Jacob & Drinkwater – Downend Folk & Roots – October 2022

Tonight was a night for duos, for friends, for partnerships. Tobias Ben Jacob and Lukas Drinkwater have been ’round these parts before but Filkin’s Drift – Chris Roberts and Seth Bye – are all new to most. Filkin’s Drift are as traditional a Folk duo as you can imagine. Two intense looking young men, clutchingContinue reading “Jacob & Drinkwater – Downend Folk & Roots – October 2022”

Ellie Gowers – June 2021

Way back when, around the only time when football actually did come home, New York was awash with folk singers. In 1966 Greenwich Village coffee shops strummed with politics, hippy ideals and tales from real folks. Fred Neil, Karen Dalton and Tim Hardin were writing classics, plotting to (gently) take over the world. Ellie GowersContinue reading “Ellie Gowers – June 2021”

Tobias Ben Jacobs and Lukas Drinkwater – January 2016

“O.K. What happens now? The first words out of the mouth of Double bassist Lukas Drinkwater as he, and singer-guitarist Tobias Ben Jacob, took the stage. It was a question that several of the audience were asking too. This month Downend Folk Club were, once again, showcasing up and coming talent rather than an establishedContinue reading “Tobias Ben Jacobs and Lukas Drinkwater – January 2016”