Music / Review
Review: The Slocan Ramblers, Bristol Folk House – ‘With the merest pick of a banjo string, you’re dropped in the depths of Tennessee’
The Canadian Bluegrass group grace the stage with new songs and old covers
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Review: Road Not Taken, Downend Folk Club – ‘The band remind us how important a community is’
The Bristolian folk band perform for possibly their last time (or so they say!)
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Review: The Magnetic Fields, St George’s – ‘A hummable collision of euphoria and sadness’
The American band took to the stage to promote their new album, Quickies
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Review: Valerie June, Thekla – ‘In 90 minutes we get southern soul, Appalachian bluegrass, psych rock & electric blue’
The American singer graces the boat to perform a mix of genres, covers and her most popular tracks
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Music / Downend Folk & Roots
The venue for folk, roots and acoustic music hidden in a suburb of Bristol
Downend Folk Club has been given a face-lift
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Review: St Paul & The Broken Bones, O2 Academy – ‘A band ripping up some swampy, Southern roadhouse sounds’
The eight piece Alabama band performed as part of the River Town series
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Review: Sea Power, Trinity – ‘In many ways this was a straight-up rock show’
The rock band formerly known as British Air Power return to Bristol for a very sweaty performance
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Review: Belle & Sebastian, Lloyd’s Amphitheatre – ‘They could have gone on all night and still left the crowd wanting more’
The Scottish indie pop band return with their biggest show in the city
