Cuculi Records is proud to present the debut Bristol performance from newly formed folk quintet Hedera, with support from Sheffield-based duo Lucy & Hazel. We’ll be gathering in the beautiful brick-walled room above The Greenbank pub from 7pm for a whole evening of traditional and original folk music.

Tickets: £7 / £10 / £14

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HEDERA

Hedera is a new Bristol-based quintet of instrumentalists brought together by a desire to lean into the slower and more delicate side of European folk traditions. Their 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 members of the band: violinists Maisie Brett and Lulu Ruby Rose, clarinettist Isis Wolf-Light, Bethany M. Roberts on double bass, and Tamsin Elliott on accordion and harp. Intrigued by the combination of strings and reeds that seems to lend itself to effortless arranging, they have also now begun to create original music together.

The project began life as a group of friends playing folk tunes around winter bonfires every full moon, grateful to have a collective musical outlet while their regular projects (Solana, Opa Rosa, Hands of the Heron) were unable to perform due to the pandemic. They discovered a shared love of listening deeply, playing slowly, and finding new ways to support each other musically. Over time, the ensemble has evolved into something more structured, but still retains the intimacy and gentle conviviality of its beginnings. Their debut performance took place at Fire in the Mountain festival in June 2022, and the woman-led ‘Moon Jams’ have continued and expanded, becoming a rich resource for learning and teaching tunes across a number of traditions.

@hedera.folk

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LUCY & HAZEL

Lucy and Hazel are a Sheffield-based folk duo who perform original, provocative, spirit rousing songs on the melodeon, guitar, clarinet in rich woven vocal harmony.

With their uniquely contrasting yet complementary voices the fiery duo bring humour and lush harmonies to political songwriting. Songs of nightingales, swamps, cops and landlords bring hope and rage to your world weary ears in troubled times.

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CUCULI RECORDS

Cuculi Records joins a growing number of DIY labels based in Bristol, UK. It’s a collective effort imagined by songwriters and musicians as a space to cultivate our own sound and release it independently.

We’re honoured to be releasing the emerging projects dreamed into being by friends from our community, with a focus on alt-folk, poetry, ambient and contemporary classical forms – as well as beautiful sounds that don’t have a name yet. This space has been a creative cocoon for us to develop our craft, and we want to share it with you.

@cuculirecords
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