What makes a Cult Band? What makes you fall so deeply in love – in L.O.V.E – with a band while the rest of the world smile weakly and say “Oh yeah, I think I’ve heard of them”? What makes a skinny armed, floppy fringed boy jump and point and point and jump and jumpContinue reading “Sea Power – Trinity – July 2022”
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Belle and Sebastian – Lloyd’s Amphitheatre – July 2022
This is proper National Treasure stuff. We’re in Helen Mirren territory here, Brian Blessed territory, Bernard Cribbins territory. Belle and Sebastian at Bristol Harbourside should be awarded some kind of a blue plaque, they should be granted English (or Scottish) Heritage status. Towards the end of a set of massive favourites Stuart Murdoch tipped hisContinue reading “Belle and Sebastian – Lloyd’s Amphitheatre – July 2022”
India Electric Co. – Downend Folk Club – June 2022
It was an evening for bare feet, bare arms and baring souls. It was an evening for smiling, cheering and enthusiastic seat dancing. It was, for the third time (and very, very much delayed) an evening of India Electric Co. at Downend Folk Club. And those are the best kind of evenings. If there’s oneContinue reading “India Electric Co. – Downend Folk Club – June 2022”
First Aid Kit – Lloyd’s Amphitheatre – June 2022
Early on in Katy J Pearson’s support slot she surveyed the sun dappled audience and said “Well Bristol this is nuts, there’s a lot of people here”. And indeed, there were. The Swedish country rock sisters, First Aid Kit, had, seemingly, brought out every Bristolian that wasn’t standing in a field in Somerset. There wereContinue reading “First Aid Kit – Lloyd’s Amphitheatre – June 2022”
Cup O’ Joe – Downend Folk Club – May 2022
If there’s something lovely about the early summer sun then there’s something incredibly lovely about Bluegrass played in a church as that early summer sun washes across four amazing musicians. Without wishing to get all biblical, it seems like a blessing. Cup O’Joe aren’t your porch dwelling, grizzled old Bluegrass players huddled around a single microphone,Continue reading “Cup O’ Joe – Downend Folk Club – May 2022”
Talisk – St George’s – May 2022
A voice came over the tannoy in the bar; “ladies and gentleman, please be aware that there will be flashing lights and smoke effects this evening”. Eh? This might not be your regular Folk gig then. Maybe you’ve seen a band with a fiddle, guitar and concertina before. Maybe you think that you know whatContinue reading “Talisk – St George’s – May 2022”
Ellie Gowers – Wardrobe Theatre – May 2022
Picture this. You’re pulling an old box of photos out of an Attic. Blowing the dust off of it, gently taking a few of them out. As you flip through them you notice faces of years gone by, you see people doing jobs that no longer exist, you see those that you’ve lost, places almostContinue reading “Ellie Gowers – Wardrobe Theatre – May 2022”
Bristol Folk Festival
Oh Bristol Folk Festival, you lovely, friendly, eclectic thing! It’s so good to have you back, we’ve missed you! Look at all the people you’ve reeled in too – there are little kids with massive ear defenders, grizzled warriors from the great folk rock wars of the 70s, floaty folk princesses with flowers in theirContinue reading “Bristol Folk Festival”
Calan – The Folk House – April 2022
Have you read Richard King’s latest book? It’s called Brittle With Relics and brilliantly tells the story of modern Wales using oral history and storytelling to explore a rich and vital culture. Welsh Folk superheroes, Calan, do something similar. They’re rooted in tradition, use instruments that their Mam-gu would know but feel so modern, soContinue reading “Calan – The Folk House – April 2022”
Sam Amidon – The Folk House – March 2022
You can probably tell quite a lot about a Folk gig by the audience. Some are a sea of grey hairs and sensible sweaters. Some are a bit more hipster beards and plaid shirts. The (sizeable and wildly enthusiastic) crowd for Sam Amidon were very firmly the later. You’d almost call him the future ofContinue reading “Sam Amidon – The Folk House – March 2022”
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