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location: Nailsea Tithe Barn

Thurs 23 Feb Breabach:  Hot award winning Scottish band Tithe Barn £10

One of the most celebrated and successful Scottish folk bands of recent times, Beabach command the stage with flare, charisma and a sound that is as expansive as it is distinct. Powered by double bagpipes, flute and fiddle, this uncompromising force is further fueled by the tight groove of double bass, guitar and step-dance. Their enviable musicianship and adaptability is elegantly displayed through the thoughtful arrangement and delivery of songs. A repertoire that effortlessly fuses the traditional and contemporary underlines their commitment and passion for their musical heritage but also displays a willingness to explore and challenge boundaries.

Recent line up changes have given the band a new edge, energy and focus, and with increasing popularity and fast growing international recognition it is little wonder Breabach received nominations for ‘Best Group’ at both the 2011 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and the Scots Trad Music Awards simultaneously.

Dynamic, fun, and extremely talented , Breabach have found yet another gear and continue on their trajectory to the very top of the trad and roots music scene.

“…stirring tunes and top notch songs… there will be few who can sit still when listening to these brilliant tunes, brilliantly played.”

http://breabach.com/

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 For those who love the Winscombe Ceilidh we are doing this on 25^th Feb because of the problems with the weather last year and the difficulty with the roads around Winscombe. 

location: Tithe Barn

Fougere Rouge and a whole host friends invite you to celebrate St Patrick’s night in the Ring of Bells as part of our fundraising for the development of the Barn. Lots of songs to join in with and jigs, reels and hornpipes to tap your toes to. We hope to have some Irish dancing too.

location: Tithe Barn £10

Rick recently ran a very successful course on blues guitar at the barn and tonight will showcase some of the talent which emerged in addition to  headline performances by this outstanding guitarist.

Rick Payne is an established acoustic blues guitarist with many national and international tours to his credit. He has become especially well known for his authentic acoustic blues finger picking, in the many traditional styles of the blues including delta blues, piedmont, ragtime and slide and has recorded several albums of this kind.

Often compared with Ry Cooder, slide guitar maestro Rick Payne’s performances have taken him to prime time TV, to festivals and theatres throughout the UK and on tour to Europe, USA, Scandinavia and Greek Islands. He has provided music to a number of major TV productions, for programmes on Radio 4 and the BBC World Service. He has also featured on The Paul Jones blues show on BBC Radio 2.

Rick has recorded a number of CDs, including the noted ‘Blue River Blues’ for Bennett House Records California

Reviewers have described his sound as: heart wrenching and passionate, delicate and scorching, seriously brilliant, totally absorbing and spellbindingly evocative with raw and fiery vocals to match.

As a teacher he has written and facilitated many courses and guitar workshop style sessions, teaching the art of Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Blind Blake, Rev Garry Davis, Django, Ry Cooder and many more.

‘Rick’s  guitar playing is simply amazing, it expresses such emotion you have to sit back in awe…’ 
R & B MAGAZINE

www.rickpayne.co.uk

£10

location: Nailsea Tithe Barn

Great English traditional music with Hannah James of Demon Barber fame and Sam Sweeney (Kerfuffle and Bellowhead). Fiddle, pipes, songs and step dancing. Totally entrancing.

Recently nominated for the Horizon Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Hannah James and Sam Sweeney are clearly a duo on the rise. But they are no strangers to each other having performed together since their teens in the four-piece Kerfuffle.In 2009 they quickly cemented their reputation as rising stars with debut album “Catches and Glees”.
Hannah has a superb voice and is a step dancer in the award winning act The Demon Barber Roadshow. Sam plays fiddle and Northumbrian pipes and is a member of in Bellowhead. As a duo they have great energy and an infectious spontaneity.

‘Hannah and Sam enthralled a packed house with their playing, singing and dancing – all performed with a disarming wit and charm.’

Tickets £10

location: Tithe Barn

Exquisite songs from one of the very best songwriters around accompanied by sumptious cello.

"Reg tells it with soul”
“One of Britain finest singer song writers”

In recent years Reg has gained the recognition he clearly deserves. He's a performer with great integrity, a true delight to spend the evening With. His album “Dragonfly” received critical acclaim in this autumn is releasing a new compilation. People raved about his performance at Priddy this year.

Tickets £10