Suzi MacGregor / Rachael Dadd + OAK Choir

28 Nov: Suzi MacGregor + Rachael Dadd & OAK Choir

Performance | Workshop | Food

Cuculi presents a special extended evening at St Anne's Church for the Bristol launch of Suzi MacGregor's debut album 'Peregrina'. The evening gig will feature Suzi performing with some of Bristol's best musicians, plus an opening slot from the brilliant OAK Choir, led by alt-folk legend Rachael Dadd - music from 8pm.

Before the gig, Suzi will host a workshop that explores the nuances of her songwriting style, with an opportunity to learn some of the gorgeous vocal harmonies from her album (5-7pm).

We're delighted to partner with local charity Moveable Feast to offer hot food between the workshop & gig (7-8pm).

TICKETS:

WORKSHOP & PERFORMANCE (from 17:00)

£25 (General)
£30 (Community Supporter)
£20 (Low Income)

PERFORMANCE ONLY (from 19:00)

£15 (General)
£18 (Community Supporter)
£12 (Low income)

FOOD (19:00 - 20:00) - £12
provided by Moveable Feast - all profits go directly into supporting asylum seekers with safe accommodation and access to essential resources that help them build new lives and contribute meaningfully to our communities. 

MENU: 'Fragrant, lightly spiced vegetable fried rice topped with rich, slow-cooked aubergine stew, served with a crisp carrot sambol, accompanied by handmade coconut rotti and a sweet-and-tangy spiced chutney'. £12 

All vegan, all GF (except the rotti). 

Pre-order your food by buying a food ticket alongside your gig ticket - please note this booking will close at 12pm on Thurs 26 Nov so we can secure numbers for the meal.

This event is supported by PRS Foundation's Early Career Promoter Fund.

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SUZI MACGREGOR - PEREGRINA

Peregrina is the debut album from Bristol-based songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Suzi MacGregor. It's a compelling 11-track collection of intelligent and persuasive alt-pop, full of unpredictable hooks and profoundly moving lyrics. Produced by Richard Lobb and featuring an array of musicians from her community in Bristol, the album moves smartly through a spectrum of musical moods, yet maintains a coherent continuity anchored by MacGregor's magnetic voice. Her songwriting pays homage to the classic 60s Laurel Canyon sound, but also draws from the cool fierceness of melodic contemporary jazz, persuasive Latin grooves and the heartfelt immediacy of folk. Written over several years, Peregrina feels like a retrospective on MacGregor's turbulent twenties, full of travel, change and heartbreak - but, beneath it all, a poignant story of recovery and reclamation. Her gift for storytelling and world-building comes through in a strong sense of place and character, all expressed in such vividly personal terms as to offer a universal resonance across a broad audience of listeners.

instagram.com/suzimacg
cuculirecords.com/artists/suzimacgregor
suzimacgregormusic.bandcamp.com/

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RACHAEL DADD + OAK CHOIR

“folk-pop full of wisdom and instrumental warmth“ - MOJO ★★★★

“One of our favourite artists" - Lauren Laverne BBC6Music

Rachael Dadd is a spirited independent songwriter based in Bristol who has headlined tours around the UK, Europe and Japan. Her most recent album ‘Kaleidoscope’ (2022) included a limited edition DINKED vinyl with a bonus EP of non-album tracks featuring This is the Kit and Rozi Plain, and followed Rachael's critically acclaimed ‘Flux’ album that gained a coveted 6 Music's Album of the Day. Rachael has received wide support from DJs on BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3 Late Junction, BBC Radio 4, Xfm and France Musique, and has done multiple live sessions for Radio 4's Loose Ends and The Roddy Hart Show on BBC Scotland as well as creating an hour show for BBC6Music's Loose Yourself. With a background in fine art, Rachael puts great attention into the conceptual and visual through her music videos, album artwork and merchandise.

Rachael will be joined for this solo gig by OAK Choir (Of All Kin) which she runs with an ethos of inclusivity where joy and wellbeing are held above perfection. The songs she writes for OAK celebrate nature and community and are rich and grounding like roots and earth while simultaneously stretching open wide to the sky and the stars.

musicglue.com/rachael-dadd/
instagram.com/rachaelddd
rachaeldadd.bandcamp.com

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MOVABLE FEAST

Moveable Feast provides delicious, culturally diverse catering, our volunteer chefs are people seeking asylum in the UK - talented individuals who bring recipes, flavours and heart from around the world. 

All profits go directly into supporting asylum seekers with safe accommodation and access to essential resources that help them build new lives and contribute meaningfully to our communities.

https://www.bhn.org.uk/moveable-feast