The Canteen

We love to bring you good things like affordable home-cooked food, free live music every night, space for local art and a place to meet, plot and play. Come visit and see for yourself. It’s a fine place to be.

With live music every night from 10pm (Sundays from 4pm) and a well-priced, seasonal menu, it provides a friendly and relaxing atmosphere. To book a table or to find out more information call 0117 923 2017.

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What's coming up!

Lady Nade

Lady Nade & Friends

Monday 14th May

There’s always plenty of talent on display when the sumptuous-voiced Lady Nade gets her friends round to play. Ranging from jazz and blues to folk and soul they’ll probably cover all the bases. http://soundcloud.com/lady-nade

Algi

Algi

Tuesday 15th May

Multi-lingual singer/guitarist and global wanderer with Latin, North African, Flamenco and reggae only some of the sources he draws on in his blues-hued fusions. http://www.myspace.com/wwwmyspacecomabehrens

catlow sykes hawes

Catlow, Sykes & Hawes

Wednesday 16th May

You’ll know the faces but maybe not the tunes – it’s Sheelanagig’s  demonic flute, fiddle and guitar players turning their backs on the Balkans and heading for old-time country in search of moonshine, bluegrass and ‘a spittoon full of three-part … Continue reading

Fitty Gomash

Fitty Gomash

Thursday 17th May

Ripsnorting traditional folk dance music from the Celtic fringes all cranked up to get you stripping the willow until you can strip no more. http://fittygomash.bandcamp.com/

Hannah Williams

Hannah Williams & The Tastemakers

Friday 18th May

The taste they make is pure, sweet soul honey, thanks to Ms Williams’ scruff-of-the-neck vocals and a smartly woven Motor City sound. Think Dap Kings and you’re heading in the right direction (and so are they). http://soundcloud.com/hannahwilliams/deep-fried-funk

Subversions

The Subversions

Saturday 19th May

What happens if you combine the powerhouse beats of deepest funk with a bit in-your-face hip-hoppery vocals and add a Saturday night just waiting to happen? We think you know the answer – and what to do next.

Blackberry Wood

Blackberry Wood

Sunday 20th May

This lot are a total circus distilled into one 7-piece ball of musical mayhem. They look like a Prohibition shoot-out in a downtown burlesque and they sound like Balkan gypsies trying to pass for veteran swingsters and, what’s more, they’re … Continue reading