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  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 / Reviews

  Review: Sam Sweeney, Downend Folk & Roots – ‘Glides, skips, skims like stones’

  Exceptionally fine folk fiddle and guitar bring spring sunshine to Downend

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  Review: Amble, The Fleece – ‘A portal to Irish summers on land and sea’

  The folk band prove sometimes it is worth giving up the day job

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• Music / jams

  DIY time: Bristol’s vibrant jam scene and where to get involved

  From funk to hip hop to cinematic soundscapes, there's something for musicians of every inclination

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble, Bristol Beacon – ‘An extraordinary journey’

  An alt-folk collective transports a spellbound crowd to a former nuclear testing site

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• Music / folk

  Bristol’s month in Folk & Roots – February 2025

  Music full of brightness and joy fills the city this month

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• Music / Reviews

  The Brothers Gillespie, Downend Folk and Roots – ‘Utterly timeless’

  Two actual brothers with incredible voices pay a visit from Northumberland

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  Bristol’s month in folk and roots – January 2025

  New year, new music: there are tons of folky gigs to go out and enjoy this month

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