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Doors
open for all shows at 7.30 p.m.
Support acts are usually
on stage at about
8 p.m.
and main acts at
9 p.m., but this can vary and
all times are approximate. Please get in touch for further
details.
Ticket
prices (advance prices shown, expect to pay more on the
door) exclude any booking outlet fees, credit card
supplements, postage etc.
FULL DETAILS OF
ALL SHOWS FROM OCTOBER ONWARDS WILL BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY.
Date
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Act
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Venue
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Price
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| Tuesday
24th. August |
An evening with SIMONE
FELICE
Founder member of
not one but two celebrated bands (The Felice Brothers
being the first) The Duke and The King's Simone Felice
makes a welcome return to Bristol after their now
legendary show earlier this year (A spectacular gig
from a band who have only just got going. Far from
being wet behind the ears, they’re the finished
product and then some - 10/10 - Crackerjack).
This is a solo performance which will highlight his
incredible songs (“There
is a boldness to Simone’s writing, the fierceness
and fearlessness of complete honesty that pushes into
places that simply take the breath away.”- Neil
McCormick, The Telegraph) and
readings from his fictional works. A rare opportunity
to see a major talent in an intimate setting.
"Each live performance suggests we are in the
presence of a rare, fiery brilliance.” - Laura
Barton The Guardian
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St.
Bonaventures |
£10.00 |
| Thursday
2nd. September |
CAITLIN
ROSE
“Her voice is
extraordinary. Just wait till you hear her songs about
teenage pregnancy, ruined love or female
braggadocio” The Guardian
“A songwriting talent that drags deep into
traditional country tongue-twisting...
her full album later in the year should be a peach” Q
Magazine
“Caitlin Rose is a Nashville
country sensation with a voice so wry and
heart-breaking it seems no co-incidence she shares a
birthplace with Jack Daniels whiskey”
The Independent
“Her voice is as sweet as Saturday night whisky and
rings as clear as a Sunday church bell” 4/5 Daily
Mirror
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St.
Bonaventures |
£9.00 |
| Monday
6th. September |
RICHARD
SHINDELL
A native New Yorker,
now relocated to
Buenos Aires, Richard Shindell is a truly eclectic songwriter
whose material ranges from light-hearted ballads and
adulterous love songs, to dirges and diatribes that
skilfully skewer politics, prejudice, war and
religion. Well known for his collaboration with Dar
Williams and Lucy Kaplansky in the folk supergroup
Cry, Cry, Cry, his St. Bonaventure’s debut promises
to be a magical show.
"Shindell
tells great stories with an eye for critical detail
while never losing sight of the big picture. He works
a well-worn stretch of singer-songwriter pavement, but
his wonderfully spiritual lyrical sense and intimate
compositions ultimately distinguish him" - No
Depression
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St.
Bonaventures |
£13.00 |
| Thursday
9th. September |
DIANA
CLUCK
"Though Cluck is
anti-folk affiliated, her sound is more serious, she
is likely one of the most refined and elegant
songwriters in all of neo-folkdom. A brilliant
idiosyncratic guitarist, a witty and wise lyricist, an
imaginative melody writer with a powerful voice; her
dark and introspective tunes are utterly captivating,
like an earthier Kate Bush. Watch her spellbind the
room." - Village Voice NYC May 2009
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St.
Bonaventures |
£8.00 |
| Wednesday
15th. September |
SAM
BAKER with
special guest DARDEN
SMITH
Austin Texas-based Sam Baker is frequently
compared to Townes Van Zandt, John
Prine and Guy Clark and his performances at St,.
Bonaventure’s have become the stuff of legend. His
material is sketched in short, compact lines that
reflect a life well-lived and nearly lost. His story
is a powerful one and the songs have been described as
some of the best ever to come out of
Texas.
"
Devastatingly beautiful. That's the best way to
describe Sam Baker's Pretty World." ThisIsTexasMusic.com
"Darden Smith is blessed with a
seemingly effortless melodic gift and one of the
warmest, most penetrating vocal deliveries in American
music" - No Depression.
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St.
Bonaventures |
£12.00 |
| Wednesday
22nd. September |
CHATHAM
COUNTY LINE
Four
men, one microphone and a combination of instruments
that include banjo, guitar, fiddle and mandolin ought
to have Chatham County Line pegged down as a
traditional bluegrass band. Not so. Although the
timeless combination of perfect harmonies
and virtuoso solos is always there, a ten year
career has seen their music take in elements of folk
music, alt.rock and traditional country to create a
sound that is very definitely their own. They
delighted audiences the last time they played in
Bristol
, and the release of their new record Wildflower is
bound to raise their profile higher.
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The
Tunnels |
£12.00 |
| Saturday
25th. September |
GIRLYMAN
Winners of the
Independent Music Awards Best Singer Songwriter Award,
Girlyman are making their first visit to the
UK
. Enormously popular in their own country, and with a
growing underground following over here, their
shimmering harmonies and seamless blend of folk,
country, pop and rock has earned them comparisons with
Simon and Garfunkel and stablemates The Indigo Girls.
"A depth and imagination in the lyrical imagery
which causes heart palpitations." - Morning
Star.
"Heartbreakingly
beautiful. Theirs is a sound you could happily drown
in." - Maverick
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The
Tunnels |
£12.00 |
| Tuesday
28th. September |
THEA
GILMORE
in an age
where artists – male and female – tend to be
either hyper-sexualised or completely neutered,
Gilmore is that rare creature, an actual adult with a
heart and a soul, a grown up with an opinion. Thea
Gilmore is a real person tackling the sort of issues
real people deal with every day, only, unlike the rest
of us, she tackles those issues with an utterly
beautiful voice and songs that touch on folk and jazz
and rock and Americana.
Not for no reason does Bruce Springsteen buy her
records, do artistes ranging from Martha Wainwright to
Mike Scott seek to collaborate with her, and not for
no reason does Tom Waits’ celebrated percussionist
Michael Blair appear on Murphy’s Heart, Gilmore’s
tenth album – one that follows a sustained period of
artistic and critical success.
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St.
Bonaventures |
£13.00 |
| Wednesday
29th. September |
FURNACE
MOUNTAIN
Furnace
Mountain
consists of Dave Van Deventer on Fiddle and Vocals,
Morgan Morrison on Bouzouki and Vocals, Aimee Curl on
Bass and Vocals, and Danny Knicely on Mandolin. Their
music is at times lively and raucous, with spirited
fiddle melodies weaving in and around the powerful
rhythms of the bass and bouzouki. It can also poignant
and poetic, with sublime vocal harmonies beautifully
interpreting some of the oldest songs ever written.
"A wonderful band…how gorgeous is that?"
-Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2
"Blisteringly good roots music" –
Americana UK
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St.
Bonaventures |
£12.00 |
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