Chris Brain
Date: Saturday 23 May 2026
Opening times: 20:00 - 22:30
Venue: Bristol folk house
Ticket Price: 14.50 Inc £1.50 admin fee
Genre: Folk Music
Website: https://chrisbrainmusic.com/
Doors 19:00 Show starts 20:00
Chris Brain is a Yorkshire-based folk singer-songwriter whose work sits firmly in the British pastoral tradition, shaped by close attention to place, memory and emotional nuance. His fourth album, Red Sun Rising (2026), is a quietly powerful collection of songs centred on yearning, restlessness and the desire for change
Rooted in acoustic textures and intimate storytelling, Red Sun Rising feels like a record made in motion: landscapes shifting, seasons turning, inner lives gently unsettled. Brain’s songwriting balances melody and restraint.
A familiar voice on BBC Radio 6 Music and the BBC Radio 2 Folk Show, Chris Brain has toured extensively across the UK and internationally, including a seven-date sold-out tour of Japan. In 2026, he returns with a UK & Ireland tour to accompany the release of Red Sun Rising.
"Devotees of Bryter Layter and Bert Jansch’s Fresh As A Sweet Sunday Morning will find cause for boundless optimism here, with Chris Brain’s astute fingerpicking and sepia-toned vocals” - MOJO (4 out of 5 stars)
"Pastoral folk with present day-day-vigour... Chris Brain has inched closer to a spot in British folk's first rank” - UNCUT (8 out of 10)
“Captures and continues the British 70s folk singer-songwriter sound in a really natural way" - Mark Radcliffe, BBC 6Music
"Pastoral folk with present day-day-vigour... Chris Brain has inched closer to a spot in British folk's first rank” - UNCUT (8 out of 10)
“Captures and continues the British 70s folk singer-songwriter sound in a really natural way" - Mark Radcliffe, BBC 6Music
Box Office
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The Bristol Folk House
40A Park Street
BS1 5JG
0117 926 2987