Our monthly local showcase welcomes up-and-coming artists and some special guests.
Good Habits
Good Habits are an award-winning UK folk duo forged on the other side of the globe.
Composed of Bonnie Schwarz (cello + vocals) and Pete Shaw (accordion), the pair mix vivid storytelling with eclectic sounds, drawing on their diverse musical tastes and weaving them into an action-packed narrative of folky goodness. After a pandemic spent happily stranded in New Zealand, they've returned to the UK to spread their joyous music throughout Europe.
During the two years in New Zealand, Good Habits performed at some of NZ’s largest festivals including CubaDupa, TSB Festival of Lights, and Luminate, Their debut album, “Going For Broke” received glowing press in Songlines and The New Zealand Herald.
Upon returning to the UK at the end of 2021 as Purbeck Rising winners, they released their 2nd album ‘Antipody’ and spent another joyous year as musical nomads before returning to base themselves in Manchester. In just their first year, they toured relentlessly in their red van 'Laurie Vanderson' including performances at Manchester Folk Festival, Shrewsbury Folk Festival and Purbeck Valley and much more.
This duo has an infectious energy and joy that's impossible to resist
Folk Radio UK
Wonderfully Quirky, and Exceptionally Talented
Unheard NZ
Christina Alden & Alex Peterson
Christina Alden and Alex Patterson are songwriters and multi-instrumentalists from Norwich. They have been playing and singing together for the last seven years and have toured extensively in the UK and Europe – including a twenty three date tour with Show Of Hands, a show at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall for Celtic Connections and main stage performances at some of the UK’s most prestigious folk festivals.
‘A bright, lively collection of songs that plays so sweetly it evokes the sensation of a summer folk festival’
The Guardian
A milestone for contemporary folk songwriting’
Bright Young Folk
Tickets: £8 in advance or £10 on the door
