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• Music / News

  Bristol Beacon welcomes new cohort of resident musicians

  The new cohort represents the city's diverse musical palette

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Gregory Alan Isakov, Bristol Beacon – ‘Echo and reverie’

  Soulful, introspective and a beautiful silky voice to boot

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Shackleton Trio, Downend Folk & Roots – ‘Gloriously intricate, full of potential’

  It's all about the power of three at the north-east Bristol folk club

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: the Alan Fletcher Band, Hen & Chicken – ‘Neighbours’ Dr Karl brings Americana to North Street’

  Fletch entertained with a mix of humour and reflections on love, life and that TV soap

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Elly Hopkins, the Ill Repute – ‘Brushed drums and a bruised heart’

  The Old Market pub with lived-in charm was the perfect place for Hopkins' debut single launch

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• Music / What's On

  Bristol’s month in Folk & Roots – March 2025

  A mix of folky style music for the merry month of March

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• Music / folk and roots

  Bristol’s month in folk and roots – December 2024

  The flow of gigs doesn't slow this month, with pre-Christmas musical gifts for everyone

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Bristol Beacon – ‘In perfection was a lack of engagement’

  Multi-Grammy award winning Isbell brought his southern folk tales for the modern era across the pond

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