Bristol and Bath Folk Magazine and News
Jude Brothers in the UK!
Still freaking/folking/freak folking - Jude Brothers is bringing their idiosyncratic bard music/magic to the UK all the way from Arkansas!
For years now, Jude Brothers has been an extremely active underdog in the blooming alternative Americana / folk revival scene taking place in the USA, enchanting and confusing audiences the world round. Their sound is shaped by having been steeped in regional traditions of their native Ozarks, while they remain an eternal student of folk musics from around the world. The most defining feature perhaps is a unique and cutting lyricism, telling stories of living in the in-between: in-between worlds, in-between loves, in-between identities, an outsider using sound to seek belonging, somewhere in a sonic landscape of their own creation.
On their third tour of our beautiful and strange island, Brothers will play everywhere from boats to backyards to bars, car parks to cathedrals - anywhere that will hold space for some emotionally explorative contemporary folk-infused songs. It might be a raucous country set! It might be an hour of sensitive harp lullabies! It might be series of gutting ballads about the feminine experience! It might be all of it in one! You’ll have to come to the gigs to find out.
For fans of Karen Dalton, Laura Marling, Lucinda Williams, Joanna Newsom, Gillian Welch.
Jude Brothers UK Tour 2024:
August 16- York at Arts Barge
August 17- Hull at New Adelphi Club
August 24- Alnwick at Tanners Arms
August 25- Newcastle at The Cumberland Arms
August 27- Chester at St Mary’s Creative Space
August 29- Chester at The Golden Eagle
August 30- Hawarden at The Glynne Arms
August 31- Liverpool at Nomad
September 1- Penrith at Plug & Play
September 3- Edinburgh at Leith Arches
September 4- Glasgow at The Locale
September 5- Leeds at Hyde Park Book Club
September 13- Hastings at The Jenny Lind
September 17- London at The Gladstone Arms
September 19- Brighton at The Folklore Rooms
September 22- Portsmouth at The Beacon
"There´s something deeply captivating about Jude Brothers, something that brings all other surrounding noise or rush to an utter calm. Be it through their comforting lyrical storytelling, angelic melodic trills or whimsical performances, the Arkansas artist has a unique charm that´s set to take off in 2023. If you can catch them live then don´t miss the opportunity, trust us. Prep for tears and goosebumps, though - Jude Brothers speaks straight to the soul. "
-Ciara Bains, Holler Country
"Solo Arkansas singer-songwriter Jude Brothers delivered a mesmerizing set behind their harp. Their voice aches with a high Ozarks mystery, beautiful and haunting, while their songs wind like kudzu through long ballads and existential inquiry."
-Doug Freeman, The Austin Chronicle
“Alternating between banjo, harp, and guitar, Brothers’ emotive performance recalled the likes of Gillian Welch, Joanna Newsom and Karen Dalton.”
-Jonny Leather, Mecca Lecca
“-a powerful songwriting force conveying emotive lyricism, freak-folk stylings and sick-ass harp.”
-Alex De Vore, Santa Fe Reporter
Photo credits Adeliza Backus-Pace
