What's On Sunday 6th February in Bristol

Events on Sunday 6th February

“Taking inspiration from their roots in the Irish and English traditions, Flook have an enviable trademark sound, weaving and spinning traditionally rooted tunes over precise acoustic grooves, with a rare blend of fiery technical brilliance, delicate ensemble interaction and a bold, adventurous musical imagination. There is certainly no shortage of virtuosity amongst the members of Flook, but the unique impact of this band stems from the wholly intuitive, almost symbiotic, exchange">exchange between the various flutes, frets and skins.”
From: Flook

“Vivian Comma paints the Madonna, visibly on the verge of fainting. Christopher Wren walks amongst us once more, forswearing designing cathedrals for singing them. One half of the 1973 Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champions has a perfect serve. The boy who inhabits Track Three of John Lennon’s Imagine repeat-dials, passive-aggressively, to Tiree. A funeral, swinging to the Gay Gordons. A latter-day Paul the Apostle is offended by the sight of Edinburgh Castle – and, infinitesimally worse, can’t finish a beer.”
From: HAMISH HAWK + DICK DENT

“This Sunday we welcome one of Bristol's most exciting up and coming musicians Thom Dalby, a graduate of the Royal Welsh, Thom combines extensive knowledge of the tradition with innovative new harmonic concepts and beautiful melodic lines. Thom will be joined by Adam Stokes, Pasquale Votino and Alex Goodyear, the house band will play a set of standards before welcoming seasoned musicians to join in the second set for a jam session.”
From: Thom Dalby Plays Jazz at The Stag and Hounds

“Led by Bristol's best dressed drummer, the 16 piece Big R Big Band are firm favourites with the Bristol swing dance crowd. Frequent performers at the Slapstick and Harbourside festivals, as well as the regular Bristol swing events that happen in the city, Big R can also be found swinging across the rest of the West Country. Dashing, debonair, dandy and dapper, the classic swing tunes of the 30's and 40's are looking, and sounding, pretty damn good.”
From: The Big R Big Band

“With her eclectic, soulful Americana, Lady Nade continues to go from strength to strength. The Bristol-born musician’s songwriting is poignant and her rich, velveteen vocals offer a soothing serenity.”
From: Lady Nade + Simeon Hammond Dallas