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Thu 21 Feb

Bandini

With cheeky references to Dr John and Tom Waits in his lyrics and that slack-beat New Orleans swamp sound in his band you can tell…

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Wed 20 Feb

Dovetail Quartet

The new Dovetail Quartet are an eclectic South West based jazz group of experienced musicians from varied musical and life backgrounds. Part of their sound…

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Tue 19 Feb

Jess McAllister

Swirling with musical inspiration since childhood, Jess spent years playing folk gigs and festivals, and singing with a reggae band in Devon. Following the birth of her…

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Sun 17 Feb

I Draw Slow

At first listen you’d be hard put to spot the Dublin twang behind their Americana and, indeed, I Draw Slow were invited to record in…

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Sat 16 Feb

Gnawa Blues All Stars

Gnawa Blues All Stars always invite deferent guest Musician from UK. In the last year Simo was nominated for 2 SONGLINES awards for 2014 BEST…

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Fri 15 Feb

Batch Gueye

There’s a contemporary electronic shine to Batch Gueye’s songs but the eloquent yearning of his Saharan dusted voice is still the same as are the…

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Thu 14 Feb

Yusufla – Debut EP Tour

Valentine’s day just got better!❣️ You can do a lot with a three-sax frontline, or at least you can if you have the kind of…

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Wed 13 Feb

Big R Big Band

A rare non festival performance by one of the south west’s most popular swing bands. Led by Bristol’s best dressed drummer,the 16 piece Big R…

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Tue 12 Feb

Leo James

Whether it’s classic finger style or swooping dobro slide he’s playing Leo James is a distractingly good acoustic guitarist. If you look beyond the fancy…

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Mon 11 Feb

DeCyphers Hip Hop Session

Maybe you’re an aspiring rapper, have been writing and want to test out new material or just want to come and jam with us, the…

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Sun 10 Feb

Apple of my Eye

There’s a beguiling richness to the sound of this many-voiced, multi-instrumental acoustic outfit that makes a seductive setting for their razor-sharp songs. It’s original folk…

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Sat 09 Feb

The Hucklebuck

The Hucklebuck Lawd, but this lot do rock the blues with style and that’s because they absolutely know what they’re doing with it. Mr Joe…

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Fri 08 Feb

Route2Roots

Route2RootsMusic 📣🎙 Southampton based 9 piece hip-hop collective Route2Roots bring their high-energy blend of boombap and roots music back to Bristol. Having supporting the likes…

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Thu 07 Feb

Fofoulah

One of those delicious multicultural meltdowns from the UK world music scene, this lot have West African percussion, dub-style bass lines and Western electro-pop things…

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Wed 06 Feb

FFTP

One of the finest musical acts to come from the traveller community, this duo of Maxine Venton’s violin and Chezney Newman on guitar play some…

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Tue 05 Feb

Ben Jordan

If you were ever down in Cornwall and caught the sound of a smoky-voiced busker with a sackful of soulful country tunes and a deftly…

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Mon 04 Feb

Canteen Jazz Session

Our lively open jazz jam session is led by versatile saxophone hero Craig Crofton who welcomes seasoned players to explore classic jazz and Latin tunes…

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Sun 03 Feb

Orphic Trio

Orphic – A new project featuring Pete Judge, Chris Jones, and Sophie Stockham. This chord-less trio will be exploring some of their favourite compositions by the…

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Sat 02 Feb

RSVP Bhangra

Lucky Bristol hosts one of the country’s finest bhangra bands in RSVP, a charismatic showcase of Punjabi melodies, dancing grooves and thumping dhol drums. Known…

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Fri 01 Feb

Forest of Fools

forest of fools ⚡ Fancy a night of turbo-charged folk that makes you want to jump up, with traditional melodeon and whistle matched with slap-back…

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We want to support live music so we pay all our artists and respect their sound by having a professional soundman and good equipment. What we ask of you is to give generously to the bucket if you've enjoyed it. Every penny goes to the artists and the bigger the bucket the more likely they'll come and play again.

Monday to Thursday
Live music 9.30pm – 11.30pm. Bands & DJs 9.30pm to 1am
Friday and Saturday
Bands & DJs 9.30pm – 1am
Sundays
Live music 4pm - 6pm

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Monday - Thursday: 10am - Midnight
Friday : 10am - 1am
Saturday: 11am-1am
Sunday: 11am - 11pm

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0117 923 2017 | canteenwest@googlemail.com
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