The 'sounds of the underground' at Newcastle's…

The 'sounds of the underground' at Newcastle's historic Victoria Tunnel

Newcastle's historic Victoria Tunnel is one the city's foremost visitor attractions.

On top of its regular guided tours, the unique setting hosts a wide range of events including live musical performances in its 'sounds of the underground' programme. Here are some of the artists lined up so far for 2022. You can book tickets via the link at the bottom.

Paul Taylor: 7.30pm, Saturday, 14 May (£15). Paul Taylor is an accomplished pianist, keyboard player and composer working in the realm of improvisation and spontaneous composition. The music moves seamlessly between jazz, classical, experimental and ambient modes. His main instrument is the piano, but he also uses synthesisers and organs in his work.

The performance will create an immersive listening experience for the audience, by responding to the unique acoustics and atmosphere of the Victoria Tunnel. It will combine elements from jazz, classical and ambient music to create a magical, evocative and constantly changing soundscape that interacts with the subterranean setting.

Spaces In Between: 7pm, Friday, 20 May (£12) An evening of traditional and self-penned tunes and songs from Maurice Condie (guitar/vocals), Marina Dodgson (fiddle) and Adam Holden (piano, guitar and vocals). Together the three North East musicians make up two duos, Miggins Fiddle and Another Penny, while Adam also regularly performs solo. Miggins Fiddle play mostly tunes and a few songs based firmly in traditional music and song.

Zoviet France performing recently at Newcastle's Victoria Tunnel recently (Iain Kitt)

Another Penny perform a unique combination of traditional and original songs in carefully crafted arrangements that showcase a dialogue of guitars, piano and other stringed exotica. Adam Holden writes thoughtful and highly melodic songs. His song Nobody To Hear It But The Singer was in the final of 2019 Folklub songwriter of the year competition.

Strange Brew: 7pm, Friday, 10 June (£12) A celebration of North East heritage through original poems, tunes and songs inspired by local landmarks, stories, people and beers. Harry Gallagher's poems are full of the natural rhythm of his accent, the invention of his dry northern wit and the conviction of his own truth, not afraid to stand its ground.

Miggins Fiddle are guitar player and folk singer Maurice Condie and fiddle player Marina Dodgson. They perform original arrangements of traditional tunes and write their own tunes in the traditional style. Adam Holden's songs touch on immediate social, domestic and natural landscapes but are also rooted in a love of political ideas.

Me Lost Me - Jayne Dent: 7pm, Friday, 21 October (£15) This is the project of Newcastle-based electronic folk innovator Jayne Dent. She delights in experimenting with genre and songwriting to create a beguiling mix of soaring vocals, synth, samples, field recordings and hypnotic rhythms for her atmospheric and playful live shows.

For these special performances in the Victoria Tunnels, she will be responding directly to this unique underground setting, with vocal and electronic improvisations intertwined with the more mellow and ambient songs from her back catalogue, featuring a capella vocals, textural drones and haunting storytelling.