Every month The Barn Coffee Shop welcomes the best performers to Meanwood Valley Urban Farm.

“Loving these Acoustic Nights” “super food, excellent coffee” “such a great buzz” “Blooming amazing concert” “Phenomenal night” “You have an amazing thing going on”

In March 2025 we're privileged to host a concert by BEYOND THE BLUE.

Songs Inspired By The Poems Of Donna Ashworth

An evening of acoustic singer songwriter songs reminiscent of The Carpenters or Jack Johnson.

Featuring the "beautifully crafted ... sublime music" of Phil Baggaley and Nina Blaszczyk.

"It is fabulous" Jessica Podmore

"A truly uplifting and soul nurturing show" Donna Ashworth

"Phil and Nina are truly talented and will stir your soul" Donna Ashworth

Wed 26th March 2025 | Doors open: 7.00pm

BEYOND THE BLUE on Spotify: Wild Places and Stars

BEYOND THE BLUE with DONNA ASHWORTH at Edinburgh Fringe on YouTube: I Really Do/Beautiful

Singer/songwriters Nina Blaszczyk and Phil Baggaley of Broken Instruments are returning to Acoustic Nights @ The Barn with a new project and original songs in Beyond the Blue. An intimate concert performance interspersed with beautiful poetry, echoing the best of acoustic traditions.

Nina and Phil will bring you a collection of beautiful original songs inspired by the poems of best-selling author Donna Ashworth.

Their calming melodies and thoughtful lyrics will take you on a moving musical journey.

After a successful run with Broken Instruments in 2023, Nina and Phil returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with their new sell out 2024 show Beyond The Blue. With echoes of the best acoustic traditions, this unique concert, interwoven with wonderful poetry, invites moments of reflection on life's profound beauty and depth.

It was a joy to have Donna Ashworth join Nina Blaszczyk and Phil Baggaley to take part in one of the Edinburgh Fringe dates reading a number of her poems as part of the Beyond The Blue show.

QUOTES:

‘A truly uplifting and soul nurturing show. You will be transported, elevated and brought back down better than you were before’  Donna Ashworth

"Really love this ...especially enjoyed hearing it "live" at the Edinburgh Fringe". Aileen Gemmell

"Beautiful guys!!!!" Donna Ashworth

"It is fabulous" Jessica Podmore

"Really enjoyed your performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. I could feel your words and see in my head what you were saying and the music was lovely" Luisa A Jones

"I hope you live sometimes, connect to the source of all that truly matters. And I hope today is one of those days. I really do". From my book Wild Hope.

I was privileged to join Phil and Nina from @beyondtheblue2024 at the @edfringe. These guys have been writing beautiful songs and reading my poetry for some time now and to impromptu join in and read with them was such a joy.

Beyond the Blue are on again today and tomorrow, they are truly talented and will stir your soul. Each of their songs is followed by one of my poems, such an honour. You can also stream their new song tomorrow."  Donna Ashworth on stage at Edinburgh Fringe with Beyond The Blue 19th August 2024

BEYOND THE BLUE EP on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Km6PxyIkXIj2gX1tmonfG/discography/all

BEYOND THE BLUE with DONNA ASHWORTH at Edinburgh Fringe 2024 on YouTube: "I Really Do" poem recited by Donna Ashworth followed by the song "Beautiful" performed by Beyond The Blue at Edinburgh Fringe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oaky6aoytbs

"The Edge" poem recited by Donna Ashworth followed by the song "How Birds Fly" performed by Beyond The Blue at Edinburgh Fringe: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UoNnq0hg30E

BRING A FRIEND

Free Car Parking available in the Meanwood Valley Urban Farm large car park.

Also available is Wheelchair access. Please email Andrew at the venue on barnacousticnights@gmail.com if you need to discuss accessibility.

Book your £6 tickets via Tickets below.

THE SHOW WILL BE A PART SEATED AND PART STANDING EVENT.

SEATS ALLOCATED ON FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.

PRIORITY GIVEN TO ADVANCED TICKET HOLDERS.

Hot Food and Coffee on Sale from 7pm | BYOB

It is recommended that you ARRIVE EARLY at the venue from 7pm to allow time to order your coffee and/or food and get the best seats.

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One of the inspirations behind Acoustic Nights @ The Barn is to introduce high-quality independent music at an affordable ticket price reaching out to the local lively community. The Barn concert buzz is an intimate gig aiming to attract the local neighbourhood and wider community creating an opportunity to make social connections and interact with others in an informal, friendly and entertaining environment.

Eating together is one of the coolest parts of the unique atmosphere where food and ethically sourced coffee is available prior to and at the concert interval.

The Barn Coffee Shop, based in Meanwood, an inner suburb of Leeds, love to see community activities and groups meeting in the coffee shop and exist to see loneliness reduced in the local area. Volunteering opportunities and training and work experience placements are available for local individuals including: young people, people with learning difficulties, those seeking work/returning to work, and the older generation looking to keep active. As a social enterprise, they give all their profit to help local community projects.

After covering overhead costs the Acoustic Nights door money is given to the artist as they depend on income from live performances to finance their expenses and music vision.