The Caffreys - Original music from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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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Previous events

Date	Event	Location
Friday, December 8, 2017Fri, Dec 8, 2017	Live Theatre, Newcastle Quayside Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne	Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne
Saturday, November 18, 2017Sat, Nov 18, 2017	Martfest, Hexham Tynedale Function Suite, Hexham NE46 2BW	Tynedale Function Suite, Hexham NE46 2BW
Friday, November 3, 2017Fri, Nov 3, 2017	Whitburn Cricket Club - SOLD OUT Witburn Cricket Club, Whitburn SR6 7BZ	Witburn Cricket Club, Whitburn SR6 7BZ
Friday, September 29, 2017Fri, Sep 29, 2017	Tynemouth The Greenhouse at Tynemouth Park, Tynemouth, NE30 4JL	The Greenhouse at Tynemouth Park, Tynemouth, NE30 4JL
Friday, September 8, 2017Fri, Sep 8, 2017	Carlisle Carlisle Folk & Blues Club, Carlisle	Carlisle Folk & Blues Club, Carlisle
Saturday, July 29, 2017 @ 1:15PMSat, Jul 29, 2017 @ 1:15PM	Alnwick International Music Festival Market Square, Alnwick	Market Square, Alnwick
Saturday, July 15, 2017Sat, Jul 15, 2017	Quayside, Newcastle Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne	Live Theatre, Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunday, July 9, 2017 @ 1:00PMSun, Jul 9, 2017 @ 1:00PM	Tynemouth Tynemouth Metro Station, Tynemouth, North Tyneside	Tynemouth Metro Station, Tynemouth, North Tyneside
Saturday, July 1, 2017 @ 3:30PMSat, Jul 1, 2017 @ 3:30PM	Wallsend Wallsend Festival, Wallsend	Wallsend Festival, Wallsend
Saturday, June 24, 2017 @ 12:00PMSat, Jun 24, 2017 @ 12:00PM	Heaton Heaton Festival, Newcastle Upon Tyne	Heaton Festival, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Saturday, June 17, 2017Sat, Jun 17, 2017	South Shields Amphitheatre, South Shields NE33 2LD	Amphitheatre, South Shields NE33 2LD
Saturday, June 10, 2017Sat, Jun 10, 2017	Seaton Delaval Seaton Delaval Arts Centre, Seaton Delaval Arts Centre	Seaton Delaval Arts Centre, Seaton Delaval Arts Centre
Saturday, May 20, 2017Sat, May 20, 2017	Peel, Isle of Man Centenary Centre	Centenary Centre
Sunday, April 30, 2017Sun, Apr 30, 2017	Gateshead Beer Festival Gateshead RFC, NE9 5UB	Gateshead RFC, NE9 5UB
Saturday, April 15, 2017Sat, Apr 15, 2017	Hexham, Northumberland Queen's Hall	Queen's Hall
Saturday, February 25, 2017Sat, Feb 25, 2017	Tynemouth *SOLD OUT* Porter's Cafe and Music Bar, Tynemouth	Porter's Cafe and Music Bar, Tynemouth
Friday, February 24, 2017Fri, Feb 24, 2017	Tynemouth Porter's Cafe and Music Bar, Tynemouth	Porter's Cafe and Music Bar, Tynemouth
Friday, February 10, 2017 @ 7:00PMFri, Feb 10, 2017 @ 7:00PM	Doncaster Ukranian Centre, Doncaster	Ukranian Centre, Doncaster
Thursday, December 15, 2016 @ 6:30PMThu, Dec 15, 2016 @ 6:30PM	Christmas at the Cathedral St Nicholas' Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne	St Nicholas' Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne
Saturday, October 29, 2016Sat, Oct 29, 2016	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...

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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...

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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…Read more

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...

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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 !

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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…

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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.