2nd Bristol bluegrass day

 

Followers of American roots music are in for a real treat.  The day after a one-off production of the stupendous Fat Shirley’s Trailer Park, a Bluegrass Opera, on Friday 5th March, the Bristol Folk House follow it up with the 2nd Bristol Bluegrass Day.

The day will feature banjo and fiddle workshops, a bluegrass jam session and a fantastic four-band single mike evening concert.  Headliners on the night will be the Thunderbridge Bluegrass Boys whose blazing approach to the music will be an exciting finale to the day.  However, the evening also features one of the longest established and traditional sounding of all the UK bluegrass bands today, the New Essex Bluegrass Band.  

As if that were not enough, added to the mix are Bristol’s own Bluegrass and Americana band, The Hog Ranch, who also appear as the band in Fat Shirley the evening before, and the evening will be opened by Shoot the Breeze.

DETAILS:
Music Workshops £20 (book in advance):    
Banjo (John Breese)     9.00 – 12.00           
Fiddle (Greg Smith)      1.00 – 4.00
Jam session, led by ‘Shoot the Breese’ at  4.30.
Evening Concert:    doors open 7.00 - start 7.30   £10 (concessions £9)
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Bristol Folk House    |     40a Park Street    |    Bristol    |    BS1 5JG    |     0117 926 2987