Armed with acoustic guitars, accordion, trumpet, five-part harmonies and a bucketful of attitude the band, which found fame in the late 1990s with the chart hit Tubthumping. Otherwise known as ‘I get knocked down’, will play at Hull Truck Theatre on October 2.

The Charlie Dore Band will follow at the Ferensway venue on October 11, then acoustic guitarist Martin Simpson, who gave a highly-praised performance at Spring Street last year, will perform on December 6.

The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain will perform on January 10 followed by John Tams and Barry Coope on January 24.

The new folk gigs are in addition to the theatre’s highly popular J-Nights which feature the very best jazz artists.

Hull Truck artistic director Gareth Tudor Price said: “We always strive to bring the very best artists to Hull Truck Theatre, and to offer a diverse and stimulating programme to attract new audiences.”

“There are a huge number of folk and acoustic music fans in this area, the amazing success of the Beverley Folk Festival shows that, so we hope that our new shows will be a welcome addition to their calendars,” he added.

For jazz fans there will be performances from Truck favourites the Snake Davis Band on September 27, Stacey Kent on Oct 25 and the BBC award-winning Ian Shaw on Nov 6.