The Vale

Abney Orchestra
2025-01-10 19:15 - 21:15, 2025-01-17 19:15 - 21:15, 2025-01-24 19:15 - 21:15, 2025-01-31 19:15 - 21:15, 2025-02-07 19:15 - 21:15, 2025-02-14 19:15 - 21:15, 2025-02-21 19:15 - 21:15 (Europe/London) | The Vale, Unit 2 Vale Mill, Micklehurst Road, Mossley, OL59JL, United Kingdom
Abney Orchestra rehearse at The Vale every Friday evening. They are a fun, friendly, community orchestra, playing light classics and popular film music. They are always looking for new members – no auditions – all ages and abilities welcome.
Come along and join their rehearsal on Friday evenings 7:15pm – 9:15pm.

For more information and to check their schedule you can visit their website: www.abneyorchestra.org

Brazilian Percussion Classes
2025-01-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-01-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-01-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-25 19:00 - 21:00
Drum at The Vale!
Join us every Tuesday evening for our weekly offering of Carnival activities here at The Vale in Mossley.
Meet new music pals and further your skills, all with a massive smile on your face as part of the Global Grooves Carnival community!
Percussion classes are open to all abilities and experience levels. You’ll study and listen to a tantalising mix of percussion instruments in the sessions, including surdo, caixa, repinique, tamborim, and more!
Percussion instruments provided (feel free to bring yours along, but please check with a Bloco tutor first).
Members aged 12-16 to be accompanied by an adult (Future Leaders alumni may come along unaccompanied).
For more information visit: www.globalgrooves.org/get-involved/courses-classes/gg-bloco/

Street band & Brass Class
2025-01-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-01-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-01-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-02-25 19:00 - 21:00
Horns and melody at The Vale!
Join us Every Tuesday 7pm – 9pm for our weekly offering of horns and melody Carnival activities here at The Vale in Mossley.
Meet new music pals and further your skills, all with a massive smile on your face as part of the Global Grooves Carnival community!
Melody players joining the project should have some experience.
Bring your instrument along! Brass, woodwind and anything else welcome!
Members aged 12-16 to be accompanied by an adult (Future Leaders alumni may come along unaccompanied).
For more information visit: www.globalgrooves.org/get-involved/courses-classes/gg-bloco/

Free Artist Space
2025-01-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-01-22 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-01-29 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-05 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-19 13:00 - 15:00
From 1.00pm – 3.00pm each Wednesday, The Vale opens up its studio spaces for artists and creatives to use for free!
Whether you’re a sewer needing a machine to work on, a sculptor needing some work space, a musician in need of a quiet room or a henna artist needing somewhere to practice, we’d love to host you.
Just get in touch via hello@the–vale.co.uk to let us know what you need space for so we can make sure we’re all set up for you.

Kyla Brox Band
2025-01-25 19:30 - 23:00
“Manchester’s answer to Aretha Franklin.” Tony Wilson, Factory Records
The Vale is excited to welcome back Mossley’s own Kyla Brox and her band to our stage. A night of soulful blues and R&B sounds, her live performances are truly something special.
With a mix of both original songs and covers, you can expect to hear a wide range of sounds that will keep you on your feet all night. The band is led by the powerful vocals of Kyla Brox, a seasoned performer who has a passion for music that shines through in every note she sings.
“Kyla Brox knows how to handle the gears… the Mancunian vocalist lets songs percolate, raising the temperature by degrees, then giving it both barrels in the final stretch. It’s a thrilling tactic.” Henry Yates, The Blues Magazine
Tickets £15.50. Advance purchase is recommended to avoid disappointment.
We offer a limited number of ‘Donate What You Can‘ tickets so that everyone can join us.
Our default tickets are standing with a limited number of unreserved chairs and tables available on a first come first serve basis. Access seats available for those who require them.
“An authentic soul diva… sensitive, sexy, and with infinite reserves of sassiness” City Life

Fuego, Sol y Agua - A night of Flamenco
2025-02-15 19:30 - 23:00
Fuego, Sol y Agua – A night of Flamenco
Experience the soulful rhythms and vibrant melody and dance of Flamenco from Andalusia right here in Mossley. Brought to us by internationally renowned Spanish music and dance superstars Ramón Ruiz, Rebecca Ortega, and Carlos Lobo this will truly be an evening to remember.

