Cuculi Presents an evening of thought-provoking live music, in the spacious and resonant room at The Orchard Coffee & Co, Redfield.

Pete Yelding will be performing ragas in the traditional style of Hindustani music on both cello and sitar, accompanied by the acclaimed Hanif Khan on tabla. This will be the first time compositions from the Lucknow Shahjahanpur Gharana - a musical lineage that goes back to the Mughal courts of 19th century India - will be performed publicly on cello with tabla accompaniment. Support from Bristol-based singer & musician Claire Vine, renowned for her starkly honest and beautifully simple folksongs.

Tickets are £10 (general release), with a low income option (£7) and a community supporter option (£14). Having multiple ticket tiers makes the event accessible to people on different incomes while still making sure the musicians get paid, so please consider which tier is most affordable for you.

Drinks will be available from the bar during the evening.

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PETE YELDING

Pete Yelding is a cellist, sitarist and vocalist from a family of travelling Showpeople. He has dedicated the past 15 years of his life to learning to perform Hindustani music and is a student of the legendary sarod player, Ustad Irfan Muhammad Khan. Pete is one of only a handful of cellists in the world to perform Hindustani music on the cello and is the only one to play in the style of the Lucknow Shahjahanpur Gharana. Pete is currently on a funded PhD at Bath Spa and Exeter University researching Ustad Irfan Muhammad Khan‘s musical lineage and translating its unique playing style from sitar to cello.

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HANIF KHAN

Hanif Khan is a master Tabla player who performs traditional Indian and contemporary music from the Indian subcontinent. He is the son of the renowned tabla player Ustad Hidayat Khan. He is a versatile performer and has accompanied such acclaimed artists as Hari Parshad Chaurasia, Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, and Ustad Nishat Khan.

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CLAIRE VINE

Claire Vine’s songs sound like they’ve always existed. She has a knack for condensing urgent political and social commentary into concise, uncompromising moments of raw beauty.

Her debut EP Tunnel was released in December 2020, comprising six original songs with rich layers of harmonium and strings alongside complex a capella vocal arrangements, and between them all a thread of honest observations about the state of the world. She also sings and writes with dreamfolk trio Hands of the Heron, clarinet and harmonium to their arrangements, and contributing songs such as 'Take Me Outside' and 'Pieces of Me'.

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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 sharing 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. Cuculi Presents is an opportunity to hear some of our artists live, alongside some of the most exciting musicians from around the UK.

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