An evening with Sarah Gillespie and Chris Montague at Cafe No9

Gigs · Sheffield

An evening with Sarah Gillespie and Chris Montague at Cafe No9

Thursday 12 November 2026 · Doors 19:00

Cafe No9, Sheffield

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An evening with Sarah Gillespie and Chris Montague at Cafe No9 is on Thursday 12 November 2026 at Cafe No9, Sheffield, with doors at 19:00. Tickets start at £16.50, including the booking fee.

Sarah Gillespie and Chris Montague Duo Performing songs from their new album The Shieling. Folk, Americana & Blues. Like Dylan on amphetamines. The Times ★★★★ Beat poet adventurer who strays beyond the realm of singer songwriter .MOJO ★★★★ Yearningly pretty and bittersweet. The Independent ★★★★★ Gillespie is an original’ The Guardian ★★★★ Montague can be both mesmerizingly tender and stingingly explosive - Jazzwise Montague is ruggedly innovative - The Guardian The Shieling. Following a run of intimate duo performances in California, Sarah Gillespie and Chris Montague retreated to a cottage on the shores of Loch Fyne, Scotland, to record a new stripped-back duo album. The home they recorded in is called The Shieling. Drawing on folk, Americana, blues and Beat-inspired poetry, Sarah Gillespie's songs combine sharp observation with lyrical storytelling. A published poet whose songwriting has drawn comparisons with Bob Dylan, Gillespie is known for her incisive writing, wry humour and dynamic live performances. Alongside her, renowned composer and guitarist Chris Montague's maverick musicianship on electric and acoustic guitar, pedal steel and mando...

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