Concert by Bristol project Around About Dusk, blending musette, New Orleans jazz, blues and folk, at Down By Here for Indie Beer Fest Cymru.
Around About Dusk are back at Down By Here on Friday 13 November, playing as part of the Indie Beer Fest Cymru. It's their second time in Swansea, following a debut performance that went down well, so they're returning to the same venue on High Street.
They're a five-piece from Bristol, and their sound is a bit of a crossroads. They draw on musette, New Orleans jazz and blues, old-time and European folk and roots, and they bring it all together with eclectic instrumentation and rich vocal harmonies. They describe the result as haunting melodies, macabre humour and folkloric storytelling, and that's a fair summary of what you'll hear. The mix comes from a fair bit of travelling: a stint in New Orleans, busking festivals across Europe and campfire shows in England.
There's a good amount of new material to work from. Their debut album, Sweet Old Fables, came out on 26 March 2026, featuring wide-scale collaborations and supported by Help Musicians. That followed a run of singles: 'The Swarm' in October 2025, 'The Boat' in January 2026 and 'Without You' in March 2026. They've played Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk Festival, Bristol Folk Festival and Secret Garden Party, and they were shortlisted for the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award in November 2025.
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The set runs from 19:00 to 22:30 at Down By Here, 210 High Street, Swansea, SA1 1PE, as part of the Indie Beer Fest Cymru.
