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!
February 2026
Brìghde Chaimbeul & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
Approx. 25-30min set
Brìghde Chaimbeul is one of the most exciting musical minds in the world of Celtic folk today. She’s a master of the Scottish smallpipes – a mellower and more emotive cousin to the famous Great Highland bagpipes – and has taken them to the global stage. A native Gaelic speaker from the Isle of Skye, she roots her music in her language and culture.
Brìghde will be using Handmade Music as a space to experiment with some new sounds and for this set she’ll be collaborating with fiddle player Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (The Gloaming, This Is How We Fly). Caoimhín uses live processing on stage, sending the resonant sound of his 10-string fiddle through code he writes in a programming language called ChucK.
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.
Cascade To Form
Approx. 25-30min set
This new collaboration between Leonid Kuzmenko (saxophone, electronics), Saul Rayson (drums, electronics) and Carlos Guedes (electronics, sound processing) originated from the Hackathon community and discussions of music making, sounding sessions and improvisation.
With performances often inspired by metaphors and storytelling, Cascade To Form push the limits of their instruments by using distinctive techniques and technology, leading to surprising and unpredictable sounds. The unique dynamic between the trio adds layers of detail to the music which shifts between small and self-conscious to bold and disorientated.
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): Thursdays (check drop down for all dates)
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.
£6 - WATCH IN-PERSON TICKET - a standard ticket that gives you in-person access to watch the show in the theatre.
£6 - WATCH LIVE ONLINE TICKET - a standard ticket that gives you access to the live stream on the night.
£8 - 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.
