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A few years ago Ant Miles asked me to review some of the gigs that he was putting on at the wonderful Downend Folk Club. This is a bunch of those reviews. From 2022 I have also been writing for Bristol 24/7. Not all of those are strictly Folk but there’s a few of those here too. I also write album reviews for Tradfolk.
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The Unthanks – Bristol Beacon – December
The Solstice is in just a couple of days. The darkest of days followed by a gradual, slow lifting, when light is, finally, allowed back into the world. It’s a winter-y festival full of hope and the celebration of togetherness. It is entirely fitting, then, that The Unthanks are touring their magnificent In Winter album, just in…
A Winter Union – Downend Folk & Roots – December
There’s the smell of mulled wine in the air, hundreds of people muffled up against the December night, the finest Folk choir in the country harmonising beautifully, there are sparkles and woolly hats and an expectant hum that there will be magic again. It can only be the Downend Folk and Roots Christmas shindig. The…
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – Folk House – November
Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage met twelve years ago, at a Folk Club, and have been making gorgeous Country-tinged Folk music ever since. On their frequent visits to Bristol, they have always performed as a duo. Until now. To celebrate the release of their fourth album, In the Dark We Grow, they are joined by Jacob Stoney, on keys,…
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