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In search of the slow life! Our intimate monthly gatherings in nature celebrate the seasons

31/10/2024

In the mood for something dark and surreal?
Coming up on November 12th a screening of with live score by

We will also have some film shorts by and Robert Morgan

Tickets and info in bio

28/10/2024

The season has turned. The darkness is coming. The last harvest has been eaten.

Thank you so much to for the delicious underground veg stew and pumpkin pie.

The lush sounds of around the fire, dreamy. So recommend following them for upcoming gigs.

Now it is time to retreat and rest just like the rest of nature.

24/10/2024

Upcoming events (from the tree with eyes)

This Sunday: Samhain: The last harvest with live music from

Nov 12th: Blood tea and red string film screening with live score from at

Dec 13th: Winter Ceilidh at
More details coming soon

Dec 20th: Winter Solstice. Live music, fire and folktales.

Jan: Wassail. Blessin' them apples!

+ A few little events along the way! Keep an eye out for!

23/10/2024

`Don’t do that or a monster will come and take you away’

Currently researching about the creatures we were told of as kids in order to keep our activities in check.

I particularly love that they change dependant on specific needs such as playing on ice or in the desert. There is story that is told to teens that they should always show (deserved) respect to their family unless they want to be ‘stolen’ and made into (essentially) breeding factories by the non-human peoples that live in the ‘reflection of the lake’…yikes!

What scary stories did you get told as a child to stop you from doing something?

20/10/2024

This time next week we will be welcoming in the darkness with food around the fire from , live music from ,folktales, tea and more 🔥

Tickets and info in bio

17/10/2024

Next month

November 12th. We will be screening a surreal handmade stop-motion fairy tale for adults created and animated entirely by director Christiane Cegavske over a period of 13 years.
With live score from multi instrumentalist

+ Film short from

Tickets and info https://hdfst.uk/e117239

15/10/2024

Our WITCH AUDIOWALK from last year is still up and free to use.

Take a walk on the at dusk and hear some old characters talking all things witch.

Link is in bio or go on 'guidemate' and type in 'witch walk knowle'.
Download the app then head to the Northern Slopes.
The different audio clips will come on as you walk around.

If you live in far away places you can still listen to the audio clips.

12/10/2024

Ewwww! I hear you say

Ewwww indeed. But did you know this type of fungus is called Tremella Mesentrica aka Witches Butter. It comes in yellow, black, brown and green. In Wales it’s fairy butter as it’s found in mines. Folklore of this fungi include

The regurgitation of carriers after stealing for witches to give to the devil.

If found around your door frame it meant that your house had been cursed by a Witch.

I’ll be talking about spooky fungi and food folklore at our next event on the 27th!

Ticket link in our bio.

10/10/2024

Looking for a ceilidh caller to accompany arranged 4 piece band for event

If you have had experience or know of someone who has experience of calling the dances for a ceilidh we’d love to hear from you

Drop us a DM with details

Cheers ~ Dave & Angie

09/10/2024

Last week's wanderings

Glastonbury we went to the 'White Spring' for the first time. Very pretty reflective place. Minty pea soup at Timo's cafe and climb up the Tor on a lush sunny day.

art installation at surreal atmospheric walk around the gardens on fire. A reminder to look at where your money goes as pensions and banks are contributing to forest fires and deforestation around the world 😥

06/10/2024

The dark season is up on us. Come and gather to celebrate the festival of Samhain.

We are very excited to be hosting with as they will be providing a 2 course vegan menu to share around the fire.
Live music from the wonderful folk duo
Folktales, open mic, tea, marshmallows and more

Sunday 27th October at 5pm

More info and tickets in bio

03/10/2024

We’re really excited to be screening the beautiful stop motion film Blood, Tea and Red String this November 12th at The Exchange, Old Market. The film will be accompanied by a live score performed by aswell as short films including Bristol’s short `The Green Fingers’

Tickets will be on sale soon…

25/09/2024

New south bristol event. Give it support if you can…not a lot happens in these parts so it’s be good to keep it going

Contact Amber at filwood (email in photo)

25/09/2024

Coming Soon in October…

OIDHCHE SHEANCHAIS (Translates to A Night of Storytelling)

What better way to spend an evening but round the fire telling stories, being Halloween shall we make the theme ghost stories; or spooky stories!

Bring a story to share!

Free tea n biscuits (maybe stew)

Date TBA

23/09/2024

Coming Soon…

We’re releasing some paper puppets that you can cut out yourselves…

A4 size designs of The Green Man (very disco), Krampus, Obby Oss (Padstow Mayday) and The Jester ((Wicker Man)

Each will come with pins and an info sheet

Let us know in the comments which design you like most!

23/09/2024

Impromptu mini cèiligh? Yeah let’s give it a go…

Thanks for coming to our get together last night and to .band for learning songs from the soundtrack in very little time

Woke up with tired hobbit feet but worth it!

