FREE Trinty Garden Party: Celebrating the Bristol Sound
‘Dancedelic’ bhangra stars RSVP will be performing at this year's garden party
The afternoon begins with The Bombardiers, rapidly establishing themselves on the Bristol scene with a thoughtful blend of folk, indie and blues. The Chandelier Falls are also no stranger to the local live circuit, offering 3-part blended vocal harmonies with stripped down arrangements that are simultaneously discomfiting and reassuring.
Jazz-influenced soul singer/guitarist Phil King boasts slots at Glastonbury, Ashton Court and the London Jazz Café to his credit, in addition to airplay on Radio 2 and performances alongside Alice Russell and Beth Rowley, whilst singer/songwriter Miss Cecily also pens her own jazz compositions, reaching the final of last year’s BBC Radio 2 New Talent Songwriters Competition.
Headliners RSVP are particularly looking forward to playing their globally-influenced Bhangra at Trinity: “It’s a chance to perform in our backyard again”, explains the band’s bassist and rapper Judge Singh. “We’ve played Gastonbury, WOMAD and other major gigs but it’s nice to bring our music back to the people and area where we started off”. The band still hail from Easton, and are at the forefront of the UK Bhangra scene, fusing classic Indian music with the very latest in contemporary influences from drum and bass, to techno and rock. Their music - described as ‘Dancedelic Bhangra’ - combined with the band’s renowned live presence promises to be a fitting finale to an event centred around celebrating everything that the Bristol music scene stands for.
A highly diverse line-up is completed courtesy of electro-pop from Redsetter (singer/songwriter Dominic Jones), multi-influenced skiffle/rockabilly act The Relay Rips and the heartfelt, edgy, upbeat guitar and vocals of Jhassi Elliott.
All these acts will perform against a colourful backdrop of locally-sourced craft, food and drink stalls in addition to some more unusual offerings: cyclists in particular will be keen to take advantage of the free bike maintenance that will be on hand courtesy of Life Cycle UK.
The Garden Party takes place at Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, Bristol BS2 0NW, on Sunday 10 May from 12pm until 9pm. Free entrance.
