Headfirst Editor's Pick
"Ya Freshness lets rip on the original rudeboy boss sound with a proper authentic, highly danceable take on classic Jamaican ska and UK two-tone culture. Expect ecstatic live energy, skanking feet, skronking brass and lyrical calls for unity. Essential FFO: the Skatalites, Prince Buster, the Special, Madness etc."
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A gig on Friday 22nd September. The event starts at 19:30.
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SKANK IN STYLE TO THE EXULTANT SOUNDS OF SKA.
It's party time. With explosive feel-good energy and true soul, rude boy singer Ya Freshness (Godfrey Green) and his top ranking outfit lets rip with a thrillingly original take on 60s and 70s ska.
Its glorious uptempo sound is a bustling carnival of stabbing horns, rollercoaster keys, relentless guitar hooks, killer choruses, unbeatable beats and a sense of boisterous bonhomie. A blur of legs, arms, pork pie hats and tonic suits, the band is a frantic mass of kinetic energy, its members suddenly springing into life, leaping up and down, rushing backwards and forwards across the stage.
Featuring striking modern state-of-the-nation smashers celebrating the glorious sound that energised a generation, this is an off-beat, full-tilt, socially charged, proudly multicultural, dance-crazy sound that embodies the get-up-there-and-do-it spirit.
Listen to ska and live a better life in seconds.
'So real … it's got so much life; it's the most vital music in the world.'
David Bowie
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For further concerts in the 2023 Cotham Club season, visit: hdfst.uk/cotham-club
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Venue address:
Cotham Parish Church, Cotham Road ( top of St Michael's Hill ), Cotham, Bristol BS6 6DR
Eat & drink:
choose from a selection of wine, beer, cider, hot drinks, soft drinks and snacks from 30 minutes before performance start and during the interval | free nibbles/ sweet treats available at selected events
Toilets:
accessible toilets available
Travel:
bus: Firstbus service 72 (Bristol Temple Meads Station to UWE Frenchay Campus): firstbus.co.uk
train: 10 minute walk from Clifton Down Train Station: gwr.com | 15 minute walk from Redland Train Station: gwr.com
walking: 15 minute walk up St Michael's Hill from Christmas Steps | 10 minute walk from Everyman Cinema, Whiteladies Road | 15 minute walk from The Arches, Cheltenham Road
Car parking:
on-street parking available | limited on-site accessible parking available for Blue Badge holders
Entry requirements:
SKANK IN STYLE TO THE EXULTANT SOUNDS OF SKA.
It's party time. With explosive feel-good energy and true soul, rude boy singer Ya Freshness (Godfrey Green) and his top ranking outfit lets rip with a thrillingly original take on 60s and 70s ska.
Its glorious uptempo sound is a bustling carnival of stabbing horns, rollercoaster keys, relentless guitar hooks, killer choruses, unbeatable beats and a sense of boisterous bonhomie. A blur of legs, arms, pork pie hats and tonic suits, the band is a frantic mass of kinetic energy, its members suddenly springing into life, leaping up and down, rushing backwards and forwards across the stage.
Featuring striking modern state-of-the-nation smashers celebrating the glorious sound that energised a generation, this is an off-beat, full-tilt, socially charged, proudly multicultural, dance-crazy sound that embodies the get-up-there-and-do-it spirit.
Listen to ska and live a better life in seconds.
'So real … it's got so much life; it's the most vital music in the world.'
David Bowie
___
For further concerts in the 2023 Cotham Club season, visit: hdfst.uk/cotham-club
________________________________________________________________________________________
Venue address:
Cotham Parish Church, Cotham Road ( top of St Michael's Hill ), Cotham, Bristol BS6 6DR
Eat & drink:
choose from a selection of wine, beer, cider, hot drinks, soft drinks and snacks from 30 minutes before performance start and during the interval | free nibbles/ sweet treats available at selected events
Toilets:
accessible toilets available
Travel:
bus: Firstbus service 72 (Bristol Temple Meads Station to UWE Frenchay Campus): firstbus.co.uk
train: 10 minute walk from Clifton Down Train Station: gwr.com | 15 minute walk from Redland Train Station: gwr.com
walking: 15 minute walk up St Michael's Hill from Christmas Steps | 10 minute walk from Everyman Cinema, Whiteladies Road | 15 minute walk from The Arches, Cheltenham Road
Car parking:
on-street parking available | limited on-site accessible parking available for Blue Badge holders
Entry requirements:
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