ABRASIVE, uncompromising contemporary folk-punk group Stick In The Wheel arrive at The Band Room, Low Mill, Farndale, near Kirkbymoorside, tomorrow night with a commendation from promoter Nigel Burnham.

"If this incendiary live band isn't the hottest new band in folk, we don't know what is," he says. "We wanted to see 'the band that makes Mumford & Sons sound like Roger Whittaker' at Whitby Rifle Club last September but couldn't make it, so we invited them to our place: the North York Moors shed known as 'the greatest small venue on Earth'."

Winners of numerous awards, Stick In The Wheel are folk revivalists with punk attitude, led by singer from London's East End. "We play the music of our people. We sing in our own accents. We record in our kitchens and living rooms. This is our culture, our tradition," say the band on their website.

The five-piece will be playing songs from their high-energy, rousing debut album From Here. Tickets for their 7.30pm gig are on sale at £12.50 at thebandroom.co.uk/gigs or on 01751 432900.