With Special Guests
Thursday
Luke McAuley + Sound of the Sirens
Friday
Saturday
Renie Crossland + Peter Bruntnell
Plus
Tunes from DJ Matt The Hat and an exhibition of ceramics by artist Taz Pollard
“ANNOYINGLY GOOD! powerful stuff, absolutely beautiful!”
Beautiful things break. You can look at the cracks and repairs when it’s put back together as flaws, or you can see them as part of the story; scars telling their own tale. It’s the philosophy of the Japanese art of kintsugi (“golden joinery”), and also the creative faith behind the first album in six years from Devon musician Small Town Jones.
Kintsugi the album has been two years in the making, pulled together from fragments and glimpses of sadness, joy, brokenness and repair. But mostly repair: it glitters like the precious metals traditionally used in kintsugi to reunite what’s been broken.
Small Town Jones is effectively singer-songwriter Jim Jones, his new album a collaboration with long time friend, drummer, multi instrumentalist and producer Michael Reed.
Alongside them is Jim’s ever-present and inspiring guitar foil Dave Little (Jim, Mike and Dave all met at college) with additional instrumentation from David Smale on double bass and Rebecca Balzani Barrow on violin.
These three special launch events hosted at Barnstaple’s hidden gem, Bridge Chambers, are a celebration of the joy that can be found when embracing imperfection.
23/24/25 MAY 2024
BRIDGE CHAMBERS, BARNSTAPLE
DOORS OPEN 7PM
TICKETS £18/15
