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Sat 28 June 7.30 Holy Trinity. John Broomhead remembered: This date marks 20 years since John passed away. He was a founder member of both the folk club and the Harry Browns. Expect some names from the early days and of course the wonderful Harry Browns.
Free event.
Autumn 2025
Fri 12 Sep Martin Simpson In a class of his own: a superb storyteller and a musician of great depth and virtuosity
Sun 28 Sep Eabhal 7.30 Scottish brilliance. High energy and freshness from these rising stars
Fri 10 Oct The Haar Phenomenal. Unbelievable. Irish music as you have never heard it before. Absolute class
Fri 31 Oct Grace will lead us home. A powerful, thought-provoking concert to mark Black History month
Sat 29 Nov Opa Rosa Fast paced, mesmerising Balkan and eastern European music to get you pulse going
Fri 19 Dec Celebrating Christmas with Jon Doran and Janice Burns. A beautiful, traditional start to Christmas
Note: On-line ticket sales are subject to a 7.5% booking fee.
Saturday 29 Nov Opa Rosa
“Fast paced, mesmerising Balkan and eastern European music to get you pulse going”
Fast gaining a reputation as one of Bristol’s most dynamic and virtuosic bands, Opa Rosa are an energetic acoustic ensemble sharing music from the Klezmer, Balkan, Greek & Roma traditions. With several combined decades of study and experience, all five musicians are well-versed in the musical traditions’ syntax and significance, capturing all the joy and sorrow that these traditions are so renowned for expressing.
Deeply rooted in Balkan traditions, Opa Rosa’s music aims to explore and reinvent the motifs of Eastern Europe by subtly drawing from other musical influences such as Post-Rock, Classical and Jazz. With their line-up of violin, clarinet, accordion, double bass and percussion, their unique and refined sound consists of an explosive and grooving rhythm section combined with intricate melodies soaring over rich and nuanced harmonic structures.
Following the release of their debut album ‘A Feast from the East’ they have toured internationally and captivated audiences with their high-energy and engaging performances. Recent gigs include a sold-out performance headlining Bristol Beacon, Green Note (London), Trinity Centre (Bristol), The Cornish Bank (Falmouth), Jamboree (London) and various festivals, including Smuggler’s Festival, Secret Garden Party, Valley Fest and Buddhafield.
£16
Fri 19 Dec Celebrating Christmas with Jon Doran and Janice Burns
“A beautiful, traditional start to Christmas”
Janice Burns & Jon Doran are an award-winning Anglo-Scottish duo who came together after discovering a shared love of traditional music and songs that tell vivid stories about the nature of life and our place in the world. Their album Great Joy to the New
released in 2024 is a beautiful and collection of Christmas carols and winter tunes
Janice & Jon’s ‘clever and uncluttered musical storytelling’ comes alive through tight vocal harmonies and sensitive interplay between mandolin, bouzouki, and guitar. Their arrangements have a spellbinding presence and an understated energy that transports their songs from the pages of books and manuscripts into the imagination of the listener.
They play lovely strings, they have gorgeous harmony arrangements. Really well crafted, intimate, beautifully understated. – Karine Polwart
Janice and Jon are both delightful singers with wonderfully musical voices. Their performances of traditional folk songs have a pleasing authenticity and they make delicious harmonies. They are also both fine instrumentalists of great skill and talent. Any appearance of theirs in a folk club or on the concert platform will guarantee you an experience you’ll remember.
– Sandra Kerr £14/£16