SATURDAY DAY
Filkin’s Ensemble
Jacob & Drinkwater
The Standing Stones
ST GEORGE’S BRISTOL
Sat 3 May | Doors 1.30 pm
The brightest young things in the UK today.
The next Bellowhead, melodic mastery & invigorating sea shanties.
Filkin’s Ensemble
The sheer joy, energy & sophisticated musicianship radiating from the stage mark Filkin’s Ensemble out as a new folk tour-de-force. A 14-piece supergoup, Filkin’s Ensemble have created a stunningly beautiful & distinctive new sound. For those unfamiliar with their work, think Penguin Café Orchestra, meets Bellowhead.
The ensemble’s gorgeous contemporary arrangements of traditional songs stop you dead in your tracks. A string quartet, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, guitars, & orchestral percussion, wrap playfully around soaring vocals.
Drawing inspiration from classical & jazz, Filkin’s Ensemble is the bold vision of Seth Bye & Chris Roberts who have recently earned widespread acclaim for an 870 mile foot-powered-tour, with national airtime on BBC Radio 2, 3, 4, 6 Music & BBC World Service.
Jacob & Drinkwater
Wild men of song, UK alt-folk duo Jacob & Drinkwater have been called “stand out new folk” by BBC6 Music & “inventive & thrilling” by R2 Magazine.
Jacob’s sweeping vocals deliver spine-tingling moments; the fluidity & precision of his finger-picking underpinned by Drinkwater’s nimbly rhythmic double bass; at times sweetly soaring, at others haunting, percussive & driving.
Featured numerous times on BBC Radio 2, BBC6 Music and lauded by their musical peers as one of the most accomplished acts touring the UK.
The Standing Stones
What is a festival without a shanty? Hailing from London, this recently-formed collective of young Shanty Men are breathing new life into an old tradition. From cozy pubs… to ever-so-slightly bigger pubs, they enjoy singing haunting old folk songs as well as coastal classics.
Their mission? To prove that singing is good for you. And singing with others is even better.
TICKETS & INFO
The Saturday Day session runs from 1.30 pm – 5 pm at St George’s Bristol. Saturday Day tickets give you access to all the artists listed above. Seating is available.
Join the Festival for the whole of Saturday with a Saturday Day + Night ticket. Catch the evening concert of Katherine Priddy + Martin Simpson in addition to the Saturday Day line-up above.
This show is seated, seating is unreserved.
If you are a wheelchair user, please drop an email to [email protected] after booking & we’ll reserve space in the main hall.
St George’s Bristol | Bristol | BS1 5RR
