Will has put together a fantastic set of gigs for us this year. See full line up for HAM gigs in 2009! Next up......

Friday 3rd July
Half Moon, Elloughton,8pm Start

Jon Brindley & Chris Howard

From Wigan Jon Brindley has performed in piano bars, at some of the larger folk festivals, art galleries, country festivals, pubs, arts centres, old people’s homes, on street corners and café terraces all over Europe.  

Having sung and played guitar, piano and fiddle since his childhood he has explored music through many forms. Celtic fiddle tunes, blues, contemporary folk, country, rock, popular songs and traditional ballads can all be found in his repertoire – these being most usually his own unique interpretations.

Plus...introducing

Mattie Colquhoun

Singer songwriter Mattie Colquhoun is another emerging talent from the north bank of the Humber. More used to sitting in the audience at HAM concerts over the past 7 years Mattie is now making the transition to the other side.

More and more gigs...
  

  
Will Richardson’s Hunsley Acoustic Music (HAM) hosts regular concerts at the Half Moon, Elloughton. These events have been great evenings of music and entertainment, but also through them Will has raised thousands of pounds for the Teenage Cancer Trust (T.C.T.) by donating the proceeds of raffles.

Please find out more about our regular evenings at the Half Moon by visiting our HAM section of this site.

New You can also download our music videos !!

Well they are not really 'ours' but the bands and singers have been good enough to come along to HAM evenings to entertain us, or have supported us at MsMM concerts.

Union Central

So, as a thank you, we thought we would give them a bit of extra space on our web site. We hope you like the new pages for our  fantastic artists.
 

Amy's Hair

Artists home page

Beverley Folk Festival 2008

MsMM 2007 Highlights Photo Album

MsMM 2007 artist line up
The Who Bucket Collection
Amy's Hair
MsMM 2006 line up and links
MsMM 2006 photo albums
Music videos
Promises 2006
RTTC abseiling Humber Bridge 2006RTTC arrives at Bridlington Station
TCT Trek Morocco 2006
Tyne Bridge Abseil
Our 'mad' blog with all the news!

  
Mike Blamires has completed the the Toughest Footrace on Earth, the Marathon Des Sables.

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Mike was running to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust, Facing Africa and The Down's Heart Group!

See Mike's photos at Picasa and read about the build up and the race itself on Mike's blog or visit Mike's site where you can make a donation.
  

As Rugby Tackling Teenage Cancer is becoming a significant force within the Teenage Cancer Trust, David and Sheila were very proud to have been invited, along with some of their friends who have organised the Ice Ball, to the opening of the new Teenage Cancer Trust ward at Jimmy’s at Leeds.

This was opened by Sarah, Duchess of York, who is the patron of the charity.  She was accompanied by Princess Eugenie, her younger daughter, and both are very committed to the work of the TCT.

more...
  

  
Hunsley Acoustic Music are planning to present a series of four concerts throughout 2009 which are due to take place at Elloughton Village Hall.

The concerts are planned to introduce artists or bands who would normally attract a larger audience than we can hold in the at the Half Moon. These concerts will run in addition to the ever popular monthly Hunsley Acoustic Music nights at the Half Moon. More....
  

  
Meanwhile for a taste of live 'madness' please see photos taken at  Will's 'TCT Tent' in the Wold Top Marquee at the Festival Village during the Beverley and East Riding Folk Festival held on 21st and 22nd June.

The TCT Tent continued the 'madness' tradition of bringing the MsMM message of the The Teenage Cancer Trust to folk fans who visited from around the country and it was a wonderful success! Thanks to all those who made it all worthwhile!
  

If you were lucky enough to be at MsMM 2007 you would have been treated to the wide range of excellent musical sounds on stage that day. If you missed stop worrying as we are now uploading videos to our YouTube site in fact the best of the videos taken last year. Please pop along and watch and hear your favourite groups from MidSummer Music Madness online now!
   

Watch this space!
  

  
Local TCT supporters held a ball at Willerby Manor Hotel on Saturday 8th November in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. When the organisers have finished counting the money they made for TCT we will let you know.
  

It is great news that Hull FC have taken on Rugby TTC as their charity for 2008! More
  

 
Rugby Tackling Teenage Cancer (RTTC) evolved from MsMM's enforced move from the back garden to Brantingham Park, the home of our local Rugby Union club, Hull Ionians.

Quite simply it is the idea of replicating what we are doing locally with MsMM around the country via other rugby grounds.

Thanks a million to Hull FC for providing an fantastic advertising board at the KC Stadium and helped us organise a bucket collect for TCT at the KC when THE WHO played there on 26 MAY.

Find out more about RTTC and our latest venture out and about.