Balo are Sheffield based harpist Manon McCoy and drummer Will Shaw. The duo create expansive works for harp, drums and live electronics. Their sound is a dynamic balance of driving rhythmic phrasing, ambient textures, intricate prepared techniques and experimental electronic layers.
Their recent work has developed into site-specific live-sound installations. In 2022 balo toured a series of installation performances of spatialised live sound and live projections, in collaboration with sound engineer Emmy Lambert and visual artist Luca Shaw.
As a duo they have performed extensively across the north at venues such as Jazz at the Lescar, Theatre Deli, Sheffield heartspace, 1853 studios and festivals including Lancaster Jazz Festival, Footprints Jazz festival and Newcastle festival of Jazz and Improvised Music. Balo were artists in residence at Theatre Deli Sheffield 2023. They released their debut album renders in 2021 followed by a collaborative album with Whale Detective called baleine in 2023.
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Dominie Hooper is a London-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist crafting spellbinding music rooted in folklore, ritual, and emotional transformation. Her songs simmer with raw intensity and lyrical barbs, blending growling cello, textured guitar, and collective vocals into something dark, unsettling, and beautiful.
Her debut single for Lost Map Records, Land, produced by Ben Hillier (Depeche Mode, Nadine Shah), is a powerful meditation on healing and self-reclamation. Written while reflecting on her upbringing in the wilds of Dartmoor, the track conjures a landscape of isolation, memory, and grounded magic. “It’s about choosing the path of healing, again and again,” Dominie explains. “Magic, folklore and myth offer archetypes through which we can flip our own script.”
Dominie’s sound draws comparisons to the brooding drama of PJ Harvey and John Parish, the raw emotional weight of Magnolia Electric Co., and the timeless power of Richard & Linda Thompson. Her commanding voice and blistering live band have already earned her support slots with This Is The Kit, multiple UK headline tours, and appearances at festivals including Shambala, Deer Shed, and Moseley Folk.
As Under the Radar Magazine put it, “The breadth of her talent is immediately apparent.”
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18:00-20:00: Kitchen open - Pay-As-You-Can As Always - Bar ‘til 22:00
20:00: balo - Live in The Sanctuary
21:00: Dominie Hooper - Live in The Sanctuary