Down at the Barn with Leonie Evans and Friends
After a break to write and promote new material, we are delighted to welcome Leonie Evans back to The Barn for a summer evening of intimate music in the unique Barn setting.
Our host for the evening, vocal talent and multi-instrumentalist Leonie Evans, also has a passion for history so plays a lot of pre war Jazz, blues, country, gospel and Latin music. Expect to hear an array of languages and her well known ability to play ‘Frumpet’ (her name for vocal trumpet).
Leonie will be joined by her special musical guests for the evening: Bowker and Morse.
Bowker and Morse are an a capella folk duo at once comfortingly familiar and intriguingly new. With subjects ranging from flowers to social justice, their self-penned lyrics frame the old things in new ways, and the perfectly complementary vocals create something soaring and beautiful.
We can’t wait to hear their beautiful voices in the unique acoustics of the main barn!
“Like nothing else I’ve ever heard in my life, I was just blown away with her” Cerys Matthews, BBC Radio 6
“Jazz and Folk flirt en route to New Orleans via Canterbury with Evans’ slinky, supple vocal…One slot on Later with Jools holland is all it would take” Prog Magazine
Leonie Evans has been performing since the age of 5 and has never stopped. With hundreds of collaborations with musicians from all over the world under her belt she’s created a catalogue of albums and a strong musical family.
“Leonie Evans’ distinctive vocals were magical. An astonishingly good simulated trumpet sound in her understated stride she kept the audience in her thrall.” The Bristol Post
Doors and bar open at 7pm, Concert begins at 7.30pm.
Please note parking for this event will be on site at the Barn, BS36 1SE
https://www.leoniemusic.co.uk/
https://leonieevans.bandcamp.com/
https://www.patreon.com/leonieevans
https://bowkerandmorse.bandcamp.com/album/bowker-morse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmz1VfFcZ9c
The primary purpose of this event is to raise money for WMBT and to support conservation, management, maintenance and improvement of the WMBT site.
If you wish to avoid the online booking fee then please contact the office to arrange a time to come and book in person.
