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!
Thursday 5TH DECEMBER
Mattew Jacobson (25-30min set approx)
Matthew Jacobson is a drummer, composer, bandleader, educator and producer. As well as performing, composing for and recording with his own groups ReDiviDeR and Insufficient Funs, he co-leads Roamer, a quartet of Ireland’s most internationally recognised improvisers. He is also co-director of independent Irish record label Diatribe and a jazz lecturer at Dublin City University.
QUB Ensemble (10-15min set approx)
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.
Paddy McKeown (25-30min set approx)
Belfast based multi-instrumentalist, composer and visual artist Paddy McKeown works at the intersection of traditional, folk, improvisatory and experimental music. His first solo album The Good Step launched in 2020 and he is currently releasing and performing new material with Córas Trio. He is an active session musician with past projects having seen him play festivals such as EFG London Jazz, Celtic Connections, and Birmingham TradFest.
Thursday 6TH FEBRUARY 2025
TBC
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 5th December 2024
Starts: 8:30pm GMT | Doors 8:00pm 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 & LATER TICKET - a special ticket that gives you access to watch live online or 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.
