Live music from acclaimed Australian songwriter Les Thomas, who 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,...
An original take on traditional folk music. Poor Old Dogs is a riotous folk band from Bristol, bringing beer-soaked mayhem and foot-stomping energy to the timeless traditions of UK and Irish folk music. Having been playing together for over a decade, they’ve honed their craft and their chaos, with a knack for turning any gig...
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,...
“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...
One of the UK’s high rising songwriters Sarah Yeo took the UK by storm earlier in 2026 with her sell out tour of the Music Of Joan Baez’ She is returning again to perform this material in her own "beautiful voice” (BBC) from Joan's early career from the first recording, 'Harvard Square' and onward through...
Catch Amy Speace bringing her soulful tunes and stories live for a night you won’t forget! Heralded by Rolling Stone, Billboard Magazine and The New York Times and featured on NPR’s “Weekend Edition”, Amy Speace is one of the leading voices of contemporary Folk and Americana songwriters. She was discovered 2005 by Judy Collins, who...
A solo performance from an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter. Bad ideas, VCRs, crumbling factories, hairy dogs, questionable tattoos...all are fair game for Nova Scotian funeral director-turned-songwriter Terra Spencer. And the songs are good ones, judging from the accolades her four albums have received, and from the caliber of her collaborators, which include David Francey, Dave Gunning,...
