As heard on BBC Introducing HW, The Lost Notes are a 5-piece band based in Worcestershire and Birmingham. The principal songwriters are Ben and Oli. Oli likes folk and Ben digs jazz. Both are stubborn. Each seeks to exert their own subtle influence on the music. The result is part folk with a drag of […]
Katie Grace Harris is a multi-tasking, foot tapping, piano and accordion playing singer and story-weaver. With a fast-growing reputation in the UK Folk world, her sound has been described as 'earthy, spine tingling English Folk'. Katie has chosen the beautiful Unicorn Theatre for her debut album launch and will be bringing a 6 piece band […]
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pm UK alt-folk duo Jacob & Drinkwater have been called “stand out new folk” by BBC6 Music and “inventive and thrilling” by R2 Magazine. Jacob’s sweeping vocals never fail to captivate, delivering many a spine-tingling moment. The fluidity and precision of his finger-picking underpinned by Drinkwater’s […]
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pm Christina Alden and Alex Patterson are songwriters and multi-instrumentalists from Norwich. They have been playing and singing together for the last seven years and have toured extensively in the UK and Europe – including a twenty-three date tour with Show Of Hands, a show at […]
Doors: 7pm | Support act: 7.15pm | Main act: 8pm Alt folk band Ranagri are 4 Irish and English musicians; combining Voices, Guitar, Bouzouki, Flutes, Whistles, Harp/Electric Harp, Bodhrán/Drums. Since forming, Ranagri have recorded three studio albums at Grammy Award Winning Record Label Stockfisch Records, with their latest record ‘Playing For Luck’ released in 2019. […]
Fly Yeti Fly are the Wiltshire-based acoustic duo Lorna Somerville and Darren Fisher. Blending sensitive vocal harmonies with intricate guitar arrangements, mandolin and harmonica, the duo weave songs and stories from their travels together, with a sound that is reminiscent of the late-’60s folk scene. Now living on their canal boat on the Kennet & […]
We are thrilled to bring Alex Hart (Seth Lakeman Trio, Martin Barre Band) and her guitarist Adam Sweet to The Unicorn Theatre to kick off our 2024 programme. Described by BBC Radio 2 presenter Mark Radcliffe as “the Stevie Nicks of Folk”. The south-west based singer/songwriter Alex Hart is set for her most exciting and […]
We are delighted to welcome the brilliant Peter Knight and John Spiers to The Unicorn Theatre. The exquisite explorations of the liminal space that exists between traditional and classical music is what makes the music of Peter Knight and John Spiers so compelling and beguiling, ultimately rendering genres irrelevant. The duo has developed into one […]
We are very pleased to welcome the very entertaining Belinda O'Hooley to The Unicorn Theatre. Belinda O’Hooley is an exceptionally gifted pianist, singer, songwriter, and composer who has become renowned for her highly individual, emotional, yet sensitive musicality. She is also one half of the much-loved Yorkshire folk duo O’Hooley & Tidow alongside her wife […]
We are pleased to welcome Tukay & Ryan to The Unicorn Theatre. Tu-kay & Ryan are a multi-award winning acoustic duo blurring the lines between folk, Americana and roots music. They are known for lush harmonies and heartfelt lyrics in songs that encourage a positive outlook on life, even when things may be tough. They […]
Banter are: Simon Care on melodeon, Nina Zella on keyboards & vocals, Tim Walker on drums, percussion, brass, vocals & dance calling and Mark Jolley on bass, fiddle, guitar & vocals. Four fine musicians who’s roots are firmly in the traditional English genre, but who enjoy stretching the limits. Formed in 2015, they realised that […]
A veteran of the scene, Benji Kirkpatrick is well known as a rhythmic driver of such outfits as Bellowhead and Faustus, with his "memorably aggressive" (MOJO) style. Enlisting fellow ex-Bellowhead member, Pete Flood on drums and Jackie Oates and Megan Henwood collaborator, Pete Thomas on bass, Benji formed a power trio, going by the name of 'The Excess'. The band recorded […]
