Music
Every Friday night we showcase quality LIVE music from established and up-and-coming acts. Doors open at 8pm.
"..the Grain Barge is hot on The Theklas heels for nailing some of those local musicians on the cusp of stardom. Bristol 24-7
JUNE
 GEORGIA RUTH
Friday 21st June ~ 8pm
£5 Adv tickets available from Bristol Ticket Shop (with Booking Fee) or Grain Barge
Raised bilingually in Aberystwyth, Wales, Georgia’s haunting voice has earned her favourable comparisons with the melancholy folk sirens of the late 60s. Her unusual harp playing was inspired more by the guitar on Bert Jansch, Meic Stevens and old folk revivalist records than by the classical method she was taught as a child.
She has performed at Glastonbury, Green Man Festival, SWN and several other festivals. She has been selected as an ‘MPFree of the day’ on the 6 Music Breakfast Show. BBC Radio Wales’ Adam Walton described her as “one of the most prodigious talents ever to grace my airwaves” whilst Huw Stephens deemed her In Luna EP (released on limited 10″ vinyl in 2012) “exquisite” on his Radio 1 show.
This Spring, she will be releasing her debut album - Week of Pines - on Gwymon Records. Recorded and produced by David Wrench over six days last August at Snowdonia’s Bryn Derwen studios, the record features members of acclaimed country-folk outfit Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog, and a very special contribution from Lleuwen Steffan. From the motorik drive of the title track, to the darker Eno-like string arrangements, the stark joyfulness of a Welsh sea shanty accompanied by wheezing reed organ, or the more wistful folk ballads: this is a varied and intriguing collection of songs.
+ MAHONEY & THE MOMENT
Mahoney & The Moment’ came together at the dawn of 2011 in New York City. They are London singer-songwriter Steve Mahoney, and Boston-born troubadour Emily Moment. Together they play melodic folk music "as wonderful as a baby's smile" with "an incredibly strong and unique sound". The Mahoney & The Moment live show is a fun, energetic and entertaining one that showcases their combined songwriting talent and musicianship.
+ ED CESAR
An astonishing voice, dynamic and dramatic, sweeps over inventive songsmithery. Think Rufus Wainwright and Nick Cave duets.
 MATT ALBER
Thursday 27th June ~ 8pm
£5 Adv tickets available from Bristol Ticket Shop (with Booking Fee) or Grain Barge
AngMoh Records presents....
....San Francisco's very own....
Matt Alber - live debut Bristol performance
"Following an extensive spring US tour, Grammy Award winning singer Matt Alber hits UK shores in June and makes his Bristol live debut. Matt's a singer-songwriter with a background in classical singing, whose own music takes an autobiographical look at identity, love, friendship and spirituality through soft, sentimental and intimate musical story-telling."
+ T-TOE
"Bristol-based T-toe offers his unique fusion of electronica, folk and alt-pop through the use of laptop, voice, trombone, glockenspiel and percussion."
 RUCKUS COLLECTIVE
Friday 28th June ~ 8pm
£5 Adv tickets available from Bristol Ticket Shop (with Booking Fee) or Grain Barge
"Unique amongst local groups I’ve seen over the last few years, Ruckus Collective are a band that really make you move. No gimmicks, just a ferocious jazz-funk-rock fusion with a rhythm section that could drive any band. They have even the most apathetic of audience members tapping their feet; and most enthusiastic openly dancing - including a girl to my right almost rolling out of her hips.
Comparisons to The Red Hot Chilli Peppers are lazy; but built around solid bass riffs, and what sounds like (though probably aren‘t) improvised guitar ones, they do at times recall Tribute to Jack Johnson era Miles Davis. Add to that early Parliament, a dash of Dancehall, Hip-Hop, and some post-punk guitar work, and you’re closer to their sound.
Of course, none of this really matters nowadays when everything we listen to is hybrid. The important thing is that Ruckus Collective can’t be ignored. Even the guys on the fruit machines stop to listen."
– LiveMusicScene.co.uk
JULY
 MIKEY KENNEY & T.G ELIAS
Wednesday 3rd July ~ 8pm
£5 Adv tickets available from Bristol Ticket Shop (with Booking Fee) or Grain Barge
Mikey Kenney is a musician, singer and songwriter from Liverpool, England. He plays numerous musical instruments but is known primarily to perform whilst singing with a fiddle or a guitar. Ottersgear is the name of Mikey Kenney's musical folk/pop/art project which Mikey intends to consist of numerous installments, the first of which "Ottersgear: The Quest for Rest" has been completed and is due for release on the Sotones label on 12th November 2012. It paints a vivid picture of Mikey's time spent rambling in the Trough of Bowland, North Lancashire. Besides his own work, Mikey can often be found collaborating with other musicians, often as a fiddle player, and is a long-standing member of Dan Haywood's New Hawks.
