Join us at Bristol Folk House for the brightest folk sparks that the South West has to offer. Hedera is a new Bristol-based quintet brought together by a desire to lean into the slower and more delicate side of European folk traditions. The group’s growing repertoire draws on French, English, Eastern European and Scandinavian music, with playful and inventive arrangements that reflect the diverse array of experience brought by master musicians: violinists Maisie Brett and Lulu Ruby Rose, clarinettist Isis Wolf-Light, Beth Roberts on double bass, and Tamsin Elliott on accordion and harp. Hedera began life as friends playing folk tunes around winter bonfires, when their other projects (Opa Rosa, Solana, Hands of the Heron) could not perform, during the pandemic. Intoxicated by the combination of strings and reeds that seems to lend itself to effortless arranging, they have gone from strength to strength. Their debut performance took place at Fire in the Mountain festival in June 2022, and the band have been in demand ever since. --------------------- BRISTOL FOLK FESTIVAL --------------------- This special concert is part of Bristol Folk Festival. Running from Fri 3 - Sun 5 May 2024, the festival features concerts, sessions & workshops from extraordinary musicians. For more info & Day & Night tickets see www.bristolfolkfestival.org

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