The Trials Of Cato + Good Habits at The Jam Jar

Thu Oct 06 2022 at 08:00 pm

The Jam Jar Bristol | Bristol

The Jam Jar Bristol
Publisher/HostThe Jam Jar Bristol
The Trials Of Cato + Good Habits at The Jam Jar
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Formed in Beirut, the band returned to the UK in 2016 and set to performing tirelessly up and down the country, leading to BBC Radio 2’s Mark Radcliffe hailing them as “one of the real discoveries on the folk circuit in recent times.” Their debut album, Hide and Hair, gained attention in national publications, receives repeated national airplay on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music, and won Best Album at the 2019 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Following a year of wall-to-wall touring across the UK, Europe, and North America in 2019, the band’s march was halted by the live silence of the global pandemic. Now, they emerge from their chrysalis transformed. As ever, ‘The Trials Continue’ – but this time the multi- talented instrumentalist and singer Polly Bolton joins their ranks.
The Trials of Cato’s hotly anticipated second album is scheduled for release later this year. Entitled Gog Magog, the album is named both after the mythical giant of Arthurian legend and the Cambridgeshire hilltop, where the new album was birthed over lockdown.
Good Habits
Described as “engagingly clear across a rich variety of styles” (Songlines), Good Habits are a nomadic alt-folk duo, telling stories and turning heads across the globe. Composed of singer-cellist Bonnie Schwarz and accordionist Pete Shaw, the duo create folkish musical tales, with captivating lyrics married with their unique brand of brisk instrumental virtuosity.
During their time spent happily stranded in New Zealand because of the pandemic, Good Habits performed alongside the country’s top acts including Nadia Reid, Ria Hall, and Lost Tribe Aotearoa, and won the Purbeck Folk Rising Award 2020. Debut album Going For Broke received glowing press in Songlines and the New Zealand Herald, and their hectic tour schedule has included performances at New Zealand’s largest festivals, including CubaDupa, TSB Festival of Lights, Luminate, and countless other independent venues. Upon returning to the UK in October 2021, they appeared at Manchester Folk Festival and more amongst their homecoming tour with BBC appearances, (BBC Introducing, and BBC Folk Show).
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The Jam Jar Bristol, 4a The Old Malt House, Little Ann Street, Bristol,Bristol, United Kingdom

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