Montmorency live at The Unicorn Theatre Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon. Saturday 25 May 2024 Montmorency return to Abingdon with their brand of upbeat folk music, intertwined with blues, country and rock influences. They have made a name for themselves over the last few years around Oxfordshire by taking old folk songs and reworking them for new […]
Bill turned up with a drum to his first audition in 1973. He was told to beat it and has never looked back. Early on in his musical career he discovered that it is really difficult to sing and play the trombone at the same time. After 50 years of entertaining audiences near and far […]
A consistently solid songwriter & musician at her foundation, Natalie Holmes has been releasing music both solo and collaboratively since 2010, with an unwavering energy for encouraging inward reflection and growth through her lyrics. Beginning the journey with grainy covers on YouTube, Natalie now has countless EP’s and singles released under her own name, as […]
Honey & the Bear were a tour de force on the UK Folk Festival circuit in 2022. The British folk and roots duo combine delicately interweaving vocal harmonies with emotive and evocative songwriting. With a diverse range of sounds and textures, and rhythms that flow from the fast and furious to gentle ballads, their live […]
Raised in the East Yorkshire flatlands on the fringes of Hull, Katie Spencer’s landscape has always been that of open skies and widening rivers. Industry still shapes the city here. The people, as with the land, are moulded by tides and stark horizons. Stand in the same place for long enough and you can watch […]
The Lost Notes are a 5-piece acoustic roots band based in the creatively fertile blaglands of Moseley, Birmingham UK. They have built up a loyal fan base across the folk and festival circuit through their lively full band performances and more intimate trio gigs. They write songs for chin-strokers, foot-stompers, head-nodders and those who like to partake in the […]
Based in Herefordshire (UK), The Rosellys are a five piece band whose music can be best described as: “Capturing the essence of country, with folk ingredients baked into a transatlantic roots fusion” (R2 Magazine). Influenced by artists such as Chris Stapleton, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, Gram Parsons & James Taylor to name a few, it […]
Phil Beer is the multi-instrumental half of the west country’s award-winning acoustic duo, Show of Hands. With a professional career of over 36 years, Phil has a great deal of material to draw on for his solo appearances, which are an eclectic mix of traditional tunes, covers of Springsteen or The Hollies, together with his […]
In 2022, global-folk band Mishra met international fusion vocalist Deepa Shakthi (formerly Deepa Nair Rasiya). Out of a blossoming musical friendship, they began a collaborative project that takes the soul-stirring euphoria of Deepa's sufi singing as a starting point, and weaves in the threads of Mishra's UK folk and Indian classical influences to create a […]
Sound of the Sirens are a singer-songwriting duo based in Exeter, Devon comprising of Abbe Martin & Hannah Wood. Honing their craft over the past decade, Martin & Wood have cemented themselves as firm favourites as "one of the UK's finest folk acts" not only on the Westcountry scene, but nationally, and internationally too. Their […]
The Salts are a co-operative of seasoned musicians, creating what is fast becoming one of the most exciting and energetic folk concepts of recent times. With their own unique sound that mixes well written original compositions alongside classic traditional tunes, it's a guaranteed blast. You could say that 21st century folk fires a respectful broadside […]
Eliza Marshall solo - 'New Birth' EP tour Step into a rich world of sound with acclaimed flautist and composer Eliza Marshall, as she brings her debut solo EP New Birth to life in the intimate setting of The Unicorn Theatre. Known for her mesmerising work with folk collective Ranagri, and for recording with the […]
