Intimate recordings of local musicians, recorded at Hydra Books, Bristol. Filmed and edited by Fresh Cut Visuals.

Immigrant Swing

Immigrant Swing visit The Bookshop Sessions gracing us with three jam ridden, unreleased tracks from their upcoming album: The Sound Does Not Lie.

Taken from their bio:

"Immigrant Swing members spawn from diverse intercontinental backgrounds with French, Columbian, English, Welsh, Chinese and Italians in their midst, the diversity being not only cultural but also musical, with individual members trained in different styles, from Classical to Jazz, Hip Hop to French Chanson, Blues to Gypsy music and more. They combine these cultures and styles from around the globe, into what they call Bristol Riot Swing - a high energy, foot stomping, acoustic music featuring a swinging rhythm section, driven by Double Bass, Manouche Guitar rhythms and Drums. This provides the foundations for MCs Mao B & Mista Switch to deliver their own style of beat-poetry, with Clarinet, Flute & Violin ripping through the melodic lines"

Joe Yorke

Joe Yorke, now based in Bristol joins us with a collection of songs which explore his musical endeavours over the past few years.

Babylon is an original track by Joe, written a few years back in his home town of Wigan.

Murder at Midnight is a track written by Joe and Eeyun, who both play with the Bristol based band, The Cooperators (Waggle Dance Records). Check out more of their music here: https://waggledancerecords.bandcamp.com/

Lastly, Joe plays a classic folk song, Beeswing by Richard Thompson which echoes his roots in folk music.

Will Camm

Will Camm is joined by Bristol guitarist Sam Huelin performing three original tracks written by Will.

Will's music has developed from a wide range of influences including Punk, Reggae, and Rocksteady. After fronting a Reggae & Ska band for the last few years, Will has turned his focus onto acoustic performances.

Sam 'Chip' Huelin is a Bristol based guitar player who can adapt to a range of styles. He is currently playing with Roots Reggae band Talisman and engaging with many other projects.

Kesh

Kesh provided an atmosphere like no other when he came to play for us.

Fusing spoken work with melodies on his guitar was enough to get everyone in the room laughing. His relaxed approach to performance is something completely original to Kesh.