The Hen & Chicken

Join General Sir Timothy Radford and former diplomat Richard Graham as they unpack how America First is upending global alliances. With old partnerships fraying and new powers rising, what future awaits the UK? Come get informed, challenge complacency, and stand with those pushing back against isolation in a world that demands cooperation. Altered State - Trump & Vance at The Hen & Chicken.

Canadian cosmic moon folk singer-songwriter Dana Sipos uses modest observations and matters of universal resonance as the basis for bold arrangements... joined by the hypnotic tumble of cellist Justin Wright’s strings, her idiosyncratic soprano spins tales with the epic intimacy of a deep fireside chat. Essential stuff FFO: Sam Amidon, Joan Shelley, Damien Jurado, early Sharon Van Etten. Cosmic folk / Americana.

Canadian singer-songwriter Abigail Lapell adorns Bristol with her spellbinding travelogue of spectral folk reveries, oscillating between foot stompers and classic country waltzes, while Steph Cameron rolls in with her vintage Laurel Canyon warmth. Unmissable FFO: Crazy Horse, Lucinda Williams, Cat Stevens, Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac. From the same stable as the Be Good Tanyas, Frazey Ford, etc.

Firestations offers an astral art-rock reinterpretation of blues and folk, drifting weightlessly on cosmic currents - sometimes stripped-back, sometimes spaced-out - where hushed, Jason Pierce-esque vocals are gently carried by rolling guitar lines, like a worn stone tumbling slowly downhill. Totally mesmerising FFO: Spiritualized, Maria Somerville, Grouper, William Tyler, Iron & Wine. Firestations come back to Bristol for an intimate, stripped back show. With Andy Skellam and Melinda Bronstein

A welcome return for former Bill Callahan/Smog collaborator Sarabeth Tucek after a ten-year retreat from the music world. Brooding folk-flecked indie rock with soul-stirring Joni-style vocals – essential FFO: Cat Power, Lucinda Williams, PJ Harvey, The Velvet Underground, The Breeders, Tiny Ruins. U.S. singer-songriter