Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

Bonnie "Prince" Billy plays The Fire Station on Saturday 14 November, a rare appearance by the Louisville, Kentucky singer-songwriter Will Oldham. He's recorded under a fair few names over the years — Palace, Palace Music, Palace Brothers, Palace Songs and Bonny Billy — and is widely seen as a figurehead of the nu-folk revival. His songwriting drifts from running off with firemen's wives to dark deeds in America's Deep South, and that range has earned him the nickname prince of modern American folk. He's worked and recorded with Pajo, Joanna Newsom, Tortoise, PJ Harvey and Johnny Cash, and his recent album We Are Together Again was described by Uncut as bringing "a new richness" to his work.

Support comes from Dawn McCarthy, who's been experimenting as a singer and songwriter since the 1990s. Her influences run from Bartók to field recordings and rock, and she's a long-time collaborator of Oldham's, having worked with him on The Letting Go (2006) and What The Brothers Sang (2013). The date is presented in partnership with The Cluny in Newcastle.

Doors open at 19:30, with support starting at 20:00 and Bonnie "Prince" Billy taking over at 21:00. The night runs until 22:30, and tickets start from £43.