Join us at the Greenbank for an evening of Succulent stories and fabulous folk music.
We will be joined by two Bristol based Folk artists Julie Abbé Ben Terence (with support from Tara Baggot on Keys and Vocals), their music will be interspersed with tales from the magic-story weaver Heather Jane.

Julie Abbé

With her spine-tingling acapella renditions, mesmerizing interpretations of Yeats’s poetry, and beautiful compositions, Julie Abbé immediately captivates and deeply moves her audience. Infused with a rare sensitivity and emotional depth reminiscent of Sandy Denny, Julie's voice is full of feelings and simply spell-binding.

Her critically-acclaimed debut folk album Numberless Dreams released in 2020 was short-listed for the Album of the Year Awards by Blues and Roots Radio and got played on BBC Radio 3 and 6.

"This is folk gold... A deeply sensitive and talented artist" Folk and Tumble

“Exquisite Craftsmanship… quietly devastating” Folk Radio UK

“A skilful and sensitive composer and performer” RnR Magazine

“Julie Abbé brings to the folk table a new voice to celebrate.” Northern Sky

Heather Jane

Heather is a storyteller, lover of tales (and tails), animals, nature and magical Otherworlds. One of her key life skills is seeing the animals in people, and the people in animals, and finding both the underbelly and the mischief in life. As a hag in training she loves exploring different lands, meeting humans, crashing about, listening to the beasts, narrating the world around us and laughing.
Her stories weave the old tales with mutterings that come from the earth, and insights mined from the dirty work of trying to work out how to be a human in a broken culture.

http://www.talesfromthebadgersway.co.uk/

Ben Terence

Ben Terence is a folk singer-songwriter based in Bristol. His upcoming debut album Fragile mind
delves into issues surrounding mental health, giving a raw, honest and deeply poetic depiction of difficult to talk about topics.

Bens music Is also full of hope and beauty. He draws great inspiration from the things that help maintain positive mental health such as self acceptance, friendship and a connection to the natural world.

His voice is deep and powerful, the resonance of which perfectly carries the message of his songs straight to the heart of the listener.

https://m.soundcloud.com/ben-hanslip

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