​Established 1999
Bristol's friendly folk club
Coming soon...
Folk Around Fishponds takes place
every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month
Start time 8pm, doors open around 7.30pm
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The Nissen Hut, Eastville Park
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Forthcoming dates are:
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May 27th
June 10th & 24th
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Entry £3*
FAF merchandise now available!
Folk Around Fishponds are pleased to announce our new merchandise store, where you can buy great items with our lovely FAF logo.
We’ve teamed up with Mudchutney who have set everything up and all items are sold at cost to FAF, so we don’t take a profit.
Ideal for FAF lovers everywhere and those looking for the perfect gift!
Take a look at the FAF MERCH page or click the button below to head over to the FAF Shop.
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Latest news
If you are a fan of Joni Mitchell here is a gig that is well worth checking out.
‘Hejira’ - celebrating Joni Mitchell
Thursday 5th June at Lost Horizon
Taking on the role of Joni Mitchell will be the outstanding vocalist Hattie Whitehead - who not only pulls off the qualities of Mitchell’s singing…but also plays guitar like Joni, involving all sorts of Mitchell’s ‘open tunings’. Hattie grew up, surrounded by world-class musicians - being the daughter of the brilliant saxophonist, Tim Whitehead. Aside from mastering Joni’s vocal mannerisms, Hattie is a great singer/songwriter in her own right: she won the Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition in 2016 and has subsequently had hundreds of thousands of streams of her original works listened to.
The material that this band performs is drawn primarily from Mitchell's masterpiece live album, ‘Shadows And Light’. The songs on that album are beautiful, exciting and, as always with Joni, totally touching in the poignancy of the lyrics. Importantly, as with the original personnel, the band - though comprised of great and highly experienced jazz musicians - is there with the primary objective of serving the music!
Expect an evening of Joni’s ‘great songs’, such as ‘Amelia’, ‘Woodstock’, 'A Case Of You’, ’Song For Sharon’, 'Edith And The Kingpin’ ‘Hejira', 'Black Crow' etc.!
Tickets from:
www.headfirstbristol.co.uk


Have a listen (click on the titles):
Hejira

Free Man In Paris
In France They Kiss On Main Street

For all info about Hejira, please visit www.hejira.co.uk
FAF at the Nissen Hut
FAF is now firmly established at the Nissen Hut in Eastville Park. Everyone is loving the new venue, so we have decided to make it our home for the foreseeable future.
The Nissen Hut is a great community space, recently restored by Friends Of Eastville Park, it is just off Fishponds Road near the top of the park. It has a small bar and a garden, tempting on those balmy summer evenings! There is a car park close by at Park Avenue BS5 6QL. You can click the map below to view a bigger version and the button underneath to download it.
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Please note that in the winter months, the car park is locked by the council at 8pm. However, we have a key and will unlock it again as soon as is practical to allow later arrivals and leaving. If you should arrive when it is locked, please park in a nearby street.
*Folk Around Fishponds is a non profit community group.
The £3 door entry covers the cost of hiring the room.
Any surplus from this or ticket sales is put back into the club for costs, to subsidise ticket prices at guest evenings or is donated to charity.
All profits from the sale of CDs have been donated to our chosen charities.