AN ECLECTIC mix of live music will be on offer at Otley Courthouse this month.

A Grammy nominated guitarist, acclaimed Scottish folk band and the 'king of British Blues' will all take the stage during May.

First up is the North-Eastern ‘industrial folk’ group The Jar Family, who will be performing on Friday, May 13.

Named after the collection jar that used to be passed around the audience at their earliest gigs, the band consists of six singer-songwriters who recognised the strength in pooling their significant musical resources to play as one.

Featuring former Squeeze bassist Keith Wilkinson among their ranks, and with each member taking turns on lead vocals, the band's music combines a deep-rooted sense of tradition with real sonic weight, blended with a little blues.

The Jar Family have entertained audiences at more than 400 gigs over the years, notching up some 75 festival performances.

Their reputation is so strong in the North East that they also host their own festival, We Are Family, which celebrates some of the finest talent in the region.

Their Otley show starts at 8pm and tickets cost £10.

The following week will see of Scotland’s most sought-after bands, RURA, taking to the stage on Saturday, May 21.

Hailed as one of the country's finest traditional bands, the group are known for their hard-hitting and muscular instrumentals coupled with superlative lyrical song craft.

Their talent has seen them rise to headline headline status at festivals throughout the UK and Europe, putting in acclaimed performances at the likes of Cambridge, Winnipeg and Tønder folk festivals.

Their blend of fiddle, Highland pipes, whistle, flute, bodhran, guitar and voice first burst onto the Scottish folk scene in 2010 with an award-winning performance at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections.

Their line-up boasts three BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year finalists and two All-Ireland bodhran champions.

Following the release of their debut album in 2013, RURA received a nomination for the Horizon Award at the 2013 BBC Folk Awards, and were recently crowned Live Act of the Year at the 2015 Scots Trad Music Awards.

Their Courthouse performance begins at 8pm, and tickets cost £13 or £11.

Finally, on Friday, May 27, the Courthouse welcomes two music legends for the price of one in the form of Ian Siegal and Jimbo Mathus.

This transatlantic duo combines the talents of the UK’s leading contemporary Bluesman, Siegal, with Grammy-nominated songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mathus.

Ian Siegal is an eight-time British Blues Awards winner, European Blues Awards winner, and two-times US Blues Music Awards nominee.

He has sung with the prestigious ONJ orchestra in Paris, played in more than 40 countries and recorded one of his latest albums at London’s Royal Albert Hall. He has also won two MOJO magazine Best Blues Album of the Year

awards – and is the only non-American to achieve that distinction.

Jimbo Mathus, meanwhile, is best known for his work with the swing revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers but has pursued a variety of musical projects over the years.

An almost overnight sensation, The Zippers played at the second inauguration of President Bill Clinton and at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, with their albums achieving gold and platinum sales.

After the group disbanded Jimbo went on to collaborate with various artists including Elvis Costello and Buddy Guy.

Their combined show promises to combine roots blues with folk Americana and starts at the Courthouse at 8pm.

Tickets cost £15.

To book tickets for these or other forthcoming attractions visit otleycourthouse.org.uk, call (01943) 467466 or pop into the Courthouse, on Courthouse Street, Otley.