Out To Lunch 2024 Early Bird Shows

Alison Brown

Alison Brown

The Black Box

Thursday 25 January, 8.00pm

Doors 7.30pm | Unreserved Seating

£18.00

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One of the most multi-faceted minds in roots music, Alison Brown is a GRAMMY-winning musician, GRAMMY-nominated producer, former investment banker, and co-founder of The Compass Records Group which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2023.

Although Alison began her musical career as a teenager in the Southern California bluegrass scene, she has built a reputation as one of today’s most forward thinking and innovative banjo players. She is known for taking the instrument far beyond its Appalachian roots by blending bluegrass and jazz influences into a sonic tapestry that has earned praise and recognition from a variety of national tastemakers including The Wall Street Journal, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, and USA Today.

On her new release, aptly titled On Banjo, Alison continues her musical explorations on a set of original compositions that explore the range of the banjo.The album features an eclectic cast of collaborators including Steve Martin, Kronos Quartet, Sharon Isbin, Anat Cohen, Sierra Hull, Stuart Duncan and members of the Alison Brown Quintet.

Alison is the recipient of the USA Artists Fellowship in Music and the Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association. In 2019, she was inducted into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame. Alison serves on the Board of Governors of the Recording Academy and as co-chair of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize.

“Like James Taylor’s voice or B.B. King’s guitar, Alison Brown’s banjo is an instrument possessed of a unique sonic signature and an inescapable beauty….an artist who never ceases to delight.” Billboard Magazine

“Alison Brown left a career in investment banking for a life as a banjo musician. Anyone who thinks this was a foolish move hasn’t heard her play.”The New Yorker

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Out To Lunch 2024 Early Bird Shows

Luisa Omielan: God Is A Woman – The Musical

Luisa Omielan: God Is A Woman – The Musical

The Black Box

Saturday 6 January, 8.00pm

Aja – The Music of Steely Dan

Aja – The Music of Steely Dan

The Black Box

Sunday 7 January, 2.00pm

Historic Pubs of the Cathedral Quarter

Historic Pubs of the Cathedral Quarter

Leaves Kelly Cellars 

Sunday 7 January, Sunday 14 January, Sunday 21 January 2.00pm

The Sailortown Sessions feat. King Cedar, Ferna & Ciaran Lavery

Snow Water presents

The Sailortown Sessions feat. King Cedar, Ferna & Ciaran Lavery

The Deers Head

Sunday 7 January, 3.00pm (Ends 5.00pm)

‘Feeling Good’: Victoria Geelan Sings the Songs of Nina Simone

‘Feeling Good’: Victoria Geelan Sings the Songs of Nina Simone

The Black Box

Tuesday 9 January, 1.00pm & 8.00pm,

David O’Doherty: Tiny Piano Man

Out To Lunch in Association with TSW Management & Lisa Richards present:

David O’Doherty: Tiny Piano Man

Mandela Hall

Thursday 11 January, 8.00pm

Ania Magliano: I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This

Ania Magliano: I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This

The Black Box

Friday 12 January, 8.00pm

Mary Dillon, Dónal O’Connor & Neil Martin

Mary Dillon, Dónal O’Connor & Neil Martin

The Black Box

Saturday 13 January, 2.00pm and 7.30pm

Dave Arcari

In association with Belfast City Blues Festival

Dave Arcari

The Deer's Head

Saturday 13 January, 2.00pm

Classics for Lunch with The Ulster Orchestra

Classics for Lunch with The Ulster Orchestra

The Black Box

Tuesday 16 January, 1.00pm

Hung Up on a Dream – The Zombies (Irish premiere)

Hung Up on a Dream – The Zombies (Irish premiere)

The Deer’s Head

Tuesday 16 January, 7.00pm

Bluegrass for Lunch feat. The Broken String Band

Bluegrass for Lunch feat. The Broken String Band

The Black Box

Wednesday 17 January, 1.00pm

Classic Country for Lunch featuring The Boondocks

Classic Country for Lunch featuring The Boondocks

The Black Box

Thursday 18 January, 1.00pm

Louder Than You Think (N Irish Premiere)

Louder Than You Think (N Irish Premiere)

The Black Box

Thursday 18 January, 8.00pm

The Scott Flanigan Trio plays The Beatles

The Scott Flanigan Trio plays The Beatles

The Black Box

Friday 19 January, 1.00pm, Saturday 20 January, 2.00pm

This Flight Tonight: The Songs of Joni Mitchell by Zervas and Pepper

This Flight Tonight: The Songs of Joni Mitchell by Zervas and Pepper

The Black Box

Sunday 21 January, 8.00pm

Opera For Lunch – Cabaret de la Boîte Noire

Opera For Lunch – Cabaret de la Boîte Noire

The Black Box

Tuesday 23 January, 1.00pm

Art is Long…Life is Short: An Evening of the Music of Ryuichi Sakamoto by Ruth McGinley

Art is Long…Life is Short: An Evening of the Music of Ryuichi Sakamoto by Ruth McGinley

The Black Box

Tuesday 23 January, 8.00pm 

Becoming Marvellous by Cathy Carson

Becoming Marvellous by Cathy Carson

The Black Box

Wednesday 24 January, 1.00pm

Sam Baker

In association with The Real Music Club

Sam Baker

The Black Box

Wednesday 24 January, 8.00pm

Rattlebag x TOKYO JAZZ JOINTS

Rattlebag x TOKYO JAZZ JOINTS

Bullitt Hotel

Wednesday 24 January, 7.00-9.30 pm

Duke Special: Blood For Ghosts

Duke Special: Blood For Ghosts

The Black Box

Thursday 25 January, 1.00pm

Jeremy Deller In Conversation ‘Art is Magic’

Presented by Out To Lunch in association with Ulster Presents...

Jeremy Deller In Conversation ‘Art is Magic’

Ulster University. Belfast Campus, Lecture Theatre 1, BC-LG-211 York Street.

Thursday 25 January, 7.30pm

An Elvis Gospel Brunch

An Elvis Gospel Brunch

The Black Box

Friday 26 January, 1.00pm - 2.30pm

Lumiere & The Wilderness Way Book Launch

Lumiere & The Wilderness Way Book Launch

The Black Box

Saturday 27 January, 2.00pm

Greensleeves Hi-Fi X Explosion Sound System

Greensleeves Hi-Fi X Explosion Sound System

The Black Box

Saturday 27 January, 8.00pm

Mark O Connell : A Thread of Violence

Mark O Connell : A Thread of Violence

The Black Box (Green Room)

Sunday 28 January, 3.00pm

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