2026 sees Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra 15 years into their existence! Since 2011, they have been gleefully trampling over genre boundaries by chucking rockabilly, blues, country, swing, soul and more into their musical gumbo, but always sounding mostly just like themselves.
Formed in Newcastle Upon Tyne, but now hailing from across the UK, the Tea Pad have released six albums, multiple singles and EPs, and have toured widely across the British Isles and Europe, playing everywhere from Glastonbury and Cambridge Folk Festival to village halls and barns, and all points in between.
Well-known for their energetic live shows, and dry humour, they’ve toured with some of the big-name Americana outfits such as Pokey LaFarge, The Dead South, and Sierra Ferrell. They have released music on Sleazy Records, El Toro Records (Spain) and Migraine Records (Germany), appeared multiple times on BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends, and had their music played by everyone from Marc Riley to Huey Morgan.
Joining Rob Heron (vocals/guitar) are Tom Cronin (mandolin/harmonica/guitar), Ben Powling (saxophone/clarinet), Adam Richards (double bass/electric bass) and Paul Archibald (drums).
Concert will be partly seated / standing.
Doors 20.00
Concert 20.30
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