About this event

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, it’s the annual Cattle & Cane Christmas show! Join siblings Joe and Helen Hammill as they share their soaring harmonies, self-reflective lyrics and heartfelt indie-folk music.

Perhaps best known locally for their Teesside anthem ‘Infant Hercules’ finding pride of place on Boro’s shirts a few seasons back, C&C have earned a glowing reputation for their magical live shows after sharing stages with the likes of Tom Odell, Brian Wilson, Stereophonics, The Head And The Heart, Lewis Capaldi and Half Moon Run.

Helen and Joe have also appeared at acclaimed international tastemaker events Canadian Music Week and Reeperbahn Festival, as well as at some of the UK’s finest boutique and inner-city showcases like Cambridge Folk Festival, Black Deer, Tramlines, Live At Leeds, Liverpool Sound City and Deer Shed.

They’ve received airplay from such luminaries as Dermot O’Leary on BBC Radio 2, Elton John (Rocket Hour) and Frank Skinner on Absolute Radio, not to mention BBC Introducing who invited the band to play on their stage at Radio 2 Live In Hyde Park.

Over on TV, their music has featured on shows including Sunday Brunch, Made In Chelsea, The Only Way Is Essex and Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Away from the band, Joe has co-written tracks for the likes of Robbie Williams, Ward Thomas and Lucy Spraggan, but it’s with Cattle & Cane where he finds his true voice.