Name: DILETTANTE + Marie Franc
Start: 2024-11-22T21:00:00+01:00
Location: 8 Horton Street, HX1 1PU Halifax, United Kingdom

We are delighted to welcome the brilliant Dilettante to the Grayston. With a new album looming large on the EMI North label, Dilettante live is a must see. Performing with full band.
Dilettante is the brain-child of multi-instrumentalist and longtime BC Camplight member Francesca Pidgeon. Live shows are a genre-phobic loop-fest, featuring everything from fuzzy guitar licks to 5-part saxophone harmonies.
They have sold out headline shows in Manchester, Leeds, Halifax, London, Hull and Liverpool. They have supported the likes of Self Esteem, Caribou, Graham Coxon (Blur) and Philip Selway (Radiohead) plus festival appearances at Kendal
Calling, Live at Leeds, Manchester Jazz Festival, Focus Wales and The Great Escape.
Dilettante’s debut album 'Tantrum’ was released in October 2022 and she wasrecently granted the prestigious Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists. She has begun scoring for filming, winning a nomination for best composer at Underwire Film Festival.
"The freshest pop aficionado gracing the circuit." - NARC Magazine
"A white-knuckle ride of gloriously tuneful 20-something angst. A jazzy, brassy paean to modern anxiety. (Dilettante) is a consummate multi-instrumentalist, making brilliantly extravagant art-pop soap operas." - Electronic Sound
Magazine
"Dilettante's set is an exceptional performance piece, an unreal amount of live layering. Francesca spits vocals with deft pronunciation; this level of artwouldn't work with sunshine and smiles. Exceptional." - NARC Magazine

support from Marie Franc:
Marie Franc, a six-piece band from Manchester, offer a unique blend of sultry pop vocals and intricate instrumentation. Their sound draws from a diverse range of influences including folk, jazz, rock, and country, resulting in a captivating musical experience. Their lyrics touch upon themes of love, history, nature, folklore, and sexuality, adding depth and dimension to their music.

Members £10 buy from the bar/£11 full buy from the bar or Seetickets.