Handmade Music
Handmade Music
Monthly experimental music night in Belfast. Short sets, time to chat, space to move. First Thursday each month!
Handmade Music
Handmade Music is a brand-new experimental music night specially curated to feature an amazing mix of well-known artists, lesser-known artists, and surprise guests! All performing music from the edges of their craft.
You’ll hear ‘never-before-heard’ music, and music that may never be heard again.
Join the Handmade Music community in-person or online on the first Thursday of each month as we create this space for experimental/improvised music to exist…and seeing what comes out the other side.
Hope to see you there!
The Line-Ups!
November
Risteárd Ó hAodha Approx. 25-30min set
Risteárd Ó hAodha is an experimental artist and multi-instrumentalist (primarily piano and cello). He is also a composer and creates multimedia art. Currently, Risteárd is most interested in the Irish language and the perspective it gives oneself of the landscape and environment of Ireland. Outside of his solo work, he has collaborated with different bands and ensembles such as RÓIS, Gemma Dunleavy, Princ€ss and Trinity Orchestra.
QUB Ensemble
QUBe members will form the house band for the Handmade Music series. QUBe is a music collective based in Belfast involving students, staff, and musicians from inside and outside Queen’s University Belfast. QUBe brings together performers from diverse artistic backgrounds and musical interests.
Andrew Toman Approx. 25-30min set
Andrew has been an established session musician for over a decade and recently has been embracing a different approach to the guitar with self-composed music and performance.
Drawing from influences such as Marc Ribot, Paul Brady, Martyn Heyne and Roland Dyens, Andrew’s compositions reflect not only his interest in the guitar but in the very nature of compositional fluidity and the challenge to the performer/composer that this presents.
Presented by Moving on Music and SARC in association with Accidental Theatre, with support from Improvising Futures SSHRC partnership.
Show Info
In-Person
Venue: 12-13 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, BT2 7DB
Access: Directly from Shaftesbury Square
Performance(s): Thursday 6th November & 4th December 2025
Doors: 8:00pm GMT
Starts: 8:30pm GMT (Book Bar* will not be open, BYOB)
Age Guidance: 16+
Run Time: 2 hours+
Disabled Access: Theatre (ground floor) is fully accessible. Toilets & Book Bar (1st floor) are accessible via a wheelchair platform lift. Carer tickets available: Call 028 9032 5881 to book.
Online
Access for the live stream will be emailed out on the day of the event, please check junk/spam folders.
*The Book Bar is our charity bar, run to help support Accidental & the new building.
Ticket Info
Please book a ticket per person watching to avoid viewing issues.
£5 - WATCH IN-PERSON TICKET - a standard ticket that gives you in-person access to watch the show in the theatre.
£5 - WATCH LIVE ONLINE TICKET - a standard ticket that gives you access to the live stream on the night.
£7 - WATCH LIVE ONLINE & LATER TICKET - a special ticket that gives you access to watch live online & on demand at your leisure.
£10 - DONATION TICKET - a special ticket that gives a little extra to the exceptional and hardworking artists creating the show. Donation Tickets include all watch options above.
