8th August 2020 • 6pm or 8:45pm • London & Online

The Nest Collective invites you to enjoy a beautiful outdoor concert with Sam Amidon and Hannah Read.

We are very excited to be presenting this series in partnership with Friends of the Earth. They want to double tree cover as part of our fight against climate and nature breakdown. Doubling tree cover could remove 10% of the planet-wrecking emissions in the UK annually. Find out more about Friends of the Earth’s tree campaign, and sign the petition calling for the government to double tree cover, by visiting their website here.

We are thrilled to share the line up of outstanding artists who we will be featuring across the series:

• Saturday 8th August in London: Sam Amidon, Hannah Read

• Wednesday 12th August in London: The Hut People, Kadialy Kouyate

• Saturday 15th August in Sheffield: Rowan Rheingans, Jim Moray

• Wednesday 19th August in Bristol: Dizraeli, Kitty Macfarlane

• Saturday 22nd August in London: Millicent Chapanda, Germa Adan

• Wednesday 26th August in London: Nick Hart, Ewan McLennan

There will be no on-site catering available; you are welcome to bring your own food. Please do not bring your own alcohol, as we will be running a bar.

Sam Amidon

Sam Amidon is an American folk artist, originally from Vermont, US. His parents are Peter Amidon and Mary Alice Amidon, both well-established folk musicians who raised him on a diet of old Irish and Appalachian folk. Amidon is a member of the Icelandic music collective/record label Bedroom Community, and is a multi-instrumentalist. As well as singing, Amidon plays fiddle, guitar and banjo.

He has released a string of acclaimed albums on the Bedroom Community and Nonesuch labels, ranging in theme from interpretations of traditional Irish fiddle pieces to old-time melodies and tales from traditional American folk history. His albums draw on old work songs, ballads, hymns and other sonic artefacts from the past, reimagining them in bold, creative new ways to breathe new life into them and recontextualising them alongside original compositions.

Hannah Read

Born and raised in Scotland and now residing in Brooklyn, New York, Hannah Read is a versatile multi-instrumentalist widely recognized on the International stage. She’s best known for her fiddle playing, songwriting and composing and was recently described as one of “the finest singers of the day” in the UK’s MOJO Magazine. Hannah leads her own band and is an in-demand collaborator on both sides of the Atlantic – including one part of the critically acclaimed British folk super-group ‘Songs of Separation’, winners of ‘Album of the Year’ at the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Keeping you safe

We are taking a number of measures to help everyone feel safe during these concerts, including:

• Significantly reducing our audience numbers
• Operating a safe queuing system at the bar
• Running a paperless, cashless system – card payments only please
• No printed tickets required, our door staff will have your order details
• Staff will be wearing PPE
• Hand sanitiser will be available on arrival, at the bar and at toilets

In return, we ask that you:

• Keep to the timings for the show you have booked
• Show your ticket on a mobile device rather than printed tickets
• Keep a safe distance away from other visitors and staff, and respect the safeguarding wishes of others
• Wash your hands using hand sanitiser at appropriate points
• Support our staff by showing patience whenever queuing is required
• Use your own personal protective equipment (PPE), if you choose to do so
• Regrettably, please do not bring dogs to any of our events
• Keep your belongings with you at all times and take your litter home

Our audiences say:

“The music of all the Campfire Club gigs I went to was outstanding, but what really makes them special is the atmosphere – beautiful, intimate venues, attentive listening and lovely people really make these idyllic ways to spend an evening.”

“This event was phenomenal. I cannot wait until I have an opportunity to attend another one. It was well organised and the musicians were something else. I certainly didn’t feel as though I was in Peckham, but some enchanted woodlands.”

“Walking into a wonderland of nature with beautiful music and people, it made me feel wonderfully elated.”