American roots music from Southern California Rose's Pawn Shop are a 5-piece band with acoustic, folkie Americana roots and a rock n' roll vibe. For two decades, they have evolved their version of modern-day American roots music. It’s an anthemic sound that’s taken the group from their hometown of Los Angeles — where frontman Paul...
Join us at the Hen & Chicken for our monthly open mic night — a welcoming evening of live local music in a dedicated event space with a real concert feel. Hosted by Sarah Larkham and Elliot Hall, the night is open to both performers and music lovers, with free entry for all. Event Details...
Acclaimed Australian songwriter Les Thomas brings his 2026 UK tour to Bristol for an intimate performance at the Hen & Chicken, joined by the fabulous Anya Pailthorpe. Blending folk, Americana and poetic storytelling, Thomas writes songs filled with humanity, memory and hard-won compassion. His music has been praised for its intelligence, authenticity and emotional depth,...
Born of the voices of past lives and baptized in the dust bowl dirt, the Gothic Americana music of the Heathen Apostles harkens back to a bygone chapter of American history. Using contrasting influences such as Bauhaus, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and The Pogues along with Howlin’ Wolf, Loretta Lynn (the band covers...
Singer-songwriter Joe Martin, returns to the Hen & Chicken this September. 21st century troubadour Joe Martin is deservedly gaining attention on both sides of the Atlantic seeing him play shows around the UK, Europe and legendary venues in Nashville, Tennessee. His musical journey has seen him collaborate with some of Nashville’s top songwriters including Johnny...
“Johnny Cash & June Carter, Dolly Parton & Porter Waggoner, Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris, Lee Hazelwood & Nancy Sinatra. Now add to that list Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish, AKA, My Darling Clementine who have earned their place in the role call of great country duettists” – UNCUT Michael Weston King & Lou...
Dar Williams’ lyrics contain bouquets of optimism, delivered on melodies alternating between beguiling lightness and understated gravity. Williams strongly believes that all of us possess our own power and ability to achieve, and she rejects the exceptionalism that encourages us to “admire that yonder star,” while making us feel small and insignificant; unworthy of shining...
Sara Milonovich brings us a fiddle-fueled, heady harvest of heart-stopping original roots rock and alt-Americana with guitarist Greg Anderson. They will be touring off of the back of a new album release in Autumn 2026. https://youtu.be/FZEW6r-YKJI?si=EBo_dGJckqKxQXmR PGlmcmFtZSBkYXRhLXRlc3RpZD0iZW1iZWQtaWZyYW1lIiBzdHlsZT0iYm9yZGVyLXJhZGl1czoxMnB4IiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vb3Blbi5zcG90aWZ5LmNvbS9lbWJlZC9hcnRpc3QvN3RENXQ2UjhKNDNHaGVBazMwTkswQT91dG1fc291cmNlPWdlbmVyYXRvciIgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMzUyIiBmcmFtZUJvcmRlcj0iMCIgYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuPSIiIGFsbG93PSJhdXRvcGxheTsgY2xpcGJvYXJkLXdyaXRlOyBlbmNyeXB0ZWQtbWVkaWE7IGZ1bGxzY3JlZW47IHBpY3R1cmUtaW4tcGljdHVyZSIgbG9hZGluZz0ibGF6eSI+PC9pZnJhbWU+
Richard Shindell lives as both an immigrant and emigrant, crossing thresholds, that informs his illumination of the human experience through narrative song. Shindell has inhabited a Zen Buddhist monastery, busked in the streets of Paris, opened for Joan Baez (who covered several of his songs), and collaborated with Grammy-winner Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan, Levon Helm,...
Following their sold-out Hen & Chicken show in February 2026, we are excited to welcome Furlined back. Infectious hooks, rich vocals and lush, swooning cello are the defining features of Furlined, a Bristol-based band formed in 2012 by singer-songwriter Neil Crossley and cellist Tegan Everett. The band's sound spans alt country and wry English chamber...
“Abigail writes songs that stop you right in your tracks.”— Brooklyn Vegan Toronto songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Abigail Lapell returns with a new album, Shadow Child, due for release 8th May, 2026. Over the past six years and four spellbinding releases, Lapell has garnered four Canadian Folk Music Awards and accrued a staggering 60 million streams across...
We welcome Angel back to the intimate surroundings of the Hen & Chicken Studio, with her hypnotic delivery and spellbinding style, for a trio performance, including guitarist Joe Wilkins and on drums, Matt Stockham-Brown. Angel Snow has just completed a successful 14-date UK tour promoting her most recent release - a Tom Waits tribute album titled...
