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Ryburn 3 Step is a folk development organisation promoting traditional song, music and dance in the Ryburn Valley, near Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Next Event

Sun 13 Apr, 2025

Folk Club – Marie Little

Old & new songs from Lancashire and beyond

Moving from Salford to Sunderland Marie toured extensively but combined her folk career with running ‘Little Women’, a women’s cooperative, running a pub and worked part-time with social services using her music to help people with learning difficulties. She has always been in demand as a touring and recording folk singer and an entertainer who learned from the old hands.

“A warm personality and good quality songs, delivered in a relaxed manner” (Saltburn Festival)

The concert in Sowerby Bridge is intimate and purely acoustic with support from local musicians Pete Coe, John Bromley, Chris Manners.
Marie Little web site

Hollins Mill, Hollins Mill Lane,
Sowerby Bridge HX62QG

7 – 10pm

Admission: £9 (cash only)

Regular Events

Monthly, 2^nd Sundays: Folk Club, mostly guest nights, at Hollins Mill, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2QG. See Events page for details
Weekly, Monday 8pm: Northern English tune session at The Old Bridge Inn, Ripponden.
Weekly, Tuesdays 7:30pm: Singing Group in the shop at 103 Oldham Road.
Weekly, Wednesdays: Ryburn Longsword practice sessions every Wednesday evening from 7 pm in the upstairs room at the Hollins Mill, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2QG. New dancers welcome.

See events page for details of Folk Club, Ryburn ceilidhs and other events.

Ryburn 3 Step News

Sessions at 103 Oldham Rd, Ripponden HX6 4EB

This venue helped establish the Ryburn 3 Step organisation enabling a variety of dance, instrumental & song sessions. From September, Pete & Sue wish to revive singing & playing sessions in the shop.

SINGING IN THE SHOP, started in November 2024, will feature a wide variety of traditional songs. Thursdays 7.30 – 9pm. See Singing in the Shop page for more details. This is a revival of the weekly singing event previously run by Chris Coe.

PLAYING UP will be sessions of country dance tunes for melody & accompanying instruments, tunes learned by ear, with some help from notation. Dates tbc.

It is hoped that the singing & playing participants will feed into supporting & contributing to both the folk club & barn dances. Where requested we can call on additional vocal & instrumental skills within Ryburn 3 Step & our contacts further afield.

We can also present House Concerts at 103 where artists are on tour but with limited dates available.

Pete has been a professional folk musician for over 50 years, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, dance musician & caller with considerable teaching experience at festivals & university. Pete & Sue have a substantial sound & print library available as resources with facilities for providing print & sound copies.