the exchange

• Music / Features

  Grassroots music: thriving or surviving?

  A considered look at the challenges and solutions for a struggling local grassroots music ecosystem

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• Music / Previews

  Bristol’s month in folk & roots – September 2024

  September in Bristol is absolutely packed with a whole load of folk

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Crypta, Exchange – ‘Not a weak link anywhere’

  Brilliant Brazilian death metal ladies - plus surprise support act defecation

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Craig Finn, The Exchange – ‘A feeling of togetherness’

  Frontman for The Hold Steady, the American singer stops in Bristol for his solo UK tour

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Chuck Ragan, The Exchange – ‘Sings with every part of his body and soul’

  The American singer-songwriter is in town on the second leg of his extensive UK tour

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: John Francis Flynn, The Exchange – ‘Poignant and pure’

  The Dublin folk singer bought a taste of Ireland to the independent venue

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Darlingside, The Exchange – ‘Multilayered loveliness’

  The indie rock band bring their American charm to the sold out venue

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• Music / News

  Bristol Urban Wassail set to return

  Attendees can expect live music, home-made costumes, questionable accents and proper cider

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