Keeping flag flying for Harrogate music with live streamed events

Nationally-renowned, Knaresborough-based DJ Rory Hoy's bestselling 2018 publication, The Little Big Beat Book has just been reissued.

Among several Harrogate music events coming up are live digital sessions courtesy of Six Poor Folk in Knaresborough, a Vinyl Sessions in Harrogate about REM, and a local DJs festival on Harrogate Community Radio.

Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11

Rickie DH live event

For two nights running, Harrogate DJ Rickie Hurlstone, a big name in the Leeds clubbing scene and director of West Yorkshire’s Reach festival, will perform live to allow people to have a dance and engage with crowds all from home.

The RickieDH live event show, which has a potential audience reach of more than 800,000 on social media, aims to raise at least £5,000 for the front line heroes of the NHS through a JustGiving page.

The show will start at 7pm on both nights.

Saturday, April 11

Six Poor Folk, Knaresborough

DJ set from Rory Hoy on live show on the Knaresborough bar's website at 8pm.

Saturday, April 11

Harrogate Community Radio

DJ Rory Hoy special mix on Harrogate Community Radio at 9pm.

Sunday, April 12

Six Poor Folk, Knaresborough

Open Mic night via Zoom with the music kicking off at 7pm.

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Wednesday, April 15

Harrogate's Vinyl Sessions on REM

Vinyl Sessions, which fundraises for Friends of Harrogate Hospital & Harrogate Healthcare NHS Trust, will digital stream an event about REM's Automatic for the People.

Vinyl Sessions organiser Colin Paine said: "In these challenging and worrying times we all face lets try a few smiles with online events.

"After some serious spadework the Vinylsessions team are delighted to announce the first online Vinyl Sessions next Wednesday.

"Our platforms are in place, our regular team are ready to roll and the audio will be coming live on vinyl."

The fun starts at 7.30pm with Vinyl Session's regular 'Professor of Pop' , Graham Chalmers of the Harrogate Advertiser, who will be taking about REM's 23 million-selling 1992 album Automatic for the People.

The whole classic album will be played on vinyl from Vinyl Sessions' HQ with a video created by Jim Dobbs and some well-known bonus tracks.

To join this online event, music fans need to book at Eventbrite.

A few hours before the event, attendees will receive a second email from Eventbrite with a link to the Zoom meeting.

Click the link and install the free software or app for Zoom.

A second link will take you to the HQ audio, please follow instructions. Attendee video and audio will be muted but a live chat will take place with organisers.

Booking is the only way to join these events.

Donations for Friends of Harrogate Hospital Community Charity will be accepted via PayPal.

Full details at www.vinylsessions.org

Saturday, April 25 (provisional date)

Virtual Insanity Festival

Harrogate Community Radio

The biggest collection of Harrogate music figures cum DJs will feature in a digital broadcast on Harrogate Community Radio.

Names including Rory Hoy, DJ Trev, , Rufus Beckett, Mike Atkinson, Diesel Keys, DJ Scooby, Graham Chalmers of the Harrogate Advertiser, Moon On A Stick, Jonny Skinner and Andy from Harrogate Community Radio will take part from 1pm to 6pm.

Nationally-renowned, Knaresborough-based DJ Rory Hoy's bestselling 2018 publication, The Little Big Beat Book has just been reissued as a Kindle eBook on New Haven Publishing.

The original book made number one on the Amazon Dance Music book charts, overtaking Neil Tennant from The Pet Shop Boys.

A Bookazine edition The Story of Big Beat came out in 2019.

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