Last night I went to Salisbury with a two of friends to see Bellowhead and had a really great night out. I first saw them at Stokes Bay festival along with The Levellers and Alabama 3. Thought they were great at the festival and was very much looking forward to seeing them again.

They’re an eleven piece band, playing traditional english dance music, and have just released a new album called Matachin. I’ve been listening to lots of folk recently but Bellowhead’s style of folk music is a bit different. There is an incredible amount of energy in their live performance and they draw on a wide range of styles making for a unique sound. It’s music thats really easy to dance to and there was some bizarre moves, both on stage and in the audience.

The atmosphere at Salisbury was fantastic, it’s quite a small venue, mainly seated but with some standing room at the front and is a really good place to see folk, I went there a couple of months ago to see Seth Lakeman.

I’ve been listening to quite a lot of folk over the past couple of years after going to see the Levellers at Portsmouth Guildhall. There coming to Southampton in December and I hope to catch them again there. I’m also off to Newcastle in a few weeks to See the Alabama 3 for some “good old country, acid house music.”

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