T.G. Elias is a prolific writer and performer whose distinctive, subtle and powerful voice holds audiences spellbound with his mesmerizing performances. Drawing from Gospel, Country and Blues, the result is a collection of candid tales and life stories, served up with a searing lyrical bite and an understated raw emotion.
+ JEMIMA SURRENDER
Utterly captivating, unconventional and atmospheric songwriter, mixing dark narrative, spiky guitars and fierce vocals.
 I AM HORSE
Friday 5th July ~ 8pm
£5 Adv tickets available from Bristol Ticket Shop (with Booking Fee) or Grain Barge
I Am Horse are Magda Conway, Suzi Lamb and Anna Gravelle. They are a Bristol based 3-piece who are presently joined onstage by local string players Rebecca (violin) and Will (cello). Their sound is diverse, with pop song structures juxtaposed with unexpected arrangements and instrumentation, which alongside Conways’ vocals leaves a haunting and beguiling impression.
‘Then Let Me Go’ was released in March 2013 alongside an acoustic BBC Introducing West Session. The album, recorded in 2012 at Bristol’s Toybox Studios, reflects I Am Horse’s eclectic sound, with tracks ranging from the string swirling ‘To Weston’, through to the dance/electronic driven ‘Fade Away’.
TWIN FALLS
West country songwriter/producer Luke Stidson and band bring a varied and ruthless mix of noises and ideas. An ideal recommendation for anyone at home with the likes of Sparklehorse, Mercury Rev or The Flaming Lips. They will be showcasing music from second full-length record ‘May All Your Dreams Be Full Of Light’
THE DIVIDED CIRCLE
"A near perfect blend of indie romanticism and lush electronica… full of imaginative guitar work, big room synths and the compelling interplay of Jon Rees and Krystian Taylor’s contrasting voices.”
"Sounds like Depeche Mode, re-imagined by Brian Eno, after five years immersed in the sound system techno of Basic Channel."
- Venue Magazine
 HEG & THE WOLF CHORUS
Friday 12th July ~ 8pm
£5 Adv tickets available from Bristol Ticket Shop (with Booking Fee) or Grain Barge
Heg & The Wolf Chorus are an exciting blend of folk and dramatic pop, using theatrical drums, viola, frenetic piano and a rich wash of vocal harmonies to tell their stories. From twisted versions of well known fairy tales to epic stories of the stormy Atlantic plucked from Heg's family history. The songs, written by Heg, are dramatic stories collected from her family tree and beyond. They delight in playing songs about dark fairy tales and use their lavish vocal arrangements to create drama and atmosphere in their folk-pop sound.
+ SARAH RK
Heart-melting folk-pop reminiscent of the harmonic 70's California sound mixed with 60's British folk.
 THE GHOULIES
Friday 19th July ~ 8pm
£5 Adv tickets available from Bristol Ticket Shop (with Booking Fee) or Grain Barge
Halloween has come early to Grain Barge. The Ghoulies are a Hammer Rock band from Bristol who are ready to seance this boat to hell!
Need to contact those beyond the Vail? Wan't get in touch with your Dark side? Befriend your inner Demon?
Discover the delight in consuming meat, raw, bloody, grabbed in the hand, torn by the teeth; we're all butcher's, ripper's, Black guards, possessing Vampire Fangs, werewolf mains, howling at the new moon, Purveyor's of Doom, you see us coming better leave the room, the hunt is on my friend for no other reason than for the hunt!
The Ghoulies! available for wedding's, bar mitzvah's, Christening's, Halloween party's, graduation's and celebration's of any kind, Specialising in Funeral's and Día de Muertos festivity's!
+ THE BRANDY THIEVES
"With melodic lines rich with the compelling rhythms of ska, colourfully edged with the minor chords of gypsy riffs" Leicester's The Brandy Thieves present their listeners with macabre folk tales, twisted stories of love and loss and jaded social commentary.
+ THESE COLOURS
Bristol based post punk band, These Colours, formed in 2013, combine
psychedelic guitars, waves of noise and melody with a thundering rhythm
section. They're creating waves in Bristol already with upcoming gigs at
Dot to Dot, Mr Wolfs and supporting The Blue Aeroplanes at the Fleece,
they're Bristol's newest and most intriguing prospect.
 BRISTOL HARBOUR FESTIVAL 2013
Saturday 27th July ~ Midday-Midnight & Sunday 28th July ~ Midday-7pm
A whole weekend of live music, DJs, kids activities, food stalls, bar outside in our specially decorated festival space by the barge.
Curated by Grain Barge, expect a mix of the most creative, unconventional, dynamic and characterful musical acts.
Full line-up to follow......
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