The Fallen Angels Club The Mike & Ruthy Band

We regret that this event has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience. Mike + Ruthy will now play at The Glad Cafe this evening at 8pm.

Formed in 2013 by Mike Merenda and Ruthy Ungar (daughter of Grammy-winning composer/fiddler Jay Ungar), who had previously spent seven-years together touring globally with Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, in The Mammals, The Mike & Ruthy Band has been making a big Stateside impact. The Woodstock, NY-based five-piece now return to Glasgow following an appearance at Celtic Connections 2016, where their Old Fruitmarket gig was described as everything from “glorious, gleeful and exuberant,” to “excellent” and “absolutely terrific", and was picked by Celtic Connection's director Donald Shaw as one of his Top Ten highlights of the festival.

When The Mike & Ruthy Band released the Bright As You Can album, it won instantaneous admiration. Splicing styles from old-time to Motown, spare acoustic balladry to driving rock ‘n’ roll, allied with superb original song-writing, The Boston Globe called it "one of the year’s standout Americana albums”, while Pop Matters said it had put them “in the vanguard of today’s vibrant folk revival.”

The Mike & Ruthy Band are renowned for their high-octane live shows, the line-up includes fiddle, banjo, ukulele, guitar, pedal steel, bass and drums, fronted by stunning vocal harmonies.