Hello! We're the caffreys.

We're a band from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and we play original music that's rootsy, acoustic, soulful and rocky. Someone once said we play pop songs for adults - we can't argue with that...

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Date	Event	Location
Saturday, October 29Sat, Oct 29	Live Theatre Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne	Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne

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The Caffreys on BBC TV: 'The UK's Best Part Time Band'

The band appeared on Episode 2 of 'The UK's Best Part Time Band'. If you haven't seen it, you can see how we get on on the BBC iPlayer...

The Caffreys in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle

The band were featured in an article in today's Newcastle Chronicle ahead of tonight's appearance on BBC Four's 'UK's Best Part Time Band'. Read on...

Dermot O'Leary and Rhod Gilbert talk about The Caffreys!

Rhod Gilbert appeared on Dermot O'Leary's show on BBC Radio 2 yesterday to talk about The Caffreys and 'The UK's Best Part-Time Band', which starts on BBC4 next Friday. There's a sneaky peek at one of the cover versions we're playing in the competion... listen here!

The Caffreys on the BBC!

The Caffreys are coming to "The UK's Best Part-Time Band" on BBC2 and BBC Four in June. Here's a taster of what's to come...

2000's debut album now available for download

The band's debut album, featuring Angel Gabriel, We Talk, Write Me a Postcard and more was released in 2000, but has been unavailable for a number of years. It's now available for download - find out more !

Caffreys music workshop at Norham High School

The Caffreys were invited to Norham High School in North Shields this week to take part in a music workshop with the kids. Lots of budding singers, guitarists, drummers, bass players and keyboard players took part, joining the band on number of songs including the band's own 'You Just Don't'. (watch a clip on Facebook). It was great fun, and the kids did a wonderful job - so talented!

The Caffreys: Cookin' in the Kitchen

Phil, Pete and Paul recently visited Boomchang Records to record a special edition of 'Cookin' in the Kitchen', playing some new songs and being interviewed by Steve Cunningham. Watch the full show.