacial pace, with analogue synths and delicate banjos buoying up Hayden’s deep, measured voice.’ Folk Album of the Month, The Guardian.
‘Like a skeleton tiptoeing through a field of windblown grass.. quietly heart-rending’ 4.5/5, Uncut Magazine.
‘A mist-soaked album of traditional songs… I found myself quite mesmerised, as the songs weaved their subtle magic’ 4/5, Songlines.
