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"Pure alt-folk poetry, pulled into unsettling shapes: Andy Skellam’s songwriting is lush, left field and led by the warmest baritone since Bill Callahan. Get in early for unmissable support from master cellist and chamber pop stand-out Beth Porter. Sublime strangeness FFO: James Yorkston, David Thomas Broughton, This Is The Kit, Adrian Crowley, Seamus Fogarty."
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A gig held at The Jam Jar on Thursday 8th February. The event starts at 20:00.
Andy is a Bristol based, alt-folk musician with over twenty years experience writing and performing. His main instruments are guitar and vocals with influences from 60's finger-style folk musicians such as Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen & Joni Mitchell to English Psychedelia.
Andy's third full length album 'Brighten Up The Place'is Inspired by contradicting themes of realist uncertainty & escapist play, it covers topics from loss & eco-anxiety, to sleep deprived new parenthood and romantic escapism. It is a work of strange and layered beauty.
Although often a solo performer, Andy will be performing with a five piece band for the launch (featuring Beth Porter on cello).
“Andy creates intimate worlds, inviting the listener in with the warmth of his baritone voice” - Folk Radio UK.
"Something new and rather good" - Gideon Coe, BBC Radio 6.
"You don't get more soothing than the sound of Andy Skellam's voice... Such a unique guitarist and a pleasure to hear and see. This album is a marvellous balm" Kate Stables - This Is The Kit.
Beth Porter
As an Ivor Novello nominated multi-instrumentalist, collaborator, composer and songwriter, Beth Porter has a passion for creating, an ear for listening, and a pure, unaffected voice that delivers beautifully original, understated yet powerful songs. Imagine Joanna Newsome goes to Nashville and writes a song with Anne Briggs and David Byrne from Talking Heads. She is a member of The Bookshop Band, Spell Songs (Karine Polwart, Julie Fowlis, Kris Drever) and Red Carousel string quartet. Beth’s cello can be heard on hundreds of recordings, including the Oscar Nominated, and British Animation Award winning film score Robin Robin (Aardman/Netflix) which she composed with Ben Please.
Entry requirements: 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)
Andy's third full length album 'Brighten Up The Place'is Inspired by contradicting themes of realist uncertainty & escapist play, it covers topics from loss & eco-anxiety, to sleep deprived new parenthood and romantic escapism. It is a work of strange and layered beauty.
Although often a solo performer, Andy will be performing with a five piece band for the launch (featuring Beth Porter on cello).
“Andy creates intimate worlds, inviting the listener in with the warmth of his baritone voice” - Folk Radio UK.
"Something new and rather good" - Gideon Coe, BBC Radio 6.
"You don't get more soothing than the sound of Andy Skellam's voice... Such a unique guitarist and a pleasure to hear and see. This album is a marvellous balm" Kate Stables - This Is The Kit.
Beth Porter
As an Ivor Novello nominated multi-instrumentalist, collaborator, composer and songwriter, Beth Porter has a passion for creating, an ear for listening, and a pure, unaffected voice that delivers beautifully original, understated yet powerful songs. Imagine Joanna Newsome goes to Nashville and writes a song with Anne Briggs and David Byrne from Talking Heads. She is a member of The Bookshop Band, Spell Songs (Karine Polwart, Julie Fowlis, Kris Drever) and Red Carousel string quartet. Beth’s cello can be heard on hundreds of recordings, including the Oscar Nominated, and British Animation Award winning film score Robin Robin (Aardman/Netflix) which she composed with Ben Please.
Entry requirements: 14+ (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult)
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