Next up we hope to do some projecting in the roundhouse for p***y night (halloween)

See you in a month

Happy Equinox

21/09/2024

Looking for two women for a spoken word performance

Ages 20+ for first women, 50+ for second with Somerset / Bristolian accent (can be flexible though)

No experience necessary

Will be performing live a spoken word piece recreating a short interview between each other at event held in October.

Paid gig.

DM for further details.

19/09/2024

Paid opportunity to host a one night open mic event in south bristol

Ideally be a musician / storyteller or have hosting experience

Event date : Friday 27th september evening
Location: Filwood Library, Filwood Broadway, Knowle

Lunch included

Asking for a third party organisation

DM or comment your details

Thanks

15/09/2024

Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean.

These woods have said to inspired Tolkien to create the forests of middle-earth.

It is pretty magical!

12/09/2024

Maybe we could live a bit better, a bit simpler. Maybe we could live like a Hobbit... if only for one day.

Come and celebrate the simple life as we welcome in the autumn and all it brings us.

Sunday 22nd September

See you around the fire as .band will be playing some songs from the film + lots more!

Tickets and info in bio!

11/09/2024

Tickets up tomorrow...

Celebrating Autumn Equinox in Hobbit style!

Next Sunday, 22nd September

With all the usual live music, folktales, open mic, fire, tea and more.

See you for a jig in the shire!

08/09/2024

"I would wear a full-length cape if I could get away with it…I do love a good swirl in a fog”

Happy birthday Martin freeman aka bilbo baggins

We hope to swirl some capes and be merry for Bilbo’s birthday this September too! More details coming soon but keep the date free

Sunday the 22nd of September

06/09/2024

All that talk of the sea, we had to go.

Coastal walk with seal sightings, sunset swim, cooking on the beach til the stars came out. One lush last day of summer til it rained and we went home early 🙃

It just so happens that Bilbo Baggin's birthday is on September 22nd also Autumn Equinox so we are planning on having a Hobbit's Equinox but we are still in the planning so watch this space....

05/09/2024

Support your local music industry!

A comment regarding an opinion on tribute acts dominating local venues and why not use local acts…

Well a local venue took the time to respond back (this comment) and yeah it’s no surprise really, so…

Top tips

1) follow a local venue on social to keep up to date with listings

2) try and see more local acts play

3) buy your ticket in advance if possible

Number 3 is the biggest way to guarantee a venue can stay active. From experience of arranging a gig this way assures the venue, organiser and act that the event will go ahead by guaranteeing financial support. It’s not about validation as such that you’re putting on a gig that is popular but that little bit of assurance makes such a difference.

Thanks for reading this post, it’s nothing to be concerned over as we don’t do this full time, but other venues do and Bristol is booming with talented artists, musicians, makers and creatives like no other, so let’s all do our bit if not already, and keep your fav place going, you will miss it if it goes.

01/09/2024

Who shall we see there I wonder…

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The Green Man celebrating today and every day is Earth Day!

Despite the lovely sunny weather it is indeed conked weather… gathered up quite a few thanks to a little helper…can you spot it? Weird to ask but who’s up for a confer fight on Sunday? Tickets still available for our next event with @old.moll on the music front

Lammas! Next Wednesday (Aug 2nd) we will celebrate the first harvest. We will have a baked goods pot luck if you can bring bread, cake, biscuits to share. Learn to letterpress with @inkyhandspress Make a print to take home. Live music from talented guitarist @louienewlands Fire and folktales and then... John Barleycorn must die (for the greater good) Starts 7pm https://hdfst.uk/e93396

The wonderful Kitty Stewart will be bringing us all together this sunday round the fire! Kitty will be leading a fireside sing-a-long for us to sing to, bob our heads or just enjoy her lovely voice accompanied by her ukelele playing Tea ~ marshmallows as ever Tickets via headfirst here https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/#date=2022-10-09&event_id=79716 Springfield Allotments, Knowle, BS4 2RY 6.30pm (sunset)

From Sunday's Autumn Equinox. Foraging, food, fire, music 🔥🌿

Come wander this sundayWe’ve tried to capture how beautiful the @northernslopesbristol is, but its best experienced. You can have the opportunity of exploring for yourself with the wonderful @healing.weeds leading you on a foraging adventureThen its off to the allotment site for music by the wonderfully talented @bethanymrobertsmusicFire ~ Folktales ~ Poetry ~ Tea ~ Marshmallows and enjoy the equinox sunsetTicket link in our bio

Wander Gather...with Eve Appleton performing live Outdoor event ~ fire ~ folktales ~ poetry Summer Solstice theme Tickets £8 via headfirst here https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/#date=2022-06-21&event_id=76115 Springfield Allotments, BS4