Fresh Thursday // Powtes + Johannes Elnan

Please note, the advertised start time is when our doors will open, generally music starts one hour after doors.

Fresh Thursday is a unique regular event that showcases new music alongside a home-cooked meal. For more information about how this event works please read the info at the bottom of this event carefully. Thank you. If you have a dietary requirement you can indicate it by selecting one of the free add-ons when purchasing your ticket.

Please note we are unable to offer refunds. You can click here to view our full refunds policy.

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Powtes

Powtes are a six piece collective which brings together musicians from Newcastle’s folk and improvised music scene. They share an interest in drones, acoustic textures and unusual approaches to folk songs. They perform sensitive ballads which sit upon a rich foundation of twin fiddles, banjo, harp, whistle, one row melodeon, trombone and guitar. The music of Powtes is at once gentle and overwhelming. The group regularly performs in an intimate, acoustic context, often playing in the round. FFO: Lankum, Adrianne Lenker, Shovel Dance Collective, Pentangle.

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Johannes Elnan

Johannes Elnan, an ambitious bassist from Norway currently based in Oslo, is a musical wildcard with a toe dipped in almost everything. At a young age, Elnan has established himself as a remarkable musician, known for his expressive improvisations and commanding presence.

As of recent he has gotten attention for a series of convincing solo concerts, as well as collaborations with musicians such as; Paal Nilsen-Love, Tobias Delius, Amalie Dahl, Gilbert Holström, Ketija Ringa, Per Texas Johansson, Frederik Ljungkvist and Lisa Ullén

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More about FRESH Thursdays...

FRESH happens every Thursday during our open seasons. It is a platform to bring you fresh new music served up alongside a homecooked plant based meal, board games and candles. It can be hard to get people out to hear music that they don’t know yet & this is why we decided to offer dinner as an incentive to try something new, these gigs are cosy, communal nights and often you get to hear completely new music for the very first time. The music varies across multiple genres but it is usually fairly gentle listening type music & well suited to a relaxed Thursday night. The gigs are seated and during the sets the audience is very music focused & quiet with time to chat in between the sets and at the end when we keep the bar open.

We cook the food from scratch usually and dinner is well suited to lover of vegetables and wholesome cooking, it's usually something like a dhal, veggie chilli, tacos, roast veg or similar, our base line is vegan sometimes with veggie options. We can cater for nut/gluten free meals, but nuts & gluten are used in the kitchen so if you have serious allergies please bear that in mind.

Doors at 7pm, we aim to get dinner ready by 8pm and will bring it to you when its ready… music usually starts around 8pm, sometimes later if it’s a busy night for food (we are a tiny team) and we aim to have the music finished by 10-10.15 pm. We can only guarantee dinner with advance tickets and these days we cap dinner at 60 meals and the food tickets do often sell out.

We hope/think it's obvious that quality music and dinner for £10 is all about culture & community and that these events cost us money… If you can afford to purchase a higher level ‘Cobalt supporters‘ ticket we appreciate the additional help towards costs very much.