NYE PARTY W/ BRISTOL FOLKE FORT at Star and Dove
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"Community Jam Collective and Bristol Folke Fort revamp The Star and Dove in this country New Years knees-up! Inside: an intimate ride across oldies and originals from talented local twangers, including alt-bluegrass four-piece Caution Horses and banjo-maestro Dan Pacini. Plus disco and rare groove on the decks for those looking to throw it down between hoedowns…"

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A gig on New Years Eve. The event starts at 20:00.


Join The Star & Dove and friends for a wholesome, knees up and swaying in arms Folky celebration of the old year and in with the new!

Join some of the finest local folk talent from;

Dozmary Band

Cautious Horse
- Old-time/newgrass upstarts Michael Warburton (mandolin) and Hawk Howard (guitar) join Northumbrian fiddler Rhona Dalling for pulsing tunes, old mountain songs and tender waltzes.
https://www.instagram.com/cautionhorsesband?igsh=MWV2ejlkNWUwcXdmMw==

Dan Pacini Band

Macarthur Trust-Faust

"Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne!

For auld lang syne, my jo,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.

And surely ye'll be your pint stowp!
And surely I'll be mine!
And we'll take a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.

We twa hae run about the braes,
And pou'd the gowan fine;
But we've wander'd mony a weary fitt,
Sin' auld lang syne.

We twa hae paidl'd in the burn,
Frae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roar'd
Sin' auld lang syne.

And there's a hand, my trusty fiere!
And gie's a hand o' thine!
And we'll tak a right gude-willie-waught,
For auld lang syne.

For auld lang syne, my jo,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne."

DJs in the other rooms of the venue playing some classic Disco and Rare Groove playing into the early hours!

This night is supported and presented by Folke Fort, Community Jam Collective & The Star and Dove!

We aim to provide a platform for grassroots musicians to perform on stages, network with other musicians and establish themselves within the Bristol scene. We love music that pushes boundaries and carves its own path, breaking norms and causing storms with creativity and passion.

Entry requirements: 18+

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