Poison & Wine have been invited back to YardFest for a second year.

The alt-country close-harmony Americana duo will perform at 3pm on Saturday 12 September, as part of the free community festival running alongside Saltaire Festival.

YardFest takes place…

The L☿rds of MisRule recently appeared at Kettlewell Festival, performing to a packed audience against the backdrop of the Yorkshire Dales.

Following the performance, festival organiser Gerard Simpson praised the band's original material and engaging live show, describing the audience…

Dan recently joined Candacraig on bass guitar and backing vocals for their appearance at Soundle Festival in Oundle.

The performance reunited Dan with Martin Nicholls and Sharon Cannings, alongside new keyboard player Marty Brown, for a show at one of…

The L☿rds of MisRule have begun a run of rehearsals ahead of their headline appearance at Kettlewell Festival this July.

Alongside revisiting existing - and introducing new - material, the band has been refining its live setup and exploring ways…

I was delighted to return to working with visual artist and director Naomi Parker this autumn, composing the original score for LightFall, a walkabout performance commissioned for Bradford’s BD:is LIT light festival.

Set around the Mirror Pool in…

After several riotous appearances on the bandstand stage, The Lords of MisRule are stepping up to the Main Stage at this year’s Saltaire Festival — and for me, it feels like a real milestone.

I’ve loved every single show on…

I'm thrilled to be part of Neuroverse Festival, a celebration of neurodiversity in Bradford, organized by Specialist Autism Services & The Peacock Bar. As someone recently diagnosed with ADHD, this event means a lot to me personally.

Here's what to…

I'm really looking forward to “Drinking St George's Hall” on 27th July (11-4pm).  It's an event at St George’s Hall celebrating Bradford’s live music heritage, from Rock and Roll to Bhangra and Bassline. This unique installation captures the…

I'm proper chuffed to be playing two great festivals this summer:

Ilkley Music Live - 12/13th July
A charming festival where gardens, yards, station platforms, and other unexpected spaces host al fresco musical performances. I’ll be stage-managing the outdoor stage…

Switching gears, I'm now working with Liberty Arts’ Louise Hodgson and Falling Stars’ Beccy Durham on "Let Me Tell You A Story”, a new festival for the over-60s, coming to Keighley on 7th-8th September 2024. It's…

That's right. On Saturday 27th April, Dan McGlade And The Lords Of MisRule return to the appropriately Sgt Pepper-esque setting of Roberts Park's charming bandstand, in Saltaire. 

We’ll be unleashing more “dramatic, mythical glam-rock” (Lorne Behrman, Village Voice) as part…

On Saturday 16th September, at the truly rock and roll time of 11:00AM, I'm playing my first gig with a full band, at the iconic Saltaire Festival Bandstand Stage. 

Expect a full throated performance…as my erstwhile companions, The…

I'm really happy to be playing at the 2023 Chapel FM Musicathon…at 7:30am!

40 different artists. 24 hours. This musical marathon celebrates the sound of Leeds in 1 epic event. Head on down to Seacroft to hear performances from all…

Siân (my fantastic collaborator) and I are really chuffed to be performing Owl Babies at Saltaire Festival! 

We’re performing three times during the day on Sunday 11th September in Roberts Park.  Exact times and location to be confirmed…

On Tuesday 31st May, Siân and I are presenting our story performance of Owl Babies at Grimm’s Gathering, a pop-up festival celebrating stories of all shapes, featuring masterclasses and workshops with leading musicians, authors and artists, over the Old Town…

Hot on the heels of the great DYCP news comes the news that the achingly wonderful Wrongsemble have commissioned me to write the music for two new projects, AND musically direct a third.

It's going to be a busy summer...

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The perpetually delightful Wrongsemble theatre company (in partnership with Bradford Literature Festival) have kindly invited me back to write the music for their latest project, Aladdin and the Stolen Stories. 

And it's completely free! 

It'll be launched on…