A Different Thread
Fri 02 Jun
|Oswestry
“Warm, deep, songwriters who have drank from the well of 20th century folk tradition” - Folk Radio
Time & Location
02 Jun 2023, 19:30 – 03 Jun 2023, 19:30
Oswestry, Chapel St, Oswestry SY11 1LF, UK
About the event
A Different Thread is a transatlantic band fronted by Alicia Best from Durham, North Carolina, and Robert Jackson from the Midlands of England. The two met busking in Ireland in 2016 and have been on the road ever since, touring and creating original music together. Pulling from their respective roots, they weave together elements of 70s’ Folk Revival, Country, and Appalachian Blues into a timeless blend of Americana, delivered with breathtaking harmonies, fiddle, harmonica, guitar, ukulele, and percussion.
Their music has garnered the attention of the BBC and NPR radio and landed them support slots with the likes of Jody Stevens (Big Star) Native Harrow, and the Milk Carton Kids. Even country legend, Steve Earl, praised their live performance at Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival where the artists shared a bill. Their intimate blend of raw vocals and atmospheric instrumentation is reminiscent of The Band, Bert Jansch, and Joni Mitchell, with…
Tickets
General Admission
£10.00
+£0.25 ticket service fee
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