folk

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  Review: Granny’s Attic, Downend Folk & Roots – ‘As fresh and manic as ever’

  BBC Young Folk award nominated musicians played to a packed out folk club

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  Review: Opa Rosa, Jam Jar – ‘Serious European grooviness’

  The Bristol band threw a Balkan dance party to celebrate the release of their second album

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  Review: Bellowhead, Bristol Beacon – ‘An unhinged party on a sinking galleon’

  The multi-legged folk beast are back to remind audiences what they've been missing

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  Review: Martin Simpson, Folk House – ‘A touring stalwart proof of the living folk tradition’

  The longstanding troubadour treated Bristol’s Folk House to a night rich in skill and story

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  Review: Jackie Oates, Downend Folk and Roots – ‘A welcoming embrace’

  The second of the folk club's lunchtime concert series is a relaxed and warm-hearted family affair

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  Review: Up Late Folk, Bristol Cathedral – ‘A lovely idea…’

  Despite brilliant musicianship, this edition of the Cathedral's Up Late series misses the mark

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• Music / whats on

  Bristol’s month in folk and roots – November 2024

  Emerging, renowned; traditional, experimental; this month has all folk bases covered

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Tarren / Maddie Morris, St George’s – ‘Important stories shared’

  This folk double-header brought stories of identity and home, and a warm sense of community

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