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Dan Haywood’s New Hawks (Timbreland Recordings)
Samson & Delilah (Little Red Rabbit Records)
Ottersgear
Thursday 19th January 2012
Dulcimer, Chorlton, Manchester
7.30pm doors.
Now Then Manchester welcomes the mesmerising experimental folkies Dan Haywood’s New Hawks to the Dulcimer before the band embarks on a mini-tour to Scotland. They’ll be … Read on
ZOLA (NORTHAMPTON)
MODEL RADIO (MANCHESTER)
TOWNES (MANCHESTER)
THE WHITWORTH
11TH JANUARY 2012
START 8PM
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Edited by the band themselves, the video features footage shot whilst they were on a day trip to Coney Island, New York after playing SXSW earlier this year, along with some footage from the … Read on
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