Award-winning experimental traditional music, the ‘broken folk’ duo Lunatraktors our Autumn residency artists! They rework Anglo-Celtic ballads with influences from trip-hop, flamenco and post punk, stripping down folk to the basics of rhythm and voice.
Jefferson’s hybrid of tap, flamenco and body percussion, meets Le Couteur’s overtone singing and 3+ octave range. Building on this somatic foundation, their sound expands from vocal harmony and dance into eclectic acoustic beats, accordion, whistles and analogue synth bass lines.
We once again come together in the magical woodlands of Trefusis Estate, this time for THREE days of music, campfires, food, drinks, friends, family and fun. This year we've added a full programme of music to Sunday making it a BIG weekend of fun!
Folk Club: Issac and Luke are hosting tonight's folk session. Traditional and contemporary folk tunes to be played by musicians and singers of all ages and abilities!
Tega Blaize, W1nterr3 and Yvng Kashi & Switchblade
Showing from Wed 31 Jul
One last night out in Falmouth for graduation? Get down to The Cornish Bank for three acts smashing it on the local scene! Tega Blaize is a local rapper/singer who makes music in a bunch of genres. After a huge break he's making and releasing more music. Supporting is a W1nterr3 a very versatile rapper/singer who has been making music for 10 years. Opening is Yvng Kashi and SWITCHBLADE from the SV...
KRELYS are a high energy Irish trad band bringing you the best of the tradition - contemporary tunes from top Irish musicians, and those from the core of Irish music. They are one of the most sought after ceilidh bands in Cornwall, and will have everyone up dancing and laughing in no time. So it doesn’t matter if you don’t know your do si do from your strip the willow, or if you are actually a dab...
Rory McLeod, an ex-circus clown and fire eater, is a one-man-soul-band, and poet. He has a natural troubadour’s talent for weaving magical, musical, storytelling spells accompanied by his own bizarre solo orchestra of distinctive instruments. The spoons, finger-cymbals, bandorea, Djembe-drum, harmonica, guitar, trombone and-tap-dancing shoes accompany the “rich, raw, deep and resonant” voice of th...
Don Letts’ reputation has been firmly established in both the film and music world by a substantial body of work from the late 70's through the 80's, 90’s and well into the millennium. His work has been exhibited in The Kitchen N.Y.C, The Institute of Contemporary Art, The N.F.T in London and was honored at Brooklyn’s BAM festival and The Milan Film festival. In March 2003 he won a Grammy for his...
Sahra Halgan is an iconic artist from Somaliland, formerly a British protectorate in the Horn of Africa, and an independent country since 1991, although unrecognised by the international community. In the 1980s, during the war in reaction to the terrible repression of Siad Barré, the dictator of neighbouring Somalia, she earned her nickname 'Halgan'; the fighter, and her songs won the hearts of pe...
Friends in music and life, Nuala Honan & Stevie Toddler hit the road for a double-bill to celebrate each of their killer 4-piece art-pop and rock ensembles. With hugely dynamic arrangements and moments of explosive instrumentals, both artists skirt familiar genres and stories of human existence in unique and vibrant ways. Bristol-based bassist /singer /songwriter Stevie Toddler creates utterly uni...
"A homage to the sun, the stars, and explorations of the cycles both within ourselves and throughout the turning wheel of the year." Having just announced her new album Howl, which will be released on 20th March 2024 (the Spring Equinox), a time for new beginnings, she will join us at the Minnack with her band, performing the album live which we are chuffed to be a part of. Endlessly ethereal, Dai...
English folk artist Tom McRae made a name for himself in 2000 with his eponymous debut folk album, and was propelled to the forefront of the music scene by the sincerity and authenticity of his performances. After several other albums confirming his talent as a composer and performer he is back with a new album entitled Etrange Hiver. " A great record, a marvel, as usual with Tom ... My favorite t...
William Tyler is a Nashville guitarist and composer. He spent years woodshedding and touring with Nashville groups like Lambchop and Silver Jews before breaking away to focus on his own version of instrumental guitar music.
Brighton based four-piece Yakul have carved out a unique space for themselves in the UK jazz and R&B scene . Fusing tight-knit syncopated grooves with textured synths and effortless vocals, their unique brand of forward-thinking ‘Future Soul’ has cultivated a dedicated following since the band’s beginnings in 2017. Comprising members James Berkeley (vocals/keys), Tom Caldwell-Nichols (bass), Sam H...
Clunk presents: Home Counties A message from Clunk: Freshers and friends let's have some FUN. We're incredibly happy to announce that the East London indie outfit Home Counties are headlining our September shindig. The band come in hot off a headline tour and a busy festival schedule to entertain you, the Falmouth masses. The band blend poignent, relatable lyricism that pokes fun at the...
Kalbells sprouted as the solo writing and recording project of Kalmia Traver (Rubblebucket). Over the course of two albums and countless performances the act has become an all-star groove collective with the addition of Angelica Bess (Body Language) and Sarah Pedinotti (Liptalk).
A Hawk and A Hacksaw was founded in Saumur, France in 2002 by Jeremy Barnes, the drummer of Neutral Milk Hotel, who, completely burnt out by playing the drums, picked up the accordion and became obsessed with folk music from Romania, Hungary, the former Yugoslavia and Turkey. The band’s name is a reference to Don Quixote, intended as a reminder that while the path chosen is a fool’s quest, there ...
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