THE ROSIE HOOD BAND + BRISTOL FOLK SINGERS
FRIDAY 21 MARCH 2025
The Rosie Hood Band are the headline guests as Downend Folk & Roots’ Spring Programme continues with a concert that will also be live-streamed in partnership with Live to your Living Room.
A Horizon Folk Award nominee, Rosie is known for her powerful, clear vocals and captivating performances combining poetic writing with honest interpretations of traditional English songs. In her “classy” (MOJO) four-piece, Rosie is joined by fiddle-player Nicola Beazley, melodeon-player & percussionist Robyn Wallace and fiddle-player Rosie Butler-Hall.
The instrumentalists bring dynamic lift and drive, expanding Rosie’s vision to re-work traditional songs and bring unheard stories to life. “To me, the story is always the most important thing, that’s the ‘seed of gold’ within a song,” explains Rosie. The band released their debut album, Seed of Gold, in November 2023.
Getting the evening underway will be Bristol Folk Singers.
With songs of epic journeys, rural pastimes and loves lost and found, the Bristol Folk Singers are a community choir performing English folk songs in rich harmony. From Priddy and Bristol Folk Festivals to St George’s and various Bristol pubs they always impress with their varied, entertaining programmes and their heart felt performances. The Choir is conducted by Matt Norman.
Tickets for the concert, which takes place at Christ Church Downend on Friday 21 March 2025, are available online from downendfolkandroots.com and from Melanie’s Kitchen (cash only). They are priced at £14 each in advance or £16 on the door. Doors open at 7.00pm and the music starts around 7.45pm. This event is also included in our Spring Season Ticket.
There will be a bar, stocking cider, soft drinks, wine, hot drinks and real ale from locally-based Hop Union Brewery. Audience members are encouraged to bring their own glass/mug/tankard, as well as reusable bottles for water, as part of the drive to be more environmentally aware; there is a 50p discount for those that do. There will also be sweet treats available at the bar courtesy of Radstock-based The Great Cake Company, as well as a prize draw, which helps to fund the support artists for each concert.
For those that can’t make it to Downend, or miss out on tickets, this concert will also be live-streamed in partnership with Live to your Living Room, so you can watch from the comfort of your own sofa! Head to livetoyourlivingroom.com for more information on live-stream tickets.
For further information, please go to downendfolkandroots.com or find them on social media.