Andy Skellam and Betty Blight

Betty Blight lives in Bristol, where she writes and performs folk songs on guitar and voice. Her songs renew old ideas of English folklore, taking literary and historical figures as inspiration to deal with exile, youth, being an outcast, and women on the wrong side of power. Born in the maritime city of Portsmouth, Betty plays the echoes of the sea, the music of ships, as well as playing trad folk songs from players such as Shirley Collins, Archie Fisher and John Renbourn. Betty spent 14 years in Argentina immersed in music, fronting cumbia band Betty Confetti from 2009 to 2017 and releasing Camina Sobre Fuego on vinyl in 2012. She also toured Europe with both Betty Confetti  and punk trio Las Kellies, with whom she released several albums on Fire Records. Since returning to the UK in 2019 to reconnect with family, and despite living with a heart condition, Betty Blight has continued to compose, record, and perform in both the UK and Argentina.

Doors: 19:00

Show: 20:00