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Ramón Ruiz is a leading flamenco guitarist, composer, recording artist and creative director. His music beautifully expresses complex emotion, mastery and maturity with a unique yet instantly recognisable sound moving flamenco into a new exciting era.
From Granada, Ramón was trained in Seville’s renowned flamenco tablao ‘Los Gallos’ by a generation of world famous flamenco artists. After many years of working in Spain, across Europe and touring internationally, he continues to develop his art from London – followed by a new international and very current audience.
With extraordinary dexterity and musicality in both traditional and contemporary stylistic genres, Ramón recently recorded his third album Calle Lunga in Abbey Road Studios London. It includes all original compositions and arrangements and was inspired by his journey of nearly 40 years mastering flamenco guitar internationally.
Rebeca Ortega has her base in Seville where she releases her recent production “RAÍCES” at Teatro La Fundición, dances at tablao Los Gallos, Tablao Flamenco de Sevilla and peñas flamencas like Torres Macarena and teaches flamenco dance classes, while combining her unceasing touring which has lead her to perform in Spain, Portugal, England, Scotland, Wales, France, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Denmark and Switzerland to give performances, workshops and conferences.
She has a long formation including Flamenco, Classical Spanish Dance, Ballet and contemporary dance at prestigious dance schools like Professional Dance Conservatory of Seville, or flamenco most renown schools, “Amor de Dios” in Madrid, “Flamenco Danza” in Seville.
Carlos Lobo is an extremely talented artist with deep flamenco roots. He works regularly in tablaos in his native Seville alongside the top flamenco artists in Spain. He regularly tours Europe joining the Scottish National Opera and then to the Welsh National Opera for the play Ainadamar by Osvaldo Golijov. He joined the dance groups from the contemporary University of Cádiz and later joined the Dance Company “Passages” in Nantes, France. He also explored the theatre, participating in the ‘El Carromato’ company in Spain and the Thêatre Company “LaRuche” in France.
Tickets £15.00. Advance purchase is recommended to avoid disappointment.
We offer a limited number of ‘Donate What You Can‘ tickets so that everyone can join us.

LOOSE ARTICLES + SUPPORT
2025-02-22 19:30 - 23:00
Grab a drink and strap in for the ride, SCREAM IF YOU WANNA GO FASTER!!!
Specialising in discordant, hypnotic repetition, tales of boozy nights out, and radical politics, Loose Articles are a punk quartet with plenty to say. Their music speaks to all those determined to get through the age of austerity with tongue in cheek, pint in hand, and two feet firmly on the dancefloor. Playing repetition (repetition, repetition…) with ragged edges and a sardonic, sarcastic drawl delivered with fierce, in your face, punk-fuelled attitude, both feminine & threatening, Loose Articles are here to make a point.

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Support: Ambiere

Ambiere explores the light and shade of life through her music. There isn’t a specific genre to best describe this artist’s work. However, If you could imagine Fred again, meeting up with Florence Welch and going to a 90’s rave (after they’ve meditated) then maybe that’s the best way. Although some may say that ‘ethereal dance/ electronic’ can also spring to mind.
By incorporating captivating melodies, big beats and atmospheric vocals, she’s ensured to take you as the audience somewhere you’ll be feeling joy, happiness, nostalgia and heartache all at once. Having gained support from BBC Introducing (Artist Of The Week,) and being Tameside Radio’s Local Indie music Artist of the week, highlights of Ambiere’s performances include supporting ‘LYNKS’ and performing at festivals such as Truck Festival, Blackthorn Festival, Y NOT Festival, Made In Manchester Festival and playing at MCFC’s City Square pre match Stage.
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Support: Fig by Four

Fig by Four is multi-instrumentalist Sarah Statham, who weaves ethereal thoughts on connection, growth and change into a refreshing melting pot of alternative/indie musical storytelling. Her debut collection of songs, released as the album ‘Capture Reveal’, is hinged on pensive lyrics, dynamic rhythms, characterful guitars and ear-catching basslines. The 5-piece Fig by Four band have spent the last couple of years honing their electrifying and enthralling live set, receiving an embracing and impressive response from audiences with their colourful and dynamic energy.
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The Project
The project is aimed at supporting young female/non- binary people into live music across a range of areas, from performance to sound and technical roles. Working with grass roots music venues across the North that are often overlooked on the mainstream touring circuits, the band Loose Articles will provide opportunities for participants to shadow them and their crew during get in, set up and sound check. There will then be a Q&A session to ask any questions of the band and tech. For any participants who may have a band or a group they are early stages of building, there is also an opportunity to bag a support slot for the evening gig, as well as free entry to the young people who get involved. Of course, everybody is invited to the gig in the evening to start the party!
How to get involved
If you would like to be involved, then you will need to register your interest. Head over to this link where you can add your details.

For individual young women, you can add your contact details. If you are under the age of 18, you will need parental consent on the day, and a responsible adult with you.
If you are a teacher, parent or youth leader, and want to register for young people in your care, please add your contact details, and the organisation you are working with.

If you have any questions, please email: alison@almaisonproducers.net using Kick Like a Girl, Extra Time Project as your title.
