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"Sell out warning! Elegiac Bristol chamber folk super-quartet ft. members of JOW, Spiro and Three Cane Whale. Guitar, violin, mandolin and cello combine to evoke the beauty of snow-dusted hills from the Mendips to Mississipp."
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A gig held at Friendly Records on Wednesday 19th April. The event starts at 19:30.
The second Chamber Folk evening of the year & the first of Spring.
Eleven Magpies is a quartet of musicians who met doing theatre. Led by composer, multi-instrumentalist and music director Ian Ross (Wise Children, Kneehigh), the band features Alex Vann (Spiro, Three Cane Whale), Elizabeth Westcott (Yesterday’s Camel) and James Gow (JOW).
Plucked and bowed strings weave a rich tapestry. Worn & poetic instrumental compositions overlap in a constant movement of dancing humour, uplifting flights, landscaped melancholy & sounds of renewal.
Their debut album Eleven Magpies was a collection of tunes written by Ian reflecting his experience touring in the USA and the UK, and their second album Two for Joy is due for release in spring 2023.
Ian Ross - guitar
Alex Vann- mandolin
Elizabeth Westcott - violin
James Gow - cello
FFO: Shooglenifty, Three Cane Whale, Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
Doors: 7:30pm, living room style space so enjoy listening closely whilst the musicians play.
£5 tickets to keep wider access however with all money directed to the artists you're welcome to pay more.
Entry requirements:
Eleven Magpies is a quartet of musicians who met doing theatre. Led by composer, multi-instrumentalist and music director Ian Ross (Wise Children, Kneehigh), the band features Alex Vann (Spiro, Three Cane Whale), Elizabeth Westcott (Yesterday’s Camel) and James Gow (JOW).
Plucked and bowed strings weave a rich tapestry. Worn & poetic instrumental compositions overlap in a constant movement of dancing humour, uplifting flights, landscaped melancholy & sounds of renewal.
Their debut album Eleven Magpies was a collection of tunes written by Ian reflecting his experience touring in the USA and the UK, and their second album Two for Joy is due for release in spring 2023.
Ian Ross - guitar
Alex Vann- mandolin
Elizabeth Westcott - violin
James Gow - cello
FFO: Shooglenifty, Three Cane Whale, Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
Doors: 7:30pm, living room style space so enjoy listening closely whilst the musicians play.
£5 tickets to keep wider access however with all money directed to the artists you're welcome to pay more.
Entry requirements:
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