I’m over in Cumbria but it seems like HB has a thriving scene (I used to live in Todmorden a long time ago) - a load of musicians and writers I follow and am a fan of live over that way (Colin Robinson - Jumble Hole Clough, Spaceship Mark (my namesake), Ben Myers , Amy Liptrot - last two writers)
Is there much live stuff going on? I did wonder if it would be a suitable location for my first forays into playing live (I’m thinking of setting myself the target of playing out live in 2019)