Music / Previews
Bristol’s month in folk and roots – June
The month looks particularly good for Americana and country music fans
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Review: Kathryn Williams and Withered Hand, Folk House – ‘Jigsaw-puzzle perfect harmonies’
The firm folk friends' performance was 'playful, uplifting, restorative'
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Review: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Bristol Beacon – ‘A wildly confusing ride’
Australian adventurers storm through synth, metal, psych and groove in a 2-hour music marathon
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Review: Good Habits, Downend Folk & Roots – ‘Effortlessly charm the whole place’
Sunshine folk that blossoms like sunflowers, with a few inventive covers thrown in
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Review: Hurray for the Riff Raff, Trinity Centre – ‘Gives roots music a damn good shake’
The New Orleans queer country outfit are full of surprises
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Review: Lady Maisery, Bristol Beacon – ‘Pure English folksong’
The folk trio wove magic with their vocal harmonies and sparse instrumentation
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Review: Johnny Flynn & Robert MacFarlane, Bristol Beacon – ‘A noisy pilgrimage through nature’
The folk bliss expected from this formidable duo was accompanied by surprising psych-prog elements
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Review: Bristol Folk Festival – ‘the future of folk’
The Folk House, St George's and Bristol Cathedral were filled with folk over the weekend
