Silver Birch (Pete Wareham, Ruth Goller, Betamax, Chris Sharkey) — live event on Nov 21, 2026

Silver Birch (Pete Wareham, Ruth Goller, Betamax, Chris Sharkey)

Betamax live at Moth Club, London on Sat, Nov 21, 7:30 PM. Tickets from $20. Lineup, start time and tickets on Ckord.

Baba Yaga's Hut present: The Silver Birch (Pete Wareham, Ruth Goller, Betamax, Chris Sharkey) at Moth Club, November 21st In 2011, the plan for genre-destroying, trail-blazing punk-jazz upsetters Acoustic Ladyland was to re-emerge under the new name Silver Birch. After several years of constant touring and playing together, Pete Wareham (tenor saxophone), Chris Sharkey (guitar), Ruth Goller (bass) and Seb Rochford (drums) recorded what they felt was the strongest album the band had ever made. The label at the time disagreed, the project was shelved, and Wareham soon moved on to form Melt Yourself Down. 15 years later, that "lost" album - High on the Western Hill — is finally being released by Kit Records. To mark the release, a new incarnation of Silver Birch featuring Max Hallett / Betamax (The Comet Is Coming) on drums will perform the music live for the first time. The music captures the band at its most intense and exploratory: heavy grooves colliding with anthemic improvisation, mind-bending rhythmic virtuosity, extended song forms and euphoric saxophone lines. Rooted equally in post-punk energy, experimental rock and dynamic improvisation, the album now feels startlingly contemporary — a missing link between Acoustic Ladyland and the diverse compositional approaches that would later define the work of all four musicians. \-- Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival

Starts: Sat, Nov 21, 7:30 PM

Ends: Sat, Nov 21, 10:30 PM

Where: Valette Street, London, England E9 6NU, United Kingdom

Price: $20.0

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