A Night of High Quality Music of Many Styles

The March Saltcellar Folk Club featured an appearance by Karen Tweed, in whose hands the accordion is truly an instrument of tremendous versatility. She was supported by over a dozen vocalists and musicians who turned up to sing and play.

Within Karen's two sets the tunes ranged from jaunty toe-tappers to gorgeously romantic music, from astonishingly complex combinations of rhythm and tone to simple memorable melodies. Often, a single piece encompassed many of these variations, as in the second set when Karen played music from her most recent CD, "Essentially Invisible To The Eye".

As well as being a fine musician, Karen is an engaging speaker and an ambassador for the accordion. In addition to answering questions about the instrument during the evening, she also stayed behind at the end to speak to many of those who attended (there were around 70 in total). All this despite the fact that the following day saw Karen catching a flight to Norway for gigs there.

Karen's website has more information about all of her work.

We are very fortunate that the Saltcellar attracts a fine array of performers "from the floor". The March folk club had some very memorable songs and tunes, with an astonishing variety of styles, content and instruments (including unaccompanied vocalists). Many thanks to everyone who performed. There were tunes of beautiful delicacy, love songs, songs that provoked smiles and laughter and, above all, consistently high quality. As Karen noted, Bristol is fortunate to have such talent.

April will see two meetings of the Saltcellar Folk Club (the second to avoid the May Day bank holiday weekend). On the first Saturday in April, the 6th, we welcome singer songwriter duo, Sue Franklin & Tim Brine, who are very popular in local folk clubs, with their own well-crafted songs and interpretations of other great pieces.

As always, floor singers and musicians are welcome and should contact us in advance to be sure of a spot. The evening begins at 7.30pm.