Folk Night with Kimber's Men
2025-05-01 20:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London)
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.

French Fridays
2025-05-02 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-05-09 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-05-16 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-05-23 17:30 - 18:30, 2025-05-30 17:30 - 18:30
An informal group to practice your conversational French – Everyone welcome!

Plantfood
2025-05-03 21:00 - 23:00
Plantfood are a 6 piece blood-pumping jazz force summoning an intricate mix of electronic and acoustic layers with influences all the way from spiritual jazz to contemporary club music. Plantfood’s sound takes inspiration from artists such as The Prodigy, John Coltrane and Nubiyan Twist. From the mosh pit to serene soundscapes and back again, the journey Plantfood takes you on is an unforgettable one.Plantfood’s debut album Carnivores, OUT NOW via BridgeTheGap, has featured all over radio via the likes of Craig Charles, Jamz supernova and Sian Eleri on stations such as BBC 6Music, Selector radio and WWFM, as well as hitting track of the week on BBC introducing. “Carnivores” envisions an apocalyptic future where the plants rise to power, taking over and consuming all around them. The music paints these chaotic and contrasting scenes with a heavy and cataclysmic sound palette.Last year at Glastonbury festival, Plantfood headlined the Croissant Neuf stage on Saturday night, credited as Gabriel Francis aka Papaoul’s “favourite discovery of Glastonbury 2023”. With festival appearances including We Out Here, Beat-Herder, Shambala and Wilderness, Plantfood have toured all over the UK; supporting renowned artists such as, Dele Sosimi, BCUC and TC and the Groove Family; and selling out headline shows in London, Leeds, York, Falmouth, Todmorden and Hebden Bridge. Support for Plantfood extends beyond live shows, as successful Help Musicians applicants and winners of the 2023 Drake Yolanda award.

Acoustic Singaround Session
2025-05-04 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.

Chess Night
2025-05-05 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-05-12 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-05-19 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-05-26 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-06-02 20:00 - 23:00
All welcome for this casual but serious evening of chess.

Book Launch - Hedgehogg Tails
2025-05-07 19:30 - 23:00
Rob Edwards is hosting the launch of his new poetry collection ‘Hedgehogg Tails’
I’m excited to announce the book launch of my new poetry collection,’Hedgehogg Tails’, at the Puzzle Hall Community Pub in Sowerby Bridge on the 7th of May 7.30 – 10.40.It features spoken word from myself and Dorothy Sadowski, original music from Michael Shaw, Phil Greenwood, Will Griffin, Neil Kenyon & Ash Robinson.

Open Mic with Maddie Brooks
2025-05-08 20:30 - 23:00
Open mic & Jam hosted by Maddy Brooks at the Puzzle Hall Inn – Sowerby Bridge 8.30pm onwards and upwards…
This night is an Open Mic with Jam session capabilities where everyone is pretty much guaranteed a chance to play & are peppered with moments of absolute joy & magic!
Everyone and anyone welcome, get yourselves down to play, sing, say and listen!
We have a PA installed, plus mics, stands and DI boxes available to use.

Dan E Malone + Nicky Bray's Musical Menagerie + Secret Pockets
2025-05-09 20:00 - 22:30
Dan E Malone is a singer songwriter from Todmorden, now residing in Leeds. The first record he ever bought was Living Doll by Cliff Richard and the Young Ones and he has been writing his own novelty hits ever since. He would never describe his act as musical comedy because everybody hates musical comedy but it’s musical comedy.
“Wry and witty songs – with a dash of the silly – Danny’s obtuse observations will certainly make you laugh, and might even make you think! A unique and thoroughly charming chap.” Seven Live
“John Shuttleworth’s spiritual nephew “ Silky
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063643564717 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcbd_AZhL3_JBaqFjHJpL2g
Nicky Bray is a humorous musical storyteller who aims to put smiles firmly on faces. She explores weird and wonderful subject matter while experimenting with different musical styles: from upbeat ukulele odes to internal organs, to multilingual animal-inspired electro-pop, to football-themed a cappella with audience spot prizes.
She enjoys the beauty of simple chord progressions coupled with catchy vocal melodies, being playful with language, rhythm and rhyme, and incorporating creative ways to involve the audience. Her performance style is visual and energetic; she never misses an opportunity to whip out a prop, and her collection of comedy headwear is ever-expanding. She has been called many things, including “a burst of energy and life” and “kind of like if Björk were a children’s TV presenter”.
https://www.facebook.com/nickybraymusic
Secret Pocket’s songs will have you encountering mermaids, zombies. werewolves and robots as they struggle to make sense of their lives. His songs are bittersweet concoctions of pathos and humour delivered in a rollicking anti-folk style.

