Music at Bishops' House

13/11/2025

Sweet Williams / Pefkin at Bishops House Dec 12th

I admit that "Sweet Williams" were not on my radar at all until,Gayle continually referred to them as this amazing band, intense and uncompromising with Thomas House at the core
The truth is TH is "Sweet Williams" more than ably abetted by a cast of brilliant musicians as needed.

I first encountered Tom at the "Rite of Spring" festival in Bishops' Castle a while back. Playing solo I was blown away by the urgency and depth of that performance. There was nowhere to hide. Amazing!
Recently we caught the "band" as they tore apart JT Soar in Nottingham and I knew exactly what Gayle meant.

Now relocated from Zaragoza, It's a pleasure to welcome Thomas playing solo in our little space. Be Prepared.

Pefkin, of these parts, will be bringing her mesmerising otherly sounds and incantations. With a new LP on Morc Records dropping in the new year, here is a chance to catch her at her best, experimenting and pushing at the boundaries again
Its a great way to end our year at Bishops'. I
Come and see, be mesmerised but yeah, Be Prepared.
Byob

10/11/2025

Tomorrow evening, Tuesday 11th November, Will Finn and Rosie Calvert - "Intense, glorious.. enchanting. MUST LISTEN" - Folk London. Tickets and more info here!:
https://wegottickets.com/event/675435 #

Will Finn and Rosie Calvert are an award-winning husband-and-wife duo who came together through their love of music. First coming to prominence with their acapella quartet The Teacups, the pair perform traditional and contemporary folk music with vibrancy and flair - intricate harmonies; the rousing...

05/11/2025

A very busy weekend with music at Bishops House.
Emily Portman Sold Out on Friday, Thank you.
We have Tickets for Fjall
A quartet formed with a view to making improvisations and instant compositions which avoid the highly active language of free improvisation and tends more towards ritual or even contemporary classical music. The result is atmospheric and occasionally unsettling, as the music ripples between spacious, metallic and otherworldly soundscapes to earthy, rhythmic and strident, yet melodic tones. The use of unusual/ethnic instruments married with two percussionists gives a distinctive flavour of the unexpected.

“An inland journey for the head and for the heart.” – Mr Olivetti, FREQ
Perfect for the setting.

We also have very few tickets for Sunday which sees Sulk Rooms with support from James Adrian Brown
"An evening of deep dark drone textures and electronica"
Again another twist on the diverse programme we try to curate.
WeGotTickets to secure a seat.
Byob.

04/11/2025

This weekend at Bishops House.
Three wide ranging events.
Friday - Fab Folk from Emily Portman- Sold Out

Saturday, Improv from Fjall and poetry from Geraldine Monk.
Consisting of local luminaries and further afield coming together to create sonic world to draw you inlll

Sunday Sulk Rooms and James Adrian Brown. An evening of deep dark drone textures and electronica . 8 tickets left.

Yes, we mix it up to bring you the best of Traditional and Experimental sounds.
Keeps us on our toes as well.

Hope to see you there

02/11/2025

David Mitchell tonight at 7.30!
A few tickets left here:
https://wegottickets.com/event/659120/
Have a listen here:
https://davidmitchellmusician.bandcamp.com/album/contours

01/11/2025

David Mitchell returns this Sunday evening (Nov 2nd) with a brilliant repertoire of traditional folk guitar tunes. Perfect for our intimate historical setting.
Doors open at 7pm for music at 7.30pm

"I wish I could play guitar like that" Ralph McTell

Have a listen here
https://davidmitchellmusician.bandcamp.com/album/contours

Tickets & more info:
https://wegottickets.com/event/659120/

12 track album

31/10/2025

And Zandra....wow....Doors 7.00pm
Will be special

31/10/2025

The Feathered Thorns in Soundcheck at Bishops'House tonight. Tix on doors at 7.00pm.. Lo fi gothy vibes ...perfect.. byob.

30/10/2025

Halloween Special at Bishops House, Sheffield.
Tomorrow Doors 7.00pm
Music 7.45pm
Byob

The Feathered Thorns plus support from Zandra
"A spectral fog of acoustic authenticity and jarring electronic interference" Stewart Lee.

The Feathered Thorns tell stories which lay in the shadows and folds of the mysterious landscapes of the Norfolk/Suffolk border.
One of this lands stranger places.
Part folklore fantasy, part domestic truth, half remembered dreams, visceral memories. Desperate fragility and sharp toothed menace. The right amount of tender, the right amount of grit.

https://thefeatheredthorns.bandcamp.com/album/witch-live

Support from Zandra.
Something of an enigma.
Leaning towards folk but given a good sprinkling of ambient sounds and drones. Pin-drop quiet and intimate. Their songs hold onto a simple humbleness that the chaos of everyday life tries to drown."

So if you want to avoid pesky knocks on the door come and pesk us instead.
Haunted Marshmallows may be available....
Tickets available otd but go to WeGotTickets to make sure..

Booo!

28/10/2025

This Friday, Halloween at Bishops HouseThe Feathered Thorns and Zandra...Perfect for the Season

The Feathered Thorns tell stories which lay in the shadows and folds of the mysterious landscapes of the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Part folklore fantasy, part domestic truth, half remembered dreams, visceral memories. Desperate fragility and sharp toothed menace. The right amount of tender, the right amount of grit.
Faves of Stewart Lee we can't wait.
Get the vibe here https://thefeatheredthorns.bandcamp.com/album/spectre-under-the-skin

Support comes from Zandra
Zandra pens songs from West Yorkshire, England.
"Leaning towards folk but given a good sprinkling of ambient sounds and drones. Pin-drop quiet and intimate. Their songs hold onto a simple humbleness that the chaos of everyday life tries to drown."

More than just supported by the wonderful dbh and dom.
https://zandra1.bandcamp.com/album/zandra-2

All brought to you courtesy of Sonido PolifonicoTickets from WeGotTickets

Button Up "This is Not a Dark Ride"

BYOB
Doors 7.00pm
Music 7.45pm
Curfew 10.00pm

27/10/2025

Come spend a spooky Halloween with us at Bishops' House.

🦇 Feathered Thorns 🦇

From the land of Black Shuck and the Lantern Man come duo the Feathered Thorns, comprised of Jason Wick and Polly Wright, who collaborated on a marsh-lore inspired album with Laura Cannell.

Part folklore fantasy, part domestic truth, half remembered dreams, visceral memories. Desperate fragility and sharp toothed menace. The right amount of tender, the right amount of grit.

Support from Todmorden-based trio Zandra.

Recommended to us by the mercurial dbh (who plays in this band) we expect quiet, intimate songs that drift into folk, ambient and drone, just the way we like it.

⏰ Friday 31st October 7pm

BYOB

All ages (under 16s accompanied)

26/10/2025

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Halloween's Upon Us BOO! ...then more.......