page_title: Hebden Bridge
section_title: Music
hierarchical_section_title: Hebden Bridge / Culture / Music
caption_attribution_description: English: Trades Club - Holme Street
context_page_description: Hebden Bridge is a market town in the Upper Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, England. It is 8 miles west of Halifax and 14 miles north-east of Rochdale, at the confluence of the River Calder and the Hebden Water. The town is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Hebden Royd.
  In 2015, the Calder ward, covering Hebden Bridge, Old Town, and part of Todmorden, had a population of 12,167; the town itself has a population of approximately 4,500. It is known for being an LGBT-friendly town, and has been called the UK's "lesbian capital".
context_section_description: The Trades Club is a nationally recognised music venue and Socialist members club. In the 1980s and 90s, the club became a renowned World Music destination for touring bands from Africa and elsewhere, including Thomas Mapfumo, Ali Farka Touré, and John Chibadura.
  Other notable artists who have played at the Trades Club include: Patti Smith, Mark Lanegan, Laura Marling, The Fall, Teenage Fanclub, Andrew Weatherall, Damo Suzuki, Steve Tilston, Jah Wobble, The Unthanks, Curved Air, The Orb, Nico, Thurston Moore, Slaves, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Marc Almond and Donovan. Heavenly Recordings have a close association with the club and celebrated their 25th birthday with 'A Heavenly Weekend In Hebden', a four-day festival at the Trades Club, featuring performances from many of the artists on their roster and film screenings from Heavenly Films. The event was given its own catalogue number: HVN300.
  Until 2014, the town hosted the Hebden Bridge Blues Festival during the Spring Bank Holiday at the end of May. Established in 2011, the festival was voted the Best British Blues Festival in the 2012 and 2013 British Blues Awards.
  The indie band Bogshed were formed in Hebden Bridge in 1984, originally as the 'Amazing Roy North Penis Band'.
  In 2017, the Hebden Bridge Community Association received The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for voluntary groups.
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