Roger Davies & His Band
2025-05-10 21:00 - 23:00
Roger Davies and his dynamic acoustic folk/rock band have recently enjoyed a succession of sold out shows, graced the stage of the Great British Folk Festival, performed live sessions for various regional BBC radio stations and are currently recording their second album.
Dubbed ‘The Yorkshire Songwriter’ by BBC Radio Leeds after writing a selection of songs inspired by aspects of West Yorkshire, Roger formed the band after accompanying Fairport Convention on a 30 date UK tour in 2016. Since then, Roger and his band have honed their craft into one of the most engaging, entertaining and accomplished shows on the live music circuit.
Further information is at www.rogerdaviesmusic.com

Improv@The Puzzle
2025-05-11 13:00 - 16:00
Audience and players VERY WELCOME. These are open playing sessions where weird and wonderful pieces are improvised by the group using some light direction and guidance on the playing.
Donations welcomed: Bring Instruments and if needed little amplifiers and come down and join in with the improvisations. Arrive by 1.30pm to be ready to play at 2.00pm.
No previous experience needed. Any questions? Feel free to message.

Richard Royle
2025-05-11 16:30 - 18:30
Richard Royle is a Halifax based guitarist and vocalist specialising in bottle neck slide guitar. As a multi instrumentalist Richard has performed with various bands and acts locally but now has turned his attention to performing his original material.
A mix of folk, blues, soul and jazz his music centres around intricate guitar work which comprises bass, rhythm and lead parts all wrapped up in one guitar.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…

Start To Run + Project Charlie
2025-05-16 20:00 - 22:00
Start to Run is a band born out of the isolation of covid lockdowns and then the rediscovered joy of jamming and writing music with friends. The music they create is a finely crafted balancing act between their warmly melodic and upbeat tendencies and their darkly introspective lyrical concerns. their self described “Sad Disco Anthems” merge Philly style lead & indie rhythm, with 80’s keys, synthy bass and melodic vocals to create a sound that’ll steal your heart.
‘a blanketed bundle of gently shimmering mid-Nineties indie, a la St Etienne or The Auteurs.’ – Dirty Sunbeams
https://www.instagram.com/starttorunband/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7BRM0xOldt5qtMKuLvLKVl…

Project Charlie are a three-piece acoustic band with songs that are unashamedly pop with shades of punk and indie. Not out of place on a playist with Crowded House, R.E.M or Talking Heads their upbeat, punchy and melodic songs are full of memorable harmonies and heartfelt lyrics that’ll get your toes tapping and your voices singing along.
https://www.instagram.com/project_charlie_band/

Kate McDonnell
2025-05-17 21:00 - 23:00
Kate McDonnell is a singer-songwriter from the US who plays her guitar upside down and backwards, and sings with her whole being. She has performed at the Newport Folk Festival and Kennedy Center and on the Mountain Stage radio program and WXPN’s “World Café”. Her award-winning songwriting has been singled out for praise by The Village Voice and the Boston Globe. Kate is thrilled to announce her 6th recording TRAPEZE (Sept 2024), for which she has received some prestigious awards. Her 5th recording BALLAD OF A BAD GIRL (2021) included such musical luminaries as Jerry Marotta and Tony Levin topping Folk DJ charts at #5 upon its release. Kate took a 15-year hiatus from professional music, earned her MSW, and worked with troubled children before resuming her music career.
“Enchanting and Affecting.” – RnR Magazine
“Kate McDonnell is an exceptional artist.” – Americana Highways
https://katemcdonnell.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565143782512#

Calderdale Big Band
2025-05-18 16:00 - 18:00
The Calderdale Big Band started life in June 2002 under the name of The Calder Valley Youth Dance Orchestra (C.Y.D.O.) the brain child of local musician and teacher Derek Southcott, who was at the time lead trombone with the Sid Lawrence orchestra and Roy Sparrow a local big band enthusiast and our band legend!! The idea behind the orchestra was to provide an alternative outlet for young musicians to play in other than concert bands and brass bands.
We perform the Big Band sounds of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Ted Heath and more, through the 1930s, 40s, 50s through to the present day. Our extensive repertoire includes jazz standards, R’n’B, charleston, rock and roll, latin, dance and contemporary music.

