Fiddle and accordion, double bass and clattering percussion are guaranteed to get feet moving and hands in the air. Eastern European grooves force knee-bends and fingers flickering in the air. A relentless, undulating rhythm seems to be searching for something to push it over the edge. And then Isis Wolf-Light raises her clarinet to theContinue reading “Opa Rosa – The Jam Jar – November”
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Topette!! – The Jam Jar – June
To celebrate their tenth anniversary, Anglo-French, Bristol-based, Folk supergroup Topette!! did the only sensible thing that they could. They threw a party. In their favourite place. With dancing. The magical space that is The Jam Jar swirled and grinned, stepped and laughed as five wonderful musicians provided a soundtrack to Bourrées, Gavottes and Waltzes. Andy Cutting’sContinue reading “Topette!! – The Jam Jar – June”
India Electric Co – The Jam Jar – November 2022
There is something quintessentially English about tonight. Not only is it absolutely slinging it down outside but the two acts that sit (Jack Cookson) or strut (India Electric Co.) across the Jam Jar’s foliage strewn stage perfectly showcase where English Folk music is right now. Cookson finds his guitar, takes a seat, strums a chordContinue reading “India Electric Co – The Jam Jar – November 2022”
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