The Band Room is located on the North York Moors and has been variously described as 'England's tiniest major venue,' 'The greatest small venue on Earth,' and 'a corrugated iron shed in the middle of nowhere.' Built for the Farndale Silver Band in the 1920s this 100-capacity wooden room 35 miles north of York has got to be one of the best 'intimate' gigs in the whole of England, Shows are few and sometimes far between as the promoters only book artist that interest them.
We saw Eilen Jewel back in August ’08, bringing in our own bottle of wine to drink, having a chat to her at ‘half time’, it is that intimate. You stand outside in the small car park, mingling with the rest of the audience and are surrounded on both sides by the moors rising up to the sky. Step inside and it is small, seats lining the sides, it could be a Womens Institute meeting, and there is the band up on a small stage that is only a foot above (from what I can remember) the audience.
Here is the link, if you ever get the chance, just go.
The photo below is of Richmond Fontaine, our next gig in a similar but slightly larger hall in Tingewick, near Buckingham and where we saw Eilen Jewel.
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