About this Event

23rd October @ Surya

Bridie Jackson & The Arbour

guests

£8adv, Doors 19:30



Newcastle based four-piece Bridie Jackson & The Arbour are an eclectic group of folk-influenced musicians. Hauntingly ethereal, yet fused with dark and powerful undertones; this eccentric ensemble inject contradictions galore, with their union of bright melody and sombre lyricism. Sitting somewhere between the lushness of Norah Jones and quirkiness of Joanna Newsom, they create songs that intertwine melancholy with joyful rich harmonies, often skipping down a path of dream-like rapture, before discovering the journey is beset with sorrow.



Bridie Jackson and The Arbour are frequently proclaimed to be completely unique; blending influences as diverse as gospel, folk, blues and baroque, with intriguing harmonies, an infusion of percussion, Belleplates and strings, and a lead vocal of spine-tingling beauty. After launching their debut album, Bitter Lullabies, in 2012, the band received radio play on BBC 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 Music, played live sessions for Dermot O’Leary and R4′s Loose Ends, won a Journal Culture Award for their Arts Council funded project, Music in Museums, and performed on multiple stages at the legendary Glastonbury Festival, having beaten over 8,000 contenders to win the 2013 Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition.



They continue this success with their second self-released album, New Skin, which was supported by awards from Help Musicians UK and City Music Foundation, and has already seen them head out on a 19-date headline UK tour, play sessions for Radio 3′s In Tune and Tom Robinson on 6 Music, and gain support from the likes of Lauren Laverne, Guy Garvey, Steve Lamacq, Clash magazine, The Telegraph and The Mail on Sunday.





“It seems absurd that more bands aren’t making music that sounds like this. But then maybe the truth is that music like this is very hard to make. The Newcastle four-piece have an obscene amount of talent, and they use it to do things other bands wouldn’t even think of.”

- For Folk's Sake



www.bridieandthearbour.com