During most of our concerts Toby Wood will take photos of the artists and then write a short review. We will publish his review here and you might also see it in one of the Folk Magazines.
We generally keep the review online for about 3 months. But if you want to see a full list of all the acts we have ever had at the Barn (or at some of the other Halls we have had to use when the Baston Barn is not available), then take a look at our Previous Concerts page.
Granny’s Attic – 25th May 2023
Good things come in threes and tonight was no exception. This is the third time that Granny’s Attic – Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, George Sansome and Lewis Wood – have visited Baston, the previous occasions being April 2019 and September 2021, so tonight’s May 2023 visit continues the once-every-two-years pattern. I knew I was in for yet another energetic evening of quality singing and playing since, when I arrived at the cosy Baston venue, the three band members were gently exercising on the recently installed outdoor gym on the green area outside. Now, I may be wrong but you won’t find Van…
The Wilderness Yet – 27th April 2023
Confession time. I hadn’t come across The Wilderness Yet yet so decided to sit down quietly in the garden and listen to their latest recording, What Hold The World Together, a collection of twelve tracks combining both a love of the natural world as well as exploring wider themes of what it is to be human. I really enjoyed the album, it is well recorded, balanced and plays to the strengths of the three band members. All the songsare different yet work together an entity. By the time they had signed off with the final track, the short acapella Emigrantvisa,…
FARA – 23rd March 2023
It’s five-and-a-half years since we last saw FARA at Baston and the line-up has evolved. Jennifer Austin has flown the nest and keyboard player extraordinaire Rory Matheson has joined the three original band members, described on their website as ‘Orkney frontwomen’ – Jeana Leslie, Catriona Price and Kristan Harvey. Orkney frontwomen sounds like the perfect front three for an invincible Orcadian football team (appropriate enough since tonight England beat Italy 2-1 in a Euro 2024 qualification match). Tonight’s Baston audience chose to forego the delights of record-breaking Harry Kane and his chums and a brilliant choice that turned out to…
Phil Beer & Paul Downes – 23rd February 2023
If a folk music version of the Mount Rushmore National Monument was ever to be carved out of the finest English granite, then the chances are that Phil Beer and Paul Downes would be two of the commemorated faces. Phil has performed at the Barn before, in September 2017, and also with Miranda Sykes over a decade ago, in January 2010 and January 2011. Tonight Phil is with his longtime Devon friend Paul Downes with whom he has collaborated for nearly fifty years. So, time for a sit down. Not likely, Phil and Paul are having none of that. They’ve…
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