Folk

Maya was named after a 60s song by psychedelic folk outfit The Incredible String Band, which set the tone for the life that followed: 'Maya, Maya, all this world is but a play, be thou the joyful player!' Characterised by pure, arresting vocals, romantic melodies and moody hues sung from the heart, Maya’s music aims to soothe the ears and touch the soul. She ‘joyfully plays’ alongside bassist Richard Crane, combining her own compositions with English and Irish folk songs (and an eclectic mix of covers, when appropriate).

Writing songs that not only stick in your head and leave you wanting more. The Indie, folk, neo-acoustic duo sound takes inspiration from Welsh roots with a fun twist of looping drum beats, percussion and harmonies to fill out the soundscape. Transporting you with honest and vulnerable lyrics that lead you through reflective stories. AFBOB strive to create immersive and impactful live sets both as a 5 piece and as a duo using loop and effect pedals to construct a complete audio landscape.

Karen Swan is an enigma... with soaring vocals and haunting lyrics transporting the listener to a creative wonderland. Weaving spaces between genres often niched as *Avant -Folk...alt/contemporary folk rock with a touch of avant~garde and tinge of punk energy. Born in Birmingham UK now based in Bristol UK Karen Swan is also an actor clown and writer and has performed worldwide solo and with her band of changeling troubadours *My Creatures, most fortunate to have the accompaniment of incredible pyrotechnic mandolin and mandola player Carl Philip Louis.

The Legendary Snake SNAKE Snake are a Somerset 4 piece with equal shots of banjo, guitar, cajon, and bass. We blend Hillbilly, Mariachi, European, Country, Punk and Rock n Roll rhythms into our strange Somerset melting pot to create a heady mix of raucous uptempo Burrow Hillbilly Cow Punk. We write and record all our own original songs mainly focused around Somerset, Chilli eating, Bowie loving, Scrumpy drinking, Cat chasing and local baiting, whilst chucking in a few well known lively covers.

Ribble - two Northern men, a fiddle, a guitar, and a large beard. So far, so what? Well, add in a 90s drum synth, some mighty arrangements of meaty fiddle tunes, some songs, some wrong turns, battle scars earned busking the streets of Salisbury, a barrowload of inane banter and the feeling that your mad rum-soaked uncle is roaring at you to dance on the tables, then you’re getting close to what Ribble offer. For those of you of a more delicate or sophisticated nature, please rest assured we can reign in our more feral impulses to produce a smooth background sound for your wedding or garden party. Look at our gig history to see we've been very popular on the wedding and private party circuit.