Southbank Bristol Arts

Sunday 2 / 2.15 - 3 pm

We are very excited to be welcoming back to Allington Road the 'beguilingly shabby' Dearlings with divine a'cappella arrangements of the most exquisite songs. The Dearlings are Lucy, Katkin, Anna and Maddy. "Think of beautiful songs you love and sing them. That's what we do, and the idea is for us to try anything we want to try and go on a musical journey together. Hope you like it. Come and see us."

http://www.myspace.com/thedearlings

New duo One Star Awake sing and play traditional folk songs from England, Ireland and Scotland, plus a couple of compositions. Sue Mara's vocals are accompanied by Anna Kissell's fiddle, or on some songs, we both sing acapella in close harmony. Occasionally we’re joined by other musicians; on our current demo, for example, jazz pianist Pete Rosser guests on one track.

We've just started playing gigs as a duo, including supporting Martin Carthy recently.

The gorgeous songs we sing and play are usually slow, haunting, atmospheric - even the up-tempo ones carry a dark shimmer...

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Sunday 1.30 - 2pm

We are honoured to be welcoming the wonderful Wraiths back to No 1 Allington Rd this year. If you have never heard acoustic duo Mog and Jon perform then you would be wise not to miss them! The Wraiths put music to poetry in the most bewitching way... this is a rare treat to see them perform in such an intimate space. Thank you Mog and Jon!

http://www.thewraiths.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/thewraithsbristoluk

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Saturday 3.15/ 3.30 - 4 pm

With guitar or piano seraphic Sarah will be playing her beautiful tunes once again on Saturday and our dusty piano is are already rippling her keys in anticipation!

Sarah has been described as having an amazing voice with a quality rarely heard. The influence of artists like Tori Amos, All About Eve, Ani Difranco and Bjork can be detected in the way her songs are crafted with an interweaving of melodies and her unique vocal style.

www.sarahcurtis.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/starsofar

Sunday 3 / 3.15 - 4 pm

talented singer-songwriter Ewan will be joining us on Sunday

Sunday May 10th 3:15 pm Tobacco Factory Theatre

World Premiere of Severn Sails & Souls
A new piece of Music combined with Video and Dance, following the Severn trade route to Avonmouth. We are still recruiting any local musicians or dancers who would like to join in, more details at www.sadlerwells.org.uk

CoMA Bristol - Ann Claxton - 0117 9507404

Sunday 4 - 4.45/ 5 pm

We are really excited to be hosting the wonderful Hollowbody again at No 1 Allington Rd following a very special Christmas gig mid December 2008.

"Sandwiched between The Zombies and Leonard Cohen - what a nice place to be." The Guardian

"Aka Dan Weltman, [Hollowbody's] debut album 'Inside the wolves' is a softly arranged, finger-picked thing of real understated beauty." Venue Magazine

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Sunday 12.45 / 1.00 - 1.30 pm

We are so excited to be welcoming Suzy and her friends to Allington Rd for the trail that we just might bake a cake or a muffin or two ;)

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Saturday 1.45 / 2 - 2.30 pm

This year we're delighted to be welcoming Shaun back to No. 1, this time, accompanied by musician Peter Burns. They'll be playing original songs, some traditional Irish material and maybe some covers: Shaun on guitar and Pete playing a range of instruments - such as bowed saw, mandolin and bousouki!

http://www.myspace.com/shaunmccrindle
http://www.myspace.com/burnspete

Saturday 4 / 4.15 - 4.45

"Punk Folk Disco "

Jetfly is a person and a band. He plays solo as Jet McDonald on guitar, vocal and harmonica and as a band with Jet on Guitar and Vocals, Si on Bass and Harmonies and Joe on Drums and Percussion.

"A cracking band with charm to spare"
"The classic stuff of then, now and a long time to come"
"His creativity is enough to convince even folk cynics that the genre can be varied, rousing and more than the sum of its cliches"
Venue Magazine

http://www.myspace.com/jetfly
http://www.jetfly.org.uk/

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