Technical Difficulties - Experimental Music Open Mic
2025-05-21 19:00 - 23:00
*Please Note – Technical Difficulties will be on the third Wednesday of the month from now on*
Technical Difficulties is Sowerby Bridge’s original experimental music open mic held on the third 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!

Heavenphetamine + Protem
2025-05-23 20:00 - 22:00
Heavenphetamine
Japanese Psych Punk Band from Tokyo.Since 2021 based in Tbilisi.
Influenced by 60- 70’s psychedelic rock, 80’s Post Punk and Acid house mainly but is able to feel the Japanese musical element as spice like “wasabi”.
Protem
Stefan B has been producing electronic music on and off for a number of years. Under the moniker of Protogonos he has regularly produced cinematic and ambient soundscapes – some of which have been released on CD by DiN records. Recently he has returned to his love of rhythmical compositions but under the alter ego of Protem. In doing so, he found himself looking backward in time to his personal recollections of local people, places and events. So, he has decided (or been persuaded) to showcase these studio tracks from the album he released last year entitled ‘From Cradle To Rave’.
The instrumental pieces are a musical fusion inspired by Kraftwerk and Philip Glass, as well as the early electronic dance scene of the nineties.

The Memphis Cruisers + Scott Wainwright + The Tragettes
2025-05-24 17:30 - 23:00
The Memphis Cruisers – 7.45pm
Scott Wainwright – 6.45pm
The Tragettes – 5.30pm

The Memphis Cruisers are a hard working rockabilly band hailing from the wild west of Yorkshire (otherwise known as Bradford). Covering a range of rockabilly songs from the likes of Gene Vincent and Elvis Presley, to The Stray Cats, Matchbox and Imelda May. With their witty banter,”feel good” vibes and rollicking energy no toes will remain untapped.
“They know how to create a fantastic atmosphere and had people shaking their hips and tapping their feet” Yorkshire Live
“A top-class rockabilly band!” – The York Press

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.
A number of Scott’s songs have been given the remix treatment, taking his rural blues style into Dubstep and Synth-wave genres.

The Tragettes are Jim and Andy from the The Tragics doing a bit of moonlighting without telling the rest of the band.

Dan's Girlfriend Album Launch & Puzzfest
2025-05-25 13:00 - 21:00
1:00 start! A splendid day’s entertainment with:
Dan’s Girlfriend
Burgz
Chris Manley
The Weedwackers
Neontown

Poetry & Spoken Word Evening
2025-05-27 20:00 - 23:00
On the fourth Tuesday of the month the music stops and we pay attention to the spoken word. There has been poetry at the Puzzle Hall since the Nineties, with breaks when the pub was closed.

Sometimes we are a small seminar group bringing work we love, and want to discuss, including our own writings. If we get bigger numbers we can get out the microphone and make it an open mic. Everyone is welcome.

There are many kinds of poetry nights: poetry slams, formal invited poets with an audience, open mics, spoken word events. We are often another kind of gathering: talking about poetry, why we write, what we read, themes and differences.

Jazz @ The Puzzle with Rod Mason's Elements
2025-05-29 20:00 - 23:00
Saxophonist Mason and his band Elements, are all set for another barnstorming tour de force, comparable only to their last gig here at the Puzzle.
One of the most popular bands on the jazz scene today, with it’s powerful and uncompromising material, Elements compelling array of music covering just about the entire spectrum of contemporary jazz, is delivered with great energy, commitment and impeccable musicianship.
Band leader and composer Mason is a vibrant and compelling performer who has appeared alongside many of the UK’s best known stars including Alan Skidmore, Pete King, Don Weller, Art Themen, Guy Barker and Gerald Presencer. He often tours in mainland Europe and features at many of the UK’s top festivals.

The Revelator Band
2025-05-31 21:00 - 23:00
The behatted behemoths of Victorian Gothic Voodoo Blues return to one of their very favourite stomping grounds with intent to commit musical mayhem yet again. Anything could happen and probably will. Starting 9pm sharp, free admission.

Acoustic Singaround Session
2025-06-01 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.
