“We are really happy to be performing in the main space this year, we have a great show lined up for those the folks who show their continued support by following us on our journey each year – and always checking in with us at the brilliant Bedfringe!”
WHO: Hannah Elizabeth
WHAT: “Hannah Elizabeth and Griff Jameson have joined forces to create a stunning acoustic folk-roots duo, with original songs rich in emotive storytelling and a harmony-driven sound featuring guitar, violin and exquisite vocals.
Their debut studio album, Northern Shores & Stories was officially released in 2020, receiving critical acclaim across the acoustic folk-roots community. Recent festival highlights include Cambridge Folk Festival, The Great British Folk Festival and The British Country Music Festival, and the duo were proud to open four shows for Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra as part of their 2019 Autumn/Winter tour.
Elizabeth & Jameson are currently in the throes of writing and recording for their second studio album, with The Old Town EP released in March 2024 alongside an album fundraising campaign. Plans for the rest of this year include the recording of new material and a busy schedule of live dates to showcase their new music far and wide.”
WHERE: Quarry Theatre
WHEN: 21 July 2023 @ 12:15 (60mins)
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Is this your first time to Bedfringe?
We are fortunate to have appeared at Bedfringe for several years now, regularly performing in the garden and foyer space at the wonderful Quarry Theatre. We were actually living in Bedford very close by to the Quarry Theatre until 2020, and this was such a brilliant local show for us. We loved our time living in this brilliant town and we still miss it a lot! Since moving just a little south to St. Albans, we have continued to perform at Bedfringe each year, this being the first that we will be appearing in the main auditorium of the Quarry Theatre. We are really happy to be performing in the main space this year, we have a great show lined up for those the folks who show their continued support by following us on our journey each year – and always checking in with us at the brilliant Bedfringe!
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2023 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
In the last year or so we have been writing and recording new material for album no. 2! We enjoyed a short tour in spring 2024 for our newest release, ‘The Old Town EP’ which also included our debut performances in Wales and Scotland. The material on this new EP and for our second studio album is inspired by the South Wales Valleys, with songs and stories themed around the history, the people and the place including our own personal links to the area of course, with Griff’s hometown of Ebbw Vale featuring on the EP cover artwork.
‘The Old Town EP’ features four new original songs which are all destined for album number two, presented here as first drafts and a taster of what the full-length studio album will hold. We are fortunate to have two fantastic guest musicians joining us on this EP with Lachlan Golder on 12-string guitar, mandolin, bass guitar and organ, and Gafyn Jameson on bass guitar and piano. We spent a few sessions arranging the new songs with these talented folks, and then recorded them all at home over a six-week period at the start of this year.
Our 2024 summer festival season is looking great with shows including Camp Bestival Dorset and Camp Bestival Shropshire, Harrold Summer Fest and St. Albans Folk Festival – as well as the excellent Bedfringe of course.
We are really excited and vert grateful to still be creating, writing, recording… and performing locally and nationally. Long may it last!
Tell us about your show.
Expect new material and warm harmonies to welcome you in the heart of this great festival! We will be sharing our newest songs and stories based around inspiration taken from the South Wales Valleys, plus a visit to some of our older material inspired by North Yorkshire, alongside the nostalgia of our childhoods and the strange times of 2020 and beyond…
Our favourite thing to do is to share stories with our audiences. We find that many people can resonate with these stories and the ideas behind them, which makes for a really special connection between the audience and ourselves. We share our songs and stories best in an intimate setting such as this – acoustic instruments, close harmonies and time to share the ideas behind the songs.
What should your audience see at Bedfringe after they’ve seen your show?
There is SO much to choose from!
We recommend stopping by to catch anyone playing in the Quarry Theatre Garden and Foyer Bar…these folks are brilliant and deserve a listening and appreciative audience! SO stop by, grab and drink and listen to them.
Music in the theatre garden and foyer bar includes Lana Soy, Evie Atkins, Caroline Greene, The Bedfordians, David Jackson, Julie Simpson, The Moggies Band, Lois Powell, Jon Lane, Joe Bygraves and Heidi Browne…amongst others!
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